bruce bay Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Calling this one done. Was quite a big struggle for me at times... Mainly due to it's size alone. I broke off almost all the guns during the painting... All in all I really enjoyed the kit. The interior is nicely detailed, as are the engines. I had some real issues with getting the engines lined up inside the nacelles, but I think it just about turned out OK. The 4 colour paint job was a big jump for me - and due to my using Belton rattle cans (which come in an amazing variety of colours - but can be very thick) some of the surface details were lost under coats. I am quite happy with how the camo looks, but on reflection would have liked to make the sand / sky blotches a little more intricate. I used the box decals - with larger markings I sanded them a bit before applying them, which made it easier to chip at them with a sharp blade once microsol was on. Part of me wishes I had bought aftermarket decals for the actual unit... Was largely built OOB except for some wiring added to the gear, and some scratched details for the cockpit... I mainly enjoyed experimenting with varying acrylic shades on the interior and legs... WIP thread is here for those interested in my shambolic work along the way! Thanks for looking! Bruce 72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niknak Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 ju 88,with an unusual scheme. Very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Very nicely done. I haven't seen that scheme before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 That sir is a Beautiful 88 ... I really enjoyed your build as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Love this scheme. Great build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 17 hours ago, Niknak said: ju 88,with an unusual scheme. Very nice 17 hours ago, Vinnie said: Very nicely done. I haven't seen that scheme before. Thanks both, I hadn't seen the scheme before either until I stumbled across a build of the Dragon JU88 on imodeler... Strange but nice I think! 15 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: That sir is a Beautiful 88 ... I really enjoyed your build as well. Thanks very much! 12 hours ago, RMCS said: Love this scheme. Great build Thank you too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastieboy Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The model and paint scheme look fantastic, i can imagine it was quite a tricky build and paint job but the end result looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 53 minutes ago, beastieboy said: The model and paint scheme look fantastic, i can imagine it was quite a tricky build and paint job but the end result looks great Thank you, it certainly had chalenges along the way. Some expected - like the size, and others less so - like the build up of paint layers. Thanks again, Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 that looks really good. I like the weathering and worn paint effect Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 nice! strange colors! like it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Wow! Certainly eye catching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 That model would stand out in any Luft collection with the camo alone - a superb JU-88 model! Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 That's really lovely and a very attractive camo scheme. I especially enjoyed it as one of my family shot down a Ju88 off the coast of Sicily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 nice overall work and lovely paintjob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Superb paintwork, great to see a more unusual scheme too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 An excellent build and I like the camo colours - so different from the usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Oh, that is a rather interesting paint scheme, and very well executed! Breaking off the defense guns is a very common problem as they need to be attached from the inside - one possible solution is to cut all protruding barrels off, put each one in a small jar, with a reminder where they should be re-attached ("front", "backside right", etc), and then carefully fix them at the end of the build & paint job. If you deepen the respective holes with a fine drill, they will go back in place without too much problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 On 18/02/2018 at 10:25 AM, Red Dot said: that looks really good. I like the weathering and worn paint effect Andy Thanks Andy - some of the wear is intentional - some of it less so... These cans come out thick and slow, meaning that you get a bit of speckling effect around the edge of the sand / blue areas... Which in this case is helpful, but is sometimes most annoying! Thanks again, Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 On 18/02/2018 at 12:54 PM, Smithy said: That's really lovely and a very attractive camo scheme. I especially enjoyed it as one of my family shot down a Ju88 off the coast of Sicily Wow! That's exciting. I did stumble across some interesting info on the Ju88 squadrons along the way. Some interesting info out there... Thanks! 13 hours ago, Roman Schilhart said: Oh, that is a rather interesting paint scheme, and very well executed! Breaking off the defense guns is a very common problem as they need to be attached from the inside - one possible solution is to cut all protruding barrels off, put each one in a small jar, with a reminder where they should be re-attached ("front", "backside right", etc), and then carefully fix them at the end of the build & paint job. If you deepen the respective holes with a fine drill, they will go back in place without too much problems. That's a great idea! Thanks Roman. In this case the kit luckily came with about 15 guns of various sorts - so I was able to make a similar arangement after the fact. But next time I will be taking your route! Thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Cracking build complete with cracking lairy scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, chris148 said: Cracking build complete with cracking lairy scheme Thank you Chris! It's a bit more eye-catching than most of the German kits I the collection, that's for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Lovely build & a very unusual scheme. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twentecable Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Lovely camo and stunning result considering you used rattle cans... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Absolute belter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsher Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 That's fantastic, very difficult paint job I imagine. Well worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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