My Stuka is complete. This was essentially a shake-and-bake job. The only problem I encountered was self-inflicted - while test fitting the landing light cover along the leading edge of the port wing, I managed to not get it set just right and it slid right through the hole and into the wing. Never to be seen again, but it can be heard rattling around in there. I took a piece of clear plastic I have been using to fashion engine nacelles for another build I'm working on, a B-35 Flying Wing that did not include a whole lot of parts (gift from my mother-in-law who bought it for a buck at a garage sale, so I can't complain) to fashion a new light cover. It looks okay from a distance but no so good close up.
Paints are all Model Master Acrylics - German dunkle grun and schwarz grun for the top side, hellblau for the underside. Applied a coat of Future to set the decals, did the weathering and then sealed it all with a clear flat coat.
Weathering is burnt umber and black oil paints heavily watered down and applied sparingly in this case. I also added a bit of Tamiya weathering pastels along the tires and under the big chin of this beast.
Decals are kit supplied. I cut out each of the identification letters and trimmed as much as I could from around the edges.
I'm done for now with the group build but am considering adding another build for later in the year. I have a few kits to choose among but until the wife agrees to let me get some additional shelves installed into my curio cabinet, I am stuck building kits that can easily be built wheels up or are fixed landing gear aircraft like the Stuka.