FW 190 D-9s IBG AND TAMIYA

These are my last completed kits, the amazing IBG Fw190D-9 (in my case de 210 series) and Tamiya's 190D-9 (500 series).

When this kit came out, I had a very wrong first impression of the IBG kits' accuracy, having all the shapes and proportions of previous Fw 190 A’s and D’s kits etched into my memory for years. 

In truth this kit is a labour of love, researched to the minimum details, resulting (IMHO) in the best long nose Fw-190’s in 1/72, capturing perfectly the sleek beauty of the Doras.

The model itself has an amazing finesse of details and the only perhaps, a bit questionable point are the pronounced rivets, that needed care to not be even more emphasized when weathering the airplane.

I used the 3D printed IBG open cowling flaps, Master brass guns and pitot, Reskit wheels, Eduard PE and CMK resin exhausts (remember to fit the exhausts before closing completely the forward fuselage or you will have to unglue everything to correct it…don’t ask me how I know that…..)

In parallel to the IBG kit I tried to build a Tamiya kit that I had for many years, but along the build it become more and more evident how ill shaped the Tamiya kit is, even though I worked a lot on the upper gun cowling and used the IBG nose and cowling flaps (plastic ones).

I hope you like it.

Happy modelling and May the 4th be with you!

Marco

PS: Dortenmann's figure admiring his aircraft, was kindly painted by my daughter Anna.