specky Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Hi everyone, I'm not the first, and I'm sure I won't be the last, to turn-up with an '88' for this GB! It'll be the Zvezda G6, which will benefit immensely from some assistance by the Revell C6 lurking in the background! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 welcome along specky, I'm pretty sure too you won't be the only one with an Ju-88 in the build. Good luck with the build, will be interesting to see how you stitch the two models together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specky Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 And we're off! Since there are only 65 parts in the box and 10 of those relate to the crew figures, most of which are long gone, this is never going to be the most comprehensive '88' kit you'll ever see. But to give them credit, Zvezda have managed to capture the main features to a generally acceptable standard. The airframe is covered with very subtle engraved panel lines (but no rivets!).... ....the landing gear, even the one-piece tail wheel, looks pretty decent.... ....and the radar aerials are just about as good as you're ever going to get in plastic in this scale.... ...but it really starts to struggle when you get to the cockpit. Although it's not terrible, it still falls well short of the standards set by Revell with their '88's' and so I've taken the liberty of copying some parts from the C6 kit (Zvezda on the left, Revell in the center & resin copies to the right, but ignore the pin-hole in the pilots seat back!).... ...and I will continue to use it as 3-D reference to scratch better side-walls, floor and some other odds and ends. More to come.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I like where your going with this .Congrats on your resin copies , look crisp and sharp from here . Cheers Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I've been wondering whether a Zvezda G-6 kit and their A-5/A-17 kit + some spares and basic scratch building would result in a pair of all-Zvezda C-4 and A-4 models . Now I need some . V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 nice work with the resin casting, it's a shame that some of the details are a let down when compared to the rest of the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) The Ju-88 is certainly proving a popular subject here and quite rightly so. You're going down an interesting route by combining parts and inspiration from these two kits and in good style too by the look of what you've done so far Edited March 22, 2019 by Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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