Ranger_Chris61 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Taking a look at a fine kit from Eduard, their FW-190A-9 Profitpack in 1/48th scale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Awesome! I love the Eduard FW kits. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hal Marshman Sr Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Jester, I'm finding many agree with me about how difficult the Eduard kits are, as least as far as the Long nosed 190s are concerned. Hal Sr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) Jester, I'm finding many agree with me about how difficult the Eduard kits are, as least as far as the Long nosed 190s are concerned. Hal Sr That may be so, but that doesn't mean I don't like them. Aaron Edited May 24, 2013 by jester292 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hal Marshman Sr Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 You're free to like or dislike them as you choose. For myself, I wouldn't purchase another one. If some gives me one, I'll send it to you for cost of postage. Hal Sr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 You're free to like or dislike them as you choose. For myself, I wouldn't purchase another one. If some gives me one, I'll send it to you for cost of postage. Hal Sr Deal! The Tamiya kits are a dream though I must say. Thanks for the review Ranger_Chris. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScaleAviation Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 if you can build this then you can build anything aside from limited run kits. i bought this kit awhile and did some testing fitting of the main parts with zero problems. i wish eduard made their cowlings one piece though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hal Marshman Sr Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Their Focke Wulf series do feature a great many "make work" assemblies, that could just as well have been either cast as one piece, The little cradles inside the gear well, into which the gear leg nestles when closed, are prime examples. Carpet monster loved them! Lots of nit picky things like that. Hal Sr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robertson Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 And a windshield/canopy that's 1/38th scale in width... (That's actual: 6.2 mm vs 5.1 mm) Little things like that... The Eduard FW-190D is a much better buy than the A series, as it is, canopy excepted, the most accurate of its kind made, which is a long, long way from what the Eduard A/Fs are: The A/Fs are actually dead last accuracy-wise: Hasegawa-Dragon- long gap-Tamiya-Long gap-Eduard... Robertson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Feel free to send your Eduard 190As and 190Fs to my address. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joscasle Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Feel free to send your Eduard 190As and 190Fs to my address. Aaron Send some to me too :whistle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robertson Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Send some to me too :whistle:/> :whistle:/> Sold my pair as soon as I looked at them, in the Spring of 2008... For a fairly high price too... But then I bought another one, much later, for the all-red captured decal option included. Did not use these great decals, but I did end up using one part of the kit: The Eduard kit has the best cooling fan of all: That part can be adapted to the (near flawless) Hasegawa kit by moving the Hasegawa engine backward... That is the ONE Eduard kit part used... The rest of the kit has long since been binned, except for the decals. For those who still think this is a worthwhile kit, just remember that the FW-190A never had a cylindrical cowling (I think not even Aurora in the 1950s made that mistake).... The Eduard cowling is cylindrical likely because the FW-190A-8Ns newly-built "kits" have a cylindrical cowl, maybe because of the Russian engine... So the Eduard cowls are indeed useful if you build a replica of the new-built 190ANs, but that would still be the only parts of the kit useable (with the engine fan). Another option is to do them all opened-up, without any engine cowl covers present, as they are designed for that. Robertson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 ...the (near flawless) Hasegawa kit... :rofl:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerdling Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) :rofl:/>/>/> Just remember Robertson is Gaston Marty so that will explain a bit right there :whistle:/> Edited May 27, 2013 by nerdling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hal Marshman Sr Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) Just round filed my Eduard Dora 9. In addition to all the problems the kit presents under the best of circumstances, this turned out to be the original "Bad Luck Kit", meaning even things that should have gone right, and didn't, super glue spills, broken parts, etc, etc, etc. Finally grew way too weary spending 2 or 3 hours on what should have been 5 minute jobs. Saved several key parts to go into a Tamiya, that I'm trying to "accurize". (Engine back, modified bulkheads, prop and spinner.I'll also use the wheels. Lessee what happens now. Hope the parts didn't carry the kit's jinx with them. If so, I am indeed accursed. Hal Sr Edited May 27, 2013 by Hal Marshman Sr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robertson Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 :rofl:/>/> If you think there is a lot wrong about the 1/48th Hasegawa FW-190A-5 and above, I suspect you probably don't know much about 190s... There is some problems with these kits: Let's hear you itemize them, since you claim to know something about them... Robertson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 ...I suspect you probably don't know much about 190s... :rofl:/>/> I know a surprising amount about the 190. I just refuse to become a self appointed expert. There's enough of them on the internet. And I don't spend my time nitpicking models Marty. I build them. And if you really think the Hasegawa kit is "near flawless", you don't finish a lot of models. Ken (building nine of them right now) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Feel free to send your Eduard 190As and 190Fs to my address. Aaron I agree 100%. I have about six or eight FW's in my stash from Tamigawa, and probably will never open the boxes again after getting my first Eduard kit. But I'm kinda wanting to see Zvezda attempt the 190's in 1/48th gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hal Marshman Sr Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Cherss, the Eduard kit looks great in the box, but have you done any assembly yet? Hal Sr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Are there significantly different build issues between the Eduard D and A kits? FWIW, I found the A-5 kit buildable, if not particularly user friendly. Cheers, Pip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Are there significantly different build issues between the Eduard D and A kits? FWIW, I found the A-5 kit buildable, if not particularly user friendly. Cheers, Pip Buildable - yes, sure. But Eduard 190s are in my experience unforgiving, esp. when built with all panels closed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Buildable - yes, sure. But Eduard 190s are in my experience unforgiving, esp. when built with all panels closed. Well, the A-5 I built had everything closed. It was somewhat of a PITA, but I'm quite pleased with the result. Actually, as I recall, the most aggravating section of the build was the engine mounts. I struggled with them unsuccessfully for some time before I realized that they were basically unnecessary since the the engine was such a tight fit in the cowling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lodewijk Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I've built one of these before and don't recall it being as hard to build as people say they are. The only major issue I recall was the fit/closing the gun bay doors. I just pulled the A-8 and F-8 from my stash and started working on them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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