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FW-200
Jessie_C
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 09:41 AM UTC
From the "No, really, it's really real!" department, BOAC's FW-200 Condor.

I should have done the undersides in bare metal. The Sky was a result of misreading the painting instructions.

This aircraft first flew for Det Danske Luftfartselskab and was seized while it was in the UK when Denmark was invaded. After briefly serving with BOAC (where it was fittingly named "Wolf"), the aircraft went on to serve with the RAF, only to be damaged beyond repair in 1941.

The kit is Revell's FW-200A, straight out of the box. IIRC, the other marking option for this particular offering was Lufthansa. It was also available in Syndicato Condor and DDL, so it's possible to build this aircraft in a "Before and after" configuration.
AussieReg
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 06:52 PM UTC
Very nice build Jesscia, you have a knack of coming up with some uncommon schemes.
I've always liked the lines of the FW-200, probably my favorite of the 4-engine heavies in the looks department.

Cheers, D
Planenuts
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Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 03:15 PM UTC
I agree, the condor is an attractive aircraft and I love seeing it in something other than Luftwaffe colors, nice job !

Cheers,

Gary
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