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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: GTX_Admin on October 24, 2014, 10:52:34 AM

Title: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on October 24, 2014, 10:52:34 AM

Folks,

A thread for your Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration:

(http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Fw-189/Fw-189-(H)31.1-(5D+FH)/images/Art-Focke-Wulf-Fw-189A-1(H).31-(5D+FH)-Smolensk-1941-0A.jpg)

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on October 24, 2014, 10:53:37 AM

To begin with, here is something a little different:

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/FW189DV7_zpsa2d223ef.png)

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: elmayerle on October 24, 2014, 11:00:03 AM

The most obvious one is an updated one with suitable turboprops.  Alternatively, a captured one shipped back to the US and outfitted with Ranger or Menasco engines (or some of the smaller radials).

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Logan Hartke on October 24, 2014, 11:49:53 AM

Well, speaking of radials, there's the Fw 189E and the Sukhoi Su-12.

(http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/images/fw189-WRG-0017702.jpg)

(http://airforce-photo.com/albums/userpics/10009/normal_29.jpg)

Cheers,

Logan

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: jcf on October 24, 2014, 12:59:31 PM

Quote from: elmayerle on October 24, 2014, 11:00:03 AM

The most obvious one is an updated one with suitable turboprops.  Alternatively, a captured one shipped back to the US and outfitted with Ranger or Menasco engines (or some of the smaller radials).

The Ranger V-770 is in the ballpark with the Argus 410/411, however none of the 4 or 6-cylinder Menascos
would be powerful enough.

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on October 25, 2014, 03:00:22 AM

Maybe one in a civilian tourist sightseeing role...

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: jcf on October 25, 2014, 03:22:03 AM

B-series trainer as a light airliner or executive aircraft.

You might be able to build the V7/'D' floatplane in 1/48 by combining the MPM 'B' kit with the floats from a 1/72 He 115,
or rob the floats from the old 1/48 Nichimo Aichi E13A1.

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: raafif on October 25, 2014, 03:40:13 AM

I like the T-Rex version - armoured cab for strafing :D

(http://www.aer.ita.br/~bmattos/mundo/images1/fw189_v6.jpg)

(http://www.luftarchiv.de/flugzeuge/focke-wulf/fw189_7.jpg)

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on October 25, 2014, 03:43:31 AM

I'm picturing one as a follow on to Osa's Ark S-38 or S-39 Spirit of Africa:

(http://www.airminded.net/sikorsky1/G986.jpg)

Maybe in a Leopard Pattern:

(http://rlv.zcache.com/orange_black_and_brown_leopard_print_pattern_canvas-r5c789948f05d4bdb99a68d3c03b9ee67_wta_8byvr_512.jpg)

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on October 25, 2014, 03:43:47 AM

New build with gas turbines and all of the usual bells and whistles to make it competitive in the COIN market. 





*edit for bad grammar ;(

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on October 25, 2014, 03:51:22 AM

A few done elsewhere:

(http://666kb.com/i/c2kzx63jas0f81fit.jpg)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/dadlamassu/Fictional%20Africa%20extras/DSCF5102.jpg)

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on October 25, 2014, 04:15:35 AM

Looks like it was designed for upgrades :)

The lower image with the OV-10 forward fuselage has the flight crew in a good position to look down which is ideal for SAR, FAC, COIN things. 

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 09, 2020, 02:44:27 AM

Quote from: raafif on October 25, 2014, 03:40:13 AM

I like the T-Rex version - armoured cab for strafing :D

([url]http://www.aer.ita.br/~bmattos/mundo/images1/fw189_v6.jpg[/url])

([url]http://www.luftarchiv.de/flugzeuge/focke-wulf/fw189_7.jpg[/url])

Bigger version of above plus more (click on images to see bigger versions):

(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/1568891114144-png.553171/)
(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/1568891152404-png.553172/)
(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/1568891322574-png.553175/)
(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/1568891391493-png.553176/)
(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/1568891492368-png.553177/)
(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/fw-189-v-6-cocvkpit-jpg.558531/)

Does anyone know of a kit or conversion for?

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: jcf on December 09, 2020, 03:05:04 AM

'Tis a pity who that who ever did the scanning didn't scan in grayscale and use descreening,
which gets rid of the moire pattern.

Title: Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Frank3k on December 09, 2020, 08:37:55 AM

I have a small resin conversion set (just the armored cockpit) for the 1/72 Airfix Fw-189 that turns it into the FW 189C
MPM made a 1/72 version of the FW 189 V6 (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mpm-production-72516-focke-wulf-fw-189-v6--112293)