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A very well finished model... lovely in every aspect. Very well done... ;-).

Lovely work... the weathering and folded wings really make this a stand out finish. Very well done... ;-).

This is great work, Heather. A very nice build indeed and lovely paintwork... very well done :-).

Nice work, Nick... seems like you're getting your mojo back, and then some. I really like the finish... well done. ;-).

Lovely work, Volker. I wasn't aware that the snake was only on the left side. Like others here, I had the 1/32 scale Ju87 from Revell when I was a youngster, but my dad built if for me, for my Christmas. Years later, I built a 1/72 scale '87', and applied aftermarket 'snake' transfers, provided for both sides. In the early 2000s, I revisited the colour scheme after buying an Italeri 1/72 scale Ju87B but, despite my best efforts, I couldn't locate the aftermarket markings again, so I hand-painted the snake. I painted the shape as a block of white, and when dry I added in random flecks of sand or dark green paint, depending on where the snake's body was positioned. The only really difficult part was trying to negotiate painting the snake's head and mouth round the air intake on the right-side engine cowling cover. If I'd known it was a left-side marking only, i could've saved myself the effort... 😁. I also replaced the slightly heavy transparent cockpit canopy with vacuformed pieces from the Falcon range. The model is shown below - the canopy has some noticeable 'dust collection' properties, and the kit is a bit 'rough and ready' compared to what I'd do these days, but I still thinks it's a smart effort... 🙂.

Well, it's a true saying - "You can't please all of the people all of the time." If I'd asked you to do me a Ju87 build and you offered me this as the end result, I'd be over the moon. I wonder if the guy who commissioned it gave you any parameters to work to, like don't weather it? Really, some people take the biscuit...! Anyway, 'nuff about him, let's concentrate on the model. It's superb... very accurate splinter pattern; for me, absolutely the correct shades of dark green/black green and the paintwork and weathering is first class. Very pleased you posted it here where folks can properly appreciate your lovely work. I hope it occupies a place of pride in your display cabinet. Very well done... 🙂👍.

Hi, Dov... I hope you don't mind me answering this question for you. The markings on this kit are almost correct; the red 'Totenkopf' unit badge was for II.Gruppe. The last letter of Craig's model is 'N', indicating 5.Staffel, so that's why the I/D letter 'H' is also red. In this case, both the Gruppe I/D colour and Staffel I/D colour were red. On this occasion, the propellor spinners are red to match the Staffel. However, this unit used the diagonal fuselage band, which was also a Gruppe marking, so instead of being white as seen on the model, it too should have been red, II.Gruppe's I/D colour. This is not Craig's error, it's Revell's mistake. I have a black and white photo of this aircraft after it crash-landed and the fuselage stripe is definitely dark, so it certainly wasn't white. The four-man crew were all taken prisoner after the aircraft came down near Ypres in Belgium on 21 May, 1940, having been attacked by a French Morane-Saulnier MS406 fighter. I note you mentioned the 'Totenkopf' on your model was white. That was the I/D colour for I.Gruppe, the last letter on your kit may have been 'H', 'K' or 'L' - 1., 2. or 3.Staffel respectively, and white, red or yellow respectively for the aircraft I/D letter.

Wonderful... I really like the colour scheme and the added detail, Giampiero... 😀. The Ukranian company IBG have just released their new 1/72 scale kit of this aircraft, but I'm waiting for the powered version, the Go244, which is supposed to be getting released soon. I agree with Daniele, the Italeri kits were a great distraction from the usual fare on offer many years ago, and - for the time - they had noticeably improved detail; nice to see you here, Daniele. I hope things are good with you... 😉👍.

Great work, Volker... you seem to have managed taming the front transparencies as well as the awkward undercarriage. I inserted brass rods into the wing to support the undercarriage as I'd added in the resin aftermarket accessories - engines and bomb bay, so the end result was extra heavy. That was my second attempt at this kit - the first went down years ago in ignominious failure but I certainly learned from it, about how not to build a model kit! I really like the colour scheme as well - very well done... ;-).

Beautiful work, and excellent airbrushing skills... very well done... ;-).

Tali, this is wonderful. The colour scheme is very subtle and understated, but that makes it all the more realistic. Very well done... ;-).

Tom, this is exceptional work. The pale grey outer wings and fin/rudder, along with the white cowling band and red/white spinner bring a whole lot of 'sparkle' to this particular finish. The interior is also extremely good, too, as well as your photography... a real treat for the eye all round. Very well done.

Smart work... very nice indeed... ;-).

Lovely work... ;-).

Beautiful work... a pleasure to look over the photos, then look again, and again... :-). Exceptional... very well done.

Hi, Mathy... What a superb finish you've achieved on this model. So many points of interest, and everything coming together to create a stunning result. Very well done indeed... 🙂👍.

Very nice, Mark. Nice to see something a little out of the ordinary, and you've done well with this concept. Reminds me of something similar I saw years ago where someone fully built and painted one entire side of a model aircraft and then mounted the model in a frame like you did, so one side of the fuselage with its wing, tail and all other pieces on that side were sticking out from the frame. The great thing about that idea is that the guy still had the other complete side available to build and paint up in another colour scheme, so two models for the price of one... 😁.

Nice work, Will... I applaud anyone trying to rig anything in 1/72 scale. I have enough problems with rigging in 1/32 scale! The lozenge pattern transfers look first class. I like Aviattic's range with these markings - very realistic.

Nice work. Your canopy parts came good in the end; I did have a chuckle at your last comment... "who doesn't like those jolly DDR roundels?" I've always been strangely fascinated by the East German airforce's national marking for some reason beyond my understanding! Well done... 😁👍.

Ah, a belated Christmas present, this one... 😲😁. Superb all round... so many things to like; excellent weathering on all surfaces, proper shades of green in my opinion, flawless execution of the correct splinter pattern layout, correct positioning of the swastika on the tail under the forward location point of that extremely annoying rudder balance and best of all, the proper presentation of the codes on the right side of the fuselage - sadly, something that I see less and less often nowadays, where the overall unit code, in this example 'G1', the code for KG55, should always sit to the left of the national marking, no matter what side you're looking at. Thank you for getting that correct. It is literally the cherry on the cake for me. Exceptionally well done... 😉👍.

Hi, Heather... I just want to congratulate you on this excellent rendition of the Manchester. A rather unusual and not-often-seen subject but that's what I like about it. It turned out very good indeed, and the paintwork and the photos are equally interesting as well. Your hard work paid off, and then some. Hope to see more of your builds in future. Regards, Paul

Hi, guys... a little late to this thread, but can I ask how you all dispose of your preferred paint-stripper residue? I tried Mr Muscle in the past with decent result but only on a small kit so there was little residue. So, I want to strip paint off two kits; how can I safely dispose of any oven cleaner residue from the container? I read online that the suggested method would be to heavily dilute the residue with water then dispose of it. Can this be poured down the sink, for example? I live in a block of flats and don't have any outdoor space to work in, but equally, I don't want to be clogging up the plumbing system - mine or anyone else's. Would be grateful for any advice... 🙂.

Lovely work, Dmitry, and the colour scheme is great... well done! 😉

Werdna... sorry, no... there are no additional photo images available.

Thanks, Giampiero... much appreciated :-).