Ju 87 Stuka GB

Wow Doug.  You're doing Kette 9 proud!

Hope my D version of the revelogram comes out 1/8th as good.

Thank guys, Means alot to me coming from such a talented group as this.

  Nathan, Yes the letterings are dry transfers except for the red "G" I had to make that one on a decal progran I got from the Hobby Shop. I can see the need if your doing a specific bird and markings, but to me its alot of work for the need. I just needed it now, and had no desire to run screaming out into the night to locate one. (I hadforgot to get them) I like the dry transfers due to ease of application and their appearance.

  Joe... Yes sir I was very happy with panel lines and over all fit, very little sanding, filing or filling needed to sand down and re-rivit or re-scribe panel lines. No wash involved though, It was all preshading and careful application of finish. I had gone over and painted each individule panel 1 at a time, trying not to leave preshading too stark or cover to the point of non effect. After all panels and covers were done I hit it with a misting coat at about 40psi from about 6 to 8 inches from surface to blend. Thats why it took just over 5 hrs to complete.

  Tom...I have 2 of the old Monogram kits (Ju87 "D" and "G" ) in stash and (along with other old Monograms) Just cant bring my self to build them. They bring back such fond memories of being a kid and I really do hold them in high regard. That may sound silly but as a kid those (to me) were the most sought after kits to buy with the hard earned snow shoveling and grass cuttilg money I earned! LOL... I had built one of my old FW190s With "Mustang" in the Butcher Bird GB and put as much love and time into it as one of the high dollar kits. Your build will turn out just fine, and I will continue to try to represent out Kette as best as I can, as will we all! LOL...

Doug

Now that's nice. I have yet to do a white wash finish on anything, I really like how you have done this one.

Thanks for the info there Doug. I know what you mean about bringing myself to build the Stuka G-1. I have one in my stash.  I enjoy building those kits and know I can get another one and may give that G-1 a go myself but will be addiing plenty of AM stuff to it to "bring it up to speed" like I did my Dauntless.

 Made a major breakthrough today (at least in my house it's a major breakthrough). I got her primed which means I can start darkening panel lines and getting ready for my favorite part of building...................PAINT!

Me and you both broyher!

Sorry, BROTHER...lol

OK my brothers... I'm close to being done... Not quite , but close. I will ask your opinions about the next few pictures and see if my thoughts were on the mark...

OK, I got the canopy installed and my question is, in all the pictures of winter camo aircraft, (whitewashed) the canopys appear darker of just un painted all together, I tried to keep this one a bit darker and my thoughts are that the canopy area gets wiped and cleaned much more then the rest of the birdie. Therefor the white wash would be thinner and more washed off allowing the base color to show through. Thoughts? Any way that is why it doesnt fully match the rest of the finish. On th the fiddly parts like the antenna wire and such, I should have ready to declare complete some toie this week if all goes well.

Thanks...

Doug 

Finally got some time at the bench and repainted the topside. I used a fair amount of white in both the RLM 65 on bottom and dark green up top to allow some of the pre-shading to show as well as accommodate some scale effect; I'm very used to 1/48 so probably could've used more white but I'm satisfied. After it's dry I will begin more masking for the schwazgrün application. The part I'm really dreading is the masking of the canopy as in 1/72 it's going to be a challenge!

Almost forgot: Doug that bad boy looks ready for a mission against the great unwashed masses of Soviet cannon fodder! Also, I think you may be right about the canopy. It being a smaller surface area I suspect the ground crews had to be a little less liberal with the application of paint what with the glass being so close. Aircrews were fussy about messing up their vision with overspray I'm sure. At least that's my theory; for what it's worth!

Looking really nice Doug. I found a few pics and it does look like the framing itself has been left unpainted. If you check this ones, the antenna mast at least has not been touched and the framing has either worn away or not touched.

So I think it was a good choice to do it slightly differently.

Mikey, that's looking good. have you got pre cut masks for the canopy. 

Bish

Mikey, that's looking good. have you got pre cut masks for the canopy. 

