Completed Trumpeter 1:32 Junkers Ju 87B-2 Stuka

1943Mike

Member since
December 2010
From: Salem, Oregon

Posted by 1943Mike on Saturday, January 30, 2016 11:08 PM

I too have always been fascinated by the Stuka. I have the Hasegawa 1/48 Ju87B2 in my stash and will, as usual, marvel at your WIP.

Someday I may feel I've amassed enough skill to actually post another of my aircraft builds on this forum but, in the meantime, you and the many other expert aircraft kit builders continue to provide me with intruction and inspiration while I eagerly view the progress of your builds.

Mike

"Le temps est un grand maître, mais malheureusement, il tue tous ses élèves."

Hector Berlioz

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goldhammer

Member since
August 2014
From: Willamette Valley, Oregon

Posted by goldhammer on Saturday, January 30, 2016 8:38 PM

When you get to the P-39, I have some pics of one in the collection in Madras. Be happy to send them along to you. Don't know how much help they will be. Just PM me an email.

Nice start on this one

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, January 30, 2016 8:35 PM

Bish

I really must get one of these, my collection just is not complete without a 32nd 87B. But i would liek to get the revell kit as well to correct the shape issues on the Trump one. I just can't live with thos,e not on a Stuka.

But i have been looking closely at your sprue pics Toshi. I can see the one large bomb for the fuselage and the 4 small ones for the wings, is there another one that i can't spot.

Edit: Ok, never mind, i see what they have done. thats a lot of extra bombs.

There are half a dozen or so 87B-2 in eBay. Check it out. The kit allows the builder to choose between three types of bombs.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, January 30, 2016 8:32 PM

Greg

Toshi is building a Stuka. Cool!

Have fun and I shall be watching.

Thank you Greg, I'm very excited in this build.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:58 PM

I really must get one of these, my collection just is not complete without a 32nd 87B. But i would liek to get the revell kit as well to correct the shape issues on the Trump one. I just can't live with thos,e not on a Stuka.

But i have been looking closely at your sprue pics Toshi. I can see the one large bomb for the fuselage and the 4 small ones for the wings, is there another one that i can't spot.

Edit: Ok, never mind, i see what they have done. thats a lot of extra bombs.

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

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Greg

Member since
May 2013
From: Indiana, USA

Posted by Greg on Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:52 PM

Toshi is building a Stuka. Cool!

Have fun and I shall be watching. Yes

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:19 PM

Bish

Just looked again and realised your not doing the white one, wrong unit

I do like the yellowed nose aircraft

So do I and Mrs. Toshi as well.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:17 PM

Bish

Will be watching this, very very closely. Off to a good start. So, you are doing the winter white scheme, nice choice.

As always, I so look forward to our conversations. It brings me great pleasure. Thank you Bish! In reference to the scheme, Mrs. Toshi likes the box cover art Stuka with the yellow motif. She said that scheme really stands out. She also wants to take me to Hobby Lobby to purchase the Yellow color plus a few other acrylic paints that I will need. I can't argue with that. Mrs. Toshi spoils me too much. LOL!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:17 PM

Just looked again and realised your not doing the white one, wrong unit Embarrassed

I do like the yellowed nose aircraft

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

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:12 PM

Hunter

Toshi,

It looks like your off to another great build...I have always liked the Stuka. Please keep posting your build can't wait to see you finish it. And again, great job on that 109 and the photo shot was perfect.

Take care,

Hunter

Thank you Hunter! As always, it's my pleasure to provide fellow forum members with updated post in reference to my builds. I'm glad you like the Stuka! We're in good company, it was Mrs. Toshi who picked out this particular kit. LOL! Thanks for the visit.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:01 PM

Will be watching this, very very closely. Off to a good start. So, you are doing the winter white scheme, nice choice.

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

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Hunter

Member since
January 2016
From: A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Posted by Hunter on Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:00 PM

Toshi,

It looks like your off to another great build...I have always liked the Stuka. Please keep posting your build can't wait to see you finish it. And again, great job on that 109 and the photo shot was perfect.

Take care,

Hunter

Hunter

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, January 30, 2016 11:30 AM

I forgot to add, my next build after the Stuka is completed will be a Kitty Hawk 1:32 P-39 Airacobra. I'm extremely excited as I've never built anything from Kitty Hawk nor have the chance to build a P-39!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, January 30, 2016 11:17 AM

Here is the start of the Stuka build.

Toshi

My very first Tamiya tool and I love it.

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Completed Trumpeter 1:32 Junkers Ju 87B-2 Stuka

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, January 30, 2016 11:12 AM

To my fellow forum members,

Here is my current build which arrived on Thursday. I started on the build on Friday right after my photo shoot with my fumble recovery BF 109. Due to the amount of damage I did by dropping the 109 on several occasions (Mrs. Toshi told me to lie down and not do anything due to me still being dizzy from my most recent bout with TBI. I actually went into a seizure. How many men are out there that actually listens to their wives? LOL!) and hence, I've built it in a in-flight scenario. It came out beautifully, I just wish I could have displayed the engine due to it's complexity.

As for the Stuka? Well I will not drop it! LOL! I'm very excited in building the Stuka as I've always been amazed by it's menacing stance. Especially when called a tank buster. This Trumpeter kit is as complex and detailed as the BF 109. I've come to truly enjoy building from Trumpeter's offers in the 1:32 scale. They are a joy to put together. I'll be assembling the Ju 87B-2 'Immelmann', Russian front, September 1941.

Toshi

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