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Modelers Lounge => The World of Scale Models => Topic started by: pepperman42 on October 10, 2022, 11:42:52 PM

Title: Tamiya 1/48 Fw190F-8
Post by: pepperman42 on October 10, 2022, 11:42:52 PM

https://imgur.com/XNcdUJC
https://imgur.com/gBD1mxT

I'm still doing this wrong but anyway. This is a kit I took off the shelf of doom to try and rekindle my building mojo after a couple of stalled attempts. It is finished with AK Real lacquers above and Tamiya lacquer below. The story of this a/c is pretty interesting. In 1945 the pilot, Eugene Lorcher was based on the eastern front. He knew things were going to end poorly so he rounded up his fiancé, put her in the radio compartment behind the cockpit and flew west to an air base occupied by the Americans thus gaining their freedom. Every year after the war they went back to that same base on their anniversary and drank a bottle of champagne!

Steve

Title: Re: Tamiya Fw190F-8
Post by: macsporran on October 10, 2022, 11:54:50 PM

Nice model Steve - and a great story!
Sandy

Title: Re: Tamiya 1/48 Fw190F-8
Post by: gedmundson on October 11, 2022, 01:02:05 AM

Your Fock-Wulf looks excellent, Steve. Looks like your mojo is certainly back. Looking forward to seeing your next finished project!
Cheers,
Gary

Title: Re: Tamiya 1/48 Fw190F-8
Post by: KiwiZac on October 12, 2022, 04:46:08 AM

What a wonderful story to go along with a gorgeous model! Thank you for sharing! I'll have to look into this fellow.

(I tried embedding the photos but without luck - I'm not fluent in Imgur, I'm afraid.)