This Focke-Wulf Fw190-D-9 Model Kit by Tamiya arrived in excellent condition with no visible flash on any of the components. The detail on each piece is very nice and the decals are quite extensive for four variations and all inclusive. As with allof the Tamiya kits I've built thus far, the instructions are nicely illustrated and clearly written. The fit-up of parts was very good requiring minimal use of filler. This completed kit looks terrific.

A little smaller than expected but will look nice with other planes for my bombing scene

This kit is in every a standard older Tamiya kit. It has a very low parts count, builds quickly and cleanly, and manages to fit quite a few details in. One thing to note, though- it is fairly common knowledge that this is far from the most accurate D-9 in 1/48 scale. Minor mod's include removing an ejection port in the nose area, and grinding out the sides of the the landing gear wheel wells. If there is one simple fix everyone who builds this model would stand to benefit from, you should shave off the little nubs of landing gear indicators on the upper wing. These are far too small. I cut mine off, and redid them with stretched sprue at the correct height, which added some interesting color to the model. The fit of the kit is fine, with minimal flash throughout. I had a pretty noticeable fit problem where the nose connects to the leading edge of the wing, but a littler putty and some shaping with a knife sorted that out fine. If you are really looking to make it accurate, a resin correction set for the nose and some way of lengthening the landing gear would be required. The only difficulty with the kit comes from the decals- again, a standard Tamiya kit. Though very well printed, they were thick, didn't want to leave the backing paper, and are prone to silvering. Liberal use of Tamiya's Markfit decal setting solutions are just about the only thing that'll get these to lay down. Overall, it's a perfectly competent kit, if you want a simple, easy to build Dora on the shelf. If you are wanting total accuracy, though, the Eduard one is probably the better option.