Ju 87 Stuka GB

PJ, that looks nice. I have not tried pre shading for the reason Shooter mentioned, but I might have to give it a try some day.

Thanks Scott

The single colors are a breeze. I just spray very lightly to cover most of the area then hit the center of the panels fading to the edges till there's a hint of the black. Multi colored schemes are  more complex. for that reason I'm not doing the preshading on top cause it will be lost to the multi colored North Arica scheme coming.

Like how that pre-shading came out! I have tried that a couple of times and can never seem to get it right, I wind up just covering it with the base color.

Note to fellow group members here, I just posted a yard sale over at the ARC site if interested.

Tomorrow I hope to lay down some more paint on my bird, unexpected interruptions are killing me here.

Scott  

Ouch Zvezda! Glad you are ok. My buddy's daughter superglued one of her eye lids a  few years back. They spent several hours in the ER unsticking things! Your Stuka looks great.

Got a little done on my Stuka. Did some preshading to the bottom only. Then sprayed some RLM65.

Then sprayed some RLM65.

That looks really nice Zvezda, and nice to hear your going to try a dio. have you done one before.

That's good news SS.

She's looking really pretty, Zvezda! That CA accident sounds painful...

I already got a reply from Aires. They are going to get my replacement part posted in the next couple of days. Their customer service really is something else!

Hello fellow Sturzkampfgeschwaderer's.

I see we all have our collection of modelling accidents. My most awkward was a heavy drop of CA glue splashed right into the eye. For a few days it was as if I was winking to everybody

After some idle period, the Stuka received all decals and a second heavy coat of gloss clear.

Decals were excellent and went down perfectly with some Gunze's solution.

Within the next few days I hope to have finished all assembly, weathering, etc  downstream the engine firewall.Then the engine compartment and engine itself.

I also half-assembled and half-painted an Opel Blitz truck (no pics worth showing yet) and if I like the result, I will try to put the bird inside a simple diorama (an 'engine parts delivery to the airfield', scene) but that's dependent of my working hours.

Well, that good new for us Johnny, even if not for your bank account.

Well...it doesn't look like work will be bringing me in for overtime tomorrow.   So that means I can stay up late tonight at the bench.   Should get some build time.....;)

I'll be making note of these issues and will have to make a point of checking my Aires set. I know Aires has good service, they sent me a PE fret for my 72nd Stuka pit when I lost one part, the IP, from my original one. It was my fault but they still sent it free of charge.

In general, I am finding the service from eastern European companies to not just be first class but above and beyond.

SS. I was missing a few parts from my Aires set. They sent me two pf the parts, via airmail. I had them within a week.

I'll be continuing my stuka soon. Dry fitting of the cockpit parts on my Aires set, and a tip from someone here, shows the cockpit floor a bit narrow. I'll probably have to add some sprue to the sides to get it to stay in correctly. So, be on the lookout for that.

That sucks Clemens. I have made it a practice as of late to go thru the parts as soon as my orders come in just to make sure all parts are accounted for. Hope you get your part soon.

Squadron had a sale just before Christmas and I took advantage of the lower prices of the 1/48 Kitty Hawk Cougar and Starfire.  As soon as they came in I checked the contents and discovered the F-94's pe fret missing. I contacted Squadron and they sent a replacement a few days later.  

Thats a bummer. I am sure Aires will come through, I have a good experience with their service.

Raven: Ouch, I hate it when that happens. I'm sore you'll get it sorted though.

Bad news on my Stuka cockpit: I just noticed the entire rear bulkhead is missing in my resin set. I already sent an email to Aires' customer support and I'm pretty sure they are going to send me a replacement (they are really great regarding that stuff). That delay basically means I'll have to ditch the idea of further enhancing it with the Eduard cockpit PE though.

I am not sure what size you would need. I've gathered a selection of sizes as that stuff always comes in handy.

Bish

That's a bummer Steve. I would go for some plastic rob myself, but stretched sprue would work just as well.

That would be the ideal solution for me, if I can find some styrene the same size (or close to it). Planning a trip to the LHS, so wish me luck. I should be posting update pics this weekend, I did the splinter camo last weekend and it turned out pretty well I think.

That's a bummer Steve. I would go for some plastic rob myself, but stretched sprue would work just as well.

I hate it when that happens.

When I broke my mount the other day, had no idea when it happened let alone where it went. Wrote it off as lost then saw it on the floor. My lucky day.

Reminder to self, clean the bench. This is why this stuff keeps happening.

Ah, I forgot to add that the missing part is nowhere to be found, so it'll have to be made from scratch (if at all...muhaha ).

I second PJ's advice. Important to use a thin aggressive cement as he mentioned on this repair.

Raven, I managed to break mine in the exact same place. Luckily I found the snapped off part of the bracket. I spot welded it with Tamiya Extra Thin cement (pretty aggressive stuff too), let it cure a while then reinforced it with some medium thickness CA. All while still on the sprue.

If you want I can take a shot of what the repair looks like later.

Removing the part from the sprue will be a delicate operation I suspect. I hope you have the missing bit.

I somehow managed to break one of the engine mounting brackets, and repaired that using the same method btw.

Do you have the other part? If not then stretched sprue and Tenax or Plasti I Weld to make a permanent join. Very easy fix.

Looking for advice on how to fix this little problem...one of several at this point, unfortunately. This is the bracket that attaches to the centerline 500kg bomb. I'm guessing that stretched sprue is my only hope, but I've never done it before.

MMMMM, this scribing lark sounds rather dangerous to me. I think a full set of PPE might be in order.

Nathan T

A channel lock pliers. My most hated tool! This of course coming from an aircraft mechanic, where anytime u need one of those you're doin something wrong.

Having never heard that one before, I can't believe how spot on it is Nathan.

Love the pic of Maxwell under your comment, PJ! Very fitting, sets the mood.

The old slice your finger with the very sharp #11 blade in the Xacto knife trick! Yes it hurts a lot too!

A channel lock pliers. My most hated tool! This of course coming from an aircraft mechanic, where anytime u need one of those you're doin something wrong.

You guys are scaring me. So far my modeling injuries since back have been limited to adjusting my stool height. ChanneLocks slipped, pinched my index finger and it's still sore after 5 months. How I managed to do that I'm still not sure. In the meantime, the stool height remains unchanged.

Can't beat an Xacto knife....Some years back I was trying to modify a door panel on a German vehicle while watching TV and it of course slip and I buried it to the hilt just above the right knee. A scene right out of Young Frankenstein.

Oh c'mon, its a blast Greg,  My favorite is using your Xacto knife with a nice sharp (new) #11 blade, and you need to clean flash from a seam area. You lay the part in your palm holding with your thumb, you gently pull the blade towards you, carefully inparting the offending flash making sure to pull the blade across the meaty part of your thumb.... Oh wait... Strike that last part... lol...

68... Thats me Bud... the dreaded pitot tube! I used to put that #@*#$@ thing on atleast 4 or 5 times before finishing. LOL... then I finally gave up and wouldn't put on until the very end.

Doug