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Posted by Rigidrider on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 10:42 AM

Absolutely beautiful work!

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Posted by silentbob33 on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 9:02 AM

Awesome work Shooter!  I've really enjoyed watching your Stuka come together.

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Posted by Thunderbolt379 on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 12:36 AM

AWESOME, that's all I can say, AWESOME!

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Posted by Archangel Shooter on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 12:29 AM

Well I think I will call it finish, heaven knows I can sure go on and on and on by adding more to her. I made a Youtube video with a short montage of progress pics. Been playing with the Windows movie maker program.

I added a hand grip to the gunner's rotating MG window.

Grip handles and a side mirror to the pilot fwd window.  I did clean up the inside frame work.

For the gunner belt, I went ahead and used the kit part and modified it by sanding of the outer belt ends, cut out holes in the 2 buckles than used the remaining pieces from the RB seatbelt set to make the buckle ends.

Figuring that the belt would hang lose when not in use I attached it to just one side letting it hang down.

Some of the adding plumbing I put into the engine area.

If this were a 48th scale kit I would never attempt to do it but in this scale it begs for more.

Of course this being an AIRFIX kit, the engine cowling panels don't want to fit right. I fiddled with the top cowling to look like it's flush with the middle panel while on the other side there's an unsightly gap.  I also noticed that I got the antenna wire a tad too tight. Wrote it up for maintenance to fix.

You can see how it gaps at the front just above the spinner.

Looks almost ready for take off here.

I was dusting it with real sand for a slightly weathered look.

The sand color looks darker when photographed inside.

Bish...let me play around with the camera again in the morning to see if I can get better light for a final pic for you to post with your others unless you like one of the above photos?

 

 

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Posted by Greg on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 4:13 PM

Right, mate. Smile

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Posted by Bish on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 3:53 PM

Well, you got a bt more than 20 mins Greg. In fact its a touch over 2 hours my time. reckon you can manage it. Wink

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Greg on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 3:52 PM

Read you loud and clear, Gary. Smile

GAF
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Posted by GAF on Monday, March 30, 2015 3:14 PM

Ah, deadlines!  How I miss 'em.  Wink

Bish is pretty understanding about delays, so no worries.

As long as it's done in the next 20 minutes...  Surprise

Keep pluggin' !

Gary

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Posted by Greg on Sunday, March 29, 2015 8:46 PM

Hey Doug! In this case, my own head got in my way. Probably a familiar tale to most.

I'll finish it eventually. I'm too cheap these days to not finish a kit. :)

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Posted by Rigidrider on Sunday, March 29, 2015 6:02 PM

Shucks Greg... I mean just shucks... Sometimes life just gets in the way my friend... Keep hammering away at it! Looking forward to seeing the finished build!!!

Doug

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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Sunday, March 29, 2015 11:07 AM

Thanks, Bish. Definitely don't want you to hold off getting this closed on my account, though.

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, March 29, 2015 10:46 AM

No worries Greg. I hope you will still post your progress pics and show us the finished build. I will hold off on the round up thread until the end of April, if your not done but think you might be finished son after, I will hold off a bit. It would be nice to get as many completed builds in there as possible.

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Greg on Sunday, March 29, 2015 10:30 AM

Bish

Guys, we have 2 days left. I plan on doing a build round up in the aircraft section, but will wait until the end of April by when hopefully we will have a couple more completed builds. I know shooter is not far from finishing, how about the others.

I'm not going to make it and wish to apologise to the group. This will be my first uncompleted GB and I don't like that because when I commit to something I usually do it. Tongue Tied The extension makes this even more embarrassing to me.

Still masking the splinter pattern, so lots left to do.

It would be easy to blame the kit, which has been challenging, but hasn't really been that, it's been all me.

Even though I dropped the ball, this has been a great GB and I've enjoyed participating to the extent I did.

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, March 28, 2015 11:50 PM

He hasn't done tons of detailing shooter, be interested to see what you think of it. Look forward to those pics, can't wait to get that build on the front page.

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Archangel Shooter on Saturday, March 28, 2015 8:06 PM

 

Bish

I just got my copy of the May issue today and there is a great article in there on a build of the Airfix 24th Stuka. Very timely I thought.

Guys, we have 2 days left. I plan on doing a build round up in the aircraft section, but will wait until the end of April by when hopefully we will have a couple more completed builds. I know shooter is not far from finishing, how about the others.

Guess I better go and check the mail box to see if my FSM issue arrived.

Just my luck there would be an article on the Airfix Stuka now that mine is Jusssssst about finish. I have just a few components to attach and it's done by I been adding more wiring and tubing to the engine area and I just don't know when to stop and call it quits, but it is looking good. Well I can add the pitot tube again, since I just knocked it off the wing.Oops Ought to wrap it up on Wednesday and have final pics to post.

