Ju 87 Stuka GB

To echo everyone else, beautiful engine Shooter!

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bays for example. The parts count on the Hasegawa kit is actually quite low

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The good thing about the Stuka is the low parts count. I don't have to paint/assemble/mask gear bays for example. The parts count on the Hasegawa kit is actually quite low and the Eduard PE I'm using is probably going to be only a bunch of small additions to the Flak 37s and their mounting brackets as well as the canopy frame... The only really time consuming step should be that gorgeous Aires cockpit...

Now I have that same Aires pit that some swine forced me to get i'll only use the exterior one for mine, but I will probably keep the cockpit PE for when I get a 32nd D. I am hoping next year I can cut back on GB's a bit and give myself to do my kit along with the others as its part of a large project. So I will be watching closely.

So, no pressure

Nice work there aj. I just checked my book on Luftwaffe Emblems and I couldn't see that badge in there, I am not even sure what the black part is meant to be. Its either from a none German unit or, my guess, its been made up.

Paint looks great!! Hang in there with the cals and yes.......Microsol or an equivalant helps alot.

Looking good, AJD! Some decal softener should do the trick.

She's coming along nicely, I have always used MicroSol out of habit.

6 coats of microsol hasn't done the job, its time to bring in the big guns. And Bish, I believ it is supposed to be a wild boar on the squadron badge.

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I just checked my book on Luftwaffe Emblems and I couldn't see that badge in there, I am not even sure what the black part is meant to be.

That's the same book I have mikey, glad to see I didn't miss it. When aj mentioned wild boar, I did think a night fighter unit, but nothing there.

Yeah, he mentioned pulling from a 109 kit so I checked the jagdflieger stuff first. I'm sure some companies use artistic license with markings so hard to say if it's maybe from another unit type or just a conglomeration that the designers thought looked cool! I know the German's had their WildeSau units so could be a variation on that?

Whoa, I've been away from my Stuka for way too long! There's some good work going on in here, its about time I joined in again. I'm picking up where I left off with the cockpit. I decided to go out of box on this, but I did break down and order a radio set from Quickboost. I thought the kit one was pretty basic, along with the kit seat. Here's a comparison shot:

The radio set is for the Tamiya Storch kit, but its the same type of radios, and I'll cut it a bit to make it work. After checking some ref. photos, the seat in the real thing is pretty basic, so I decided to just dress it up with some nicks with my dremel. I used a larger burr and scratched the seat cushions to give them a stressed leather look, and dinged up the seat and head armor some. Its hard to pic up in pics:

I then brushed on some Tamiya cement to smooth things out. Then I fitted the radio stack and added some wiring to the cockpit, trying to keep it simple:

I also added some straps to the ammo bins with lead foil:

Cockpit color is up next!

ajd, looking great. Nice work on the decals, and hope you get them settled down soon.

Nathan, great to see you! That resin radio sets looks great. I'm going to throw some rocks at my PE radio stack now.

Ok, I'm back. Never seen the nicking done to a seat before, that is extremely cool and thanks for the idea, mate.

Great to see you under way Nathan, Nice work.

Nathan, glad to see you're back! The cockpit's shaping up nice; that quick boost stuff looks great. I've never used it before but may have to try some on my next build. Keep up the good work buddy!

I like that interior Nathan. Real nice there!

Thanks for the comments guys. Paint has been flung on the pit and I've started the detail painting. Update tonite hopefully.

Well, as this is a Stuka GB, I thought I would bring this to everyone's attention. Finally there is another choice for the Ju 87A, the Trumpeter kit has been released and I am looking forward to some reviews. If it doesn't suffer from the same issues as the B, I think I will add this one. It doesn't say if its an A-1 or A-2, but I am guessing the latter. I think I would defiantly do this in the same scheme as my 72nd build.

www.hannants.co.uk/.../TU03213

If anyone does come across any reviews, I would appreciate fi you can let me know. Thanks.

I am wondering....would I be absolutely nuts to tackle this scheme?  I've already done a 'dry run' with the air brush to see if such fine white lines are possible. They are..but with a tiny bit of overspray with the tamiya white I tried. I will tinker with other airbrushes and paint brands.There will be NO room for error! Maybe there is another way to get those lines. Hmmm?? Still 'scheming' about my G-2 scheme. as it will be a while until I get I the thing together anyway. I may chicken out and go with the usual Rudel scheme...Or, I may not!

Nice work going on in here. Congrats to those who are done, and with such fine work indeed.

Coming along nicely there, Nathan. I look forward to more.

Nice to hear about the Trumeter A model, Bish, and that they've corrected their past sins with the B issues.

Now that would be one hell of an impressive scheme. Even in 32nd, that would be some achievement, but if pulled off, it would be well worth it.

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Now that would be one hell of an impressive scheme. Even in 32nd, that would be some achievement, but if pulled off, it would be well worth it.

I would be pretty impressive! I think it would be the pinnacle of personal airbrush achievement to pull that one off! I'd have to lay off coffee a while for that one! However, it may not be too overly difficult...testors paint sticks! I have never dealt with those, but an initial splinter scheme in MM, then the lines. I may even get by with a fine brush, painted on. Then, there's the more simple obstacle..where to get the B and U decals?. I may have some..somewhere.

painting it on with a brush could be the way to go, I would imagine that could have been how its done. There are plenty of decals sets out there for letters, but of course it means a whole set. It looks like there is also the small code to the front of the cross, it looks like S7 on this one.

Good eye on the S7. I hadn't noticed that before. I have no info. about unit, location, etc. Just the picture. I think you're right. I can imagine a few men in black. with paint brushes and buckets of white out there doing a field mod. Slow and meticulous with some enamel white and a fine brush, here. I'll do more research on the lettering..

A photographic example of the same scheme. Definitely looks brushed (white washed on). Of note, painted on ID lettering. There's another in the background.

Love the work everyone's doing in this GB! Today at work I had that "Holy crap, only three months to go! Better get my hintern in gear." moment, so I finished up my half-completed cockpit this evening. Not terribly great, but the most work I've put into a pit to date, so I'm pretty proud of myself. I did a wash and some dry brushing with a lightened version of RLM02 to bring out the highlights. I was a bit disappointed that there weren't any levers for my to pick out in red & yellow, but c'est la vie.

The IP was a bit odd (for me at least), being a styrene 'base', with two sets of decals sandwiched between two pieces of PE. I think it turned out pretty ok, except that you can spot a bit of the brass-colored PE around the gauges. Not too worried about it though, since it'll be buttoned up in the fuselage anyway.

Tom, S7 is the code for StG 3/SG 3. Your aircraft would be the latter. I would imagine this scheme is from the winter of 44/45 as SG 3 didn't get Ju 87G's until Fed 44 in which case the 10 Pz Staffel was based in East Prussia  from Oct to Dec 44 and then moved to Saxony for the rest of the war.

Raven, that's looking good, don't worry, you have plenty of time.

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I am wondering....would I be absolutely nuts to tackle this scheme?  I've already done a 'dry run' with the air brush to see if such fine white lines are possible. They are..but with a tiny bit of overspray with the tamiya white I tried. I will tinker with other airbrushes and paint brands.There will be NO room for error! Maybe there is another way to get those lines. Hmmm?? Still 'scheming' about my G-2 scheme. as it will be a while until I get I the thing together anyway. I may chicken out and go with the usual Rudel scheme...Or, I may not!

Raven that cockpit looks great so don't cut yourself short man.  Whch kit is this?