Lion Roar 1/48 WWII German Fw189A1 Aircraft w/Skis Kit

In 1937, the RLM issued a requirement for a reconnaissance and observation aircraft that could support Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht intelligence requirements. This design would replace the Henschel Hs 126. Arado, Blohm and Voss, and Focke Wulf all entered designs with the Arado Ar 198 becoming the initial favored option. The Arado's high wing and single engine offered simplicity, but flight test revealed poor performance.

Focke Wulf put forward a twin-engined design as the Fw 189. This aircraft was a twin-boomed monoplane that was powered by a pair of Argus As 410 engines rated at 459 horsepower each. The Fw 189 could take a crew of three up to over 27,000 feet and its light wing loading allowed it to out-maneuver Soviet fighters out for an easy kill.

The Fw 189 was used extensively on the Eastern Front to provide Wehrmacht commanders a commanding view of what the Soviet Armies were up to around the vast Russian landscape. The design was so successful that the Fw 189 would remain in production throughout the war at factories in Bremen, Bordeaux-Merignac (now Dassault) in France, and Aero Vodochody in Czechoslovakia.

Features and Options: Nicely detailed cockpit Nicely detailed rear gunner's position Positionable cockpit access doors Detailed engines Positionable cowling panels Positionable ailerons Positionable rudders Positionable elevator Positionable flaps Positionable boarding ladder Fixed landing gear with fairings and skis Optional maintenance work stand Optional pilot's figure Window masks to make painting SO much easier Markings Provided for One Example: Fw 189A-1, KD+RO, Russian Front Swastikas are provided in this kit though they are broken up in segments to keep this kit compliant with certain European laws. Painting instructions are provided in the new Gunze Creos color standard though RLM numbers are also identified so you can use what paints are convenient wherever you are.