Ratch Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Work keeps getting in the way at the mo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Fitting the tail was awkwardhttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412797797.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412797798.jpgThe struts seem too short if the tails are pushed flush up to the fuselage/finThere may be a slight anhedral therehttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412797799.jpg http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412797800.jpg There are options for the legs.http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412797801.jpgKnobbed extensions to both legs, a siren propeller to the port leg or plain legs. As I have another fuel tank coming, I'll build this as an R-2 and so far my research indicates plain legs for the R-2 variants but I'm open to suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discopop Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Just getting back into modelling which I haven't really done since my youth and have to say I am in awe of the work you are doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Thanks very much. I class myself as an average modeller, prone to many of the errors that others make too. But then I do this for fun and my own enjoyment, not to be competetive.I fixed the tail & struts that I'd glued in the wrong place. http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412807183.jpg A test fit of the nose panels indicate that these will either have to be fixed securely or left offhttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412807185.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412807186.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412807187.jpg I'll be displaying this one grounded, so the legs are compressedhttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412807188.jpg The outer wing sectionshttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412807184.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412807189.jpgI have also received another fuel tank, so this will be built as an R-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Here the tanks are dry fitted before painting.http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412821204.jpg Fitting the wings.http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412821208.jpg My intention is to secure as much as possible before I start spraying.http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412821209.jpg Then to add decals, but that's still a way off.http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412821211.jpg Part 301 has two lugs projecting out of the rear. I think these need cutting off.http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412821210.jpg Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Starting to look like a Stuka with the wings on, coming along nicely. Looks like you're right about the lugs as they don't seem to be on the corresponding piece on the other side, good luck.Waiting for more.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I can't be sure with the slightly soft focus on part 301, but those look as much like ejector pin marks as they do locating pins IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Thanks lads, that confirms my suspicions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Masking uphttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412824830.jpg White primer underneathhttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412824832.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Mediocre Modeller Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Looking Good Ratch.You are a very prolific builder, now many kits do you complete in an average year? I aim for about 12-15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Thanks. I don't set targets, it all depends on how much spare time I have. Over the last 5 years I've built 46, 40, 54, 84 & 113, but this year only 26 so far, so I won't reach my average of 67. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Wow! 67 kits a year? Thats over 1.25 kits a week. I'm lucky if I can manage one a month. At present I'm doing the 1/72 Me 109E-7 Trop togeter with the Heller & Academy ones as a comparision build, so far it;s taken me over 5 weeks & I'm only up to the painting stage.Any-way keep up the good work, love seeing your builds, and this Stuka is turning out to be a magnium opus.Remember we do this for fum John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Last year was exceptional and I've not finished a build since July... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 To bring you up to date, priming and pre-shading is donehttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412842003.jpg The under surfaces sprayed with Vallejo Model Air 71008 Pale Bluehttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412842004.jpg To get the splinter spray right I've taped the cowling panels togetherhttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412842005.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412842007.jpgI think the fit looks better than in the previous pictures The canopy sections were masked the old-fashioned wayhttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412842008.jpg For RLM71 I chose Vallejo Model Air 71020 German Green, which seems like quite a good match to Humbrol Acrylic AB0242 RLM71 Dunkelgrun and the chip in GERMAN AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR 2 in colour, ISBN 0 7137 0860 3http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412842009.jpg The small bitshttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412842010.jpgThat's it for today, I'll let the paint dry thoroughly before masking the splinter pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 Having allowed 24 hours for the paints to fully cure before masking the splinter camouflage pattern over the upper surfaces I had a bit of a disaster. Trimming the tape indicated that the previously applied paint was lifting.http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412845706.jpg Removal of the tape (after airbrushing RLM71) confirmed my fears.http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412845707.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412845708.jpg I touched up using the Humbrol RLMs applied with a brush and blended in with an open respray.http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412845709.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412845710.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hi Ratch.I'm sure I could just make out you swearing on the northerly wind in Cape Town, that is so annoying when that happens. I'm doing the 109 at present with plenty of masking that'll only be removed after the final spray, hope it doesn't happen to me. You have my sympathy, but the rescue looks good. Oh, the trials and tribulations of plastic modelling.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 The decals have not performed well, and I've made errors with their positioninghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412848484.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412848485.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412848486.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24726828/412848487.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ratch Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Finally complete!Junkers Ju 87R-2 of 4./StG 2, Libya, circa March 1941. Like other early arrivals in North Africa she wears the European 70/71 splinter scheme. The white spinner tip is reportedly a Staffel-within-Gruppe recognition aid. Soon after the start of their desert service 4. Staffel replaced their original four-leaf clover badge with the more appropriate emblem of a Luftwaffe eagle superimposed over the Afrika Korps palm tree and swastika, carried on the starboard side of the cowling only. http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855315.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855310.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855316.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855319.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855322.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855321.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855327.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855330.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855320.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855318.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855317.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855328.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412855329.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Hi Ratch.Congratulations on the compleation of the Stuka. Been great following your build and I've learnt something. That's certainly a Magium Opus, and the finished model looks great. Thanks for the posting. Now; what's next, or are you just about modelled out.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Thanks John, next on the bench - Multipose German Infantry. Some outdoor pics...http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856077.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856078.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856079.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856080.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856081.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856082.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856083.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856084.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856085.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856086.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856087.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856088.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24723857/412856089.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Wow! It really looks the part, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Wow! over 8,000 views - thanks for looking in folks. Please feel free to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven-434888 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Great result Ratch - much enjoyed following the build. 😀TTFNSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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