Ju 87 Stuka GB

That'd be great. Above and beyond the call of duty, my friend.

Thanks!

OK, thanks Greg. I can then add your build once your done. Thanks again.

Oops, I was going to PM you Bish, you beat me to the punch.

Last of the decals on this afternoon. I know you want to post the closing wrap-up, and I recommend you do so.

I might be a week away, or it could be much longer. Just no sense waiting.

How you coming on Greg.

Thanks CMK, Bish.

Nice job there Greg, its not as easy as people think.

Nice paint work, Greg!  Looks like you did well with the splinter camouflage!

Thanks, Bish.

All clear-coated up and ready for decals. Might have the RLM70 and 71 backwards. My first splinter camo attempt.

No comments expected as this GB is closed.

Of course you can Greg, look forward to seeing the pics. I'll hold off on the build review until your done.

Not sure if we're still supposed to be posting here or not.

I'm trying to get my Stuka as done as it's going to get within a week or so, FWIW.

Thanks for the heads up Teddz, lok forward to some pics.

Amazing work you guys have done.

Haven't forgotten about this GB, but have been sidelined with life issues for quite a while. My stuka is almost finished... possibly have it done by the end of the month or so. Got some priming to do tonight on several parts for it as well as other projects and commissions.

Well hopefully you can jump in on the next one taps. there simply are never enough Stuka's in this world in my view,

I'm not part of this GB but I wish I was...there are some amazing builds going on here.

Scott, that looks fantastic. Congrats on that Stuka!!

Outstanding Stuka, AS!  And the video is great, too.  Very well done.

I'd like to add my thanks too, it's been a great GB and a wonderful learning experience. Those big scale kits sure are attractive, and I see them somewhere in my future as well!

Interesting point about planning for the future in terms of getting through our collections -- at last year's completion rate it will take me a hundred years to build what I've collected, so this year I'm trying to do better! :-)

M/TB379

Not sure how old you are Scott, but I am in my md 40's and starting think like that as well. So many models, so little time. It does mean I am now far more selective on what kits I get now.

They do take up some space. I have just one more 1/24th in the stash which is the Trumpeter BF-109-G6.

It's very tempting to crack that open but I have so many other great kits in the stash that I want to build and at my age I'm running out of time.

Scott

From what I have seen, the Trump kit is going to be a D-3. I had hoped it would be a D-5 as that would convert easier into a G-2. But I guess if the 3 does well, they could do a 5 later. Still no idea of a release date yet, but if I hear anything, i'll let you know.

I do like the look of that 190, but I think I will only be getting Stuka's in this scale, other wise it willl just star getting silly.

Bish

All that extra detail was well worth it, and I have found it slightly addictive. Is that the Airfix 24th 190 above it.

Yes, that's my 1/24th FW for the FW-190 GB. Of the two Airfix kits I much prefer the Stuka over any of their early 24th scale planes. If Trumpeter were to add a 24th scale Stuka to their line up I would certainly grab one, even if it was a B-2.  Now to try to and wrap up a few other GB's I'm in.

Scott

Thanks greg, and glad to have you on board. If its not done by the end of April, then just let me know how long you think it will be, and I can either put off the roundup for a week or so or ad yours in later on. Be a shame not to have it up there.

Bish, thanks so much for hosting this GB.

I'm sorry to be one of the non-finishers. I did try to contribute as I could during my non-building phases, which was most of the past year.

I'll do what I can re the end of April. I'm pretty slow, but will try.

Well, hopefully by the time of the next one, I will have enough space that I can do that big kit. I would like to see a 24th G as well, I am hoping that Trump either follow up there D or a conversion comes out.

I like the idea of having the engine on show, be a shame not to see all that. But I do plan on doing mine with a yellow nose, which I do like on the aircraft, so not sure what I will do there. I might fit the panels on one side but not the other if I can.

All that extra detail was well worth it, and I have found it slightly addictive. Is that the Airfix 24th 190 above it.

Hi Bish and a big thank you for hosting the Stuka build, you did a fine job and I will be looking forward to the next one though I might go 1/32nd unless someone were to put out a 1/24th G version. If I had built this Airfix kit out of the box I probably would have been done a few months ago but I had fun trying to detail the cockpit and the engine using photo's I found on the internet and a little Artistic liberty to boot.

And a big shout out to all my fellow molders here, I really enjoyed seeing what you have done with your birds, sharp looking winners all , and I learned some valued tips here too. I was also struck how the RLM 70 and 71 splinter pattern was nearly identical on all the Stukas regardless of squadrons and their locations.

Here's a couple more pics I took this morning. If I had planned on closing the engine I would have just inserted the engine block, add the panels and do a proper filling of any gaps but I will be displaying her in the case with panels off.

Ah ah! she does fit in the case.

Scott

Thanks for running this GB Bish!  I learned a lot from it, in fact more a lot more than I thought I would.  I'll fondly remember this as my first GB as well.  Every model I've built since then has been for a GB.  You got me hooked.

I would like to thank every one for taking part in this GB for all the great builds. At one point, I did wonder if we would get half of the committed builds done, but you guys really pulled it out and we now have 22 out of 37. And possibly a couple more to come. Thanks all.

As I mentioned, I will do a build round up at the end of April. I may well look at doing another Stuka GB in a few years, but in the mean time, I hope you guys won't forget this awesome plane and I look forward to see some get built, there will certainly be more Stuka's in my future.

And thank you all, GB's are nothing without committed people building and having some fun together.

Shooter, that is totally amazing, I love it. And some great final pics there, love what you did with that belt.

And thank you for finally inspiring me to get this kit. I may well have over looked it had not seen this. If you don't mind, i'll be going through the thread and copying your pics to my files for future reference.

I'll add the last pic to the front page and if you want to take some more, feel free, I can always change it.

And thanks again. You can't imagine how pleased I am to se this built.

That is impressive, Shooter!  Congratulations on completing it!

And a big thanks to our host for another great GB! 

AWESOME!!! is all I can come with too, Scott.

Really a model to be proud of. Terrific attention to detail, and it has been a pure pleasure to watch this come together. (You gave me  lots of ideas lagging behind you, too!)

Very impressed you finished this within the GB time-constraints. What a project.