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Thanks guys. Allan, I can see it too. Its like "mole!" in Austin Powers.........lol
Joe
"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"
I could see the problem you had with the canopy. But in no way does it detract from the beauty of the build. Just excellent!
No bucks, no Buck Rogers
Beautiful work as usual. I trashed that kit years ago when I tried it. It beat me. I'm glad to see you didn't let it beat you too. Great job. What's next?
Well done, great finish.
John
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wing_nut If Jimi Hendrix were still with us he may have asked... "Hey Joe, where ya goin' with that awesome model in your hand?" I would be saying, " Please let it be my house, please, please ..."
If Jimi Hendrix were still with us he may have asked...
"Hey Joe, where ya goin' with that awesome model in your hand?"
I would be saying, " Please let it be my house, please, please ..."
Thanks for looking everyone, and thanks for all the kind words. Hey Wingnut, I'm left handed just like Jimmy so for the right price, it could end up at your house....
Joe, Wow, That is simply outstanding! What a fantastic paint job and weathering. Everything is just so very well done. Your Ju 88 is without a doubt a stunning piece of modeling. Thank you so much for sharing your magnificent skills and talents. I'm definitely looking forward to your FW 190.
"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin
Everything about that is fantastic! I even love the dirt it's sitting on. Well done!
From one Dawg to another dog: Outstanding build! Love it!
Devil Dawg
On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build
Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!
Excellent, Joe!
The best part is you're so humble about it.
Gary
Joe, another beauty!
Steve
Joe, lovely work, that's a great looking build, well done Sir.
I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so
On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3
Beautiful and clean build.
Beautiful.... Nice work!
It looks like it all came together in the end for you Joe. The canopies look real nice, and I can't see any fit issues on the finished product. The painting and masking are very well done. If you are venturing into night fighter versions, check out AIMS decals. They have some very attractive schemes, and they are cheap and he ships very quickly!
Marc
Wowserie, Joe. Spectacular. Love the cockpit detail done the way you did. Outstanding.
Lyle.
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Another beautiful build Joe, the painted Balkenkruez, greenhouse canopy work and added MGs really make a difference. Your attention to detail is as good as it gets. I love the Ju 88 and your work has to be consistently some of the finest on here.
Science is the pursiut of knowledge, faith is the pursuit of wisdom. Peace be with you.
On the Tarmac: 1/48 Revell P-38
In the Hanger: A bunch of kits
Great build. You did the beasty proud.
lawdog114I'm still in Luftwaffe mode so I'm gonna do a nice easy Hasegawa FW 190 A-5 for that group build first
Secondly, come on with yo bad self on that 190 brother!! Looking forward to seeing that one!!
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Thanks Bvallot. I'm still undecided on how to deal with that P-40 cockpit. I'm hoping something will become available for that kit and I can jump on it. I'm still in Luftwaffe mode so I'm gonna do a nice easy Hasegawa FW 190 A-5 for that group build first.
Joe, nice job on this biggin. I don't blame you for being happy to be done with it. I've got a B-17 I put aside so I can become a smarter modeler and do it better...and I don't see myself getting to it until maybe the end of the year... =]
This is a pretty sweet build. You're certainly consistent with everything you do. I feel like I'm still making adjustments to improve, but here you show a nice, clean build again and again.
I guess you don't have anything stopping you from catching up with all of us in that P-40 GB now huh?! =P
On the bench:
Tamiya F4U-1 Kenneth Walsh
Gonna stick a fork in this turkey and call it done. To recap, Its the 1/48 Promodeler (DML/Dragon re-box) Ju-88 A-4 in the Battle of Britain veteran bomber group III KG 51 "Edelweis" markings around the spring of 1942. It depicts a plane on the Russian front. There's nothing particularly special about the plane other than I liked the markings.
Reference the kit, truth be told, I'm glad its off my bench. I wouldn't say it was a pig, but it was definitely challenging. The fiddly bits towards the end really tried my patience and I kept knocking stuff off, likely because its such a large plane. My biggest gripe was the canopies (as Nathan correctly pointed out....) I could not for the life of me get the greenhouse canopies to fit right. I fussed with it for at least an hour and I finally shaved a bit off the rear of the front portion and I got it to look halfway decent. I came to the conclusion that the starboard rear canopy was slightly warped whch then misaligned everything. Interestingly, these seemed to fit when I test fitted them. If I build this one again, these will masked then added before paint, like I did with my HE 111. I did glue the bombadier glazing and gondola assembly on ahead of time before paint. I used Tenax for strength. I then taped of the front to prevent overspray and then later discovered some of the Tenax had seeped onto a small part of the glass . I decided to cut out some small styrene stock and paint it RLM 65 to hide it (look at the nose, you can see it). I'll pretend the bombadier was scared and needed some armor plating added as a field modification. At least I wont see my mess up glaring at me.
Anyways, I added, Albion Alloy brass tubing for the MG's (rear and bottom) and some PE gun sights. I did not have German sights so I just went with what I had. I'm pleased with how it looks, much better than the kit "broom sticks". I added an antenna wire and breathed a sigh of relief...done....Ha!.
I have the C-6 version in the stash which I intend to build in Helmut Lent's markings. Its gonna be after I build a few easy ones to help me decompress . Thanks for following my thread and comments are always welcome.
lawdog114 Thanks everyone for the compliments...way too kind. Johnny, you noticed the cowls which certainly seems unusual for a splinter scheme. Thats how Eagle Cal shows the upper profile so I assumed it was a characteristic of this particular subject. On a sidenote, I got the Pro-Modeller Ju-88 C-6 Night Fighter cheap off E-bay recently and it arrived today. Possibly back to back Ju-88 builds? Joe
Thanks everyone for the compliments...way too kind. Johnny, you noticed the cowls which certainly seems unusual for a splinter scheme. Thats how Eagle Cal shows the upper profile so I assumed it was a characteristic of this particular subject. On a sidenote, I got the Pro-Modeller Ju-88 C-6 Night Fighter cheap off E-bay recently and it arrived today. Possibly back to back Ju-88 builds?
Nice find. I have two of those in the stash. Got them both off eBay
Thanks Chuk. I'm a fan of your work as well. Your ME 509 is nothing short of spectacular!
You are livin' the modeling dream here, Joe! This 88 looks spectacular- the fading and streaking look fabulous- and good call on the dive dives, too. I am a fan.
Cheers!
chuk
Man Joe, You have got that Ju 88 looking fantastic. Simply excellent paint and effects. Major kudos on the balkenkreuz work,
Fantastic work. I'm looking forward to see when it's finished.
Gorgeous work Joe. I like how the cowlings are a different color from the camo leading up to it.
Totally with you on lack of bench time. I'm a mail carrier the snow and cold here in Connecticut is unbelievable and supposedly another 6+ coming Monday. The 60+ hour weeks are starting to get to me
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