IPMS19 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) - An oddity in 48 scale from the excellent Italeri kit.......not very often seen I suppose....It was a prototype designated Ju 87 C , intended to board the German navy aircraft carrier Graf ZEPPELIN -Thanks for watching Edited December 1, 2012 by IPMS19 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Fantastic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek A Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Now that is unusual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 thats a brave effort i bet that engine is fragile. as is the rest marvelous work must have took a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargatesg1 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 that is a nice stuka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Beautiful Dive Bomber !! Congrats on your build. Karen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCinLA Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 If you think that's crazy, my friend the late Dave Thompson (one helluva modeler as well as the President of the Erie PA Hell's Angels, and a great guy - what a combination) did this in scratchbuilt 1/32, and the wings worked. But then, he always admitted he was crazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 That is a bit neat. That wing fold looks like it might be inspired by the Grumman system as used on Wildcats. Avengers etc. The scale is a bit big for me but I'd love to do one of these in 1/72, albeit without the details as in engine & folding wings. Is this a RLM 73/74 finish?. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Good to see an unusual variant of the Ju-87 being built. Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLP Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Fantastic model as always! How did you do that very convincing weathering? Kenneth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyn Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 fantastic like the wings back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Cool! I have a soft spot for anything to do with the Graf Zeppelin. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Fantastic model as always! How did you do that very convincing weathering? Kenneth - Hi Kenneth, - My usual way of weathering is to use Xtracolor matt varnish and Tamiya weathering powders.For this model; the weathering is very light keeping in mind that is is a prototype. If you think that's crazy, my friend the late Dave Thompson (one helluva modeler as well as the President of the Erie PA Hell's Angels, and a great guy - what a combination) did this in scratchbuilt 1/32, and the wings worked. But then, he always admitted he was crazy. -I would have been happy to see this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) That is a bit neat. That wing fold looks like it might be inspired by the Grumman system as used on Wildcats. Avengers etc. The scale is a bit big for me but I'd love to do one of these in 1/72, albeit without the details as in engine & folding wings. Is this a RLM 73/74 finish?. Steve. -As I had no evidence of the sea going machine camouflage on this machine and as it was a prototype, I paint it in the standard RLM 70/71/65 scheme, the colos on the photos are a bit changed by the exposure of the camera and the ambiant lighting. The RLM 72/73 are not very different to the land base colors except a blueish tint on both ,they are very difficult to appreciate on the pictures of the time Edited December 2, 2012 by IPMS19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish fairey Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) That's very nice, and I am with Martin on this, anything to do with the Graf Zeppelin works for me. I have a rather nice picture of the original......... The wing locking mechanism was very similar to the fixing on a camera for interchangeable lenses..........Smudge Edited December 2, 2012 by swordfish fairey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 That's very nice, and I am with Martin on this, anything to do with the Graf Zeppelin works for me. I have a rather nice picture of the original......... The wing locking mechanism was very similar to the fixing on a camera for interchangeable lenses..........Smudge -Wonderful picture, I would have been happy to find it in the time I built my model. I have nothing better in my doc. Another bonus it is clear that the C model was based on the B 1 as shown by the short exhaust stubs and the narrow propeller blades, many thanks for sharing. -Your picture could represent the C 0 model as the pre series version, the C 1 intended as the first production version if ,the programm had continued had electrical folding devices instead of manual of the earlier mark, a few models were buit, all as prototypes, before every things were stopped. Once the programm was cancelled the machines built were converted into a standard B model.and dispatched into the oprationnal Stuka Geschwadern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish fairey Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 The picture is marked as JU-87C-1, but I have no idea who did so. I also have a picture of a D model carrying a torpedo.......If you ever need anything on the GZ air group, let me know, I have one or two references on her. .....Smudge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hewitt Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 very Smart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Notice Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) Very imaginative and quite a lot of work i would think - well done sir! Edited December 2, 2012 by Techno Notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Great build, really like it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 The picture is marked as JU-87C-1, but I have no idea who did so. I also have a picture of a D model carrying a torpedo.......If you ever need anything on the GZ air group, let me know, I have one or two references on her. .....Smudge -Many thanks, my next project on the GZ is a Bf 109 T on its launching platform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish fairey Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 That sounds good, I'm about halfway into building the hull of GZ in 1/144 scale to be radio controlled. I'm building up my stock of a/c kits to populate her flight deck....I have some good drawings for the catapult system they were going to use if you need any..........Smudge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 WOW!!!! Very cool! nice job and cool concept. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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