Here is a series of photos of a quick build by Jerry Crandall
Hasegawa 1/32 Fw 190 A-8 -
Walter Dahl's former Sturmbock "Blue 13"
This was one of several "Blue 13s" that Dahl flew while he was Kommodore of a combined anti-bomber unit consisting of JG 300 and IV./JG 3. This particular "Blue 13" was originally a Sturmbock aircraft that had been equipped with the 5 mm bolt-on fuselage armor plate plus the Scheuklappen armored glass panel attached to the canopy. He had this heavy extra armor removed in order to achieve better maneuverability and a higher rate of speed. The holes left by the removal of the fuselage armor were filled with putty, some of them were overpainted with Red Oxide primer. The chipped paint off the canopy shows evidence of the wear caused by the Scheuklappen . The large emblem on the cowling is evident in photos taken when a German newsreel camera crew filmed Walter Dahl in this "Blue 13". It is possible this emblem was applied only for this filming. In these photos it is difficult to determine if there was a Blue background behind the B-17 in the crosshairs on the nose art. There is evidence of some mottling in this circle; however, Walter Loos who also flew this aircraft as a member of the Stab of JG 300, recalls in an interview in 1992 that this aircraft with the emblem did have a blue background to the nose art. It is unclear whether the emblem is on the starboard side as well. At the time of the filming, the paint was worn and chipped including overpainting around the "Blue 13" and Balkenkreuz.
The markings for this "Blue 13" are available on EagleCals #77 available in only 1/32nd scale.
Overall view of "Blue 13" which had the standard canopy with pulley system and ETC 501 rack equipped for the 300 liter aluminum drop tank.
Sitting on a base from Just Plane Stuff is Dahl's "Blue 13"
Close up view with the holes left from the removable of the armor plate, puttied and painted with Red Oxide primer.
Rear view of "Blue 13" that has the upper wing cannon bulges installed, although not all A-8s were equipped with this feature. The JG 300 Home Defense band was a dark Red.