vppelt68 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) So far I'm only certain of the kit I'll build, The Revell newish A-4, and the standard RLM 65/70/71 splinter camo. I'm still hesitating should I build a straight OOB A-4 for KG 30, add nose MG-FF for one, convert it to an A-4 torp for III/KG 26 or make a D-1 for 1.(F)/22... All from Luftflotte 5 in Northern Norway, late summer of 1942. Decisions, decisions! V-P EDIT: will post progress of building two kits in just one thread, it´s so much easier, regarding how much these kits have in common. EDIt 2: A-4 torp is already on its way and the MG-FF will be added to otherwise Plain Jane A-4 Edited August 14, 2016 by vppelt68 Topic tags added, build edited 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Decisions indeed, they all sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 good choice. I would go with the D or the torp version. that would be nice to see. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I'm intrigued. I thought the Revell kit was from the 60s. Is this a new mould kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Indeed they are, Enzo! Check Revell #04672 for A-4 and #04856 for C-6 and you'll be VERY pleasantly surprised 😊. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Indeed they are, Enzo! Check Revell #04672 for A-4 and #04856 for C-6 and you'll be VERY pleasantly surprised . Oh my word! That looks like a lovely kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I'M with Arnold , go with the torpedo Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 I don´t know yet which version to build! But I´m just about ready to start. I learned from my recent twin Hurricane build in two separate GB:s that it´s so much easier to combine builds in one thread so here we are, in a one and only thread for two planes to be built. On with some pics... Boxart Instructions - for better look check Revell website and download them in .pdf-format. Sprues - for better look check Britmodeller review from a few years ago I recommend this to anyone building a Revell kit - tape box ends shut and cut rear to make a lid Some of the different sprues between these kits - left obviously for the fighter, right for the bomber version References, not Ju 88- specific but about "the northern flank of the Luftwaffe", the pictorial is a supplement to the actual book on the right that has a lot of facts but very few pics And last but not least, the excellent Norwegian Luftwaffe SIG special issue #5 about the Ju 88 in Norway Some actual building tonight? I hope so! Regards, V-P 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 I like the way you v pimped the boxes ,almost a " revellation " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Nice looking kits, can't wait for the Ju 88 production line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 The glue is vaporizing and plastic is hardening, as I've just finished 2x steps 1, 2 and 4... **my next Ju 88 kit will be a Zvezda, Hasegawa, Italeri... I don't want to assemble those rudder pedals one single time more in my life** 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 I think we shouldn´t wonder how many parts can Revell cram in the Ju 88 cockpit. What we should wonder, is how much detail in so few parts can they include! There´s just 9 parts in each here, all the sticks, rods and seat attachement parts have been cleverly molded to flatback pieces. I can wait to begin detail painting these, though... Sorry about the fuzzy picture :-( 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 That's going to be a busy looking cockpit V-P Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Not if I paint it "the Kiwi way" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 It makes the dragon 1/48 88 look like a minimalist studio flat I think we shouldn´t wonder how many parts can Revell cram in the Ju 88 cockpit. What we should wonder, is how much detail in so few parts can they include! There´s just 9 parts in each here, all the sticks, rods and seat attachement parts have been cleverly molded to flatback pieces. I can wait to begin detail painting these, though... Sorry about the fuzzy picture :-( It makes the Dragon 88 g6 cockpit look like a minimalist studio flat thats been subject to years of windblown sand erosion reducing any sharp detail into a whimper of unidentifiable blob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) The glue is vaporizing and plastic is hardening, as I've just finished 2x steps 1, 2 and 4... **my next Ju 88 kit will be a Zvezda, Hasegawa, Italeri... I don't want to assemble those rudder pedals one single time more in my life** They are a bit fiddely, but noting to serious I think. I am thinking of putting some cables in it like te original. I am also thinking of buying the C version as well. Cheers, Edited May 10, 2016 by Arniec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Watch out for Revell's instructions when it comes to the exhausts, I sure they have you fit the outer ones in the inner positions and vice versa IIRC. I'm enjoying being a spectator on this GB although I really should jump in with at least one of mine (maybe once I've finished my Hunter?) Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I also found out today that there are some parts that are on the O sprue, but no O sprue to be seen. I later found out that it was a small F sprue. In the manual they call it O, but on the sprue F. Very confusing. Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) The Zerstörer instructions tell you to open the holes for external bomb racks. Luckily, I'm not one of those who read and follow them .Otherwise... Ich liebe dich, Revell AG! I needed a getaway from even thinking the cockpits, so I decided to build some wings. So I built a pair for the C-6, and all the tailplanes, flaps and ailerons too. The fit was very good. The positioning and thickness of the sprue gates was very good. The plastic was very easy to clean. Flash was nonexistent. The plastic reacted to cement instantly.I just can't wait to do the other set! EDIT: pic added Edited May 11, 2016 by vppelt68 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I hope the 1/32 a4 has the same attributes .A nice plastic makes the whole experience far more enjoyable . I shal read the instructions with care. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I hope the 1/32 a4 has the same attributes .A nice plastic makes the whole experience far more enjoyable . I shal read the instructions with care.It does have all the nice bits.Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Hi VP, I don't know if Finnish 88's had the antenna's under the fuselage, but watch out for the holes in the fuselage. Have a look at my build for the correction. Cheers, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 I don't know if Finnish 88's had the antenna's under the fuselage Another thank you for your advice! Finnish Ju 88:s did have those antennas, but I haven´t intended to do a Finnish AF plane... at least so far... I´ve still got some time to decide! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 The builds go on... Thanks!!! to Stew (Dapple) for donating me some parts left over from his Zvezda A-1 build, I can now try to do an A-4 Torp as my "bomber" build. Revell base A-4 kit, Hasegawa LT-5f:s, Zvezda torpedo racks and guidance channel cover (or whatever it is called) I just wonder if this build still needs a Hasegawa MG-FF to complete it!? I try to bash together lettering for one of the III/KG 26 planes lost while attacking PQ 18 - starting with 1T+ I can´t say which fuselage came in A and which in C kit - and not that which will end up in which build! Lovely kits :-) A pair of wings is pierced for two PVC racks - though I don´t know how the Zvezda racks will fit them. At least they now mark the spot! Neither of the wings will have dive brakes fitted as I believe the converted torpedo bombers had them removed, and fighters never had them installed. Flaps and ailerons, and wheels that will need some sanding but that´s my fault, I wasn´t careful enough while lining them up. I just had to fit the wings on to see how they look... I´d say they are lacking something! Next, I´ll paint the rear fuselage and wheel well interiors. Regards, V-P 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Nice going V-P, a nice production line you've got going on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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