From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "RJ en Ellie Willekens" References: <000901c3a61c$d6f32560$0100a8c0@cp195803a> Subject: Re: FW 190G-8 Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:17:56 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0238_01C3A603.2021BAE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0238_01C3A603.2021BAE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Robert, Thanks for sending in your Fw-190 article. This one looks very nice. = Because you have more than one article to go on ARC......I will be = spacing them 8 days apart. This will give each of your models it's own = time in the spotlight. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: RJ en Ellie Willekens=20 To: Steve Bamford ARC=20 Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 9:22 AM Subject: FW 190G-8 Gallery Template #02 1-48 Revell FW 190G-8 by Robert-Jan Willekens -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here =20 =20 This Revell Focke-Wulf FW190G-8 is a re-issue of Dragon/TriMaster's = model. The box-art depicts an aircraft with red nose-band and rudder, = but I was not sure this was correct. An e-mail to noted historian Jerry = Crandall proved me correct in my suspicions regarding the colours. Being = an aircraft of II./SG10 (second Gruppe of SlachtGeschwader 10) operating = out of Totvasony, Hungary, february 1945, this unit was part of = Luftflotte 4. As distinguishing markings they had yellow nose-bands and = rudders. The yellow 'V' below the port wing was a recognition aid to = flak crews to make sure they didn't shoot down their own low-flying = planes by mistake! These markings were removed the following month. = Jerry Crandall also shed some light on the colours used; RLM 77 light = grey over RLM 83 dark green, with RLM 76 light blue-grey lower surfaces = and sides. The 77 in particular is interesting; at year's end supplies = of paint were getting low, so quite often primer, or in this case RLM = 77, was substituted for the more widely used 82 brown-green or 75 dark = grey. Interesting is the small black arrow: could this possibly be the = aircraft of a Staffel commander? Remember that SG (Slacht Gruppen) did = not follow the same markings as did the JG (Jagd Gruppen) The underwing stores are typical of this JaBoRei (JagdBomberReichweite = or Long-range fighter-bomber) cosisting of two R-3 300 liter droptanks = and one 250-kg bomb loaded on the centre ETC-rack. Only modifications to = the kit are the True Detail weighted wheels; the rest is straight from = the box.=20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here =20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by Robert-Jan Willekens ------=_NextPart_000_0238_01C3A603.2021BAE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Robert,
Thanks for sending in = your Fw-190=20 article.  This one looks very nice.  Because you have more = than one=20 article to go on ARC......I will be spacing them 8 days apart.  = This will=20 give each of your models it's own time in the spotlight.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
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From:=20 RJ = en Ellie=20 Willekens
To: Steve Bamford ARC
Sent: Saturday, November 08, = 2003 9:22=20 AM
Subject: FW 190G-8

Gallery = Template=20 #02

1-48 = Revell FW=20 190G-8

by Robert-Jan Willekens
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Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg=20 here

=20

This = Revell Focke-Wulf=20 FW190G-8 is a re-issue of Dragon/TriMaster's model. The box-art = depicts an=20 aircraft with red nose-band and rudder, but I was not sure this was = correct.=20 An e-mail to noted historian Jerry Crandall proved me correct in my = suspicions=20 regarding the colours. Being an aircraft of II./SG10 (second Gruppe of = SlachtGeschwader 10) operating out of Totvasony, Hungary, february = 1945, this=20 unit was part of Luftflotte 4. As distinguishing markings they had = yellow=20 nose-bands and rudders. The yellow 'V' below the port wing was a = recognition=20 aid to flak crews to make sure they didn't shoot down their own = low-flying=20 planes by mistake! These markings were removed the following month. = Jerry=20 Crandall also shed some light on the colours used; RLM 77 light grey = over RLM=20 83 dark green, with RLM 76 light blue-grey lower surfaces and sides. = The 77 in=20 particular is interesting; at year's end supplies of paint were = getting low,=20 so quite often primer, or in this case RLM 77, was substituted for the = more=20 widely used 82 brown-green or 75 dark grey. Interesting is the small = black=20 arrow: could this possibly be the aircraft of a Staffel commander? = Remember=20 that SG (Slacht Gruppen) did not follow the same markings as did the = JG (Jagd=20 Gruppen)

The underwing stores = are typical of=20 this JaBoRei (JagdBomberReichweite or Long-range fighter-bomber) = cosisting of=20 two R-3 300 liter droptanks and one 250-kg bomb loaded on the = centre=20 ETC-rack. Only modifications to the kit are the True Detail weighted = wheels;=20 the rest is straight from the box.

Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg=20 here

=20

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by Robert-Jan=20 Willekens

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