STUKA !!!

[JMac]

Thanks Jason , She's a biggin alright ;D ;D

Chris.

That's what about 16" wing tip to wing tip? Painting it will be cool, on something that size will it fit in your spray booth, or do you paint it outside? What's winter outside like in Ireland? Tamiya paints?

 

[Chris S]

Jason ;D ...so many questions ;D

Ok , its 505mm across the wingspan ...or Half a metre

I will paint in my spraybooth which is in my workshop ,I built it myself and is quite large

Winter in Ireland is basically the same as summer in Ireland ...Wet ! ...but its also a bit colder ...well ,much colder actually

I will use a mix of Tamiya & Humbrols as per usual

Chris.

 

[JMac]

Jason ;D ...so many questions ;D

Sorry. Selfish motivation really - Asking you questions, helps to make me a better modeller ;D (well maybe excluding the one about winter in Ireland).

 

[Chris S]

;D ;D ;D No worries mate ,I was just being funny

Chris.

 

[geegad]

that is a shocking size difference both look quality

 

[Glorfindel]

Office looks great as usual.

 

[Chris S]

Geegad ,Thanks . Yeah its quite funny working between three scales at one time ;D

Anthony ,cheers mate

Hi chaps

Ok .....Big update !!

Starting off with the wings . The forward area of the centre section needs to be painted as some of it will be seen down through the cockpit .There is also the pilots Bomb window to be fitted ,this must also be painted inside & out , then the glass is fitted to the top of it .



I found a little mistake in the instructions here ! , in the pic below it tells you to fit the lower glass onto the box ,but this is incorrect .



The glass actually gets fitted to the outside of the underside of the aircraft ,so it can be left off for now



Leaving the wings aside now I got on with the fuselage again

I fitted the rear top deck which covers the magazine racks/bin ...



Then the IP ,this comes in decal form which isnt bad . I put the decal down over the raised detail on the plastic part to give it a bit of depth ,the decal goes on no problem with a little Micro Sol to settle it





Moving on to the front , The engine & Bulkhead were painted up and joined together , I didnt do much here as the whole engine will be covered ,so no point wasting time in there ......





The front engine covers are then fitted over the top , I must admit Im not keen on the way Trumpeter done this part ,but in saying that it all went together reasonably well .I painted the insides just in case anything showed .



Then added the first side .....Note the two panels on top . These have to be put in place from the inside ! Not a great idea !!! What can happen is ,when you put the other side on you need to be careful not to press on those panels ,if you do it will ruin your day as you'll have to take the covers apart again to fix !!!
Anyhoo ...I got them together with no problems ...but Im just warning you







The whole front assembly was then fixed to the fuselage ......





I was then ready to fix the wings on ...which I did ;D





The tail feathers were fixed on too ,which means the whole basic airframe is together now



I have to go around the whole thing now sanding and filling (if needed) Then add any other parts I can before paint

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

 

[Mike T.C.S.M]

Wow chris that looks bluing great

 

[TRM]

 

[Glorfindel]

No paint yet? What's the delay? Stone Hedge was built faster than this. Chris slow down....take in the nuances of the build. For Gods sake stop and sniff the glue once in a while young man. This looks great.
My clamps are jealous.

 

[Junkie]

Looks fantastic Chris. Such a historical bird too. Looking forward to paint.

 

[geegad]

another cracking update can't wait to get building a plane and specially looking at you build mucker

 

[rookie]

Up to your usual standards mate, looking good.

 

[Chris S]

DB ,thanks mate

Trevor ... ;D ;D Thanks bro

Anthony , Im very sorry mate I shall try to pick up the pace a bit ;D ,Cheers mate

Scott ,thank you ,I'll try not to keep you waiting too long

Geegad ,Thanks very much mush ;D

Rookie ,cheers fella

More up soon .

Chris.

 

[Martay]

lookin really sweet there C, cant wait to see the paint, the engine detail is bloody tasty too ill mark this thread for future ref, lovin it man historic plane well represented

 

[JohnSimmons]

This really makes me want to build another plane Chris, looks great.

 

[Chris S]

Thanks Martay & John ,I'll have an update in the next day or two on this one ;D .....John ....you know you want too ;D ;D

Chris.

 

[andrei383]

the Stuka is shaping up nicely! great work with the interior too!

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Everything is looking awesome. Its too bad you had to hide the engine because that looks great.

 

[smokeriderdon]

Chris, awesome work dude! I have a 21st Century 1/32 JU-87B/R on it's way to me now. This is my favorite German WWII plane, so I am loving your progress.