Ju 87 Stuka GB

There Doug goes again! The thing I like most about your builds is the paint and the speed at which you get that process done in. To me about 80% of the model quality is in the paint and weathering and you've definitely got that percentage down pat! Nice job Doug. Well, you've got a couple more to go for a Kette!  lol

P.S. At least you don't have to build a Staffel!! LOL

Well guys I've just about got the nose fully assembled. All I've gotta say is that I've done alot of work to the bottom side and the inside for boo boos that really show if you look into the back of the radiator/ cooling flap area. What a mess it was in there OOB. I've got most of the mess cleaned up in there and got the bottom of the nose mostly straightened out fit wise from just the two halves being assembled. The "overbite" between the two halves at the bottom of the nose was HORRIBLE and took a while to clean up and think it's now to an acceptable standard. I still have some work to do on the radiator to nose "overbite" but that aint NEAR what the nose halves were.  I installed the radiator and top cover this morning and have alot more work ahead of me as far as fit clean up while keeping in mind that the actual panel fit was not perfect.

and the top cover without any clean up yet:

I'm still working on the exhausts idea as I've got the squirrel running on the squeaky conveyer belt in my head. lol

Hi guys -- fabulous work going on here in so many builds!

Quick update -- I put in an order for masks and harness and luckily the harness was in stock at my local shop, so it's coming out by post as of tomorrow. That means I should be able to press on with the cockpit and general assembly tasks before too much longer. That's okay, I was working on three different kits today and five the day before, so things are all moving gradually along...

M/TB379

Lots of work there Mustang, but its looking worth it.

Mike, good news, look forward to seeing that soon.

LOL... Thanks Joe, and I agree with you about the paint, you can build the most beautiful, flawless model and a poor paint job will make it lackluster and boring. The paint and finish tells the story of your model, many times you can just look at a kit and no words are required to understand the story your trying to tell.  

I guess again that I'm just lucky enough to not have a lot of distractions. Shoot, even my wife knows better then to bother me when she either hears the compressor running or sees an airbrush in hand. She used to be bad about calling me for dinner over and over. I would pick up my plate, walk back out to my bench, set it down and keep painting! Lol...She learned that its futile to try to interupt me when painting!

Take care

Doug

Thunderbolt:Looking forward to your build

Bish:Thanks for the comments. Almost through with the nose.....at least building it!!! lol

Doug:Distractions????? Hahahahhahaha!!! Wooo Hoooo! Man have I got distractions for you! I've got two domesticated rats aka dachshunds of the jeriatric kind!!!

  Yeah you told me about them... I'll bet they are a handfull! I just have a 16 yr old Siamese (Ragdoll) pig...er excuse me...Cat... yeah thats it a CAT! LOL...But she knows not to go near my bench. Caught her on my bench one time sleeping on a pile of what used to be a model... Shes still looking for the rest of what used to be her azz... lol. But really, she is 15 lbs, sweet as can be (long as shes the center of attention) and the best pet Ive ever had. More family then pet!

  Mike... Masks, yes masks... masks GOOD! lol I'm learning. I have learned from the owner of the LHS to cut Tamiya tape into little shreads then just go over the edges and paint the center with the liquid mask... but I have used and do prefer the precut masks when I can locate them... Masks GOOD!!!

Take care all...

Doug

Doug all I can say to your comments about masks is: you said it brother! I remember when I used to paint them free hand with a brush. Anyway here's some pics of the new paint job. ......the work continues.

Doug is like the Energizer Bunny.  He keeps going and going and going...

Well, done Doug!

mikey, nice work, and the splinter pattern looks very nice.

Rigidrider

Shoot, even my wife knows better then to bother me when she either hears the compressor running or sees an airbrush in hand. She used to be bad about calling me for dinner over and over. I would pick up my plate, walk back out to my bench, set it down and keep painting! Lol...She learned that its futile to try to interupt me when painting!

Take care

Doug

...That would get me killed...just sayin...

Excellent build btw Doug. The whitewash turned out perfect. It really suits the Stuka. Good to see your talent here.

