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1/48 - Junkers Ju-88A-5/A-10 & D-1/D-2/-4 by ICM + boxing Hasegawa & Special Hobby - released - new Ju-88D-1 released


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As already announced in a ICM general thread ( http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234974439-icm-148-junkers-ju-88a5dornier-do-17z/), the Ukrainian brand is to release a new tool 1/48th Junkers Ju-88A-5 kit in 2015 - ref.48232.
Source - ICM 2015 catalogue : http://www.icm.com.ua/katalog/
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Looks like it only has the later Beetle eyes, maybe they'll be an earlier boxing later. Given ICMs Dornier as a benchmark it will be an excellent kit and surpass the Dragon JU-88( Yes I know the Dragon is an A-4) for buildability.

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Mine has arrived and it looks very nice. Decals look much better than the ones provided with the Do 215. Instructions look good apart from the diagramme for the detail marking which is obscured by it being black and white on cheap paper.

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was hoping for a north African or med unit , sure there should be aftermarket available.

If the eastern front GB gets in next year, I hope to see one or two of these

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was hoping for a north African or med unit

But aren´t they there already? The second LG 1 option is for a 5./LG 1 plane in Greece ´41 (and the II/LG 1 shuttled several times between Greece and Sicily then) and the 5./KG 30 was also later based in Sicily. II/LG 1 had several A-5:s in its records until May ´42. All you need is some modellers license to use the kit supplied decals to have a nice Mittelmeer Ju 88! Regards, V-P

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I started work on mine yesterday and so far have found no issues with it. I also purchased what aftermarket stuff is available right now such as the Eduard interior/exterior set, master MG15 barrels, Eduard Brassin wheels, new seatbelts and canopy masks. I will be ordering the Vector set (thanks for this heads up!) as soon as they are in stock.

Initial dry fitting promises a smooth and trouble-free build (famous last words eh?) :banghead::shutup:

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New AIMS models upgrade sets.

Sources:

http://www.aimsmodels.co.uk/ICM_1-48_Ju_88_A-5_Review/icm_1-48_ju_88_a-5_review.html

http://www.aimsmodels.co.uk/1-48/Updates_and_Conversions/updates_and_conversions.html

http://scalemodels.ru/news/10321-anons-AIMS-models-1-48-Junkers-Ju-88A-4-5.html

- ref. AIMSP 48001 - Junkers Ju 88 A-5 update (ICM / SPECIAL HOBBY)

- ref. AIMSP 48002 - Junkers Ju 88 A-4 cockpit update (ICM)

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