Italeri FW-190 A5 "German Aces" Model Kit

Highly detailed 1/48 scale assembly model kit of the Focke-Wulf Fw190 a World War II single-seat single-engine fighter of the German Luftwaffe. The Fw190 is generally considered by historians as one of the best fighters of its generation. Often called the "Butcher-bird" by Allied pilots the 190 was a fighter aircraft that inspired both fear and respect by those who encountered it in combat. Originally developed by Kurt Tank to serve as backup for the highly successful Messerschmitt Bf109 the Focke-Wulf 190 quickly proved itself as a highly capable frontline fighter aircraft and before long thousands of Fw190s were fighting alongside Messerschmitt 109s over skies of Europe. Over 20000 Focke-Wulf 190 of all variants were produced by Germany in the Second World War and some of the Luftwaffe's most successful fighter aces in World War II flew the Fw190. The A Series Fw190 was the original short-nose design and the type was fitted with a variety of BMW radial engines and armed with four machine guns (two fuselage-mounted & two wing-root mounted) and two wing-mounted 20 mm cannons. Some 6000 ground attack variants of the Fw190 (the F and G models) were also produced and utilized with success by the Luftwaffe a testament to the type's versatility. This Italeri 1/48 scale assembly kit features photo-etched parts for the cockpit and includes Super Decal Sheet for 5 difference WWII Luftwaffe ace versions: 1) Oberleutnant Josef "Sepp" Wurmheller. 2) Hauptmann Walter "Nowi" Nowotny. 3)Major Hermann Graf. 4) Oberstleutnant Josef "Pips? Priller. 5) Major Walter Oesau. This highly detailed Italeri 1/48 scale plastic model kit accurately recreates an Focke-Wulf 190 A a single-seat single-engine fighter used by the German Luftwaffe during WWII. The Fw 190 became the backbone of the German Fighter Force or "Jagdwaffe". This magnificent kit dedicated to the "German Aces" of WWII comes with a super decal sheet by Cartograf (of Italy) for five different versions of this fighter. Each version represents one of the German air aces that flew the 190 A and include: Oberleutnant Josef "Sepp" Wurmheller of Germany Hauptmann Walter "Nowi" Nowotny of Austria Major Hermann Graf of Germany Oberstleutnant Josef "Pips" Priller of Germany and Major Walter Oesau of Germany. This kit contains a detailed cockpit landing gear etched panel lines and two precise photo etched frets. An accurate painting guide is included to aid in precise completion of the kit in one of the five featured painting schemes. This model is surely a candidate for pride-of-place in a WWII collection.