Curt B Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Hi All, I've built several of the 1/48 Eduard Fw190 A and D variant airplanes, and I have never been able to determine, for sure, even in photos of the actual planes, where, exactly, the stencils that are present for the trim tabs on the rudder, elevators, and ailerons are supposed to be located. Are those stencils supposed to be on the trim tabs themselves, or are they supposed to be on the large control surfaces, right next to the trim tabs? Sorry for such a stupid question, but I've been unable to get an accurate answer. I suppose either way would be okay, though the stencil size is just big enough that they probably can't really fit on the tabs, but then again... Any help from true Fw190 experten would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkin mad Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) This one is from a museum in Hannover, Germany. But it is built from several aircraft, so whether wartime aircraft were like this, I couldn't say. It's probably as good as you are going to get. http://www.britmodeller.com/walkarounds/aircraft/fw190a8/fw 06.jpg Edited April 7, 2021 by barkin mad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Thanks, barkin. It turns out that my friend had an older Fw190 book that has pictures of in-service Fw190 aircraft that show the stencils to be present on the trim tabs themselves, and later variant 190s that have the stencils where your photo indicates. Thank you for the help! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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