1/24 Ju87-B2 Stuka, MPC

[ModelFreak72]

Hey Bomber, the Stuka is coming out sweet! You gotta love the old MPC kits! The scratch built parts really do bring the kit up to today's standards. Can't wait to see more pics!

 

[schweinhund227]

Oh...my ! this is gonna be sweet looking once done !

So Far I am very pleased with your progress ! The ENGINE is to die for ....
the color tones are great !

this is gonna be a MONSTER once all buttoned up ! 1/24th Wow !

 

[Myke]

STUNNING work BB! Doing amazing work with the dark colors.

 

[Bomber Boy]

Howdy Y"all,

Sorry for the break in progression, woke up a little more than a week ago, and BAMMMM black screen on computer, into shop she goes. Well I got her back yesterday so I'm here now to catch you up.

I decided not to show the engine "In Plane" as I really like the look of the Stuka all decked out with that Yellow nose of StG/77, but since I have spent Soooo much fun time building the engine, I've decided to display it on a period repair stand just out side the whole plane. Since the kit only comes with one each of the radiator and oel (german spelling) cooler. I have since scratchbuilt new ones to go in the body of the cowling. I also include some photos of the Fire wall that I had revamped when I thought of having the engine in plane.

I built the jig for the radiator much as I did the one you'll see for the Oel cooler. It is a piece of balsa wood and a bunch of tack nails. One big difference is with the radiator I used a Hairdryer to heat the large square styrene rod to get it to bend and hold shape. For the mesh I used screen printer screen, being that that is how I make my living I have a BUNCH of it around.

So without further Ado the Photos, Enjoy!















first the kit part for the Radiator then the rebuild not quite the same but real close,





Now the oel cooler scratchbuild.













More soon! Thanks For Looking!

James

 

[Myke]

Nice scratch building!! clever way of wrapping it up.

 

[Bomber Boy]

Well the painting has begun. The colors are RLM 70/71/65.











Now onto getting the cowl and landing gear install and weathering, YEEEAAHHH!!!!!

Thanks For Looking

James

 

[Quaralane]

Definitely looking good here

 

[Myke]

Smooooth! Love it!
Thing is huge too! Wow.

 

[wyoroy]

That's looking fantastic. Very nice work.

 

[Bomber Boy]

Every seen a Stuka have a Tooth Ache? Well have a look below. The things we do to get it just so, or just to hold it all together. i prefer to use fabric for things like this as I have had rubber bands get glued to the plastic and either pull apart what I just glued or leave a piece melted to the frame, so cloth it is for me.

Placing decals tonight so pics soon on that along with the weathering. But here is an update to keep up with the progress.

Enjoy!








Thanks for looking!
James

 

[ShutterAce]

Oh, I am so ready to go bust out my old 1/32 Revell kit! just awesome! ;D

 

[wyoroy]

It's looking good.

 

[Myke]

Never thought about using strips of fabric. Clever idea.
Looking good mate

 

[Bomber Boy]

Hey Guys, Well I got her all stickered up this afternoon and evening, and a bit "O" weathering, a lot more to go though and I'll be away from working on her this weekend so I though I'd get these up just to keep you in suspense for a bit. Thanks to all again for the comps. on this build it has been a LOT OF FUN so far and more to come!!!!!! Buy the way ALL of the decals on this model were home made using Experts Choice decal paper White and Clear, from Bare Metal Foil and MicroScale set and film. The Ts on the landing gear is hand cut white decal paper as well.

Enjoy!







Thanks For Looking see ya next week!

James

 

[Myke]

AND he makes his own decals. NICE

 

[wyoroy]

It's looking very nice.

 

[Bomber Boy]

One More shot before the weekend. This shows the scale of this thing as the small one is 1/48 as are the Spits.



Have A Model Weekend,

James

 

[glennonrp]

Some really great work on that model, James. Quite inspiring and a little bit (a lot, truthfully) daunting. Good job!

 

[ShutterAce]

That is awesome. So many memories for me in this.

 

[Bomber Boy]

Ok So after a weekend with the Folks I'm back at it!!! Since I Like the yellow nose on the Stuka and I put all that work in the engine, I decided to show both by putting the Jumo 211 on a stand by the Stuka with the Yellow nose. To make this possible I have to Scratchbuild an engine stand, so after looking at a bunch of pics I kinda took from a few of them and came up with one of my own having elements of them. This is what I got so far. The mounts that go on the side of engine are sheet styrene, the I beam is from plastistruct and evergreen products make the rest. The weld beads are modeling putty pushed into corner then back pushed with a pencil. There is a close up of the forklift ports drilled then smoothed, and of the mounts them selves one with supports and one without to show work done as with the welds on stand.

I'm posting this during lunch (Late) so I should have more to post later this week!

Enjoy!













Thanks for looking,

James