Finished - 1:48 JU 87 G2

Thanks very much, everyone.  Mustang, I also have a Hasegawa B in the stash, I don't think her wings areas ugly, I'll just avoid the D for now

Yeah I've read about those wing tips. Actually same mold as the B/R short wing series, they just added to the mold for the wing extension, thus the mismatch...Italeri did the same darn thing with their B/D/G series, but the step isn't as bad..

Excellent work Andrew...

Sweet build!

Very nice indeed, love the shot looking down that nasty canon barrel!

AndrewW

 I think it's the same mould as Hasegawa's D kit, but I'm not certain on that.  

Thanks Nathan and mustang.  I did the weighted wheels myself, Nathan.  They're the kit wheels pressed lightly against a 100 Watt light bulb.  The wing root gap was negligable, once the dihedral was set.  The wing tips were fairly ugly, requiring 2 runs of Tamiya putty, filing, sanding and rescribing.  I think it's the same mould as Hasegawa's D kit, but I'm not certain on that.  The tips are misaligned fore and aft, high compared to the rest of the wing and twisted.  Not impossible, but probably an hours work each tip.

Great Job Andrew!!!! Those G-2's have a real aggressive look to them.

Very nice subject Andrew. I like ur weathering style. Very cool base and I like the look of the weighted wheels. How bad were the wing tips and the wing root join on this kit?

Thanks so much, Andrew. I also use their thinner, have a few times used just distilled water, it seemed to work well. I've noted that using their thinner has sometimes resulted in a very long complete drying time, several days in fact, so I only add a tiny amount and live with it.

I use a Badger 155, 100G and 200G, luckily have experienced no tip dry as yet, my pressures range between 12-18 psi. I mostly really like the stuff, I'm sure with more experience with it I'll get more consistent results. I mostly like how the finer details are preserved, a nice feature. I have yet to have any lifting issues when pulling masks off.

I appreciate your response, all the best.

Patrick

I use only Vallejo's thinner, and ratios really depend on the pigment level, I find.  A darker color can take a lot more thinning than a light one.  For example, if I'm going to thin white, I will use much less thinner than if I'm going to thin a dark brown.  I try not to thin the paint in the cup beyond 1/3 thinner to 2/3 paint.  I usually shoot paints around 20 psi, I work from a bit of a distance, and I spray light and with quick motions.  If I am working up close, I work around 10 psi or less, again spraying very light and with quick motions.  

I do find I have to pay attention to the air brush nozzle tip, it dries out very easily.  I use an Aztek, but I don't think the drying problem would change with any other brush.  

Other than that, I've been playing with them for a couple of years now, and I guess have finally gotten comfortable with all their little idiosyncrasies.

Thanks for the comment.

Very nicely done, Andrew. Quite a project that turned out so well, thanks for posting.

Question, if you don't mind. You're Model Air finish looks so good, and I'm still just getting familiar with it, not 100% comfortable yet. Any thinning or additive mixing methods you'd care to share? Trying to be consistent with thinning, it seems I still get different spray characteristics at times.

Thanks again

Patrick