Designed to a RLM specification for a ground attack aircraft the C/V6 was adapted from the existing Fw 189 tactical reconnaissance aircraft using the original V1 prototype. The fuselage nacelle was replaced by a heavily armoured one housing a pilot and rear gunner. Following initial flight tests it was clear it was underpowered and the view from the rear cockpit was poor and the machine eventually crashed because of the restricted view from the cockpit. Redesigned with a different shaped nacelle and better laid out cockpit, more powerful engines and variable pitch propellers the type still lost out to the Henschel Hs 129 but remained on standby in case the latter didn't reach the production stage,
This is the 2021 Special Hobby re-boxing of the MPM kit with new decals and photo etch. Moulded in soft grey plastic, which caused me problems later on in the build, the kit has few locating tabs, ejector pins in places and soft panel lines and one clear part for the pilot. I initially started this at Play Day 7 but it then went on the back burner. The cockpit tub has adequate detail but as it won't be seen I only put the seats in also leaving out the m/g as I intend to 'upgrade' the model to as if it were in production. The nacelle sides have minimal locating ledges for the tub and if I was to build another I'd leave it out altogether as you have to cut a slot in the wing centre section with the size given in the instructions being too small.
The windows for the rear gunner are moulded closed so they have to be opened up and there is no rear window so I used artistic license and created one.