FW-190A-3-"12" It arrived to me (1 Viewer)

[mario]

 

[jazzeum]

Looks great. Nice use of the Tank crew.

 

[Capitolron]

Yea - that Tank Crew used that way gives me some ideas for other dio's - Thanks!

 

[Louis Badolato]

I love the plane. I just got the same one, and the detail is outstanding!

 

[damian]

Is that the new limited edition plane? It does look good.
Regards
Damian

 

[jazzeum]

Yes, it is.

 

[damian]

I can see what all the fuss is about. I prefer it to the Typhoon. Still a bit too steep for me though.
Regards
Damian

 

[M1SLAPPY]

I Would Have To Work Alot Of Extra Hours At The Zoo To Pay For The Fw 190.

 

[Wraith]

There must be an awful lot of man hours tied up in to those birds.

Very nicely done.

Simon

 

[Louis Badolato]

From what Andy told me, the studio that makes them is a father and sons outfit. The father was the foreman of one of the factories that made K&C warbirds back in the 1990's. When the factory went out of business, the father started trying to make a living making better quality warbirds. He located a collector in Japan, who insisted on clear canopies and interior detail. The Japanese collector was an industrialist, and was willing to pay handsomely for what he wanted so the foreman and his sons figured out how to do the superior detail with the clear canopies. He became the studio's sole client. The Japanese collector sadly passed away, so the foreman got back in contact with Andy and sent him two samples: the FW190 originally depicted a while back, and a Curtis Hawk Bi-Plane. Andy was impressed, and commissioned them to make 5 of the D-Day Typhoon and 5 of the Afrika Corps ME110 to Andy's specifications. When they sold out with so much interest, Andy ordered 20 each of the FW190, Typhoon and ME110 in different markings. It took from late February (when they were ordered) to mid June to make 20 FW190's and 20 Typhoons. The ME110's aren't ready yet. That's how the new strictly limited warbirds came about, and apparently, they take a lot of man hours to produce. I can only tell you that they are by far the best wood warbirds I have ever seen in my life. I now have 5, and they are my five favorite of the 54 warbirds in my collection.

 

[jazzeum]

That accords with what I have also heard. In addition, these planes look completely different from the old War Birds. First, they are heavier and not glossy (although several of the old ones were matte too). Secondly, the finish is quite different, it's almost metallic and has quite a different feel to it. The difference between the old ones and the new ones are like a Model T to a Jaguar (or whatever luxury car you want to use) of today.