Italeri Ta 152H-1 1:48

Short Feature Article by Aaron Scott

Intro from Geoff

I’m glad that we are featuring this kit – I remember building one years ago from the original Trimaster boxing and it made up into a very good looking replica of the original, so it was good to see that Italeri released a version of the kit again and Aaron takes you through it below.

As you know, most of the builds we have here in SMN are full in-depth articles but every now and again we want to include shorter Feature Articles that include less text and pics but nonetheless bring you a really interesting worthwhile build article. So, thanks Aaron for a great little article that will help anyone who has this model in their stash or is thinking of building one.

A little bit of background to the type

The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 was a World War II German high-altitude fighter-interceptor designed by Kurt Tank and produced by Focke-Wulf. The Ta 152 was a development of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft. It was intended to be made in at least three versions—the Ta 152H Höhenjäger (“high-altitude fighter”), the Ta 152C designed for medium-altitude operations and ground-attack using a different engine and smaller wing, and the Ta 152E fighter-reconnaissance aircraft with the engine of the H model and the wing of the C model.
The first Ta 152H entered service with the Luftwaffe in January 1945. While total production—including prototypes and pre-production aircraft—has been incorrectly estimated in one source at approximately 220 units. Only some 43 production aircraft were ever delivered before the end of the European conflict. These were too few to allow the Ta 152 to make a significant impact on the air war.

A number of accessory sets are included in this project and are detailed below.

Interesting too, to see that Aaron’s model is finished in an unusual late-war scheme and more of that later, so here’s a photo of his completed model and it’s over to you Aaron…

On to the build…