Hobby Boss 1/48 scale
Focke-Wulf Ta 152 C-0

by Brett Green

Here is my just-completed Hobby Boss 1:48 scale Focke-Wulf Ta 152 C-0.

There’s quite a lot to like about this kit. Surface textures are crisply recessed, the plastic is smooth and free from imperfections, detail is quite good, an engine rump is included that will be visible from inside the front of the main wheel well and the cowl flaps may be posed open or closed.

However, Hobby Boss shoots itself in the foot with a series of egregious and in some cases repeated errors. These include a shallow cockpit tub, which carries over to a squat and incorrectly shaped pilot’s seat. This clanger has appeared on a number of Trumpeter’s and Hobby Boss’s Fw 190 related (and other) kits in various scales. There is no excuse for this problem to be repeated on this relatively recent release.

There is also some weird stuff happening at the rear of the cockpit, which seems to have sprouted a void between the back of the side consoles and the poorly shaped, vertically inclined rear bulkhead.

Also, there is no firewall at the front of the cockpit. The whole front office is a bit of a mess.

Granted, it is to their credit that Hobby Boss includes a rear engine plug but they ignore all other structural features that should be visible through the open wheel well including cowl guns, ammunition bins, framework, mounts and more. All we have is a yawning chasm between the rear of the engine and the floor of the cockpit.

Moving forward, the front cowl ring and annular radiator are just plain wrong.

The kit’s propeller blades and spinner are also inaccurately shaped.

Fortunately, Quickboost offer replacement cowl ring and propeller sets, and there are many options for replacement cockpits of the correct depth and detail. Even so, we should not have to spend $50.00 on aftermarket products in order to correct basic kit errors.

The shell ejection chutes are solid – just three recessed rectangle outlines.

To top it off – literally – the canopy sliding section sits high on the spine. It should drop down at the back when the canopy is open.

I corrected the most obvious of the errors including the Quickboost nose cowl and propeller  / spinner set. These make a big visual impact at the front end. I also corrected some of the issues with the cockpit.

This is typical fare for Hobby Boss. It looks good in the box, fits together very well but it is peppered with unforced errors.

Recommended if you don’t care about accuracy (seriously, not everyone thinks accuracy is important. I’m not judging), or if you are willing to put in extra money and effort to address the problems.

Purchased by the Editor

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Page Created 13 January, 2026
Last Updated 13 January, 2026

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