Hasegawa 1/48 JU87G2 Stuka

[Dave W]

Finally got this one finished.A nice kit but still needed a bit of filler.After I'd painted the cannon pods off the model I managed to drop one.The end of one of the brass barrels flew off into the darkest recesses of my shed!.So I had to buy another set.I was going to fit an antenna wire.But the aerial mast is very bendy,So it wouldn't have looked right.The model is finished in the markings of Hitlers most decorated pilot,Hans Ulrich Rudel.I read his autobiography many years ago.I seem to remember he destroyed over 500 Russian tanks.An incredible record.View attachment 84123

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[0ne48thtel]

Nice tidy build Dave

 

[dubster72]

I like that a lot Dave, you've done an excellent job there.

I would say that your pictures aren't doing it justice though, apart from the last one. By the way, is that a Uhu in the background?

 

[Polux]

Always I have consider the Stuka one of the most "elegant" planes on the wwII. And this one looks specially very well done Dave. Is clean, with a fantastic paintwork and magnificent decal job.

Simply genial

 

[flyjoe180]

Awesome build Dave, that splinter turned out nicely with the new paints. Great work.

 

[Alan 45]

Nice clean build there dave I hope my 1/24 scale version comes out just as good

 

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Dave

I was just thinking the other day I must catch up with this, and here it is finished!

The Kanonen vogel looks really good. The camouflage colours really are close aren't they? But that is an accurate depiction.

Superb work

Paul

 

[stona]

Great job, I do like a nice Stuka and this one fits the bill! I don't know about elegant but the sort of cleaned up version you've done (no dive brakes, bomb swing etc) must have looked very menacing if you were in one of those Soviet tanks, looking at those cannon (which look very good BTW)!

Cheers

Steve

 

[spongtastic]

All the angles are right and camo looks great.

 

[Dave W]

Thanks for all your kind words.I enjoyed building this one.

 

[monica]

I like that a lot Dave, you've done an excellent job oh her and i think we all get that one or two, bits fly off never to been seen again, :rolleyes:

i like the looks of your furry friend down there , i bet he is thinking about jumping up :eek:

 

[papa 695]

I don't know how I missed this one Dave A great build looks very good indeed

 

[Dave W]

I like that a lot Dave, you've done an excellent job oh her and i think we all get that one or two, bits fly off never to been seen again, :rolleyes:i like the looks of your furry friend down there , i bet he is thinking about jumping up :eek:

The cat is called Phoebe.One of six cats we've got.When she was a kitten she used to sit on my modelling bench and watch me at work.

 

[monica]

oh how sweet and what a nice name, ,I have 3 , and they do the same, one try to sit in the smallest open box on the table so is so sweet,

could not ,not have them about ever so times they drive me mad, but still let them can and sit with me

,and eat my paint brushes or run off with some small part stuck on there fur gone for ever :D

 

[Caledonia]

Nice tidy build and camo Dave. Cheers Derek

 

[Airfix Modeller Freak]

A very neat build. These stukas on this forum are great.

JOhn

 

[colin m]

Great job Dave. It has a certain presence about it - menacing maybe ?