I want to do a 1/32 FW190 - what's the best one out there? All opinions gratefully received!
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Not my scale but I am sure someone will have an idea Snapper. -
Maybe worth investigating Hasegawa, they do a few.Comment
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Hasegawa are really the only game in town at this scale. The A-8 is a new kit and is good,the A-5 is essentially the same kit and is therefore also okay.Hasegawa do have some old "Anton" kits out there which are not great. The Revell A-6 is a reboxing of the old Hasegawa kit. It can be made into a decent model with a bit of work.
The new tooled D-9 "Dora" is a great kit,one of the best I've ever built,in terms of construction it's up with the Tamiya Spitfire and that is high praise indeed.
Trumpeter are supposed to be releasing a "Dora" too,but I've no idea what that will be like,Trumpeter can be a bit hit or miss! Hopefully it'll be a hit.
Cheers
Steve
Edit,I also remember a Revell F-8 which is also a reboxing of an old hasegawa kit.Comment
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Thanks for the comment so far - it's looking like Hasegawa!Comment
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If you want the traditional radial shape of the Anton then the most readily available is the "new" A-8. There are also lots of goodies/conversions for it if you fancy it. Otherwise the D-9,which also has extras available,has to be your best bet.
One last option would be the Pacific Coast Models Ta152, still really an Fw190 variant,maybe not as straight forward a build.
I happen to have an A-8 which I may build,but all the nightfighters on the go at the moment have got me contemplating a two seat nightfighter,maybe Trumpeter's Me262B1a/U1.
Keep us posted!
Cheers
SteveComment
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I've got the 'new' Hasegawa A8 and D9 kits. Excellent quality and well worth searching evilbay for a cheap one (or get John to order you one).
If you have any doubt as to which kit is new and which is an old one then check out this database on largescaleplanes.com. It's really good
Large Scale Planes - LSP Kit DatabaseComment
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Thanks flounder - that's a really useful link!Comment
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