Fw 190A-2 GERMAN WWII FIGHTER 1/48 SCALE PLASTIC KIT

ProfiPACK #82146

INTRO The second half of the Second World War saw the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, in its various forms, emerge as the best of what was available to the Luftwaffe. The dedicated fighter version was a high performance, heavily armed machine. Its development had a precarious beginning, against a 1938 specification issued by the Technisches Amt, RLM. The first prototype took to the air on June 1st, 1939. After a series of improvements and even radical changes, the design culminated in the fall of 1940 in the pre-series version Fw 190A-0 to the tune of twenty-eight pieces. Six of these were retained by the test unit Erprobungsstaffel 190 at Rechlin, which was tasked with conducting service trials. These revealed a wide range of flaws to the point where the RLM halted further development. Despite this, on the basis of urgings from the test unit staff, the aircraft was not shelved. After a series of some fifty modifications, the RLM gave the go ahead for the Fw 190 to be taken into inventory of the Luftwaffe. In June 1941 the Luftwaffe accepted the first of 100 ordered Fw 190A-1s, armed with four 7.9 mm MG 17s. By September 1941 II./JG 26 was completely equipped with the type operating on the Western Front. November saw the production of the next version Fw190A-2, powered by a BMW 801C-2, and armed with two 7.9 mm MG 17s and two MG 151s of 20 mm caliber in the wings. Part of this series received an additional pair of 20 mm MG FFs, thus attaining an armament standard of later types. Asignificant advancement to the design came in the spring 1942, when the BMW 801D-2 became available, who´s installation gave birth to the Fw 190A-3. July saw the development of the improved A-4. Both were armed with what became the standard two fuselage mounted MG 17s, two wing mounted MG 151 cannons, and two MG FF cannons, placed inboard of the wheel wells. During 1942 production had intensified, and a production facility was set up under license at Fieseler. Thanks in part to this, production rose in 1942 to 1,878 units as opposed to 224 in 1941. Large-scale production of the A-5 was initiated in April 1943 with an identical wing to the A-4, but with a nose extension that would become standard on all subsequent Fw 190A versions up to the A-9, and also on the corresponding F types. July saw the development of a new, strengthened wing, which incorporated MG 151s instead of the MG FFs in the outer position. The adoption of this wing developed the A-6 version. Further changes developed the A-7, produced during the end of 1943. This version came about with the replacement of the fuselage mounted MG 17s with 13 mm MG 131s. Further improvements led to the Fw 190A-8, and this version became the most widely produced with some 6,655 units made. The most significant change to this variant was the installation of the GM-1 nitrous-oxide injection system, for temporary power boost in combat. Aportion of A-8 production was built as the A-8/R2 and A-8/R8, armed with MK 108 cannon in the outer wing location, and with armoured slabs added to the cockpit sides and a modified canopy. The final production version of the BMW 801 powered fighter was the Fw 190A-9, equipped with the BMW 801TS of 2000 hp (1470 kW). There was a parallel development of these fighter optimized aircraft with a dedicated fighter-bomber version, the Fw 190F. These aircraft had reduced wing armament to two MG 151 cannons in the wing root position. The engine was optimized for low level operation, and the armament options varied to satisfy the ground attack role, including bombs of various weight classes and a variety of anti-tank rockets. This branched into the extended range Fw 190G version. Development of the throughbred fighter continued in the guise of the Fw 190D, which began to reach Luftwaffe units in the second half of 1944, and was the result of mounting an in-line Jumo 213A-1 engine into a modified Fw 190A-8 airframe. Although the Fw 190 never achieved the widespread usage of the competing Bf 109, its contribution to the German Air Force was certainly significant through the second half of WWII. Fw 190s saw service on the Western Front as well as in the East. As heavy fighters with imposing firepower, they found themselves integral components, from 1943 onwards, within the units tasked with the protection of the Reich from the ominous clouds of allied fourengined bombers. This is where the A-8 version was instrumental, along with it´s A-8/R2 armoured development. This version, with its firepower, was a very ominous and daunting foe for the bomber crews. From the second half of 1944, their danger was kept in check to a degree by escorting P-47s, and necessitated the development of the P-51 Mustang. 82146 - NAV1 ATTENTION UPOZORNĚNÍ ACHTUNG ATTENTION

