Rick's 1-87 Scale ROCO Ju-52m Medical Transport

[Mini Me]

Thanks Chris.......just a little overwhelmed at the magnitude of this "small" project.

[Tim Marlow]

Looking fine at the moment Rick. The corrugated skin will make joint filling a bit of a job if needed won’t it :thumb2:

[Airborne01]

Superb Rick - coasting home all the way from here - as they say 'The first cut is the deepest'!
Steve

[boatman]

Thanks Chris.......just a little overwhelmed at the magnitude of this "small" project.

Actually how big or small is it Rick as ive never built in this scale before ?
chrisb

[Guest]

The Ju 52 was 19 m long and had a wingspan of 29 m, so in 1:87 that’s about 22 cm long and 33 cm wide. Not a small plane, really, even in this fairly small scale.

[The Smythe Meister]

Great stuff so far Rick!!
I've always had a strange fascination for these crude looking things, looking forward to seeing it develop

[JR]

Great cut out Rick, hope you are well and not under a load of snow .

[Mini Me]

Thanks guys....this is one of those projects that is a plan as you go sort of thing. The interior that has now been exposed, needs a little TLC in the derail Dept. I don't have anything remotely resembling the corregated skin, so I'll be winging it with just the stringers and frames and hope for the best. Cheers and thanks for the input.

[scottie3158]

Rick,
My apologies matey I have missed this up until now. A great start on the modifications.

[Mini Me]

Thanks Scottie, wish I had more progress to show for my efforts.... it's gonna be a haul, but I'll get there eventually. Good to hear from you. :thumb2:

[minitnkr]

You used to be able to get 1/87 scale corrugated (real aluminum) skin from Walthers.

[Mini Me]

I'll get in their online catalog and check ..thanks for the tip Paul. :thumb2:

[Mini Me]

I got the rest of the floor in ( all that I'm going to do anyway) and all the support bulkheads in place (aft) the forward cabin divider is in place and you can make out where the casualties will be "racked" up on either side. I will not be attempting to build the entire fwd. cabin and such as it will be mostly invisible with the fuselage overhead in place.

[Mini Me]

Acting on Paul's suggestion, I found a couple of different brands of corrugated material. None of which were suitable for my purposes. So I gave up on the idea of running stringers and skin on the interior. There won't be that much visible when this is buttoned up anyway.

[Lee Drennen]

Looking smart Rick. I like the added details