Scott

 

 

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Posted by Bish on Saturday, March 28, 2015 5:28 PM

Thanks for the update Phil, look forward to seeing some pics.

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by P mitch on Saturday, March 28, 2015 4:39 PM

Mine is still a couple of weeks off, but I'm off after Easter so it could get done then. At the moment the wings are on and most of the seams are sorted. I was a bit surprised how much i had to sort out on the seams but that's all sorted now

Phil

"If anybody ever tells you anything about an aeroplane which is so bloody complicated you can't understand it, take it from me: it's all balls." R J Mitchell


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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, March 28, 2015 4:12 PM

I just got my copy of the May issue today and there is a great article in there on a build of the Airfix 24th Stuka. Very timely I thought.

Guys, we have 2 days left. I plan on doing a build round up in the aircraft section, but will wait until the end of April by when hopefully we will have a couple more completed builds. I know shooter is not far from finishing, how about the others.

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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Posted by checkmateking02 on Saturday, March 21, 2015 3:55 PM

Bish

checkmateking02

Thanks, GAF and Greg!  Very nice of you.

I bought a new compressor when the old one went belly-up, and replaced some parts on the airbrush.  The airbrush is a twenty-year old Paasche H and the compressor is Paasche, with an air tank and regulator. First kit I used them on.  Paint is Testor's MM.  Everything seemed to work well together.

And. . .Big Smile I do think I got the propeller on the right way; leastwise, it looks like it! Wink  I'll always have fond memories of B-24's from now on.

Now you mention it, these is something funny about those wheel spats. You sure they are on the right way round Wink

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Posted by Bish on Saturday, March 21, 2015 1:33 PM

checkmateking02

Thanks, GAF and Greg!  Very nice of you.

I bought a new compressor when the old one went belly-up, and replaced some parts on the airbrush.  The airbrush is a twenty-year old Paasche H and the compressor is Paasche, with an air tank and regulator. First kit I used them on.  Paint is Testor's MM.  Everything seemed to work well together.

And. . .Big Smile I do think I got the propeller on the right way; leastwise, it looks like it! Wink  I'll always have fond memories of B-24's from now on.

Now you mention it, these is something funny about those wheel spats. You sure they are on the right way round Wink

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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Posted by checkmateking02 on Saturday, March 21, 2015 1:30 PM

Thanks, GAF and Greg!  Very nice of you.

I bought a new compressor when the old one went belly-up, and replaced some parts on the airbrush.  The airbrush is a twenty-year old Paasche H and the compressor is Paasche, with an air tank and regulator. First kit I used them on.  Paint is Testor's MM.  Everything seemed to work well together.

And. . .Big Smile I do think I got the propeller on the right way; leastwise, it looks like it! Wink  I'll always have fond memories of B-24's from now on.

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Saturday, March 21, 2015 10:02 AM

She looks great all finished up, CMK.

Clean and sharp for sure. And looking at the pic, hard to imagine it is 1/72. As Eagle mentioned, I'm also amazed at the results in 1/72 I see achieved here.

Yes

GAF
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Posted by GAF on Saturday, March 21, 2015 9:23 AM

CMK02,

Wow! That's a nice piece of work!  The paint job is just stellar.

The prop is fine painted as is.  At least the instructions didn't have you install it backwards!  Wink

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Posted by checkmateking02 on Saturday, March 21, 2015 9:15 AM

Aw, I dunno, Eagle.  yours looks pretty good to me.

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Saturday, March 21, 2015 8:58 AM

checkmateking02

Thanks, Eagle.  It looks like a little brother to the one you built.  Airfix must like that scheme.

I'm with you, Bish, there's no danger that I'm gonna disassemble the prop and do a re-paint.  The first time was education enough.

LOL!  I caught that right after I posted!  Your paint job is much better thou.  Must be a popular scheme for Airfix!  Just amazing what you guys do with 1/72 kits!  Blows me away!  Awesome work!

Eagle90

 

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Posted by checkmateking02 on Friday, March 20, 2015 8:44 PM

Thanks, Doug and AS.  I appreciate the kind words.

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Tucson, AZ
Posted by Archangel Shooter on Friday, March 20, 2015 8:17 PM

Hi Checkmate! That's a outstanding paint job, she's a beaut.

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  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Friday, March 20, 2015 6:54 PM

Thanks, Eagle.  It looks like a little brother to the one you built.  Airfix must like that scheme.

I'm with you, Bish, there's no danger that I'm gonna disassemble the prop and do a re-paint.  The first time was education enough.

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Georgia
Posted by Rigidrider on Friday, March 20, 2015 6:53 PM

CMK...Great finish, and a beautiful bird! Congrats.

Doug

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Make Lemonade!

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Posted by Eagle90 on Friday, March 20, 2015 6:22 PM

Hey Check!  That is a sweet looking Stuka!  Great job!

Eagle90

 

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