Ju 87 Stuka GB

I have 3 or 4 Fujimi Ju-87 B/R kits to build in 1/72

If you want to enter one 68, just let me know, love to have you aboard.

Thanks,

I'll start with one and then hopefully the others will follow.  Do you need any other info like a unit or theater?

No, that's all I need 68. I have put you down as doing a B/R. I have 2 of those B/R kits myself, so look forward to seeing your builds.

Well I finally got open my 335 box again last night.  Started working on the exhausts and the office.   the exhausts are from Quickboost.   I think I dropped the exhausts at least 6 times before I got them glued onto my styrene plate to be mounted in the fuselage.  

John

Looking good, John. This seems to be the wrong GB though...

OOP's  I guess it was way too early in the morning to be thinking.  Ill repost in the correct GB..

Thanks

John

No worries, it happens to me way too often...

Seems to be catching.

Thought this pic was too cool not to share:

Time to pull up...

Wow Nathan you would think the pilot would have his hands full but no....he's taking pictures. John

Love that pic Nathan, thanks for posting it!

Well, the Stuka did have an automatic pull up mechanism didn't it? (not that I would rely on it)

Now that's a neat pic.

Apparently, many pilots deactivated the pull out system as it made it to predictable for enemy AA gunners.

I added two more Stuka books to the collection last week. Firstly, the one that that Nathan suggested, a really nice book.

And this is one of a range of books I have been eyeing for a while and thought it was time I finally got one, and of course it had to be the Stuka one.

They have some great pics in here, many I haven't seen before, including a couple of a D with the yellow nose band. There are 3 books in this series on the Fw 190, as well as other German aircraft, will defiantly be getting more. 

Nathan:That is a cool picture alright. Just goes to show that those guys were well enough versed in procedure to take a shot like that.

Bish:Nice selection of material there. I've got the Squadron book (of course), an Aero Detail book on it and a couple of Osprey books so I feel fairly confident I can throw one of these things together fairly accurately. The only problem is that its another few months away............................................

Nathan: That's one awesome pic!

My Stuka arrived today (finally!) so I can drool over the actual sprues now instead of just looking at reviews on the web. First of all, the Stuka is a huge bird! It looks like she's going to be about as big as my 1/32 Thunderbolt kits (maybe a bit smaller). The detail on this kit looks really nice, so I don't think I'll need any AM details except that cockpit. Maybe some PE for the gun pods as they appear kinda bare (and new barrels of course). When looking at the instructions I noticed that Hasegawa provides us modellers with templates for the splinter camo in the correct size to just cut them out and either use them as a guide to place masking tape or just stick them in place somehow!

Nice choice in Ref material Bish!

SchattenSpartan

Nathan: That's one awesome pic!

My Stuka arrived today (finally!) so I can drool over the actual sprues now instead of just looking at reviews on the web. First of all, the Stuka is a huge bird! It looks like she's going to be about as big as my 1/32 Thunderbolt kits (maybe a bit smaller). The detail on this kit looks really nice, so I don't think I'll need any AM details except that cockpit. Maybe some PE for the gun pods as they appear kinda bare (and new barrels of course). When looking at the instructions I noticed that Hasegawa provides us modellers with templates for the splinter camo in the correct size to just cut them out and either use them as a guide to place masking tape or just stick them in place somehow!

Lightweight There's loads more AM you can add than that. It is a big kit isn't it. If I had the space, I would be doing mine.

I will get a pic of my reference material later, but I am sure between us we have it al covered.

And Joe, don't worry, I am sure it will be worth waiting for.

All the heavyweight AM stuff is reserved for those huge 1/32 bomber kits I have in my stash HK has aanounced a Memphis Belle kit for late 2014 BTW. I have to get me one of them and the nose sprues for their current G-kit. Simply add the nose section to the Belle and you have a nice kit for "Little Miss Mischief" (my favorite B-17)

I think this list is long enough though:

• Aires cockpit
• Master 3,7cm barrels
• Eduard exterior PE
• EagleCals decals
• Quickboost exhaust flame dampeners (to fit the decals) 

And if you dodn't know it already, you really don't want me to tell ya about the stuff I add to one of said bomber kits

I'll be looking forward to your build Clemens. I wanna do a tank buster myself, after the D-5.

Joe, didn't know that Stuka came with a set of wheels. Apparently that's a good thing.

I don't understand what kind of filter y'all are talking about regarding Joe's Stuka, could somebody enlighten me, please? Whatever it is, you were saying that the kit doesn't come with one, Joe.

Bish. Thanks for putting this together. I'm in! I'm gonna go with a 1/32 TBD. 18 inch wingspan!

I'm still shopping around and trying to figure out which one. If I have time, I'll tackle a 1/48 in my stash as well.

Some interesting Stuka knowledge...

Rudel has some interesting stories about his experiences. There was one where his flight of 12-18 Stukas got jumped over Russia by P-51s on a shuttle mission. They jettisoned their bombs early. Many were shot down. Rudel got away by flying directly into a thunderstorm.

Another time, a novice squadron member landed with light damage on the wrong side of the Dneister River. He tried to land and save them, as he had done a few times before. His plane got stuck in the mud just as the Russians showed up. So, he evaded capture, running 30 miles to friendly lines. A fascinating story.

He was also consulted during the design of the A-10

The Stuka had a rudimentary autopilot that would pull the plane out of the dive at 1500 feet, as the pilot blacked out in the recovery. It must have been quite a ride, especuially for the tail gunner! You could blow the main gear off in an emergency. Then, of course there's the dive siren.

Greg, the filter is a sand filter put onto the air intake. The Germans had Tropical versions of most of their aircraft which usually included an improved filter.

Panzerpilot, welcome aboard. I'll be looking forward to seeing which version you decide on.

I know Rudel was a fitness fanatic who used to run every morning when possible, he was also t-total. He was a big fan of milk apparently.

I have had a rather large Rudel project in planning for about 20 years. One of these days I will get round to building it.

Bish

Greg, the filter is a sand filter put onto the air intake. The Germans had Tropical versions of most of their aircraft which usually included an improved filter.

Ah, thanks for that, Bish. I was reading some threads about filters in the sense of exterior finishes, my mind was on the wrong kind of filter.

Greg

Bish

Greg, the filter is a sand filter put onto the air intake. The Germans had Tropical versions of most of their aircraft which usually included an improved filter.

Ah, thanks for that, Bish. I was reading some threads about filters in the sense of exterior finishes, my mind was on the wrong kind of filter.

lol, easily confused Greg.

I wish I had the model budget that some of you have.  Zoom sets and the occasional resin cockpit is all I can afford.  1/32 would love to build. Don't have the space or the budget.

tempestjohnny

I wish I had the model budget that some of you have.  Zoom sets and the occasional resin cockpit is all I can afford.  1/32 would love to build. Don't have the space or the budget.

tempestjohnny

I wish I had the model budget that some of you have.  Zoom sets and the occasional resin cockpit is all I can afford.  1/32 would love to build. Don't have the space or the budget.

Its just a case of getting the parts a bit at a time. I ain't loaded by any means, but I have been lucky over the last few years in that I can set aside a decent sum each month just for modelling. I normally get a couple of kits, and then spend the next few months getting all the AM I want for them.

I picked up the Aires cockpit for my Stuka today and it looks soo awesome! I'll post some pics of it later tonight