A plastic kit of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 189A Uhu reconnaissance aircraft in 1:72 scale from Special Hobby — the Owls over the Eastern Front edition with decals for machines from the Eastern Front.
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 189A from Special Hobby is a plastic kit in 1:72 scale released as the themed edition Owls over the Eastern Front (the aircraft's nickname Uhu means eagle owl). The point of this release is a decal sheet focused on machines from the Eastern Front: it holds two Luftwaffe aircraft, one captured machine in Soviet colors and one postwar aircraft of the Norwegian air force from the northern sector of the front. The kit comes from the injection mold of Special Hobby.
The Fw 189 Uhu was a tactical reconnaissance aircraft of utterly unique layout: two tail booms with a fully glazed crew nacelle between them. Thanks to that the crew of three had a view in practically every direction — the aircraft earned the reputation of a flying eye. It was agile, tough and exceptionally hard to shoot down, which is why the Luftwaffe deployed it mainly on the Eastern Front for observation, correcting artillery fire and liaison with ground units. A production note: besides Germany the Fw 189 was also built in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia — in the Aero factory in Prague (and further in occupied France in Bordeaux). Hundreds of the machines built came from the Prague production.
Use a thin plastic cement; with limited-run molds count on a higher share of handwork — the mating surfaces sometimes need sanding and dry-fitting. The key to the result is the extensive glazing of the nacelle: paint and finish the interior before closing it up, mask the clear parts carefully and glue them with a cement for canopies (it will not fog them). Lay down primer, then spray the gray-green upper camouflage and the light undersides with an airbrush; on winter machines of the Eastern Front a white overspray was used, and it suits being rubbed back on the edges. A gloss coat before the decals, a matte clear coat after them and a fine wash into the engraved lines.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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