| Jerry
Rutman 1/24th Focke-Wulf 190D-9 Resin Conversion ¶¶¶¶ Reviewed by Tony Oliver |
| If it's Jerry Rutman's aim to provide the Focke-Wulf specialist with the means to produce every version of the Wurger and its variants, then this latest conversion set is another step closer to large scale Fw190 world domination! |
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Quality
and value are now bywords for Rutman Products and if you've used any of
Jerry's resin sets before, then you'll need no introduction to the fact
that this latest detail set from the Pennsylvanian resin dude is up to
standards. The set is designed to convert Airfix's big scale A-5, into
an accurate portrayal of the Fw190D-9. Comprising
forty two resin parts and a sheet of etched details, the set is a well
thought out solution to producing the Dora-9 in resin and scales out accurately
to published drawings. Following the prototype in its design the set replaces
the fuselage forward of the bulkhead firewall with a three piece cowling
and adds the revised tail empennage to compensate the increase in fuselage
area.
The only drawback
to this set is the joint of the new resin tail assembly to the kit fuselage.
In itself this is no big deal but a sound way of locating the unit would
have made alignment of the tail easier. (A possible solution to this
is to provide a bulkhead at the rear of the kit fuselage to join the
resin tail and to provide a solid joint.) Included in the
set are replacement wheel wells, resin wingspar/firewall and a set of
late pattern treaded wheels alongside the essential trademarks of the
Dora such as the Jumo supercharger intake and the separate AJA180L oil
cooler. Smaller details are there too with the auxiliary air intake
scoop on the top of the gun trough cowling along with separate exhaust
stub ends to replicate the welded originals. I am making a set of comprehensive instructions for this conversion. I am still working on them and will be able to e-mail them to folks who already have the kit as PDF adobe file. To large scale 'Doraphiles' everywhere this one is mandatory, and what better way to rejuvenate that old Airfix 190….. As if all this wasn't enough Jerry Rutman has just announced that the follow up Fw190 conversions in 24th scale are now ready A Fw190D-11 and the ultimate Dora…a D-13 are now available to add to this 190 family. |
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This set
requires some major surgery to the donor kit and although the set is
not designed for novice modellers, some experience of working with resin
and multimedia is advised, they do score over the 'all inclusive' sets
in that they allow the modeller enough space to still be creative. The
resulting 24th scale Dora dwarfs the alternative large scale injection
moulded alternatives and will make an impressive addition to any large
scale collection.