Saving Sergeant Stuka

Thanks, J-Hulk, obiwan, maddafinga, & Mike V !

Madda - PE can be dificult enough just working with it. When you gotta repair it........

Mike - its the reason I build so many Luftwaffe aircraft. I paint a few of these, and other schemes become boring for me. The spiral is a decal. I used the kit decals, as aftermarket ones for this particular bird don't seem to exist.
Thanks again !

Another beautiful job Pix.
You just love those German camo patterns don't you?
Was the spiral on the prop hub done with a brush?
That looks like it could be tough to get right on the first try. [:0]

Mike

Well you did a great job straightening it all out, and it looks fantastic. Things like that happening, especially when it's small delicate stuff like pe, can be pretty demoralizing. Glad you're on the ball Pix.

very very nice pix!
top notch as always.
ps: hope your neck gets better.

Way cool Stuka, Pix!
I love the white camo.
Excellent, as always!

Thanks, Keyworth, maddafinga, & samreichart !

Madda - if you look at the rear support for the cannon, its a flat, "L" shaped piece (with holes in the rear), that is attached to the wing by two "arms." Originally, this was one piece of bent PE. After the fall, it was three. The bottom of the "L" attaches to the cannon, and the arms. The area of attachment to the arms is the size of a tiny drop of CA. The front mount was completely removed, as well as the hydraulic lines. All of these pieces were bent. I had to reshape, carefully reattach, and align them to the other cannon. The muzzle of the cannon was bent 90 degrees. It was carefully straightened out with needle nose tweezers. I had to be careful, as the attachment area of the PE muzzles to the cannon is small, and any misalignment would show immediately (those barrels are LONG !)

samreichart - this (Hasegawa) kit (especially with the Eduard PE) is light years ahead of the original RM kit. The PE set alone has over 110 parts !

Thanks again, everyone. This kit may be done sooner than expected. After I dullcoat, there's very little left to do. It may be done Saturday.

Beautiful Job Pix!!

I love aircraft and armor in a winter coat!
I may have to try a Stuka...last one I built was the old Revell from the 70s ...

What did you have to do to fix the fall damage. How did you unbend the PE, or did you scratch new stuff from styrene?

It looks great, can't wait to see finished pics.

Pix, nice work on the battle damage. Just oges to show you can't keep a good bird down.

Thanks, AJACKETSFAN & stinger !

AJACKETSFAN - not quite done on this one yet. Still have the panel line wash & dullcoat to go before I can unmask the canopy & add the finishing touches. I expect to be done Sunday or Monday.

stinger - The kit is Hasegawa's 1/48, with an Eduard PE set. The flap actuators, cannon mounts, wing radiators, & a ton of cockpit details are PE.
I oversprayed the yellow on the topsides. The use of such bright colors by the Luftwaffe on camo birds has always seemed self-defeating to me. They want to hide the plane from the enemy, and make it visible to their own forces at the same time. I guess we (Allies) did the same thing with invasion stripes & unit markings. Oh well. I find that it makes them more appealing, visually.

Thanks again !

Way to go Pix!!

Quite the encore to your recent quad of Luftwaffe creations. Don't know how you can get all those details done in such a short amount of time.
The yellow on those decals really pops out. Interesting that despite all the camo that was done by the Luftwaffe, they still put on those high vis markings.

I know you have probably stated it before, but what scale is the Stuka?

As always, you are considered the esteemed Luftwaffe Guru here.

stinger

Great job Pix. it was well worth the wait. That "ground crew" sure did a good job with the repairs... glad to see this bird done... the camo is a really great touch.

Thanks, Swanny, Chris, Woody, & Rick !

Woody - its been a while since I've done in-flight pics. Working on four birds at once (plus doing the Pearl Harbor & Me 262 Group Builds, & writing a review for IPMSUSA on a 1/72 "Jenny" kit) has kept me kinda buisy. My recent injury (herniated disc in my neck) has prevented me from attending school this semester, so I've got a little more time. The scene you depicted is just the one I have in mind !

Rick - I use a Badger 150 airbrush & Model Master enamels. They both do everything I need.

Thanks again !

Excellent work. I really like the paint job, very impressive. Can't wait to see the final pics,pix. Just because I'm nosy , what AB did you use?

Rick

Very nice Pix! Did you quit doing the photoshop thing? That would sure look impressive screaming down on some red army tanks!

Thanks, Gary !

Here's the directions for posting on RonUSMC's gallery (pictures have to be hosted on the net before they can be posted in a thread)

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10017

After your pic is hosted, click on the 4th box from the right, above the dialog box. Its the yellow one with the mountain & Sun. Between the two sets of brackets, enter the pic's URL (can be found by right-clicking on the enlarged pic in the gallery). You can add a pic to your signature by entering a hosted pics URL in the signature box on your "Update Profile" page.

Hope this helps, & thanks again !

That looks like an excellent job you're doing there Pix! Most impressed

This definitly looks to be a crown jewel of your collection type of piece - very nice looking. The work involved is readily apparent. Too bad about the damage but into every life a little stuka must fall.

By the way, how do you go about posting your pictures?

Great Job, Pixilater!!