Ju87D-8 1/48 Revell

[Guest]

I picked this old kit up for $10 thought it would be a fun quick build . I did the office up real basic no frills

then the basic structure, must say the fit is real good

dry fitted the major parts no issues

heres the part thats gotten tricky, how to deal with raised panel lines. I took head of all the great advice from the thread I posted about these and heres were I'm going.

I basically sanded them all off leaving just a ghost image for future reference,then I used an ultra fine sharpie to draw them back on

then a preshade and the canopy masking

The basic splinter is complete

this is going to be the Night intruder version so next will be a 'squiggle' pattern using rlm 79(not looking forward to it). I've heard that some of these had wood props anybody know for sure which was mounted on these birds?

[stona]

Hi Trey. I reckon that the D model had the VS-111 propeller blades fitted and these were indeed wooden. Earlier models had metal blades (from Junkers) which I can't remember the numbers on.

The wooden blades had a fabric bonded to the surface before finishing so no "silver" chips.

Cheers

Steve

Edit.

Here's a [piccy of a D from Peter Smith's "Luftwaffe Ju87 Dive Bomber Units 1942-1945"

Definitely a wooden prop on this one.

Steve

[Guest]

Thanks Steve yet again you come through with the goods,really appreciate the info!

[Guest]

Looking nice, looks a better one than the revell 72nd i have sitting in the pile, very rough around the edges.

Know the colour scheme you mean, good luck with that

[Guest]

Looking good,i'll keep an eye on this one,i've just started building the Italeri 1`/48 version.

[Guest]

I like the approach to the panel lines, one of the most effective methods I've seen in dealing with raised lines without the daunting task of rescribing.

Lovely job of the interior without adding expensive extra detail sets and it still looks very effective.

[Guest]

Thanks Mike yes the squiggle was a nightmare ,I still see the lil buggers when I close my eyes lol

Cliff thanks, looking forward to seeing the Italeri version hows the kit look?

Thanks Richard ,I had to come up with an alternative to rescribing my skills are lacking in that aspect of the hobby.

Finished the rlm 79 next will be the continued squiggles into the rlm 65 with some rlm70

[Guest]

Wow, Looking good Trey, i bet your eyes got knotted painting that pattern mate. It looks fantastic.

Andy

[Guest]

Lost some of this thread and ca'nt remember all the lost bits, so thanks for the compliments those that gave 'em! I know that Steve and Ian asked about the finish ,it was hand painted with a hairy stick freehand. Painting a coat of Automotive urethane clear over the splinter gave a super smooth surface that allowed mistakes to be easily wiped off.I ca'nt do this with recessed panel lines as it fills in the details so the old raised lines in this kit were kind of a blessing in disguise for this scheme. I got the decals on and sealed with a spray of dullcoat next will be a good dose of weathering.

[Ian M]

O.M.G !!!! You have out done yourself there Trey!! My eyes are going nuts just looking at it, so I can only imagine how you had it painting the darn thing! Amazing!

Ian M

[Guest]

Thanks Ian ,I seem to have a knack for finding difficult paint schemes and canopies to tape do'nt I ?

[yak face]

HI trey, i posted on this a few days ago but it got wiped with the glitch. Anyway , this is one seriously excellent paint job!!! It must have taken you ages,and given you double vision and a migraine!! Im glad you let us in on the technique as ive got a storch and a fw189 in 1/72 that i want to do in a similar scheme, although in a way im dreading it !!!LOL top work ,looking forward to seeing it finished , cheers tony

[Gern]

Beautiful work as always Trey!

Gern

[Guest]

Thanks Tony yes you are soooo right my eyes were squirrely for days .Dave thanks for the kind words!

Wrapped up the Ju87 tonight! All things considered not a bad deal for a $10 no frill build,thanks again for all your kind words. Any critiques/comments always welcome!

[Guest]

awesome. $10? cheapest 5 star build ever?