FW-190 wing configuration for Eduard by Mr Driskill

 Eduard has already done quite a few versions of this kit. As the resident "Crazy Old Fw 190 Guy" in the hood, I have of course procured most of them! I thought a guide might be useful for normal people (i.e., those who have NOT obsessed over this aircraft since grade school) who perhaps have a particular 190 in mind, and wonder which version of the kit is most suitable.

Eduard gives each sprue in these kits the number 70110, followed by a suffix letter. With the release of the F-8 kits, they have completed the sequence of sprues from A through J. The sprues' suffix letters and descriptions are listed below.

Quick notes on my nomenclature:  
"Early" wing = MG FF cannon in outer bay (for the real-life A-2, 3, 4, 5)
"Standard" wing = MG 151 in outer bay, smooth top wing surface (A-6, 7, early 8)
"Universal" wing = MG 151 or MK 108 in outer bay, bump on top wing surface (A-8, 9; and F-8, 9)  
"Sturmbock" fuselage = full set of applique armor plate (A-8/R2)
"Empty outer gun bay" = flush panel beneath the wing replacing the bulged gun access panel (for so-called “light fighters,” or to mount ordnance racks)

The sprues:
A - big sprue of common detail parts for all variants
B - small sprue of ground attack parts
C - A-8 fuselage + universal wing w/MG 151
D - clear parts for all variants
E - A-8 Sturmbock fuselage + universal wing w/MK 108
F - F-8 fuselage + universal wing w/empty outer gun bay
G - A-5 fuselage + early wing w/MG FF
H - A-8 fuselage + standard wing w/MG 151
I - A-8 fuselage + standard wing w/empty outer gun bay
J - A-5 fuselage + early wing w/empty outer gun bay

The narrow center bay of all the fuselage + wing sprues (C, and E through J) is identical--effectively, an extension of sprue A. It contains the rudder, tailplanes, and ailerons which are shared by all variants; and all the variations of nose gun and top cowl panels.  

The kits released so far have these sprues:

SPECIAL EDITIONS
R0012, A-8 Royal Class: Ax4, Cx2, Dx4, Ex2, I
2122, Grunherz Dual Combo:Ax2, C, Dx2, G, H, J

PROFIPACK ÉDITIONS 
70111, A-8 Profipack: A, C, D
70112, A-8/R2 Profipack: A, D, E
70116, A-5 Profipack: A, D, G, J
70119, F-8 Profipack: A, B, D, F

WEEKEND EDITIONS
7430, A-8/R2 Weekend: A, D, E
7435, A-8 Standard Wing Weekend: A, D, H
7436, A-5 Heavy Fighter Weekend: A, D, G
7439, A-5 Light Fighter Weekend: A, D, J
7440, F-8 Weekend: A, B, D, F

OVERTREE ÉDITIONS
70110X, Small Parts Overtree: A, D
70111X, A-8 Overtree: A, C, D
70112X, A-8/R2 Overtree: A, D, E
70114X, A-8 Early Wings Overtree: A, D, H
70116X, A-5 Smooth Wings Overtree: A, D, J
70117X, A-5 Bulged Wings Overtree: A, D, G
70119X, F-8 Overtree: A, B, D, F

Note that the Royal Class and A-5 Profipack each contain an extra fuselage/wing sprue, and the Grunherz Dual Combo has two! Adding the same number of Small Parts Overtrees gives you all the plastic needed for additional complete builds from those boxings. This overtree is also an awesome fixer/detail set for those Hasegawa, Revell, and Airfix kits still in your stash, LOL...as, indeed, are the normal "leftovers" from any build of the Eduard kit.

Eduard seems to have lost interest in additional variants for the time being, unfortunately. The gaps in the kit numbering, lack of a single-kit boxing using the night fighter antennae or wide-blade prop, and the fact that sprue "I" has appeared only in the Royal Class boxing, hint that more were originally planned and could appear in the future, though. The basic parts are already there to produce the A-6, A-7, or A-9, along with a dedicated night fighter, early or late ground attack variants, and others.

Airmodel releases MK 103 machine pods for the FW190.

 New Kit Release 1/72, December 2023

Airmodel AZ-72027 Fw 190 A/F machine gun MK 103 gun container early

Their email address in in the photos below

FW-190A-6/R-11 Walter Dahl JG300

 Okay here is my problem.  Which correct Reich band for Walter Dahl FW-190.  No source says a Red Band. The other says the Blue White Blue.

Red Defense Band.

Blue White Blue Defense band

When and now FW-190 aircraft plant's.

 The photo have been provide by Uschi van der Rosten. The are of the two FW-190 aircraft plants in Bremen Germany

FW-190 decal profiles

 

FW-190 color schemes and decals

 Still fooling around with build my FW190.  Here are some  camo schemes.

Some drawings show the Reich band as solid red

Amazing Fw190 A4 by Jorge Rivas Krause

 This has to be one of the best FW 190A4 I has seen,   Enjoy.

or the colour scheme I wanted to do something different to the usual ones that we see in the Fw190 so I've opted for this very attractive North African camouflage.

 

It was flown by Erich Rudorffer in Tunisia in 1943

 

Considered by many to be the Luftwaffe’s greatest all-round fighter ace of World War Two, Erich Rudorffer served on every major front, flew all of the classic German fighters and was renowned for his ability to shoot down multiple aircraft in succession. 

Beginning his campaign with JG2 during the Battle of France, Rudorffer then served in the Battle of Britain alongside top aces such as Helmut Wick and Gunther Seeger. Flying the Bf109E, his aerial victories soon mounted, and he continued to joust with the RAF during the ’Non-stop’ offences of 1941. 

 

By the time of the ill-fated Dieppe Raid in 1942, Rudorffer scored his 44th and 45th victories, both Spitfires. His Gruppe was then relocated to northern Africa where the war was going badly for the Axis forces. Now flying the heavily-armed Fw190, he began to demonstrate his skill at downing a number of aircraft on a single sortie. On the 9th February 1943 he claimed eight British aircraft and a short time later scored multiple victories over US-flown fighters. 

 

By June of the same year, Erich had moved to the brutal Eastern Front, assuming command of II/JG54, the famous ‘Green Hearts’, and continued to display his remarkable ability. On the 6th November 1943, he tangled with a large force of Soviet aircraft and shot down no fewer than thirteen of them, a record for a single mission. By this time Rudorffer had already been awarded the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and in January 1945 ‘Swords’ were awarded to this decoration after achieving his 212th victory. 

Shortly after, he was given the command of I/JG7, flying the potent Me262 jet fighter in the defence of Germany. Despite the dreadful war situation, lack of fuel, marauding Allied fighters over the jet airfields and heavily outnumbered in the air, he managed to shoot down a further twelve aircraft with the Me262. By the war’s end, Erich Rudorffer had flown more than 1000 sorties, scored 224 victories and was the seventh-highest Ace in the history of aerial combat.

 

He died at the age of 98, on the 8 of April 2016.

 

 

Fw 190A4 6.JG2 Yellow 1 Erich Rudorffer, Tunisia 1943

Why was the FW-190 so fast?

 Here is the answer to this question.   The video is very informative.

Converting FW190 A3 to A4 (Tamiya) Part 2

Sorry for not posting progress on this.  I just had cataract surgery on my eyes.  Currently I have to let the eyes adjust to the new lense implants..   Here is part two.

I did not do as the instruction said.  The cur was continued to the wing root

Rudder remove from kit

side view before the remove of the fuselage 

As one can see now.  I got excellent fitment

Top view showing both gill openings replaced.