LOLOL...  Well I have been known to be juse a weeeee bit pig headed... LOL... Seriously, she being a true full blooded filipina born and raised on the Island of Luzon, makes her a natural caretaker and weve had discussions about how much care I needed being I had been divorced 20 years before she came along, Seems that she "thinks" that I need alot more looking after then I do! HA!!! And thank you Nathan for the compliment... coming from such a talanted individual as yourself, well, it does mean alot! If memory serves, your busy season is coming up soon... Be careful!

Doug

GAF... Thank you friend... I guess I just enjoy building so much (50 yrs worth) that its hard to stop! ha!

Mikey... Man, that splinter is very well done, I usually get a little overspyay around or under the mask but I dont see any on yours, nice sharp patterns and a good color match (opposing colors) Keep up the great work!

Nathan T

...That would get me killed...just sayin...

Mikey that camo looks great!!! Looking forward to more!!! Must have more!!!!

Well I got up this morning and primed the nose. The primer did a nasty bubbling trick on me that left fish eyes all over the place so I'll enter the race again tomorrow after I've sanded the fisheyes out of the primer. As I've said in the past.......................that's modeling! lol

That's not good Mustang, you think you have some residue on the parts.

Well I have to head to Florida Sunday. My father isn't doing very well. Shattered his kneecap 2 weeks ago and is now very confused.  Hopefully its just side effects from the anesthesia.  Doctors are saying possible dementia.

Hate to hear that brother... best wishes and prayers... Take care...

Doug

OK my brother and I have decided to hold off going to Florida for a couple of weeks. My father seems to have stabilized. He's still a little confused knows who he is and where he is. But he's a little shaky on time  and he's seeing things.  My stepmother seems to be holding down the fort. Will be calling her daily yo get updates

Rigidrider

Hate to hear that brother... best wishes and prayers... Take care...

Doug

johnny, all the best wishes for your dad.

Well I have now made two attempts to primer the nose section of this thing to no avail. Fish eyes are there after both attempts so with that I'm going to skip the primer and move on to the pre-shading after sanding this thing back down for the second time. Hopefully the acrylics will behave much better than the primer did. Fingers crossed...........

Now onto the good news with the progress. Since the nose is acting up I figured I'd make some progress on the base camo pattern for this thing. It looks like the tan RLM 79 was applied over the initial camo so that's how I'm going to do business here. So far this is what I have...........

Mustang, what you have so far looks great. In spite of your setbacks it still's shaping up to be a mean looking machine!

Coming on nicely Mustang.

Bish

Coming on nicely Mustang.

Thanks Mikey, Bish and Reasoned. I cleaned both airbrushes up and am ready for the other wing tomorrow morning.

Looks good Joe... as to the fisheye... I assume you washed in detergent and warm water, If that didnt help, try buffing with a mild scotch bright pad, wash in detergent and warm water again, then again with scotch bright this time dampened with denatured alcohol, then just wipe down with a dry soft clean cloth (Diaper or t shirt maybe?) I have never had any problems (Fish eye causes) survive that process. Im also asuming that your primer is ok? Did you use it on the rest of the kit?  Any way again, looking good what youve done.

doug

Thanks Doug! I'll giver her another soapin' down tonight. Something had to get on there. Of course during all the mix up of the THREE friggin' kits I have of this plane it is possible that I grabbed some parts from a box that I didn't wash initially. I've been building this kit in my typical fashion of leaving the nose off and working around it but it's getting to that point where I'm going to have to direct my attention to it.

 More paintng today! I painted the starboard wing and then turned my attention to the rear fuselage area and rudder. What the goal is here is to apply most of the initial camo and then come back over it with the RLM79 as was done in the field.......................at least that's the plan. There are areas such as the rudder where you will see the pattern stop. This is just because I'll be covering that area with the 79. So with that here's today's progress.....................

LOL... Kit bashin is always an adventure but usually with some amazing results! No matter, what you have so far looks great as always! When I was painting helmets and MC tanks and fenders I kept a bottle of fish eye eleminator handy, you just cant imagine what a panic you would go through from just a speck of oil or such on a surface no bigger then the head of a pin. And no matter how good you clean, there is still a chance that you missed something. Any way, again, excellent work!

Doug

I occasionally get the fish eyes on resin parts, pain in the butt.

Still looking good Mustang.