CHRIS CLIFFORD examines the contents of Eduard’s recent 1/72 Fw 190A-8 ‘standard wings’ Weekend kit.
Focke-Wulf’s legendary Fw 190A is arguably one of the most kitted aircraft in the hobby. Arguably, though, Eduard’s offering originally from 2015 is arguably the best 1/72 option. It has been reissued many times since and, thanks to generic runners and different decals, various sub-types can be replicated.
The perennial appeal of the type is not lost on Eduard, which has released another 1/72 Weekend version of the Fw 190A (item 7463), this time dubbed ‘standard wings’. As the name implies, the weaponry comprises the usual two MG 151 20mm cannon in each mainplane. The parts are carried on two grey styrene runners and one clear, and due to the generic moulding you will have useful items for the spares box, to employ on other sub-types (wheel hubs, night-fighter aerials, cockpit consoles, undercarriage doors and cockpit glazing, for example).
Above and below: Panel line and rivet engraving is arguably as fine as can be.
Above: The cockpit has separate side consoles to add further depth and facilitate the replication of different sub-types.
Eduard’s panel line and rivet engraving is consistently fine, while you also receive separate…