INSTRUCTION SIGNS INSTR. SYMBOLY INSTRUKTION SINNBILDEN SYMBOLES

OPTIONAL BEND OPEN HOLE SYMETRICAL ASSEMBLY REMOVE REVERSE SIDE APPLY EDUARD MASK VOLBA OHNOUT VYVRTAT OTVOR SYMETRICKÁ MONTÁŽ ODŘÍZNOUT OTOČIT AND PAINT POUŽÍT EDUARD MASK NABARVIT PARTS DÍLY TEILE PIECES PLASTIC PARTS A> B> N> 82140 A 82140 B 82140 N

C> 82140 C D> 82140 D eduard

E> O> RP - RESIN PARTS 82140 E 82140 O

R81 R82

COLOURS BARVY FARBEN PEINTURE

GSi Creos (GUNZE) MISSION MODELS GSi Creos (GUNZE) MISSION MODELS AQUEOUS Mr.COLOR PAINTS AQUEOUS Mr.COLOR PAINTS H1 C1 MMP-001 WHITE H90 C47 CLEAR RED H2 C2 MMP-047 BLACK H94 C138 CLEAR GREEN H11 C62 MMP-001 FLAT WHITE H413 C113 MMP-090 RLM04 YELLOW H12 C33 MMP-047 FLAT BLACK H414 C114 MMP-003 RLM23 RED H33 C81 RUSSET H416 C116 MMP-089 RLM66 BLACK GRAY H47 C41 MMP-012 RED BROWN H417 C117 MMP-051 RLM76 LIGHT BLUE H65 C18 MMP-088 RLM70 BLACK GREEN Mr.METAL COLOR METALLICS H68 C36 MMP-049 RLM74 DARK GRAY MC213 MMM-006 STEEL H69 C37 MMP-050 RLM75 GRAY MC214 MMM-001 DARK IRON H70 C60 MMP-056 RLM02 GRAY Mr.COLOR SUPER METALLIC METALLICS H77 C137 MMP-040 TIRE BLACK SM06 MMC-001 CHROME SILVER 2 A PE24 C59 C45 decal 46

H416MMP H416MMP C116 089 C116 089 C43 RLM 66 RLM 66 C60 H416MMP C75 BLACK GRAY BLACK GRAY C116 089 C17 PE14 RLM 66 C71 BLACK GRAY C41 B C41 C41

PE20 PE20 H416MMP PE20 C116 089 C77 RLM 66 H416MMP BLACK GRAY H416MMP H416MMP C116 089 C116 089 C116 089 RLM 66 RLM 66 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY PE23 BLACK GRAY BLACK GRAY H416MMP H2 C116 089 MMP H416MMP C2 047 RLM 66 089 BLACK GRAY C116 BLACK RLM 66 C39 H416MMP C13 BLACK GRAY C116 089 decal 47 RLM 66 H416MMP C72 BLACK GRAY C116 089 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY

H416MMP H2 MMP C116 089 C2 047 RLM 66 BLACK ball pen BLACK GRAY A34 A1 A

PE11 PE11 B A1 H416MMP PE13 H416 C116 089 MMP RLM 66 C116 089 BLACK GRAY RLM 66 BLACK GRAY

C PE18 decal 48 C67 C70 PE15 C69 PE15 PE7 PE7 PE7 PE28 H416MMP PE15 H416MMP C116 089 H416MMP PE28 PE17 C116 089 C116 089 RLM 66 PE15 BLACK GRAY RLM 66 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY BLACK GRAY C55 PE12 decal 44 C53 C54 C55 - MARKINGS A - C ONLY C53, PE12 - MARKINGS A - C ONLY C54, decal 44 - MARKINGS A - C ONLY

