Got both these lined and looking forward the the Heinkel which is a sunstantial kit with plenty of sprues and lots of very high quality parts. Looks a beast and I believe had a retooling not long ago. But ICM have clearly upped their game.
The FW190 is a disappointment with only three spures and very few parts. Bit of a kiddies kit at first glance but I will use it to practice my first mottling. Very high quality as you would expect but Tamiya don't seem to indicate the complexity of the build on the box or sale details. One typical Tamiya thing is the attention to detail in the ancillaries. It has swasticas for the tail which surprised me but oddly not on the box picture or instructions. Just blank squares on the latter. We all know why but it's good they are included. Also the handy canopy masks, pre-drawn, are there as usual. Shame about the difficulty, or lack of same, of the kit. How do you tell is a kit is a good challenge with Tamiya. Airfix and Revell have ratings of course
The FW190 is a disappointment with only three spures and very few parts. Bit of a kiddies kit at first glance but I will use it to practice my first mottling. Very high quality as you would expect but Tamiya don't seem to indicate the complexity of the build on the box or sale details. One typical Tamiya thing is the attention to detail in the ancillaries. It has swasticas for the tail which surprised me but oddly not on the box picture or instructions. Just blank squares on the latter. We all know why but it's good they are included. Also the handy canopy masks, pre-drawn, are there as usual. Shame about the difficulty, or lack of same, of the kit. How do you tell is a kit is a good challenge with Tamiya. Airfix and Revell have ratings of course
