Reini78 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 #6/2017 The beast is done! My dad´s newest addition to our homeland collection. In 1937 the Austrian Airforce bought three Ju52, one was used as a staff aircraft and for instrument flight training (OE-HKA) and the other two as nightbombers (36 and 37). In March 1938 they became German property again... Didn´t knew that much about the Ju52 versions before that build. Thought with the ProModeler kit it would be an easy OOB thing because the kit includes the additional bomber parts, to say the belly gunner basket and the main wheel covers. Then we found out that the bomber was a "g3e" version with no cargo doors on roof and starboard side. But the Revell/ProModeler military kits depict a "g4e" version. Luckily I relized that the Revell civil version had the correct fuselage side parts, so I spent some extra money on one of the airliner kits. The fuselage side walls from the civil kit and the rest from the military kit fit together well. Regarding the roof cargo door my dad filled the rivets with Gunze Dissolved Putty, it didn´t disappear completely but with the camo you can hardly see it. The exact colour tones of the camo aren´t known, most probably very close to RLM 61/62/63. My dad used, as usual, Gunze and Tamiya acrylics, EZ Line for wiring. Roundels from IPMS Austria, number decals from Fantasy Printshop.BTW, the little white spots that look like dust, they are remnants of Tamiya XF-86 clear flat, the first time my dad had troubles with this paint. Hope you like it Build thread here 57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Superb finish and looks great in that scheme! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Lovely work and it is nice to actually see a completed Tante Ju 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Lovely build there. The belly turret on the JU52 looked a little unsafe for the gunner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Top result! Are the windows faired over in this version? First time I notice this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenPhill Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Love that colour scheme. Must have been distracting over those corrugations? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Superb Ju there Reini, really nice work, different too ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 is this an unpainted? electric power generator starboard behind the cockpit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 6 hours ago, John_W said: Lovely build there. The belly turret on the JU52 looked a little unsafe for the gunner. thanks! yes, must have been "funny" down there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 5 hours ago, exdraken said: Top result! Are the windows faired over in this version? First time I notice this! can´t tell for sure......overpainted, faired or metal inserts 25 minutes ago, exdraken said: is this an unpainted? electric power generator starboard behind the cockpit? no, light gray painted generator, like the mast concerning the original, on the b&w pics you can´t tell, either metal or gray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, DenPhill said: Love that colour scheme. Must have been distracting over those corrugations? thanks! that´s why my dad did the camo partwise step by step surely an effective camo scheme in reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 21 minutes ago, russ c said: Superb Ju there Reini, really nice work, different too ! thanks Russ! he wanted to do a Tante Ju for a longer time now, he started one years ago but that one didn´t make it to the finish now he finally did it, after I´ve found suiting number decals we decided to do an Austrian Ju52, as addition to our homefleet and besides that a hardly ever seen "exotic" colourful scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Very nice - great to see this version and paint scheme in model form. Two minor points - the DF loop needs to be larger - as per the g3e version; i.e. almost as tall as the aerial. Also, the undersurface colour would (if the upper scheme was RLM61/62/63) be RLM66 - the night equivalent of RLM65. Edited March 10, 2017 by GrahamB added commnent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Lovely work, a scheme I've never seen before. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 That's a lovely looking build of a very unusual prototype. karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 A beautiful build! Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, GrahamB said: Very nice - great to see this version and paint scheme in model form. Two minor points - the DF loop needs to be larger - as per the g3e version; i.e. almost as tall as the aerial. Also, the undersurface colour would (if the upper scheme was RLM61/62/63) be RLM66 - the night equivalent of RLM65. thanks! yes, we know about the loop antenna, but often you have to use what you have, should we find a suiting part someday my dad or I will replace it as I mentioned in the original post, the exact colour tones of the upper camo aren´t known, only green, gray and brown, the undersides of the Austrian Ju´s were definitely black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Builder Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Work of art mate. Great finish. Good job on the canopy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilan Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Very nice!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dim_Thessalonica Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 An impressive build in all respects! I am a fan of 'small' air forces and I liked this version a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 That's a great looking build. Nice to see one not in its normal colours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 22 hours ago, Reini78 said: the undersides of the Austrian Ju´s were definitely black Hi Reini, this is valuable and interesting. Photographic evidence shows that the German/Luftwaffe Ju52s in the RLM61/62/63 scheme definitely had RLM66 on the lower surfaces. Cheers GrahamB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 39 minutes ago, GrahamB said: Hi Reini, this is valuable and interesting. Photographic evidence shows that the German/Luftwaffe Ju52s in the RLM61/62/63 scheme definitely had RLM66 on the lower surfaces. Cheers GrahamB different user, different specifications according to my sources the colour layouts for the Ju52s delivered to Austria were: complete aircraft primed with a chromatic red, inner sides of the cowlings light gray, inner fuselage and cabin also light gray, fuselage and upper side of wings brown,gray, green, under side of wings black Portugal´s Ju52 nightbombers had a 3-tone camo and a black underside too, AFAIK cheers, Reinhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Beautiful build and finish,love the Austrian scheme,rare to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 thanks for all your comments, much appreciated, as always cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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