2 pcs. PE3 A14

H47 MMP C41 012 PE29 RED BROWN

H416MMP C116 089 PE6 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY

A28 C

D H416MMP C116 089 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY PE1 C49 C49 PE2

PE4

PE5

3 E F PE16 H414MMP C114 003 RLM 23 C18 H416MMP RED N6 C116 089 C21 H12 MMP decal 45 RLM 66 047 BLACK GRAY C33 PE9 FLAT BLACK C19 PE19 N6 N6

H416MMP C116 089 H416 H12 MMP H416MMP RLM 66 H416MMP MMP PE22 BLACK GRAY H12 MMP 089 C33 047 C116 089 C116 089 C116 047 RLM 66 FLAT BLACK RLM 66 RLM 66 C33 BLACK GRAY BLACK GRAY FLAT BLACK BLACK GRAY O2 PE10

H416MMP C116 089 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY

G A26 MC213 O2 MMM 006 STAINLESS

H2 MMP C2 047 BLACK F

A16

O2 O2 F E

F D

H33 C81 A6 RUSSET H416MMP C116 089 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY C83

C84 H33 C81 RUSSET G

H416MMP C116 089 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY D2 - MARKINGS A ; B ; C E2 - MARKINGS D ; E D2 E2 C38 PE8 H70 MMP C60 056 RLM 02 GRAY

H416MMP C116 089 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY O1

C38

H70 MMP MARKINGS A - C ONLY C60 056 H70 MMP RLM 02 C60 056 GRAY RLM 02 GRAY

H70 MMP C60 056 RLM 02 H J GRAY H33 C81 C5 C86 RUSSET

MARKINGS A - C ONLY MC214 MMM 001 D3 E3 DARK IRON D2 - MARKINGS A ; B ; C E2 - MARKINGS D ; E B5 A5

4 A7 H70 MMP C60 056 RLM 02 GRAY C30

MARKINGS A - C ONLY

D1 - MARKINGS A ; B ; C D1 E1 E1 - MARKINGS D ; E

K A27 H70 MMP C60 056 MARKINGS A - C ONLY RLM 02 GRAY C25 L M H70 MMP C60 056 C24 RLM 02 GRAY C34 C31

C44 C40 L C29 C32 H70 MMP C60 056 RLM 02 K GRAY M C40 C44 H70 MMP C60 056 RLM 02 N GRAY

D3 - MARKINGS A ; B ; C E3 - MARKINGS D ; E D3 E3

H70 MMP A22 C60 056 RLM 02 GRAY D2 - MARKINGS A ; B ; C E2 - MARKINGS D ; E D2 E2

MC214 C7 MMM MC214 001 MMM DARK IRON 001 DARK IRON

5 N6 O2 A24 C18 C19 C21

H416MMP C116 089 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY A24 H47 MMP C41 012 H RED BROWN

B29

H94 C138 CLEAR GREEN

H90 C47 O P CLEAR RED B10 B12 B17 B15

B9 B11

B13 O H1 MMP C1 001 WHITE

B21

A9 B19 H70 MMP C60 056 RLM 02 GRAY

H70 MMP C60 056 RLM 02 GRAY 6 Q H70 MMP R C60 056 H70 MMP RLM 02 B2 C60 056 H2 GRAY H2 MMP MMP RLM 02 C2 047 GRAY C2 047 BLACK H70 MMP BLACK C82 C60 056 RLM 02 C82 GRAY C2 C88 C1 C10 C1 C10

H12 MMP C33 047 FLAT BLACK

H12 MMP C33 047 H77 MMP H77 MMP H70 MMP FLAT BLACK C137 040 C137 040 C60 056 TIRE BLACK TIRE BLACK RLM 02 H70 H2 MMP H2 GRAY MMP C88 MMP 056 H70 MMP C2 047 047 C2 C60 C2 RLM 02 C60 056 BLACK BLACK A36 A37 RLM 02 GRAY GRAY B4

