So much for the history lesson. This model was based on Eduard's FW 190 A8/R2 kit - a superbly detailed kit which is nevertheless a bit hung up on its BMW engine and weapons. It's designed to have everything on show via appropriate panels and an open cowling. I'd built it before, and it looks great displayed in this way as Eduard intended for the kit.
With this brief, I had been asked to keep the panels closed. It was not too problematic; I just needed to sand the detail off the wing root gun panels. But the fuselage gun cowling was different; The gun tray and bulkhead needed to be eliminated. The overwide fuselage then needed to be braced around the gun cover and carefully cyano'd into place. Finally, the instrument bezel had to be secured to something as the gun bulkhead was gone.
Once this little procedure had been performed, I was able to proceed with the rest of the build. It was a positive experience, and I was left with a model to be proud of and a feeling of accomplishment.
The base and accessories are from the VP product range, and I think they set off the model beautifully.
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