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    Feb-March 2012 GB: CAPTURED Thread, Stona's captured 'Butcher Bird'. in Group Builds; I was going to do the well known red painted Fw190 captured during the disastrous (for the Luftwaffe) 'Operation Bodenplatte'. ...
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      Stona's captured 'Butcher Bird'.

      I was going to do the well known red painted Fw190 captured during the disastrous (for the Luftwaffe) 'Operation Bodenplatte'.
      Unfortunately I bought the wrong Fw190!
      Here's my A-6,I meant to get an A-8.



      All is not lost. On the decal sheet is a nice looking A-5 and with a bit of sanding chopping and scribing I can make this one near enough.
      I'll be making the rather attractive blue aircraft at the top of the sheet,shown with the sprues.



      It says "Easy Assembly" on the box so it shouldn't take too long!

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      Should be a very interesting build steve, ive been tempted by these hobby boss quick build kits but ive never actually had one. The colour scheme is going to look great on the 190 too, cheers tony
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      I've only ever made the old Airfix kits in this scale before. Despite their simplicity they are often quite difficult to make into a decent looking model!
      The Hobbyboss kit does exactly what it says. It is nicely made with some fine exterior detail,though nothing internally,and goes together very easily.
      If I hadn't had to file/sand off some underwing bumps,remove the outboard armament and fill and rescribe a couple of underwing panels ('cos I ordered the wrong kit!) I'd probably be finished by now



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      "It is nicely made with some fine exterior detail,though nothing internally," sounds just like some of those old airfix kits steve! In fact ive got one im building next - the CAC boomerang. Im sure that the cockpit on the 190 is going to look fine with a bit of dry brushing and wash. Besides, no ones going top be looking at the cockpit with the stunning colour scheme! cheers tony
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      There really is nothing internally! I'll give it a quick once over but I'm not expecting much to pop out as there's not much to begin with

      For anyone familiar with an Fw190 cockpit this one requires a large dollop of imagination.I'm not detailing the cockpit at all as it's not really the point of the build. That colour scheme is.

      Externally it is very nice and the fit (unlike some of those old Airfix and other kits) is stunningly good.For the major assemblies I don't reckon you'd need any glue. Mind you there's only a handful of parts.

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      Great colour scheme you found there.
      An interesting little kit as well. looks like even I could get a good wing root with that one lol!

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      Interesting packaging. Not seen a kit like that before.
      I like that colour scheme, look forward to seeing it on your model.
      You are the ideal person to answer a question for me Steve as it happens.
      Someone on another forum was wondering the difference between an A-8 and a D-8, seems a kit they have lists both?

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      Corect me if im wrong,but i think these kits were designed to be easy to build so as to get youngsters into the hobby.
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      Mike,not sure what he means by D-8. The D series production started with the D-9.
      Did he mean an F-8?

      Dave,I think you are correct. It has clearly been designed to avoid any potential gaps and there are few small parts. The tail wheel is molded on the fuselage for example.

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      Primed. I've used white because it is in a small scale (scale effect) and I want the blue paint to be nice and bright.



      It looks a lot like an Fw190 to me.

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