Max Headroom Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Oh that is very nice indeed. This was 'my' first ever build as a kid in the 60's. It was actually my dad who glued it together. He asked me how I wanted it done and remember asking for the Swiss option on floats! C'mon Airfix, do the decent thing. Trevor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Excellent Ju 52! I have the Italieri kit in the stash that I started a while ago. I may have to dig it out and finish it now. Great job Cheezburger cheers Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Nice work. Always fancied building a Ju52 but the though of trying to get the decals over the corrugations.........no thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Love it! Looks exactly as I remember it. I'm currently building a Stirling from a similar era and loving it! Cheers Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 It looks good! Not the easiest kit to use to get a decent Ju 52 in 1/72, but obtaining such a nice result is all to your credit! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Excellent.I built the floatplane version,and I have to say it was an easy kit to build.However it was destroyed along with a HE115 in a house move.Your build has got me thinking about a new one!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBOT Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Cool nostalgia build ! You keep the old box Art in a Frame, do you ?! Sehr schönes Modell ! Olli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Good job on a tricky subject and old kit. The Ju52 is a kitmaker's (and modeler's) nightmare because of the sheer complexity of the aircraft and its various guises. For example, it is no good a Ju52 being released with alternative rear windows (round or later polygonal) because they are almost impossible to clean up and blend with the corrugations. Just for military versions from the g3e to g14e there needs to be two different port-side fuselage halves (four if you count others with front doors on float-planes and float/wheel convertibles), at least four starboard fuselage halves (and at least two more for front fuselage cabin door), two fuselage tops (with, without turret), two wing types (basic and those with sheathed leading edges receiving hot air from exhausts), three cowling types with associated exhaust fittings, several options for carburettor intakes, air intakes for for hot air production and ventilation, three canopy types (basic, ad-hoc dorsal mg position, and Condor Haube - with and without turret), etc etc. "Definitive" 1/72 kits of Tante Ju have still to appear. The 1/48 Revell/Monogram is excellent but really limits you to the g4e/g6e versions. A really interesting aircraft and deserving of more attention by the quality kit manufacturers. Cheers GrahamB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niles Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) On 1/13/2017 at 5:00 AM, Cheezburger said: Also interesting: the historical description in English starts off with attributes like"slow, ungainly and obsolescent" while the (more in depth) German history boasts about the international success of this plane and its legendary ruggedness, reliability good flying characteristics. A fine example of differing evaluations that are not mutually exclusive. I would say that both assessments are mostly true. Edited January 15, 2017 by Niles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 That brings back memories! I made one of these in my teens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 You've made a fantastic job of this. The retro stand really takes me back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Top Tante Ju, Excellent model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Very nice build. Definitely a kit where nobody can complain about raised panel lines! Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Great build! I remember building this back when it was first released (God, I'm old!). I built the floatplane version, why, I can't remember. What I do remember is the nightmare attempts to make the decals sit down on the corrugated surface 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Nice build. Yesterday I retrieved half a dozen boxes of models from my Mum's attic. Nearly all built before about 1976. I obviously went for quantity rather than quality back then. Amongst the detritus were two Airfix Ju52's. Mostly intact and with some of the decals still on them! And for one of them I'd obviously been swayed by Where Eagles Dare! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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