Erwin Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Hi all, 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Hello I will look at this one. Should be stress free more or less. Cheers 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 It would be an interesting build, @Erwin! And seems like a major mojo-breaking work is nearly done. Cheers! 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I shall follow this as I have a 'Ju' in the pipeline just awaiting some bench space! Looking forward to seeing how you get on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 good luck with your build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 9 hours ago, bbudde said: Hello I will look at this one. Should be stress free more or less. Cheers Well, that's put the kiss of death on the project! Don't listen to him Erwin. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to following this build. Martian 👽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: Well, that's put the kiss of death on the project! Don't listen to him Come on Mr. Tentacle. Just because I caught up your cousin with a dragnet on illegal drugs? !! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Just pulling up a chair. Looks interesting. I've got a couple different Italeri Ju52's in the stash. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 11 hours ago, Martian Hale said: Well, that's put the kiss of death on the project! Don't listen to him Erwin. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to following this build. Martian 👽 It has !! Some of the pins to hold the flaps broke off.Will have to replace them . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Erwin said: Some of the pins to hold the flaps broke off.Will have to replace them . The reason why one of my Ju52 has stalled for many years but i managed to finish two Italeri, one Airfx and one Heller. With this I said that I like this plane and will follow this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 7 hours ago, Erwin said: It has !! Some of the pins to hold the flaps broke off.Will have to replace them . See @bbudde, what did I say! Now go and help Erwin mend his flaps you wicked child. Martian 👽 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 I removed all the pins. Drilled holes and using 90° pieces of plastic to make new pins 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Yes the flap pins are the weak spot on this kit. Also the roof joint can be tricky, so watch that. Other than that it is a good kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) Does anyone have leftover red crosses for this one ? The decals in my kit look(are) old.So I fear they might not work to well. Maybe from this sheet ? Edited March 19, 2019 by Erwin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) Decals on that surface isn't fun to deal with. A tip if you opt to mask and paint them, the red cross consists of five squares. I never was able to get them to look right until I learned that so now it is easy to mask and paint them. Edited March 19, 2019 by Orso 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) As above, I would try to paint them. It should be easier than dealing with a decal and much decal solution on that surface. Cheers Ps: x x x x x The center square (all same size) is the most important and the first one to get it in the middle of the roundel. Edited March 20, 2019 by bbudde 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 The main build,with dryfitted roof, is done and primed with light gray. I intend to paint the fuselage first.Then add the cabine clear parts.And then place the roof. That way I won't splash any paint on the windows. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Good plan. I also opened the cargo doors. Allows a good view inside. I think my roof part was a bit warped. It didn't sit down well. Mine you it did take ten years to build and two paint schemes before it was done. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I used the Italeri ambulance interior on a Heller kit. I also left the cargo doors open for it to be visible even though I normally never build planes with open canopy's . B.t.w. Thanks for starting this kit. It made me remember that I forgot to add my plane to my home page and while fixing that i found a couple of other that also was missing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Orso said: I used the Italeri ambulance interior on a Heller kit. I also left the cargo doors open for it to be visible even though I normally never build planes with open canopy's . B.t.w. Thanks for starting this kit. It made me remember that I forgot to add my plane to my home page and while fixing that i found a couple of other that also was missing. Nice progress. I see that the Heller kit has an extra door in front too Isn't Heller the same as Airfix ? Edited March 21, 2019 by Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) On 3/20/2019 at 8:29 AM, bbudde said: As above, I would try to paint them. It should be easier than dealing with a decal and much decal solution on that surface. Cheers The center square (all same size) is the most important and the first one to get it in the middle of the roundel. It doesn't have to be correct .If I decide to paint it,I might do square white's.Much easier to paint the cross. The paint scheme I have in mind is a bit of "fantasy". Still Luftwaffe. Edited March 21, 2019 by Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 No they are different kits. The Heller kit is probably the best Ju52 in 1/72 scale. It has finer corrugation than the Airfix and Italeri kits. That makes it almost impossible for me to use it when building civilian objects. I don't know how to replace the finest variant of corrugation on the Heller kit. My ambulance is finished in an all white livery D-TABX so it ended up in the civilian section of my home page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Erwin said: Isn't Heller the same as Airfix ? As above. No, three different kits. The Heller is the best one imho . Then Italeri(e) with all its sub variants released.Then Airfix. A solid kit for the 60'/70'. Edited March 21, 2019 by bbudde 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Interior pic https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/7585454746/in/photostream/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) This is a good topic on the different kits... https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234911019-junkers-ju-523m-kit-compariso I went for the Italeri as this has the red cross decals.And it was only 10 Euros at a convention. I'm building this for the contest in my club. Each year we pick a different theme.This year is "Red Cross". Hence my Ju 52 as I only build planes. Edited March 21, 2019 by Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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