1/48 Dragon Ta-152

Gallery Article by Mauro Ferri

 

Ta 152 H-1 of Obfw. Josef Keil - Geschwaderstab JG 301, Alteno 1945

I’ve substituted the engine kit with the Aires one that is more precise in scale.  Many details are in resin or scratch.  The fit wings/fuselage needs a millions of no-glue trials and after this very difficult work all the construction seems so easy... 

 

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About painting I referred to the only colour photo I know in the middle of Monogram Close-up n° 24.  Gunze acrilic mix for RLM 76/81/81 (Chips of the official Monogram LW painting Book).  Acrilic tensocrom for weathering.  For decals I used a set from Aeromaster.  I also used resin wheels.

Bibliography

  • Monogram Close-up n° 24 The official Monogram Ta 152 - Aircraft monograph

  • Model Art n° 336 Warplanes of the third Reich - W. Green

Mauro Ferri

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Photos and text © by Mauro Ferri