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Ju 87 Stuka GB

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  • Member since
    November 2008
  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Friday, March 6, 2015 1:49 PM

Thanks guys but the fading was a bit light to my taste so I followed up with a filter of Turp and yellow ochre oil paint toning and fading it more. It even adds the dusty effect to the finish. It looks rough but it's smooth as a baby's behind. That North African sun took  a toll of most finishes.

I used my multiple hand thingies from Harbor Freight to install the aerial antenna wire then added a couple of small drops of Aleene's for the insulators.

Here is my finished B-2 in the colorful markings of 6./St.G2 "Immelmann" stationed at Tmimi Airfield, Libya, summer 1941 and flown by Lt. Hubert Polz.

My sincere thanks to Mustang for being a pal and passing down his snake decals and to Bish for extending this GB allowing me more time to complete my entry.

Bish,  please add the first picture to the completed list up front.

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Posted by Bish on Friday, March 6, 2015 2:50 PM

Love it PJ. The extra weathering has really paid off, really looks like it has been under a hot desert sun. Really nice build all round and was worth the extension for this alone. have added it to the front page, thanks for taking part, a pleasure as always.

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

GAF
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Posted by GAF on Friday, March 6, 2015 2:57 PM

Plasticjunkie,

Looks great.  Nice "sun and sand" weathering.   WTG!

Gary

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Posted by checkmateking02 on Friday, March 6, 2015 6:25 PM

Outstanding, PJ!

 

 

 

 

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Friday, March 6, 2015 8:12 PM

Thanks for the nice words gents!

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Posted by tempestjohnny on Saturday, March 7, 2015 5:10 AM

PJ  awesome.   The close up of the panel line weathering is unbelievable.   Really looks like sand in the panel lines. Great job.  John

 

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Posted by mustang1989 on Saturday, March 7, 2015 5:59 AM

PJ: Dammmitt boy!! That thing turned out great!!!! And that weathering is awesome. No prob on the decals brutha! Just payin' it forward! Wink

                   

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Saturday, March 7, 2015 7:34 AM

Thanks Jonny and Mustang. Glad you like how the snake came out.

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Saturday, March 7, 2015 3:12 PM

Holy smokes, the weathering on your Stuka looks amazing! Great work on the paint job and especially the decals as well!

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, March 7, 2015 3:36 PM

Praise more than well deserved PJ.

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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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Saturday, March 7, 2015 5:26 PM

PJ, that is some truly impressive work. Truly.

So much to like it's hard to pick out anything in particular, but I can't help commenting yet again how much I like that multi-color camo, and your weathering is so spot on and really brings out everything.

This has been so much fun to watch, thanks for participating.

Bow Down

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Saturday, March 7, 2015 9:43 PM

Clemens, Bish and Greg

Thanks so much for your comments. It was fun participating in this GB.

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Posted by Archangel Shooter on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 2:54 PM

Here's a few update pics. I'm tying to bring everything all together for the big finish.

I drilled out a hole at the bottom of the antenna mast, made a support loop and ran the wire down towards the radios.

I glued a small piece of aluminum foil to the back of the landing light. Will have to do a little paint touch up on some of the CAM decals, they were some 10 years old and a couple were cracking on me.

Using small strips of foil to make hose clamps. Easy to do in this scale.

Adding placard decals to the engine areas.

The aft machine gun assy.

Looking at Ju-87 pics I will  need to add a handle grip to the rotating gun canopy. Did that using a larger gauge wire, paint drying on it right now.

Starting to add more hoses and wiring to the engine.

Added a fire extinguisher to the cockpit.

As for the backside of the pilot seat, I took some artistic liberties here. I just could not find a pic showing the backside of the Ju-87B seat. I could have simply pinned them to the back but what I did was to make a rough version of a harness retracting system.

I used the clear part meant for the rear gun sight as the base glass for the gun sight. Glad I held off on the sight installation till now, it would not have fit through it's opening as following the instructions, I still had to cut the sight in half which worked out fine.

I slapped a couple of placards on the oil filter, will be running more wiring through this side too.

Not too much left to do before I can call it finish. 

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 On the bench: So many hanger queens.

 

 

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Posted by Bish on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 6:21 PM

Shooter, that is some seriously nice work, love the detail in the engine. I would say that's a pretty good guess for the seat harness mount, I couldn't find any decent pics either. Is the fire extinguisher scratch built.

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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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 6:45 PM

Shooter, amazing level of detail. Your added touches really add a lot!

Watching you build this, it's hard not to think about trying one of these 'big birds' someday! (But I need your skill level first :) )

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 6:50 PM

Greg

Shooter, amazing level of detail. Your added touches really add a lot!

Watching you build this, it's hard not to think about trying one of these 'big birds' someday! (But I need your skill level first :) )

And the space to display it Big Smile

I think I may need to move home before I can start on mine.

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 Tuesday, March 17, 2015 10:46 PM

Incredible level of work, Shooter.  Exquisite!

 

 

 

 

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Posted by checkmateking02 on Friday, March 20, 2015 4:38 PM

Here is my finished Stuka.  The only after-market addition was a hakenkreuz from an old MicroScale sheet.

Thanks for hosting the GB, Bish.  It was a chance to build something different than my usual.  It was a pleasure to see the results that everyone has achieved with their aircraft.

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Bish on Friday, March 20, 2015 5:07 PM

Always a pleasure to have you on board check. Lovely looking finish and I really do like the work on the spinner. have added one to the front page.

Thanks again.

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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  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Friday, March 20, 2015 5:24 PM

Thanks, Bish.

For the sake of accuracy, what I ended up building was the Airfix 1/72 offering.  I scrapped the Revell.

And then, for more accuracy, regarding the spinner, after I painted it, I ran across this:

Not at all the same spinner!  I followed Airfix's kit instructions and painting guide, so I really don't know which one is more accurate.  But it's still a Stuka!

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Bish on Friday, March 20, 2015 5:59 PM

I've had that happen before check. I just looked at one of my Osprey books and it has a colour plate showing the same as that image you posted. But I don't always trust these plates. If it was me at this stage, I think I would leave it. the red looks much better and does make sense with the red around the K

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

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  • From: Florida-West Central
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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  • 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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  • 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: 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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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: 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 Saturday, March 21, 2015 9:15 AM

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

 

 

 

 

GAF
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  • From: Anniston, AL
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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  • 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.

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