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Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« on: October 24, 2014, 10:52:34 AM »
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A thread for your Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration:

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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2014, 10:53:37 AM »
To begin with, here is something a little different:

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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #2 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).

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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2014, 11:49:53 AM »
Well, speaking of radials, there's the Fw 189E and the Sukhoi Su-12.





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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2014, 12:59:31 PM »
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.


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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2014, 03:00:22 AM »
Maybe one in a civilian tourist sightseeing role...
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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2014, 03:40:13 AM »
I like the T-Rex version - armoured cab for strafing :D




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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #8 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:



Maybe in a Leopard Pattern:

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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #9 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. 





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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2014, 03:51:22 AM »
A few done elsewhere:



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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #11 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. 
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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2020, 02:44:27 AM »
I like the T-Rex version - armoured cab for strafing :D






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








Does anyone know of a kit or conversion for?
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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #13 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.
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Re: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #14 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
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