Focke Wulf Fw-58 Weihe

[helischmidt]

Well... I think this is more or less finished.
For now...

Time for some new schemes (and variants )

Hi DarkoB,

nice profile ...
but why is the shadow under the fuselage dark, under the wings but bright?
And why are the secondary shade darker than the main shadow?

Bye Heli

[DarkoB]

Gentlemen, thank you for your comments.
I tweaked engine nacelle's shadows and highlights a little bit, hope now looks better.
The underside of the wing has stronger shadow now, but not sure if this is enough What do you think?

[helischmidt]

Gentlemen, thank you for your comments.
I tweaked engine nacelle's shadows and highlights a little bit, hope now looks better.
The underside of the wing has stronger shadow now, but not sure if this is enough What do you think?

This looks better!

[helischmidt]

Gentlemen, thank you for your comments.
I tweaked engine nacelle's shadows and highlights a little bit, hope now looks better.
The underside of the wing has stronger shadow now, but not sure if this is enough What do you think?

Hi DarkoB,

a little something that has already been written Baron.

The wing base is bent!
And the German Cross is bent ... something just as in my example of this.
The marking extends not optically straight, not at right angles!

The windows are also still me to color intensive.

Goodbye my friend.
Heli

[helischmidt]

Here the window less colorful

[DarkoB]

Machine no.2:
One of the most active Weihe prototypes, Fw-58V18 (WNr.2307, D-OXLR).
Started service as testbed for C-series modifications, later to be equipped with tricycle undercarriage using modified Fw-190A-5 wheel, mounted in the nose section.
During 1941 carried several air-to-air refueling test flights. Tanker aircraft was another prototype aircraft, modified Junkers Ju-90V-5.
According to some sources later was re-engined with Lufthansa standard Hirth HM508H engines with new designation Fw-58H-1.

[Mangas]

Looks nice! And I really like the chassis details...

P.S.: DarkoB, I would check the spinner blades... Aren't they suppose to be straight? Yours look a little angled (and a little too thin at the base...)

[DarkoB]

Thanks Mangas, I corrected propeller blades angle and shape.
Helischmidt, thanks for your effort. Removed blueish tone of the glass.

Two more:

1. All white Fw-58C-2 (D-OIAK) of Seenotdienst (Search and Rescue Service) attached to I./JG26 during The Battle of Britain.

And now something completely different (sort of...)
Starting with B variant Actually this took more time than i thought it would So this would be the first B in the row:

2. Fw-58B-2 (DK+AU, WNr.2980) from Flugbereitschaft beim Befehlshaber Serbien with one kill mark on tail.

[Baron]

Great work Darko!
I like it!
Are you sure about the white outline swastika at the last profile? Very untypical for such a plane. Were can I find a reference photograph for this plane?
Cheers, Simon

[DarkoB]

Great work Darko!
I like it!
Are you sure about the white outline swastika at the last profile? Very untypical for such a plane. Were can I find a reference photograph for this plane?
Cheers, Simon

Thanks, Simon!
Here is the part of the photo from "Frka-Pogacic-Novak: Zrakoplovstvo NDH 1941-45" book, photo itself is owned by D.Svarc.
Seems to me that there is no black color inside.
P.S.
Victory mark stood for destroying yugoslav partisan Potez 25 in which pilot Franjo Kluz deflected from Croatian air force on 23 May 1942.