A real  JU-87R-2 Tropical Stuka is on display at Chicago's Museum of Science of Industry. The airplane includes original bullet holes!!! It is hanging from the ceiling being attacked by a real Spitfire.  

Oh they're still there. They're just much less pronounced then the Monogram or Revell kits of the same era. They are still there though. I'd say they're more to scale is all, so they don't stick out.

If this kit were updated to have both raised and sunken panel lines it would be a fair runner for making detail sets for. Its really a good fitting kit still as you can see. I used a little filler around the radiator opening and that was it, if I recall correctly. Everything else is just sanded, or it just simply fit correctly. I've got a couple of ghost seams on the bottom of the fuselage where I didn't sand as well as I should have, but they are hard to see if you don't know they're there.

Thank you for the comment, Reasoned.  :)

Beautiful work Mike, the finish looks really smooth without all the rivets and bumps that are typical of the Stuka.

Now, for an updated (REAL) finishing group of pictures. I played with these shots a bit more than the last ones lol. Had me a good time too.  :)

~original

I may play around with this one in Ps. Spin the prop an all that.

plasticjunkie

Outstanding!

 

Thank you, PJ!  :D:D:D 

Gamera

Lol Hodakamax, I was going to say silk purse out of a sow's ear here! 

Really sharp work there Mike!

 

Vinyl. We're going with vinyl lol. Thanks you Gamera. It really means a lot.  :)

Ah, Max. Its closer to a vinyl knock-off lol! My next challenge is to finish my 1/72nd P-40E. I've made a terrible mess of it and now I'm, once again, fixing my mistakes. But if I didn't make mistakes I wouldn't be as good as I think I am LOL!!

Thank you for the story as well. If you've got any more, please share. I love story time lol. Especially when its passed on from an actual first hand account. !

Thank you , Toshi, my friend. I wouldn't say its excellent, but I see the flaws lol. I'll let the credit of the paint scheme pass on to the Germans. It wasn't my idea lol.

RONALD ALVAREZ

Wow!!! excelent, great work, you has been of the box, lindberg models great exam for the modelers . congratulations............

 

Thank you , Ronald! You would be the expert on Lindberg around here. So thank you very much.  :D

Outstanding!

Lol Hodakamax, I was going to say silk purse out of a sow's ear here! 

Really sharp work there Mike!

Ah, you've actually made a silk purse out of a sows ear! Really nice job and I've enjoyed the project. What new challege awaits you? 

Max

ps--a quick Stuka story from my deceased uncle. While serving with with the 1st Armor division in North Africa his tanks were being attacked daily at noon each day by a large group of Stukas. A call to the British and six Spitfires were waiting above the next day. ''They got em all'' my uncle told me. Great story for a big eyed kid! I always rember that when "Stuka" comes up.

Your build is absolutely superb!  I really like your paint scheme.

Toshi

Wow!!! excelent, great work, you has been of the box, lindberg models great exam for the modelers . congratulations............

I am! I am! I swear! LOL!! Yeah, mainly Armor is my thing, but I've been picking up these wingy-thingys and they have been bringing back lots of good feels.

Thanks you very much amigo. I need to finish a few very minor details and I'll get some more pics up later.  :)

Hey Mr.Brindos.

Nice....I thought you were more a "tanker" guy... 

Anyway, as always, you made a very clean and nicely painted. I like the color selection.

Good job.

Thanks Wildcat. There are a just a few small things to fix. I got excited and pulled the trigger a little too soon last night. Woke up this morning and realized I'm actually NOT done with this one just yet. lol

Looks Great

Completed.

I had some issues with the canopy masking, but I just repaired it by hand. It will do well enough for a ceiling hanger.

























The canopy frames look atrocious, but at this point there is little I can do besides start over. As you can tell from the pictures it doesn't look all that bad from anywhere but up close. I'm fine with this for the time being. It just feels good to have another one finished.  :)

Thanks for looking. :D

Edit: OOOOPPSSS!!!! I forgot the antenna wire and the pitot tube.  ":?

And now for those finishing shots! But not really. That was the plan, but as I finished up everything else and pulled the masks from the canopy.... [sigh] I foud that my preparations were not as good as I had thought. Not for this one anyways. Normally I spray a clear over the mask to seal around the edges to prevent bleeding. But something didn't work this time. The paint didn't adhere like it has on other models.

So there will be some time before I get this fixed somehow. I need to review my options on this one. So far I've tried to just hand paint with enamel, but its about 85 degrees here and the paint was literally drying on the brush as I was trying to paint. So that will have to wait till it cools off later tonight so I can make another effort.

Tanker - Builder

Hi M.Brindos .

     I have followed this with tongue in cheek . Why ? Well if you go some ways back , you'll see I recommend LINDBERG ship kits for the same reason . If you put the work in them they can be real nice models .

    Also,  as I've said the Lindberg 95' Coast Guard Cutter , Is accurate in all the important ways , according to my source, who commanded two during his time in the C.G.

 True , they are old technology , but they can be fun builds . I bought that Stuka for the same reason ! Plus , I can't get enough M.E.262s .   T.B.         P.S. Plus the fact that you are doing a kick A## job too ! .

 

Actually I do recall that. I agree with you on that point. Its almost like an old Monogram kit, but simplified. Monogram always had the most detail, even of it was all raised lol.

After this one is finished I am also looking forward to the 262! Its got just enough detail for scratch building up a lot of cool details. But I believe I may go with the Revell Spitfire Mk II first lol.

Thanks! I hope so. I'm finding all sorts of little flaws with my work and I can never seem to get a "perfect" finish on these dang things even though my pictures show a good result. Its not so good a camera that it picks up all the little goobers that always seem to appear just after a clear cote goes on.  I swear they don't get there before I spray. I check! I dust, I inspect, and I look for those things before I clear. They always show up afterwards though. Grrrr!

When you get around to building up the 87 or the 262 I hope you will show us what you've got going on. As I built this one I found all sorts of areas that could've used some added details. But I simply wanted to just enjoy building the kit out of the box. Sometimes you've got to do it that way lol.

Bish

 

 

M. Brindos

That leaves a lot of questions. Especially when there is more than one credible source. This is the kind of mystery I could sink my teeth into, if you get my drift.

This is another aspect of what makes this hobby addictive. Knowing who's plane your building, where it served, what theatre, and in what time. Who else was in those places at those times? That's what makes this interesting to me. But then, I've always been into history.

Of all the things I could collect and watch on YouTube, or TV, I always gravitate to things history related.

I have hours of videos and related meterials collected, but I'm the only one in my family besides my Father who appreciates this kind of stuff.

 

 

 

 

I am the same, i see modelling as an extension of my interest in history. I much prefer being able to place a kit at a certain time and place. Thats not always easy with German armour where you often find most of the markings are Unidentified unit.

Last year i did a DFS 230 glider and spent houirs reading up on the action i was doing, looking at the make up of the differant squads, what they were equipped with, their targets and once i setteled on a squad, even going to far as to be able to put a name to each of the figures i added. I really enjoyed that.

I think i am pretty setteled on my Rudel build now and now i finally will have some display space i plan on starting it next year. After 20 years of research,  it better be good.

 

I concur. German armor is the most ambiguous of all modelling subjects at times lol. Lots of room for artistic license there.

You researced it all the way to the entire crew and its loadout of passengers?! I've not done that yet. That would be a very big challenge in figure painting. Getting the faces just right so that they could resemble actual people who were there. That is something else.

If such is the case, then yeah, not only do I also hope it will be good, but dang, I'm really looking forward to seeing that in progress!!!

Pawel

Hello!

Your Stuka is lookin' good!

The research is one of my favourite modelling activities. That's also because it can turn up stuff crazier than all the what-ifs you see around.

I always say building a model is like telling a story - and it's so damn hard to tell a good story if you don't have a good idea on what you're talking about...

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

 

Hi Pawel, good to hear from you, my friend. Thank you very much for the compliment.  :)

I think most of us here would agree that its the history behind the machines and figures (if you get to know who they may be) that are the most intriguing part of any project.

I think we pretty much all start out with the "ooo! that looks cool" phase and then wonder where this machine came from. We are a different kind of history buff I suppose lol. Artists of history I think I will dub us.  ;)

I hope all is well with you and that life is easy where you are at. :)

Hi M.Brindos .

     I have followed this with tongue in cheek . Why ? Well if you go some ways back , you'll see I recommend LINDBERG ship kits for the same reason . If you put the work in them they can be real nice models .

    Also,  as I've said the Lindberg 95' Coast Guard Cutter , Is accurate in all the important ways , according to my source, who commanded two during his time in the C.G.

 True , they are old technology , but they can be fun builds . I bought that Stuka for the same reason ! Plus , I can't get enough M.E.262s .   T.B.         P.S. Plus the fact that you are doing a kick A## job too ! .

M. Brindos

That leaves a lot of questions. Especially when there is more than one credible source. This is the kind of mystery I could sink my teeth into, if you get my drift.

This is another aspect of what makes this hobby addictive. Knowing who's plane your building, where it served, what theatre, and in what time. Who else was in those places at those times? That's what makes this interesting to me. But then, I've always been into history.

Of all the things I could collect and watch on YouTube, or TV, I always gravitate to things history related.

I have hours of videos and related meterials collected, but I'm the only one in my family besides my Father who appreciates this kind of stuff.

 

I am the same, i see modelling as an extension of my interest in history. I much prefer being able to place a kit at a certain time and place. Thats not always easy with German armour where you often find most of the markings are Unidentified unit.

Last year i did a DFS 230 glider and spent houirs reading up on the action i was doing, looking at the make up of the differant squads, what they were equipped with, their targets and once i setteled on a squad, even going to far as to be able to put a name to each of the figures i added. I really enjoyed that.

I think i am pretty setteled on my Rudel build now and now i finally will have some display space i plan on starting it next year. After 20 years of research,  it better be good.

Hello!

Your Stuka is lookin' good!

The research is one of my favourite modelling activities. That's also because it can turn up stuff crazier than all the what-ifs you see around.

I always say building a model is like telling a story - and it's so damn hard to tell a good story if you don't have a good idea on what you're talking about...

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

That leaves a lot of questions. Especially when there is more than one credible source. This is the kind of mystery I could sink my teeth into, if you get my drift.

This is another aspect of what makes this hobby addictive. Knowing who's plane your building, where it served, what theatre, and in what time. Who else was in those places at those times? That's what makes this interesting to me. But then, I've always been into history.

Of all the things I could collect and watch on YouTube, or TV, I always gravitate to things history related.

I have hours of videos and related meterials collected, but I'm the only one in my family besides my Father who appreciates this kind of stuff.

I have a set of superscale decals with the A in blue, but this give a date of 1943, which don't make sense. But then one of the osprey books has a colour plate with the green. But then according to that, there is also yellow on the back of the spats.

I have been trying to research Rudels aircraft for about 20 years for a multi kit build i have wanted to do, and his early aircraft are hard to track down. I have sen one image which is supposed to be T6+AD but with no yellow band and drop tanks, which makes it an R-2. I think one problem is that in 1941, he was not the celebraty he would later become, so his aircraft would have drawn little attention. So a lot is down to passed down accounts and guess work.

Oh, so I'm not the only one, for some reason, that thought the blue should be green as well. I remember the Monogram kit had these markings in green. But the google search only showed light blue. I didn't question it. Hmm.....

There was that, and most references say this is Rudel's Stuka. I didn't dig any further than a basic search.

There should also be an "A" on the front of both wheel covers as I recall.