discussion FW190A-5 Seat Harness

[Dave W]

Does anyone have a photo of FW190A-5 seat harness please?.I've got an old 'Reheat' pe fret of 1/48 german buckles but must have thrown away the instructions.I intend using the buckles and some foil to make the harness for my next build the Hasegawa FW190A5 of Herman Graf.Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[Dave W]

Got that wrong.Its an FW190A-4

 

[stona]

Same harness throughout the series,a bit like the ubiquitous British Sutton harness.

Here's the whole thing in the rear seat of an S-8 trainer.

The shoulder harness attachment points were different in the single seat version.

Here's the lap belts.

And a detail of their attachment.

Finally one to show the harness "draped" in a single seater.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Dave W]

Many thanks for the photos.The one of the shoulder harness attachment is particularly useful.Should be able to replicate those brackets with a bit of fuse wire.Also answers another question as to the colour of the webbing.Would i be right in saying bombers had white harnesses and fighters had buff colour harnesses?.Or were colours down to the manufacturer,availability of materials or whatever?.

 

[stona]

I've always seen the harnesses as a light buff colour. The only exception would be some very late war ones which were a light olive green sort of colour.

Cheers

Steve