Doug that aircraft looks truly amazing man!! You paint and how quick you can churn it out just blows me away!!

Bravo Doug, one of the nicest looking winter schemes I've seen, just great work all around

Hadn't even thought about pre-cut masks but I'm going to look into it. Otherwise I figured I'd mask with some narrow Tamiya tape and fill in the center with liquid mask. Either way it's gonna require the old OptiVisor for sure! Well, off to bed for me; 7:00 AM will be here before I know it and work is the only thing I know that will support my scale modeling addiction....

Mikey, the only 72nd masks for a B I could find are for the Fujimi kit, I checked Hannants and Sprue Brothers. I reckon they should work for yours.

store.spruebrothers.com/.../educx053.htm

Progress is slow but it's a comin'............................................

Nice build Doug. My guess on winter camo would be the heavy frame at the bottom would get whitewashed but the other would be almost left untouched I think that would take too much time for the ground crews to do

Slow progress is fine by me Mustang, that's looking nice.

Thanks for the kudos friends... Now I have to live up to them! lol. Johnny... What you noted makes alot of sense, thats the one thing I hadnt considered, Thanks for the input!

OK guys, I stayed up late and finished! I call this one "Norway 1940" Shes a late winter Ju87-B (R-2) Hope you like...

Some look like duplicates but there at slightly different andles and lighting, It was a joy to build this kit and I will be doing another soon for this great GB!

Thanks

Doug 

Doug, that is a fantastic job! The plane itself is wonderful, the base sets it off to perfection! The snow is amazingly realistic! Very well done!

M/TB379

Great work Doug, will be a real pleasure adding this. And the base is great as well. What did you use for the snow.

Feel free to come back anytime, we are here all year.

Awesome work Doug!

I've finally had some time to think about getting started on my Stuka.  I noticed that my PE set didn't include any dials or gauges for the instrument panel, so I ordered a set of generic Luftwaffe from Airscale thinking I could put them in and move on.  When they arrived I compared them to the holes in the instrument panel and only the smallest decals fit the largest holes.  Is this common?  Should I have ordered the 1/72 set instead?  Just looking to see if anyone has advice for working with the decals.  If push comes to shove I can use the instrument panel in the kit (which is the most detailed interior part of the kit) and just attach the PE levers to it and I think it'll look fine.

The general rule is to order instrument decals one scale smaller than the kit, as actual instrument panels in the kits aren't to scale, but the decals are.

Thanks all... Its nice to have your peers critique your work, I thank you all.

Bish, the snow is Woodland Scenic brand and I believe it was the 000scale, I chose this size (they make about 5 sizes) to not only fit the scale of the kit but it also looks as if it melted slightly then refroze so as to look frosty. I am already planning the next one, likely a Trop version, but have another commitment before begining. Wont be long though... I will be looking in on the other fine work going on here!

Doug

Thanks Nathan!  I just checked their website and they don't make the decals in 1/72.  So I guess I'll use the instrument panel in the kit, which isn't a big deal since it has decent detail.

Great work Doug, she's a stunner. Wonder if that diorama will make its way into the magazine....

Wow Doug, that is a sight to behold, great work!  Your antenna wire is terrific, along with the finish and diorama.  I must say, the Stuka was the "Warthog" of WWII, ugly but effective in a deadly way.

Doug, you've certainly set the bar high with this one. Outstanding model and accomplished incredibly quick as well. The setting you created for it makes it look even more realistic; thanks for the photos!

AWWW thanks... You guys are too kjind. Reasoned, The wire of the antenna is ez line (fine) and the cones are 1mm brass tubing filed down on one end to make as conlcal as possible. I agree with you on the comparrisons too! I always said that if I could be a pilot my first choise of aircraft would be the "HOG". I like the look and the missions (ugly as they are).

Mikey, thanks... Yeah I'm kinda sorta semi retired (by choise) and have some extra time to build, along with the fact that my wife traveles from time to time with her job... that all adds up to extra build time!

Doug

I didn't know they did different sizes of snow, I will have to look at that. I have a shaker of it but not used any yet. Thanks for the heads up.