From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Nicholas Moore" References: <542486.84590.qm@web96002.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Review article 1/48 Focke-Wulf FW190A-5 'GRAF' w/FIGURE Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:14:48 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01CAD00A.FE8EEB30" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01CAD00A.FE8EEB30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Nicholas Moore=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:16 AM Subject: Review article 1/48 Focke-Wulf FW190A-5 'GRAF' w/FIGURE Hasegawa 1/48 Focke-Wulf FW190A-5 'GRAF' w/FIGURE=20 product 09893 $35.61 from HobbyLink Japan Product Article by Nick Moore Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo = 01.jpg here =20 The Hasegawa FW190 A-5 in this kit is not new and has been = favourably reviewed elsewhere. It represents good quality and = buildability but without some of the detail and extras contained in say = Eduard=E2=80=99s A-5. This release contains the same A-5 parts but with = decals that cover the two slightly different variations of Graf's FW190 = A-5 Wk-Nr 2594 that he flew with EJGr Ost in France. Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of = photo 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 03.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of photo 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the = full sized version of photo 04.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able smaller version of photo 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo = will bring up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg Steve Bamford will = insert a click-able smaller version of photo 06.jpg here. Clicking on = that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20 This previously released aircraft kit now includes a very well = sculpted figure depicting =E2=80=98Hauptmann Hermann Graf=E2=80=99 in = France during 1943. It is obviously difficult to capture a likeness in = this small scale and though his features are a little exaggerated the = resemblance to Graf of this resin casting is very good. The box features = a portrait of Graf and a photo of a painted example (an excellent job) = as a guide to painting. Incidentally I think at the time of the image = portrayed on the box art he had been promoted to Major and the figure = has a hint of the correct woven braid on the epaulets that is = appropriate to the rank) =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo = 02.jpg here =20 There is little doubt that Hermann Graf was a talented fighter = pilot. As well as running up a high total of victories in the east with = JG 52 he was also able to add several more against the western allies = during various duties with JGr 50 and JG 11 from 1943 to 1944. He = rejoined and led his old unit JG 52 from October 1944 until the end of = the war and was imprisoned in the Soviet Union until his release in = 1949.=20 =20 My thanks to HobbyLink Japan for supplying this kit for review. Nick Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of = photo 07.jpg here. 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Hi,
I just wanted to let you know = your article=20 went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.
 
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Sent: Thursday, February 04, = 2010 1:16=20 AM
Subject: Review article 1/48 = Focke-Wulf=20 FW190A-5 'GRAF' w/FIGURE

Hasegawa

1/48=20 Focke-Wulf FW190A-5 'GRAF' w/FIGURE

product=20 09893

$35.61 from=20 HobbyLink Japan

Product=20 Article by Nick Moore

Steve Bamford will insert full = sized version=20 of photo 01.jpg here=20

The Hasegawa = FW190 A-5 in=20 this kit is not new and has been favourably reviewed elsewhere. = It=20 represents good quality and buildability but without some of the = detail=20 and extras contained in say Eduard=E2=80=99s A-5. This release = contains the same=20 A-5 parts but with decals that cover the two slightly different=20 variations of Graf's FW190 A-5 Wk-Nr 2594 that he flew with = EJGr=20 Ost in France.=

 

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg

This = previously released=20 aircraft kit now includes a very well sculpted figure depicting=20 =E2=80=98Hauptmann Hermann Graf=E2=80=99 in France during 1943. = It is=20 obviously difficult to capture a likeness in this small scale = and though=20 his features are a little exaggerated the resemblance to Graf of = this=20 resin casting is very good. The box features a portrait of Graf = and a=20 photo of a painted example (an excellent job) as a guide to = painting.=20 Incidentally I think at the time of the image portrayed on the = box art=20 he had been promoted to Major and the figure has a hint of the = correct=20 woven braid on the epaulets that is appropriate to the = rank)

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Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here=20

There is = little doubt that=20 Hermann Graf was a talented fighter pilot. As well as running up = a high=20 total of victories in the east with JG 52 he was also able to = add=20 several more against the western allies during various duties = with JGr=20 50 and JG 11 from 1943 to 1944. He rejoined and led his old = unit JG=20 52 from October 1944 until the end of the war and was imprisoned = in the=20 Soviet Union until his = release in 1949.=20

 

My thanks to = HobbyLink=20 Japan for supplying = this kit=20 for review.

 

Nick
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