An injection-molded plastic kit of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 (R2/R6/R7/R8, 4-in-1) in 1:35 scale from Border Model. One box builds four different combat variants of the aircraft — and thanks to the 1:35 scale, it fits right into a diorama with tanks and figures.
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An injection-molded plastic kit of the German fighter Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 in 1:35 scale from Border Model. The box is designed as 4-in-1 — it contains parts for four different field conversions: R2, R6, R7, and R8. The package includes photo-etched armor parts and reinforced clear parts for the R7 and R8 versions, rocket launchers for the R6 version, a brass barrel for the MK 108 cannon, a clear engine cowling and weapon-bay covers, and decals for four camouflage schemes.
1:35 is the home scale of ground vehicles and figures — aircraft are traditionally made in 1:32, 1:48, or 1:72, so they never fit in size alongside a military diorama. Border Model chose 1:35 deliberately: this Fw 190 finally fits into one scene with your tanks, vehicles, and figures. A fighter on a field airstrip, mechanics at the open engine, tank crews nearby — that is exactly the point of the whole line.
The Fw 190A-8 was the most numerous version, powered by the BMW 801 radial engine. The letter R in the designation stands for Rüstsatz — a factory-supplied kit of weapons and equipment used to adapt the aircraft for a specific task. R2 replaced the 20 mm cannons in the outer wings with 30 mm MK 108s, whose shells were devastating against four-engined bombers. R6 carried Werfer-Granate 21 rocket launchers under the wings — rockets used to break up tight bomber formations from a greater distance. R7 added cockpit armor. And R8 combined the MK 108 cannons with heavy cockpit armor, including thick armored glass — this is the famous Sturmbock, meaning ram. Pilots of the assault groups flew it close in against bomber formations and had to withstand their concentrated defensive fire. From a single box, you build four different roles that this aircraft actually filled in the defense of the Reich.
Glue the plastic with liquid polystyrene cement. The photo-etched and brass parts do not glue with polystyrene cement — use cyanoacrylate or epoxy instead, bend the photo-etch on a bending tool (not with your fingers), and degrease it before painting. If you want the engine and weapon-bay covers open, paint and shade the exposed areas with a wash before closing the fuselage. Apply a primer as a base, spray the camouflage with an airbrush, apply decals over gloss varnish, and seal them with matte.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints, and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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