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Great Wall Hobby have built a fine reputation for their military kits, and I was very impressed by the company's useful Lion Roar 1:48 WW2 aircraft generic detail sets and modelling accessories. Now they are all set to make a bold move into aircraft kit production - and their first kit is a subject that's long been on Luftwaffe modellers' wish-lists as a mainstream kit - the Focke-Wulf Fw 189.

Great Wall Hobby have provided artwork of the parts layouts and 3D CAD images that reveal nicely detailed engines, undercarriage and cockpit, separate control surfaces and flaps, plus a maintenance platform. Decals appear to offer a choice of 2 colour schemes. Kit #L4803 is due for release in early October, but there are no details of price and availability yet. Aeroscale will be following this exciting release closely, so watch out for a review soon.

With another quarterscale Fw 189 also on the way from the Ukraine, this year looks set to be a great one for fans of the Uhu!

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