H77 MMP C137 040 TIRE BLACK Q C64 C80 H70 MMP H2 MMP C60 056 C2 047 RLM 02 BLACK GRAY H70 MMP C26 H70 MMP C60 056 C60 056 RLM 02 RLM 02 GRAY GRAY C65

R H70 MMP C60 056 RLM 02 GRAY C27

C22

RP81 H70 MMP C60 056 RLM 02 RP82 GRAY H70 MMP C37 C60 056 RLM 02 GRAY

PE26

H70 MMP H70 MMP C60 056 RLM 02 C60 056 GRAY RLM 02 GRAY C36

H11 MMP H414MMP C62 001 C114 003 FLAT WHITE RLM 23 RED

MC214 MMM 001 PE27 DARK IRON PE27 - MARKING E ONLY

C8 C8 - MARKINGS A - C ONLY

C8 - MARKINGS A - C ONLY C8

MC214 MMM 001 DARK IRON C33 7 S T C68 A30 H416MMP C116 089 RLM 66 C73 BLACK GRAY

H65 MMP C18 088 decal X1 ? X2 RLM 70 H2 MMP BLCK GREEN C2 047 BLACK

H47 MMP C41 012 H65 MMP RED BROWN C18 088 SM06 RLM 70 MMC BLCK GREEN 001 CHROME SILVER

A19 H416MMP H65 MMP C116 089 N1 N9 SM06 C18 088 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY MMC RLM 70 001 BLCK GREEN A20 CHROME SILVER N1 - OPEN CANOPY A35 N9 - CLOSED CANOPY

OPEN CANOPY N1 T

H416MMP C116 089 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY N8

PE21

8 T CLOSED CANOPY N9

H416MMP C116 089 RLM 66 BLACK GRAY

C80 C80

N1 N9 N1 N9

N8 N8

9 W. Nr. 0125228, flown by Ofw. Erwin Leibold, Stab I./JG 26, St. Omer-Arques, France, A July 1942

German Jagdgeschwader 26 ace Erwin Leibold got his eleventh and final kill in the afternoon of July 12th, 1942, when he shot down a reconnaissance Mosquito PR Mk.II over Licques in France, on a mission to photograph Strasbourg and Ingolstadt. Both British crewmen died. The fate of their conqueror was sealed only two weeks later when Ofw. Leibold took part in I./JG26 attacks against the Biggin Hill Wing, operating over France. The aircraft flown by Leibold, flying as wingman of the Gruppe CO Hptm. Seifert, exploded after being intercepted by a Spitfire. The pilot was spotted floating to the ground by parachute, but a search for him turned up nothing. The standard camouflaged aircraft assigned to Staff I. Gruppe were marked in a non-standard way, with letters or initials of its pilots. The letter 'L' (Leibold) is coupled with the designation of the aircraft within the Staffel in the form of a chevron and carries eleven kill markings on the yellow rudder. B W. Nr. 0125281, flown by Oblt. Siegfried Schnell, CO of 9./JG 2, Théville, France, June 1942

Siegfried ‘Wumm‘ Schnell, a native of today’s Polish Sulecin (then Zeilenzig in Brandenburg) joined the ranks of the Luftwaffe in 1936 and at the beginning of the Second World War he served with JG 2. His first kill was in combat over France on May 14th, 1940, others followed over Britain and against English and American pilots over western Europe. After being assigned to JG 54, he first served with its III. Gruppe and was on February 1st, 1944 made CO of IV. Gruppe. While serving in this function, he was shot down on February 25th, 1944 over Narva by a Soviet fighter, this proving to be a fateful encounter. For his combat results, he was awarded on July 9th, 1941 the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves. In Second World War downed 93 enemy aircraft. The Fw 190A-2 flown by Oblt. Schnell carried the standard camouflage scheme applied to Luftwaffe fighters consisting of RLM 74/75/76. The yellow rudder carried 64 kill markings. The sides of the fuselage and engine cowl carries the so-called 'Adlerflügel'. W. Nr. 0122125, flown by Oblt. Max Buchholz, CO of 5./JG 1, Katwijk, the Netherlands, C Summer 1942

