1/48 Eduard/Dragon Focke Wulf Fw 190A-8

by Rafi Ben-Shahar

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You may say, "not another Focke Wulf", but it is a matter of point of view. My point is to show two models of the kind, the one from Eduard and the other from Dragon. 

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I was disappointed with my first experience with the Eduard edition. First, because of the temptation that I could not resist to detail the engine. Big mistake, because the parts provided are not accurate enough and require considerable amount of scratch building to compliment the missing bits. Second, the base of the tail fin was too thick. A fatal mistake.

Fortunately, someone in Eduard also noticed the flaw and it appears that later editions of the 1/48 Fw 190A have the mistake corrected. In addition, I exposed the lower portion of the engine to give the model a more realistic look without really showing the badly designed parts of the engine. To this, I added another Dragon model here with Eduard decals to demonstrate the difference between the two. My verdict; with the substantial pricing decline in the Eduard offering, it is by far a better choice.

Rafi

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Photos and text © by Rafi Ben-Shahar