1/72 Battle of Britain Stuka decals

[Procopius]

I purchased the Fujimi "Sharkmouth" Ju 87B kit (F-17), the kit decals for which I believe depict an aircraft as shown in a propaganda shoot for Signal magazine c.1939. Are there any decals out there for a Ju 87B in the Battle of Britain? I mean, I know there are, I'm not an idiot, but are there any for a plane that was shot down during the battle? That would be my preference.

[Steven Eisenman]

Before you begin your search, nearly all the Ju 87s in the BoB were the B-1, an entirely different animal from the B-2. I understand the Fujimi may come with straight stack exhausts, but that alone does not make a B-1. The B-1 had an entirely different radiator, narrower prop blades, a different shape under the nose just behind the prop, and a slightly different angle on the main gear.

So, if accuracy is an issue, might want to consider an alternative.

However, a few units were beginning to receive the B-2 as the BoB was drawing down in the fall of '40. Iterestingly, St.G. 2 had receive R-2s in late August, early September: Coded T6+AP (yellow A) for example.

The shark mouth aircraft was a true B-1.

[Procopius]

Is the Fujimi kit not a B-1 out of the box, then?

[Chuck1945]

The Fujimi kit is sold as a B-1/B-2 and includes the earlier exhausts B-1 type exhausts. No other alternative parts are provided. That said the narrower prop can be done by re-shaping the kit prop and the other changes Steven mentions are either minimal in 1/72 (the radiator housing is perhaps 0.5mm deeper for a B-2) or not borne out (or at least noticeable on the 1/72 plans in the recent Classic pubs book on the Stuka.