Designed for their Fw-190D-9, this beautiful upgrade set from Eduard is for those who want to show off the detail under the forward cowlings. Featuring six light and dark grey resin pieces, everything is perfectly formed and blemish free. The guns are hollowed out at the ends and the cooling slots are opened as well. There is also a small fret of photo etch that holds seven pieces of nickel plated parts – six cowl fasteners and one windscreen oil cleaning pipe. The oil cleaning pipe will require the most care, as it is very, very thin.

The set is contained in very secure thick plastic packaging that prevents any damage to the delicate parts. Including the set into your build should prove no big problem as it follows the basic kit formula, except with richer detail. You will have to mount the shelf to the vertical plastic kit piece, but the resin has larger attachment surfaces which will help ensure the proper alignment. This alignment is essential when building the Eduard Focke Wulf series.

The level of detail is far superior to anything you can make with PE and is quite impressive. Additional wiring and good painting would bring this beauty to life. The thrifty-minded of us may have some issue with the cost. However, looking at the detail, there is no way that I could replicate this with scratchbuilding. So, if you want to show off the MG-131 gun mounts on your Dora, I think this set is the fastest and easiest way to do it justice.

Highly recommended

Thanks to Eduard for the beautiful aftermarket set and IPMS/USA for the review opportunity.