Ratch Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Junkers Ju 52/3mg7e of VII Fliegerkorps, Russia, winter 1943-4. 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Nicely done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Nice piece of work. I built this when it was first released, built it as a floatplane, and oh! the problems I had getting the markings to stay on the corrugated surfaces! I was quite young and didn't know about varnishes and things 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Cracking 'Tante Ju', Ratch. Well done.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Looks great before the backdrop with the gunner exposed. Despite its ubiquity the Ju is a relatively rare model. Nice to see one so well modelled! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Beautiful piece of work well done Ratch 👏. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 Thanks for all your generous comments guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Really excellent, especially from such an old kit. Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Great work on your Ju 52, Ratch - Brings back memories - a shame you still don't get a display stand in the kit anymore ...... Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Brilliant build, somehow evokes memories of 1960s war films for me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Epeeman said: a shame you still don't get a display stand in the kit anymore Yes it is Dave, but those old clear ones get very brittle - I've lost count of how many I've broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Lovely job on the old girl ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Hi Ratch, another iconic build from your factory floor! Looks brilliant. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 That's a cracking 52 Ratch can't remember ever building Airfix's kit mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Nice! It's got me humming the theme to Where Eagles Dare..... Lovely result from the old Airfix classic. Q 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 11 hours ago, stevej60 said: That's a cracking 52 Ratch can't remember ever building Airfix's kit mind. I'd built this one about 30 years ago. I'd been to Duxford and tried to copy theirs. It has long since passed to the great granulator in the sky 😪 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidRezabek Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 That looks fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Excellent Ju-52, @Ratch! Looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruntpa Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Nicely done, came out very sharp. Following you on Flickr and here hopefully too. 1/72 scale? What color plastic is yours molded in? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH-53D Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Very nice model. The first thoughts that came to mind when I saw your pictures were of the opening sequence from Where Eagles Dare, which I last saw perhaps 30 years ago. Reading the comments, I found I was not alone in that! Cheers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 13 hours ago, Gruntpa said: What color plastic is yours molded in? Bought 15 June 2007 for £10.50 I won't be using the kit decals, I have ordered Print Scale decal sheet PSL72075. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Great looking Ju 52. Don't you know the top gunner exposed to the elements really enjoyed Russian winters. Great work on the gunner by the way. Thanks for sharing this build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruntpa Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Ah hah, cool! Thanks! I recently learned that my white plastic MPC kit is a descendant of the Airfix kit. Whooda thunk? Pretty neat how kits get around. I never saw Where Eagles Dare but I need to get off my duff and watch it after seeing your finished model. I hear Clint Eastwood was in it. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mpc-2-0304u-junkers-ju-52--1152733 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Mine to and as the kit came from the US I built it as an USAAF-plane https://www.baecklund.eu/scalemodels/72/c79.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 9 hours ago, Gruntpa said: I recently learned that my white plastic MPC kit is a descendant of the Airfix kit. Whooda thunk? Several companies issued it Stateside. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/airfixtributeforum/viewtopic.php?p=1809#p1809 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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