Focke-Wulf Fw 190 1/72 Scale Models

German Fw 190A-3 - This is a model of a fighter that flew against the British over the English Channel and France in 1942. When the Fw 190 entered service in Western Europe in September, 1941, it proved superior to Britain's Spitfire Mk.V. It maintained this status until the summer of 1942, when the British evened the odds with the introduction of the Spitfire Mk.IX, which was designed specifically to deal with the Fw 190A. Later that year, the Germans started fitting Fw 190s with Rüstsätze conversion kits, which allowed planes to be easily modified in the field to meet specific local demands. The most effective of these was the R-6 kit, which installed a WGr.21 anti-aircraft rocket launcher under each wing. The rockets proved effective against heavy American bombers flying in defensive box formations. The Fw 190A's performance, however, fell off at the high altitudes where the bombers flew, making it vulnerable to escort fighters. The Fw 190 was produced until the end of the war, and over 20,000 were built. But that was fewer than the Luftwaffe's primary fighter, the Messerschmitt Bf 109. A few Fw 190s were supplied to Germany's allies Hungary and Romania, and in 1942 some were sold to neutral Turkey.

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German Fw 190F-8 - This is a model of a fighter bomber that flew against Soviet ground forces on the Eastern Front in 1944. The first significant use of the Fw 190 as a ground support plane occurred in 1942 using Fw 190A-4s fitted at the factory with Umrüst Bausätze conversion kits. These modifications included the removal of the outer wing cannons to save weight and the installation of a ventral bomb rack. These planes were the first Fw 190 Jabos, or fighter bombers, and were so successful that they became the basis for the production of two Fw 190 models dedicated to this role, the Fw 190F and the Fw 190G. Both were introduced in 1943 and they replaced the obsolete Ju 87 Stuka as Germany's primary ground support aircraft. The Fw 190G differed from the Fw 190F in that it was designed for long-range missions, with its defensive armament reduced to just the two wing root cannons and an extra fuel tank installed under each wing.

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German Fw 190D-9 - This is a model of a fighter that flew against the American fighters and daytime bombers over Germany in late 1944. Developmental versions of the Fw 190D, a long-nosed version of the Fw 190A with a more powerful inline engine, began to appear in early 1944. But the plane didn't enter full production until late 1944. It had the high altitude performance lacking from the Fw 190A and could compete with the American P-51D Mustang, but it was too little too late.

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German Ta 152H - This is a model of a fighter that flew against the Allies in early 1945. The Ta 152 was developed from the Focke-Wulf Fw 190D, but was given the designation Ta instead of Fw in order to honor its designer, Kurt Tank. Ta 152s entered service at the beginning of 1945. The Ta 152 was the Luftwaffe's first true high altitude fighter and had a pressurized cabin. It was the best piston-engined German fighter of the war, but few were produced and most of these were used to guard Me 262 jet fighter airstrips. Like its predecessor the Fw 190D, it was too little too late.

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