JU-88 1/48 Dragon x2

[Guest]

Thanks Joe great find ,think its black for sure then!

I'm moving onto the Canopies but first wanted to figure a better way to do the chutes for the spent cartridges. I found that a hair tie works great,just base it with a medium to dark brown. Do'nt worry if a little fuzz stands up ,when I dry brushed the white to high light the ribs the fuzz layed right down.

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Fitting the chutes and ammo feed belts was a chore ! I've never found a picture of where the chute winds up so I'm just leaving them flush with the office floor.

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Canopies in place time for the marathon masking session

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[Guest]

I've masked up the canopy,not impressed with the lack of fit with the Montex,will be going back to the Eduard ones in the future.The A will be delayed while I wait for the Eduard mask to arrive


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I'll be focusing on the Engine nacelles next. Looking at the picture of the real one ,the exhaust cover shield extensions are not that long ,they will be cut off after the glue sets.


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The radiator cowls had really deep heat sinks, thankfully I had some better ones in the spares bin!

[Dave W]

Those cockpits look really good Trey.

[Guest]

Thanks Dave really appreciate the support


Got the wings and tail feathers on, starting to take shape!.


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[Guest]

Stuuning work so far, those offices look very good but the PE does add a little extra.

[Guest]

Nice to see them looking like JU 88's now Trey! You're putting a hell of a lot of great work into these builds buddy

[BarryW]

Brilliant work Trey.

[Guest]

Lovely work Trey, they really are coming along nicely, looking forward to seeing more

[Guest]

David, Patrick , Barry, Tommy thanks for the kind words and support, I know this is starting to run long but I'm trying to wrap it up.


I got the Resin props for the G and the jig will also be of use for other 3 blade builds.


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Now I've run into another issue, the kits engines are not correct for the A-6 as they are based on the A-4 which has the 211J. The A-6 according to my research was based on the A-5 which had the 211G hence no lower cowl bulge and no lower intake opening in the front. Options build a what if or do some surgery. I inventoried my spares bin and decided I had enough parts on hand for some surgery to correct the issue. Now for a battle of the bulge so to speak!


After cutting away the incorrect parts I squared everything up to make it a little easier to fit the new parts. Then removed the parts I needed from the donor bits from the spares bin


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I spent about 2 hours doing the conversion and think it was worth the effort,what do you all think? Heres a before and after


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Now I notice the props are the thin chord not the VS-11 as supplied in the kit arrrrrgh will this ever end! This shows I need to do better research before taking on a new build.

[Guest]

I managed to shoot some primer on finally and let it bake in the florida 83 degree sunshine


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[Guest]

I could never manage all that surgery Trey! But the new engines look just like they've come from the kit! Very clever stuff


83°?? It's cold here in London!

[flyjoe180]

Lovely work Trey, nice engine mods.

[Guest]

Thank you kindly Patrick appreciate the compliment! 2 hours on each nacelle so it was'nt too hateful as far as surgery like this goes. Yea its warming up here in the Sunshine State we have been lucky with a very mild winter this year.


Joe thanks to you as well Sir much appreciated!

[Guest]

Finished wet sanding ready for a base coat and preshade


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[Guest]

Nice work Trey, so what's the verdict so far to PE or not to PE? Derek