Exito Decals 1/48 Focke-Wulf FW190 "Wulf Pack"
By Jacob Russell
This is a brand new 1/48th scale decal sheet from Exito Decals. It consists of 3 very different Focke-Wulf aircraft. They are as follows:
"Yellow 3," FW190A-5, Wnr. 2648, Lt. Josef Wurmheller, Kapitän of 9./JG 2, Vannes, France, Summer 1943. This A-5 was painted in the classic mid-War RLM 74/75/76 camouflage with an RLM 04 Yellow rudder and lower cowl. Earlier fuselage markings were overpainted with a dense 74/75 mottle and the rudder carried victory markings.
|
|
"Red 9," FW190D-9, Wnr. 210219, 12./JG 54, Frankfurt am Main area, Germany Spring 1945. This colorful D-9 had an RLM 75/83/76 fuselage with a dense 75/83 mottle and 81/82 wing camouflage. It had a light blue fuselage band and a black/RLM 70 Dark Green spinner. The forward spinner was black with a tight white spiral which terminated at the spinner rear halfway point. The tailwheel had a whitewall tire.
|
|
"Blue 8," FW190A-8, Wnr. 737938, 4./JG 301, Germany Spring 1945. This A-8's camouflage has been examined elsewhere and Exito's interpretation is quite different. They describe the plane as having the "blown" canopy and wearing RLM 74/75/76 camouflage with a very dense 74/75 mottle and an RLM 04 Yellow/23 Red fuselage band. The fin had large RLM 75 mottles and the rudder was solid 75 with 74 mottles. The spinner and propeller were RLM 70 Dark Green.
|
|
Cartograph of Italy printed the decals and they are top quality with tight registration. They are brightly colored and crisply printed with legible stencils. The decals come with a 2-sided color profile for each plane, with period photographs and a guide to applying the decals plus color call outs for AK Interactive and GSI Creos Mr. Hobby paints.
This is a first class product. All 3 planes are colorful and interesting. If you're looking for some cool markings for your next Focke-Wulf A-5, A-8 or D-9 here are some options worth considering. I recommend these decals and I would lilke to thank Exito Decals for the review sample.
|