Junkers Ju87B-2 ‘Stuka’ Scale 1/24

[stona]

That first winter in the east there was no permanent white aircraft lacquer available. The campaign was supposed to have been over by the winter and no contingency plan had been made. If you don't accept the possibility of failure you can't plan for it!

I don't know specifically what class of paints the temporary white camouflage would fit into, though it is often described as a distemper. It certainly weathered quite quickly, particularly in high traffic areas or exposed areas exposed like leading edges.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Thanks Steve.

I will go for the option A...

Anyway I must perfect a better work

[Ian M]

If you have a practice piece. give that a quick camo job, and then try this. Mix up some Vallejo white with WATER until it is a nice thin mix as for spraying. Then paint it on with a fairly stiff brush. Dont be to careful and fussy, just slap it on and drag it out. Leave to dry and every ten minutes or so try rubbing it of with a finger tip with a tissue over it.

Mixing the paint with water will weaken it and make it quite powdery when dry. A damp tissue or cotton bud can be used to scrub it away where you want ware.

I hope that you see what I mean.

Ian M

[Guest]

Thanks Ian!

I understand what you say

Thanks

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Polux

Brilliant work on the Stuka, you're certainly giving it the full treatment.

My vote for the whitewash weathering goes to 'A' to my eye this looks more like the winter camouflage schemes I've seen. 'B' is just too much for me. Whilst giving the impression of lots of detail I think over a whole aircraft this could be destracting. There's no reason why you couldn't mix the 2 and have the majority 'A' and the more worn parts 'B'.

Great work, this will be awesome when finished

Cheers

P

[Guest]

Yep Hi

I have a "technical" question....

The camouflage has two colours, the light green and the dark green. Anyone knows if, for example, the original Stuka was painted with the light green (all the upper fuselage) and then was added the dark green (over)..?

Or both were painted separately...?

Thanks

Ps: I cannot post photos today... tomorrow I will show the Stuka masked, ready for the upper paintwork

[Guest]

Great work Polux

[papa 695]

Just caught up on this one Polux some truly stunning work and great painting tips and techniques

[stona]

Yep HiI have a "technical" question....

The camouflage has two colours, the light green and the dark green. Anyone knows if, for example, the original Stuka was painted with the light green (all the upper fuselage) and then was added the dark green (over)..?

Or both were painted separately...?

I don't know but as the original camouflage drawing gives exact measurements for the different colours I suspect that the scheme was marked out with some kind of line and then the colours sprayed separately.

To spray the entire airframe, and a Ju 87 is quite big, with the lighter colour and then spray the darker colour on top would use a lot more paint and not be an economical way of doing it. It's how I do it on my models but I'm not convinced that Junkers would have done it at 1:1 scale.

Cheers

Steve

[Alan 45]

Polux your slacking , get some more photos up !!

[Ian M]

Also there is the weight penalty. I too think that the colours would have been painted where needed. Well with the block areas anyway. A mottle would of been base colour over all and then the mottle over the top.

Ian M

[Guest]

Yep!!

After a little “break” I have returned at work....

Ok!! Masked..... and your wished photos

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[Alan 45]

Oh good the tops about to be painted , I'm looking forward to this bit

[Guest]

Oh my God! I'm really a "happy man"....I forget to mask the canopy !!!!

Ufff so until tomorrow I cannot start the paintwork

[Guest]

That's a first Polux, I've never seen tinfoil used for masking before!