Cutting Edge Modelworks

1/48 Fw-190A Vicious Wulfs Part 1 decal sheet

Product # CED48250 for $8.99

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Apr 30 2004

 

 

 

The first aircraft is a Fw-190A-5/UB W.Nr. 52596 flown by Uffz. Werner Ohme of 1./SKG 10 Poix on June 19, 1943.  There is white #6 is on the side of the fuselage.  This aircraft was used for night operations and had it's original paint scheme of RLM 74/75/76 over painted with roughly applied matt black distemper on the lower fuselage and underside.  The rudder has yellow patches showing through.  The prop spinner is RLM 70 dark green.  This aircraft was fitted with a bomb rack and a SC 250 bomb.  This aircraft are reported to have been fitted with 2 extra recognition lights and the instructions go into further detail about this.

The second aircraft is a Fw-190A-5 of 10.(Jabo)/JG 54 in France in early June 1943.  There is black #4 is on the side of the fuselage.  The paint scheme is RLM 74/75/76 with RLM 04 yellow on the rudder and lower engine cowling.  The prop spinner is RLM 70 dark green.  This aircraft was fitted with a bomb rack.  

The third aircraft is a Fw-190A-5 flown by Hptm. Wolfgang Kosse StaffelKapitan of 1.JG 5 in Norway in October 1942.  There is white #10 is on the side of the fuselage.  The paint scheme is RLM 74/75/76 with RLM 04 yellow on the rudder and lower engine cowling.  The prop spinner is RLM 70 dark green.  This aircraft has markings of a Monkey wearing a top hat with the Union Jack on the hat.  The Monkey in the artwork is being assaulted by either a large saw blade or a large grinding wheel.  This Monkey emblem was Kosse's personal emblem.  It is not known if this Monkey emblem was applied to both sides of the fuselage, but decals are provided for both sides of the fuselage. 

The fourth aircraft is a Fw-190A-4/UB flown by Uffz. Heinz Erhardt of 2./SKG 10 on May 20, 1943.  There is red #9 is on the side of the fuselage.  This aircraft was used for night operations and had it's original paint scheme of RLM 74/75/76 over painted with roughly applied matt black distemper on the lower fuselage and underside.  The rudder has yellow patches showing through.  The prop spinner is RLM 70 dark green.  This aircraft was fitted with a bomb rack and a SC 250 bomb.  This aircraft are reported to have been fitted with 2 extra recognition lights and the instructions go into further detail about this.

The fifth aircraft is a Fw-190A-2 flown by Ofw. Bruno Hegenauer StaffelKapitan of Stab/JG 26 in France in October 1942.  There is black "He" on the side of the fuselage which represent the first 2 letters of the pilots surname.  The paint scheme is RLM 74/75/76 with RLM 04 yellow on the rudder and lower engine cowling.  The prop spinner is RLM 70 dark green.   

The decals were flawlessly printed and in perfect registration and the clear carrier film is trimmed very close to the crisply printed colored areas.  The Monkey artwork is interesting, but I like artwork of Monkeys.  ;-) 

The instructions are clear and includes 3 view drawings and an extra page of text instructions is included with a small bit of info about 4 of the planes as well as helpful tips for decal application. 

A very nice decal sheet and highly recommended for all the Luftwaffe builders.

I would like to thank Cutting Edge Modelworks for providing me with this review sample.

Steve

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