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betheyn
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Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 05:00 AM UTC
Dragon Models continue their range of the Focke-Wulf Ta152 with the release of a 1/48 Focke-Wulf Ta152C-1/R14.


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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
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Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 07:28 AM UTC
Hi Andy

A sample of the kit arrived yesterday, so I'll get on with the review as soon as I can.

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 07:33 AM UTC
I see Dragon have reworked the airintake and cooler behind the prop in comparison to the C-0 edition. That's nice. It would be also nice if they release a correction set for C-0 now as this is the only thing which prevents me from starting this model
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Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 07:41 AM UTC
It looks like they corrected the radiator, I built one of the earlier Dragon Ta 152C kits and the poorly done radiator really let down the overall impression of it.

Why did they not get it right before now? Its not like there were no photographs of the Ta 152C to look at when they designed the earlier kit.

Matrixone
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2011 - 03:03 AM UTC
hi,

I wonder if they corrected the wrong engraving of the landing flaps. the corrected angular cooler is obvious, maybe they corrected the wrong placement of the wing spar and arresting mechanism of the u/c in the instructions as well?
then it will be the definite Ta 152 C in 1/48!

sincerely

ralf
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2011 - 03:22 AM UTC
Hi Ralf

Sadly the flaps and ailerons are unchanged.

All the best

Rowan
matrixone
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2011 - 05:43 AM UTC
Not only are the flaps and ailerons incorrect, the leading edge of the wings are kind of blunt looking.
I have the new HobbyBoss Ta 152C kit and after looking at it that kit is not much better than the earlier Dragon Ta 152C. This new corrected kit of the Dragon Ta 152C should be the best kit of this aircraft in 1/48 scale on the market...even with the problems with the wings.

Matrixone
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2011 - 08:42 AM UTC
I have to say that the hobby boss afford is wrong in many places:
front cooler nonsense
cockpit consoles with a lot of phantasy detail
under the wing are covers for outboard Mg..........with a lot of good will one may think of an hybrid Ta 152 C prototype from focke wulf, not a pre production model
square diameter of the aft fuselage.......

(best i like the box illustration: extended boarding ladder in flight)

so rescribing the landing flaps and correct positioning of the wing spar and the u/c locking makes the dragon kit easily the best available Ta 152 C- kit
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