Wm Blecky

Thanks fellas. I kind of thought this would be the case. It's interesting that all the "old" Me.110 kits (Monogram, Fujimi and Italeri, quite possibly even Airfix - I don't know for sure as I never had one) are similar in size and along comes Eduard and there is a size difference. Same holds true for the old Italeri and AMT/AMTech Ju.88 kits. They are all share similar errors. At least the Hasegawa and Revell kits are comparable and seem to be more accurate than the old ones. But you can sure tell the difference between them. As for the Me.110 kits, as Jure said, not sure who messed up.

I'm curious if anyone has test fit the Eduard 1/72 Bf.110G kit canopy onto the Italeri 1/72 kit? If anyone can help out with an answer, it'd be appreciated. TIA.

If you have the Ar.234B kit, you could measure the ones in that kit. I'm sure that they'd be comparable.

Thank you Giorgio, unfortunately, it doesn't look like they ship to Canada

I've never been quite sold on the Academy kit. It's very nice looking, but something about the fuselage that bothers me. Not a scientific basis, but, nonetheless. Italeri's kit is nice, the nose is a little shorter than the Fujimi one and the fuselage is a bit more narrow. With a little work, the Italeri nose can be altered to fit the Fujimi kit, which might address the length issue. That having been said, I have picked up the Special Hobby release which utilizes the Academy kit as a basis for their offering. Their extra sprue of parts is very nice and coincidentally works well with the Fujimi kit. Problem is that it is a pricey proposition if one wants to use that sprue for multiple Fujimi kits in their collection!

Good info from all, but I think we are getting off the topic that the OP was wanting info on. I wish I could say that I found an answer for him, but no luck.

Quickboost makes it in 1/72. Interestingly, I thought it was for the later variants and not the B/R. Go figure.

I would think that if a Ju.88C was employed in a night fighter capacity, it would be different than being used as a night intruder. Certainly as a night fighter, added weight aside, there would be no need for bombs. As a night intruder, possibly, but at that point but why not a Ju.88A with undersides painted black. I agree though, as an intruder, bombs would be useful. It's a real bugger though trying to find any pics that would directly answer the OP's question.

I was thinking that myself Jerry. I think Osprey did a book on that subject. Might be worth tracking down.

No expert here, but I wonder. What I found states the C could only carry 500 kg of bombs vs. the A's 2000 kgs worth. Whether that is in the bomb bay or under the wings it does not say, as I said though, I could not find any pictures of a C with underwing bombs. Weren't many C's used in a night fighter or heavy fighter role? I can't see them being armed with bombs when being used in that role.

I am impressed with David's (mirageiv) conversion work. Kasl offers a F-16 Mlu tail for the Tamiya kit, but I guess that leaves one still needing pieces from Revell's kit. Can anyone comment on the accuracy of the Tamiya canopy?

I did a quick google search on the question. I was unsuccessful with finding any war time pictures of the C variant with bombs. But, from the same search, maybe this will be helpful:

Thank you Jerry, much appreciated!

I came across this picture of a captured Ju.188: Would anyone know any more info on it? or know of more pictures? I think it would be an excellent subject to do. TIA

Hello all, I'm looking for contact info (email) for Airone Hobby. TIA.