1/72 Hasegawa Focke Wulf FW 190 F-8

[Joe Rix]

It's about time I shared another one of my completed builds considering I've only shared one. This my 1/72 Hasegawa Focke Wulf FW 190F-8 that I built back in 2013-14 as part of Joe's Butcher Bird GB he managed over on FSM. It was a hoot of a GB.

I chose this scheme first because it was so highly unusual and secondly because of it's unusual history.  This is an FW 190 of III./SG3. The story behind this particular aircraft is that it was flown out of the Korland pocket in Latvia, with 3 men on board, enroute to Norway in order to escape capture by the Russians. They apparently became lost and crash landed in Sweden where they were interned for the remainder of the war. Here is the only photo of this aircraft:




AM parts utilized are a True Details resin cockpit set, Aires resin wheels, Master Model metal gun barrels, Quickboost resin gunsight, Eduard PE rear deck and EZ line. Gunze Sangyo Mr. Color enamel paints were used throughout. I hope you enjoy the build.

[keavdog]

Great job and that is a unique camo scheme and a very interesting story.

[Joe Rix]

Jul 6, 2023 22:39:32 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Great job and that is a unique camo scheme and a very interesting story.

Thank You John.

[TJ]

Excellent finish on this one Joe

[406 Silverado]

For some reason I had forgotten the story behind this bird. Where in the heck did the three guys fit in that bird? The radio compartment between the cockpit and tail plane were pretty small areas. In a pinch it'd work but it would be tight.

Awesome build brother Joe. I've always liked this one from you because of its unusual paint scheme. I always a sucker for a 190.

[Joe Rix]

Jul 7, 2023 4:10:32 GMT -5 TJ said:

Excellent finish on this one Joe

Thank You TJ.

[Joe Rix]

Jul 7, 2023 5:16:19 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

For some reason I had forgotten the story behind this bird. Where in the heck did the three guys fit in that bird? The radio compartment between the cockpit and tail plane were pretty small areas. In a pinch it'd work but it would be tight.

Awesome build brother Joe. I've always liked this one from you because of its unusual paint scheme. I always a sucker for a 190.

Thanks Joe. This one always brings back fond memories of the GB. That was a lot of fun.

[406 Silverado]

Jul 7, 2023 7:49:53 GMT -5 Joe Rix said:

Jul 7, 2023 5:16:19 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

For some reason I had forgotten the story behind this bird. Where in the heck did the three guys fit in that bird? The radio compartment between the cockpit and tail plane were pretty small areas. In a pinch it'd work but it would be tight.

Awesome build brother Joe. I've always liked this one from you because of its unusual paint scheme. I always a sucker for a 190.

Thanks Joe. This one always brings back fond memories of the GB. That was a lot of fun.

We'll be doing another one next year. Have I got a surprise for the gang here.

And DON'T say anything Joe.

LOL

[m1keh]

Excellent Butcher Bird! An unusual Luftwaffe camo pattern for sure. It's nice that you have the picture to back it up, for we all know how critical model builders can be.

[deafpanzer]

Freaking cool camo scheme you have chosen and you nailed it! Thanks for sharing with us Joe!

[Joe Rix]

Jul 7, 2023 19:36:08 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Freaking cool camo scheme you have chosen and you nailed it! Thanks for sharing with us Joe!

Thank You very much Andy. Much appreciated. It was a challenging scheme but by the grace of Silly Putty I was able to pull it off.

[handiabled]

Great to see this one again! My little plastic bench buddy Hermann is all for another Butcher Bird group build