Max Bucholz was born on November 3rd, 1912 in Zerbst and at the beginning of the war he served with Jagdgeschwader 3. With this unit, he saw combat over France and over Great Britain, as well as in Operation Barbarossa (the invasion of the Soviet Union). At the beginning of October 1941, I./JG3 was sent for some R and R to Germany. After that, it was moved to the Netherlands and on January 6th, 1942, was redesignated II./JG1. Oblt. Bucholz was given command of the 6th Staffel. On February 12th, 1942, he gained his 28th victory over a British Blenheim in a mission to cover the move of the battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, together with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, from Brest to German harbours. From the middle of the year up to the end of the war he served in administrative duties. He died on July 19th, 1996, in Germany. The tip of the red spinner of Bucholz's aircraft carries a thin white spiral, and otherwise is camouflaged in RLM 74/75/76. The marking of the Commander of the 5th Staffel in the form of a black numeral is supplemented by the II. Gruppe insignia (the horizontal bar in the Staffel colour), and also by the personal marking of the gull in flight below the cockpit. The engine cowl bears the red 'Tatzelwurm' - the 5./JG1 badge. W. Nr. 0125310, flown by Hptm. Josef Priller, CO of III./JG 26, Wevelghem, Belgium, D June 1942

Josef ”Pips“ Priller was born on July 27th, 1915 in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. In 1935, he joined Wehrmacht, and as soon as one year later, in October 1936, he started to attend the fighter pilot training. He managed his first shot down as a commander of 6. Staffel JG 51 when he downed a Spitfire above Dunkerque on May 28th, 1940. In November 1940, he was appointed a commander of the 1./JG 26. On December 6th, 1941, he became commander of III./JG 26, from January 11th,1943 he lead the whole Jagdgeschwader 26. His total number of shot downs kept growing. On December 20th, 1941, his successes were rewarded - Priller was decorated with Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. On January 28th, 1945, he was appointed a post of an Inspekteur der Jagdflieger Ost, where he remained till the end of WWII. Priller’s total score of shot downs was 101 enemy aircraft. All of the shot downs happened in the Western Front. After war he married Johanna Riegele, the proprietor of a brewery and became general manager of Riegele brewery in Augsburg, Germany. He died of heart attack on May 20th, 1961. E flown by Oblt. Egon Mayer, CO of 7./JG 2, Théville, France, Summer 1942

Egon Mayer was born on August 19th, 1917 in Konstanz and he joined the Luftwaffe in 1937. In December 1939, he was assigned to Jagdgeschwader 2 after undergoing training, and served with this unit though the French campaign and into the Battle of Britain. Throughout this period of time, he served as a unit member, from June 10th, 1941 he became CO of the 7th Staffel and was the CO of the entire III. Gruppe from November 1942. By that time, he had accumulated 52 kills. On November 23rd, he brought down his first American four-engined heavy bomber. Together with George-Peter Eder, he would work out the tactic of head on attacks against American bomber formations. On July 1st, 1943, he was made Commanding Officer of the entire JG 2. On March 2nd, 1944, he led a formation of JG 2 fighters in an intercept of American bombers over Montmédy and was shot down and killed by escorting P-47s. He was posthumously awarded the Sword to his Knight's Cross. The 7th Staffel JG 2 badge is carried on the cowling of this standard camouflaged Fw 190 flown by Egon Mayer. The yellow rudder carries 44 kill markings in the form of French and British roundels. The former markings of the aircraft were sprayed over with RLM 74 Graugrün. Fw 190A-2 STENCILING POSITIONS

A37 A36