Ratch Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Airfix's Junkers Ju 52/3m g7e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 VII Fliegerkorps, Russia, 1943-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kavanagh Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 That looks tidy, Ratch. Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Thank you Heather. The decals are by Print Scale and one of the Swastikas is reversed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirportsEd Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Is that the original 1960s kit? I wondered how well it went together as I think even the latest release hasn't been on sale for a decade or so.Swastika aside, any big issues with the kit?Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 Thanks Ed, yes this is a 1986 re-issue of the 1964 original tooling. It was a nice kit to build with lots of options - civil, seaplane, and a few minor fit options too. Because of the corrugated surfaces I decided masking for airbrushing would be too risky, so its all painted by hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Muth Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Here the same kit, in civil markings, postwar in BEA service:modelldoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirportsEd Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Thanks Ed, yes this is a 1986 re-issue of the 1964 original tooling. It was a nice kit to build with lots of options - civil, seaplane, and a few minor fit options too. Because of the corrugated surfaces I decided masking for airbrushing would be too risky, so its all painted by hand.I hadn't thought about the problems that could be caused by the corrugated surfaces! I'd bet that many of the real things were hand painted too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padefc Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I’ve just been given this exact kit some quite warped fuselage to be dealt with am giving for the main box image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 Look forward to seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Hi Padefc.Hope you had a good festive season and good luck with your Ju 52/3M. As you've probably now seen this old molding can be built in various guises. It might be an old kit but it's not really that bad, just needs some gentle persuasion in a few places like the fuselage. I did a whole build review a few years ago when I built the float plane version as a freighter.In case you're wondering about the winter camo, it was actually a land plane diverted from the Russian front, changed to a float plane and flew supplies around the Aegean Sea in 1943.Love to see how you get on with this vintage kit.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Any more pictures John, looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Hi Ratch. I did post the pictures when I did the original posting but Airfix seems to have lost them with the site re-vamping. Anyway I've dug out the old photos of the finished model together with a couple of the in progress photos.A few scratch built interior bits of furniture as the model doesn't have any interior apart from the cockpit.Some of the 'what if' furniture installed although most won't be readily viewable.One of the biggest problems with this old kit was the decals mine being yellowed and thick and would never had pulled down on the corrugated surface, So I made my own and had them laser printed onto decal paper.As you can see I've plenty of spares.Unit badge and underside decals pulled down nicely.The final result.The cockpit was left stared as these aircraft had a pretty hard life and the Perspex windows weren't always totally clear. Also the cabin widows were blanked off on one side.Hope you enjoyed the photos.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padefc Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Hi Ratch.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom. that’s fantastic love it some way above my level.progressing ok on mine had some issues with fuselage badly twisted wings also got most of it painted will post some pics later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 Please try to type your reply outside the quoted part or it looks like no-one has replied - not that there's a need to quote all those pictures too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padefc Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ratch Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Nice one.Mine had a mishap and crashed off the shelf recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padefc Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 My txt never came through she turned out ok all things considered few missing clear parts in the end the fuselage was badly warped but I managed to get it in to some form of useable.The decals could have done with some micro set but the moulded well just a small split here and there,some were very discoloured/whiting after lifting of the backing sheet I did re wash some turned out better than others.Overall a nice 40yr kit shame it too so long to get on me bench to get it done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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