Eduard has graciously provided the IPMS Reviewer Corps with their new Limited Edition dual combo kit: Wilde Sau, Episode Three: Until the Fall of the Empire. Featuring the Fw 190A-8 and Fw 190D-9 kits in 1/48th scale.

This is Part 3 of this kit review, and it will focus on the Fw 190D-9 airplane build.

In the Box

For the Fw 190D-9 kit, the second half of the instructions are dedicated to its assembly.

Per Scalemates.com, the Fw 190D-9 kit is an older molding (2010) than the Fw 190A-8 kit (2017). The D-9 wing and fuselage rivet detail is not as prevalent compared to the A-8 kit. So, there are some dissimilarities in parts molding and format. This is not bad but noticeable.

For the D-9 kit, assembly starts in the cockpit, but you will have to cut of the molded detail for the side instrument panels to apply the PE parts. But there are options to use decals to overlay on top of the molded panels or you can paint it by hand.

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ResKit has provided several resin detail sets for the ICM Tarhe and Sky Crane helicopters, including this landing gear set. The kit contains two main landing gear with weighted tires and the nose gear and tire. The parts are 3-D printed resin with brass pieces for the actual struts. Using brass for the axles and struts will greatly increase the strength of the landing gear assembly. Height of the landing gear can be adjusted depending on the load or whether the aircraft is airborne. I plan to hang ICM‘s fire tank on the helicopter so the additional strength will be helpful.

Eduard has graciously provided the IPMS Reviewer Corps with their new Limited Edition dual combo kit: Wilde Sau, Episode Three: Until the Fall of the Empire. Featuring the Fw 190A-8 and Fw 190D-9 kits in 1/48th scale.

This is Part 2 of this kit review, and it will focus on the Fw 190A-8 airplane build.

Part 1 of this review looked at the box contents.

In the Box

For the Fw 190A-8 kit, the first half of the instructions are dedicated to its assembly. It starts in the cockpit where Eduard provides smooth panel parts to allow the PE details to be glued directly to the plastic without having to first remove & sand away the raised detail. But there are options to use decals to overlay on top of the molded panels or you can paint it by hand.

Once the cockpit is finished it can be installed into the fuselage halves along with the engine front plate.

Double Xcellent Model puts together a great package when they release a decal set. I’ve used their F-15 JASDF set for stencils in the past and was excited to try out a full set of DXM decals. Right off the bat, the instructions impress. Clear and colorful, as well as easy to read. This was the first of two sets I have to review and what caught me off-guard at first was trying to find the decal numbers on the sheet, fortunately DXM provides a second sheet in the pack that has the decal numbers in large white circles on it to use as a reference. There are no miscellaneous numbers to clear off the decal paper when you place them in water this way. This is a totally different approach in the decal world, and as a modeler, I can appreciate that.

Eduard has graciously provided the IPMS Reviewer Corps with their new Limited Edition dual combo kit: Wilde Sau, Episode Three: Until the Fall of the Empire. Featuring the Fw 190A-8 and Fw 190D-9 kits in 1/48th scale.

In the Box

This is a typical Eduard top-open box with beautiful artwork. Inside are parts for a Fw 190A-8 and a Fw 190D-9 WWII German airplane. Also included are photo-etched frets for each plane, along with two sets of resin wheels and masking sets for the wheels and canopies.

The instruction booklet has 32 pages with easy-to-follow steps and well-detailed illustrations.

Decals are on one large sheet for both planes, along with a separate stencil decal sheet for each plane. Decals are the kind where you can lift off the carrier film after letting it dry overnight.

The provided decal markings are as follows: