Hans Rudel project Complete

Fantastic work Bish and in 1/72? I don't know how you can paint them tiny figures. They are all kick a$$ but I do go for that Dora. I think Doras are extra sleek and sexy looking!

Time to wrap up stage one of this. Sorry for the delay, but there was no progress worth updateing on, just finishing off the last two aircraft and then doing the bases and figures. So i just pushed on through to get this done.

So, firstly the finishing off the 87G and 190D.

The 87 just needd the cannon and antenna wire fitted. Final touch was to use som Precision ice and snow wash and fine snow on the landing gear. Not used this stuff before and rather like this.

The 190 needed a bit more work. After some flry washes and a flat coat al the other parts were added. The engine was a bit tricky as the Aires instructions were not that clear. Also added the MG's to the wing gun bays. And managed to get the sinner spiral on first time with this one.

And then to finish off all 4 dio's. The pavla bombs arrived in good time. The SD 1000's had one of the tail fins missing so its clear these ones are designed for carrage undr a Fw 190 or similar, but it was not to tricky to add one. I had intended to use a hydralic bomb loaded, but the Zvezda and Academy ones are both the smaller type which won't carry such a large bomb. So i used a wooden sled from the Kora SC 1000 bomb set and have the crew getting ready to lift with block and tackle with Rudel watching on.

Next up, Rudel is here climbing into the cockpit of his Ju 87D-5. In the photo's which show Rudel at the controls he is wearing what looks like a light coloured shirt. But none of my pilot figures matched this so instead i have him wearing the white jerkin he is seen wearing in a couple of photo's.

And then onto the G-2 geting its winter white wash. The 2 guys doing the painting are the best i could come up with, not perfec but i think they do the job. Again, presicion ice and snow was used on the base, really nice stuff. I have to get to one of my winter armour scenes to use this stuff on.

And last, but certainly not least, the Fw 190D-9. For the base i took a sheet of balsa, scored it for plank outlines, added a wood stain and then pressed it into wet celluclay. I am really pleased with how the base turned out, i think one of my best ones yet.

So, there it is, stage one done. After having these images in my head for 20+ years, i can't explain how pleased i am to finally have them done. Overall, i am really pleased with how they have turned out. I am a biut dissapointed with the figures, but there is little i can do about those so just have to make the best with what i have.

Now i wil take a few months off with this, stage 2 will begin with the Hasegawa 32nd Ju 87G-2, hopefully in August. But that will deffinetly be one build at a time.

Thanks for following along and all comments welcome as always.

lawdog114

 

 

Toshi

Your technique and talent are just amazing.  Great AB job on the aircraft.  You should enter these planes into FSM Readers Gallery!

Toshi

 

 

 

 

 

Agreed.....your work is stellar Bish.  Then we could say we knew you when........lol

 

 

Thanks LD, i could very much say the same about you and a lot of guys here. The great work that goes on is very inspiring and forces one to push our limits.

Toshi

Your technique and talent are just amazing.  Great AB job on the aircraft.  You should enter these planes into FSM Readers Gallery!

Toshi

 

Agreed.....your work is stellar Bish.  Then we could say we knew you when........lol

LOL, OOOOOP's indeed, well spotted Mike.

Bish

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

Toshi, thanks, i have a few i want to send off to the gallery, i just need to get a decent photo background sorted out.

crown, i do much prefer the black primer. I have been trying my hand a "black bashing" with limited results, but even so i think it gives a better base for darker colours than grey. I am looking forward to seeing how it comes out on the 32nd 87G.

 

LMAO!!!!!!!

No, seriously, don't! It will always have limited results!! OMG!! 

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaaha!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that's a serious typo! 

I have been a fan of xtracolor for years. But the RLM 71 can be a tricky one. I have a spot where i had to touch up and its sligtly lighter than when i sprayed it, so i think proper mixing is in order. But they do tend to match colour chips and when i have looked at B&W pics, it can be hard to make out the two colours, but they do look better to the naked eye than the photo's show. I have seen some where the 71 is very light, so overall i am pretty happy with them.

I have several shades of 70/71 from model master, floquil and Polly scale they don't cut the mustard but Polly scale that you can't get any more.

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

Toshi, thanks, i have a few i want to send off to the gallery, i just need to get a decent photo background sorted out.

crown, i do much prefer the black primer. I have been trying my hand a black bashing with limited results, but even so i think it gives a better base for darker colours than grey. I am looking forward to seeing how it comes out on the 32nd 87G.

Bush I like the affect the black primer gives the 70/71 camo it answers my paint tones question thank you.

Your technique and talent are just amazing.  Great AB job on the aircraft.  You should enter these planes into FSM Readers Gallery!

Toshi

Ah. Now I see the problem.

Thanks Mike. O, its not painting them thats the problem, its finding them. There are not all that many ground crew figures sets. German ones are the best represented, but even those are thin on the ground. The Airfix ones are pretty awful, the best ones are the Revel/preiser and even they only have 7 ground crew, thats if you can find them. And useing the same 7 figures in dio after dio can get a bit tedious.

That figures [/pun] ha ha.

I think you are going to do great with the figures. They are just tiny people models lol. Plastic and paint, just like everything else. You need to "Bob Ross" those figures lol. Paint happy little people LMAO!

You will do well, Bish. You have more than enough talent.  :)

Thanks Steve, and so am i. I have once again run into my biggest problem, figures. Going to have to do some surgery i think.

Nice job Bish. Now I see the diffrence between the D an R cowl. Nice whitewash. I'm curious about this dio.

Thanks Andy. Yes, it was, i wanted to replicate the look of the real thing.

Very very nice Bish! I really like the overall look of these. That whitewash is awesome! Looks like it was done by hand?

2 down, 2 to go. I now have the 87R-2 and D-5 finished and ready to attach to the bases. After streaking over some flory wash and adding some exhaust staining, both got the flat coat. This has helpe the 2 greens stand out from each other a bit more. It was then just a case of adding all the fial parts and then some pigments to give a slight dusty look reflecting operations from dusty open spaces on the eastern front.

I had one major issue with the R. When i removed the masks from the canopy, most of the paint came off, which i am guessing it is down to the framing on the vac canopy being less prominant. So i have had to re-paint by brush and the canopy on this is not brilliant.

The R-2 wil be shown having its bomb fitted. I was not sure what to use foir this. The accounts say Rudel dropped a 1,000kg armour piecing bomb on the Marat, but all i had was SC 1000's. But then this weekend i came across a pavla bomb set which includes an SD 1000 armour piecing bomb. This must be what he was carrying so i have ordered the set which should be here by the end of the week.

Like the R-2, the D-5 got the flory wash treatment, flat coat, all the final pieces and some pigments. But this one is fully loaded. I used bombs from the Italeri German weapons set, to replicate what the aircraft was loaded with in the well known photo's. I had to add the fuze extendeds for the SC50's on the wings and i used some styrene rod and 4 small PE dials from the spares box.

I mixed my own RLM 25 for the front of the spinner as i could not find any ready made.

And then onto the G-2. This got the same weathering process as the other 2 but stopped short of the flat coat.

And then it was time for the white wash.The only photo i have seen shows the left side from the cockpit forward, so the rest is guess work. It then got the flat coat. My first appempt at a spinner spiral needed 2 attempts. The first with the superscale decal did not work, but second one with the Academy was not to bad.

And if your asking yourself why only a partial white wash, remember, its going to be in a diorama.

I've just got to get the cannons finished and added now and then will be it. I will add a little bit of weathering to the lower areas once everything else is done.

I have not touched the 190. Going to get the G finished and then focus everything on that.

Thanks for looking, all comments welcome.

modelcrazy

 

Bish

Well, i don't don't have any Shermans, and there is a certain British fighter that seems to be absent from the stash and the name escapes me at the moment

 

 

Well there are some fire spitters they one could avoid I guess. I only have the one and it was in my stash for over 20 years. I am building it only because my wife loves them and I was getting tired of looking at the box.

 

lol, don't worry mate, no need to apologises.

Bish

Well, i don't don't have any Shermans, and there is a certain British fighter that seems to be absent from the stash and the name escapes me at the moment

Visually, the B's and R's all look the same. But, i have been studt=ying them and i think there is a differance that the books miss, and thats that the R's did not have the siren fitted.

The early D's can be a bit tricky to tell apart.

As i am sure you can guess, the Stuka is my all time favorite. Ive got 13 in this scale, plus one in32nd and one in 24th. I still have a few variants to get in 72nd, but there is one that alluding me, the naval C version with the folding wings.

Well, i don't don't have any Shermans, and there is a certain British fighter that seems to be absent from the stash and the name escapes me at the moment

Bish

Steve, the R-2 was an early varinat and a long range version of the B-2. The R could carry drop tanks. The D series had differant angine and you can see a very differant shape to the nose. The D-5 had extended wingtips and 20mm MG 151 cannon in the wings. The G series were armed with 37mm Flak 18's rather than bombs and the G-2 used the same airframe as the D-5.

LOL, this sounds like the differences between the Zeros. I can tell because I've studied them and know which one had a more powerful engine, folding wingtips, different armament Etc. I need to do some study on the 87s. I have always liked and thought they looked awesome but don't have a single example of one in the stash . Perhaps I should remedy that when I go to Eagle Quest next month. Same with a Tiger and Panther.

Thanks Andy. I didn't have any issues with these laying down. I did have a couple split, but thenm i have hadthem for a very long time and they were not always kept in the best enviroment. I used plenty of micro sol on them thoguh.

I used to use them a lot in the past and never had any big drama's, but i guess there is always the dodgy batch.

Fantastic work Bish! How did the Superscale decals work for you? I used a set on my P-47 recently and had some problems with them laying down. It may have been user error on my part though.

Cheres guys.

MM, your not wrong there.

Steve, the R-2 was an early varinat and a long range version of the B-2. The R could carry drop tanks. The D series had differant angine and you can see a very differant shape to the nose. The D-5 had extended wingtips and 20mm MG 151 cannon in the wings. The G series were armed with 37mm Flak 18's rather than bombs and the G-2 used the same airframe as the D-5.

I forgot about this thread. Great work on them. What is the difference between the Stuka models?

Definitely need the canopy mask for that 87!  Great progress!

Got back to work on this over a week ago so a bit of catching up to do. At the end of the last up date i was waiting on some canopy masks and a vac canopy for the 87R-2. These duly arrived and with everything masked up it was time for some black primer foloed by some RLM 65 Light blue underneath.

87R-2

87D-5

87G-2

190D-9

Then after giving the 2 stikas a coat of dark green, it was time for some masking for 3 splinter camo's. O what joy.

Useing Xtraqcolor RLM 70 and 71, the 2 colurs can be hard to distinquish, even to the naked eye. But compareing them to colour chips and looking at photo's, i am pretty happy its a good match.

I did have to do a touch of clean up on some of the yellow markings, but am rather happy with how they have come out, especially the wing marking on the G-2.

Then my favorite part, the decals.

There are no photo's i can find for the R-2, so this is largely based on a 48th build i came across on another site, but its pretty standard for the period. The decals are from a number of sources.

The cross markings that carry over onto the dive brakes i am painting in, so still got the black to add.

There are a couple of pics of the D-5, but only of the right side as it was preparing to take off, but again, pretty standard for the time. Again, decals from various sources.

The G-2 was the easiest as it is well documented. Decals are mostly from a superscale decals set.

And finally the 190. Despite there being 0 pics of the R-2, the 190 was the trickest to do. While Stukas wore a pretty standard pattern through the war, the late war 190's are a bit more complicated. There is just one pic of this aircraft, but its a pretty poor one. The super scale decal set cals for RLM 82/83 on top. The hasegawa 32nd kit says 81/83. One of my books has a 190D fighter in 75/83 and an osprey book has Rudels aircraft in those colours, so that what i went for.

So, after a coat of RLM 83, i used white tac for masking.

And followed this with 75 violet grey. Then the superscale decals.

I know the underside could be open to question. many late war aircraf had NMF and often some pars were painted in differant colours. But i decided to stick to the RLM 76.

So, that me up to date. Now i can start adding the final small parts and some finishing touches before weathering.

Thanks for looking, all comments welcome.

plasticjunkie

Yep, you'll be using a lot less red or yellow when white is used first.  

 

Your right there. I think i had 3 or 4 goes with the yellow on the 32nd 109 i did. I'll definetly be painting the yellow V in the wing of the 32nd 87G and may even go for a full set of masks, so this is certainly a good lesson for that.