{"product_id":"hobby-master-fw-190-ha7420","title":"Hobby Master HA7420 1:48 FW-190A-4 Eagle Head","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1937 even though the Me-109 was a very capable fighter the Reichsluftfahrtministeriun \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(RLM) or Reich Air Ministry was worried that future foreign designs might surpass its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperformance so they called for submissions of designs. Kurt Tank won the competition with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis radical use of an air-cooled radial engine that he dubbed the Fw-190 Würger (Butcher \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBird). There were many skeptics who believed this new aircraft would surpass the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperformance of the Me-109. However when the Fw-190 entered combat in the summer of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1941 it already was Germany’s premiere piston-powered WWII fighter. Over 20,000 of all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evariants of the Fw-190 were built with 13,291 of these being of the 9 different “A” variants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSiegfried “Wumm” Schnell was assigned to IV.\/JG 2 scoring his first victory on May 14, 1940 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand by the end of October 1940 had 20 victories. June 1941 he transferred to 9.\/JG 2 and In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFebruary 1943 replaced his Bf-109 with an Fw-190A-4 W.Nr. 746 and 80 victories by April \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1943. On May 1, 1943 Schnell went to 111.\/JG 54 and then February 11, 1944 to IV.\/JG 54 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon the Eastern Front flying a Bf-109. Schnell had 93 victories when he was shot down on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFebruary 25, 1944.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHobby Master 1:48 FW-190A-4 Eagle Head HA7420\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/48 scale pre-finished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-cast metal with a minimum of plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessionally painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll markings pad applied for superb results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCockpit slides open\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes with a pilot that can be removed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes with display stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be displayed with landing gear up or down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007572181219,"sku":"7479","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha7420-148-fw-190a-4-eagle-head-814805.jpg?v=1738274788","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-fw-190-ha7420","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}