In 1944 the Reich Air Ministry became aware of Allied jet developments and they were particularly concerned that they might have to face the Gloster Meteor over the continent. In response they instituted the Emergency Fighter Program, ending production of most bomber and multi-role aircraft in favor of fighters. The Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein was a design for a jet-powered fighter intended as the successor to the Messerschmitt Me 262 and other WWII Luftwaffe day fighters. Development had not concluded by the end of the war. The name Huckebein is a reference to a trouble-making raven from an illustrated story in 1867 by Wilhelm Busch.
Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.
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Product Details
Scale: 1/48
Skill Level: 3
Parts: 50+
Length: 7.8"
Height: 3.5"
- Painting and assembly required
- 7 sprues
- Molded in grey plastic
- Clear parts
- One Cartograf decal sheet
- One photo-etched fret
- Highly detailed cockpit and landing gear
- Accurately reproduced air-to-air, wire-guided missile and drop tank
- Masking tape for masking clear parts included
- Optional position landing gear
- Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:
- Ta 183, Hptm. Erich Hartmann, JG53, early 1946
- Ta 183, Oberst Heinz Baer, JV44, early 1946
- Ta 183, unknown unit, early 1946
- Ta 183, JG1, early 1946
- Ta 183, Stab./JG7, early 1946
- Ta 183, built by Soviet Russian research group, based on German leftovers for testing
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:
White
Silver
Steel
Flat Black
Flat White
Red Brown
Tan
Clear Red
Clear Blue
Grey RLM 02
Red RLM 23 (for options 2, 4 & 5 above only)
Black Grey RLM 66 (for options 1- 5 above only)
Dark Green RLM 71
Grey Green RLM 74 (for option 1 above only)
Grey Violet RLM 75 (for option 1 above only)
Light Blue RLM 76
Brown Violet RLM 81
Light Green RLM 82
Blue (for option 5 above only)
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