Here is a weekend build utilizing our newest EagleParts,
EP#41-32 and EP#43-32
One of my favorite D-9s has always been Hans Dortenmann's Fw 190 D-9, the third Dora 9 built by the Focke-Wulf factory, W. Nr. 210003. He kept this same aircraft throughout the war. Sadly he was forced to destroy it at the end.
The Hasegawa gun cowl, trough and radiator cowlings unfortunately are not 100% accurate. The cowling itself is too bulbous creating a cleavage effect down the middle of the cowl. The gun trough area where it meets the front edge of the gun cowl has a funnel-like shape which is not correct, it is more of a cylindrical shape. The radiator cowling does not have a full enough airfoil shape and as a result is too flat.
To see how our EagleParts would change the character of the Dora 9 and to make it more accurate is the reason I built this colorful D-9.
I chose EagleCals #21-32 to illustrate Dortenmann's "Yellow 1" D-9 how it appeared just at the end of the war. I had the most fun putting on the small photo-etched landing gear indicators that have the small red arrow visible to the pilot to tell him the landing gear legs are down and locked. This is part of our cockpit set EP#40-32.
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