Giampiero Piva

The model is not at the level of the new Eduard kit, but with the help of the Aires set for the interior and some small modifications an honorable reproduction of the 'Friedrich' can be obtained. The aircraft chosen is that of the Oltn. Bauer, of the 9./JG 3, operating from Frolov in August 1941. Characteristic of the aircraft of this squadron was the camouflage, obtained by modifying the scheme in RLM 78/79 with the addition of green 70 and gray 75. This modification it was carried out in Germany, so much so that the factory stencils were re-applied on the various surfaces. The colors used for the model are Gloy, slightly modified, while the decals come from the Eduard kit. Small note: even in reality the yellow of the codes (RLM 27 ?) appears lighter than that of the band on the fuselage (RLM 04). As always the kit is entirely brushpainted. The undersurfaces. Hope you like it. Thanks for your interest Giampiero Piva

A real masterpiece. Bravo !

Fantastic ! Bravo, bravissimo Jean !

Very nice, bravo Alain !

Great looking build of an unusual subject. Nice finish too. Bravo !

Very nice model. Congrats !

Bello ! Ciao Giampiero

Thank you everybody for your likes and kind comments, I really appreciate them !

Very nice, a very BIG nice !😀

Very nice !

Thank you, I don't lack patience (I was a teacher) and time either (I am a retiree).🫠

From 1943 onwards there was a continuous increase in the number of night attack units of the Luftwaffe, which, initially armed with obsolete biplanes, were gradually rearmed with the Ju87. The SH kit allows you to build some of them. For the cockpit I used the Aires set, then moved on to modify and improve the rest of the fuselage and the undercarriage. The wings required a significant number of small, sometimes microscopic changes that make the kit more realistic. The choice of aircraft this time fell on a specimen of the 2./NSGr. 10, operating from Wels in April-May 1945. The camouflage is the classic RLM 70/71/65, with nose and rudder in RLM 04 yellow (typical of aircraft belonging to Luftflotte 4). ). The colors used are Humbrol Enamels blends and Gloy; the model is painted, as usual, entirely by brush and the decals came from the kit. The undersufaces. Hope you like it. Thanks for your attention. Giampiero Piva

Great looking build of an unusual subject. Nice finish too.

Another masterpiece. Bravo Russ !

Great looking build of an unusual subject. Nice finish too.

Very nice ! I like the build and camo. Bravo !

Thanks all for looking and dropping the likes and positive feedback. I appreciate it! 🙏

Nice !

Nice ! Bravo !

Thank you; it's true, the kit had several problems, in particular the wing attachments which were lower than the other.

I built this model in 2004, ten years before the appearance of the Hasegawa kit; the Italeri was certainly not perfect, but at the time there was only that on the market. The Ju88 has been modified in various areas (undercarriage, naca, front of the engines, exhaust plates ...). The upper component of the 'Mistel 1' was a modified Bf109 F-4, with the G engine hood, the presence of the Peil G6 ring antenna and convex side windows. The aircraft depicted is an aircraft of 2./KG 101, based at St. Dizier in June 1944. Both the Bf109 and the Ju88 were entirely brush painted, using good old Gloys. The code decals were created by me, the number '2' instead from my friend R. Martari. A couple more images. Hope you like it. Thanks for your attention. Giampiero Piva

Well done !

Well done. Bravo !

Very well done ! Bravo !

Well done ! Congrats.