Sturmovik Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Hello guys, My newest kit has finally arrived after four days of waiting. I decided to buy this kit because I previously had bought the Airfix 72nd Ju 87B-1, and painted it as a Battle of France aircraft. This one will be the same. I'll be building this one as an out of the box aircraft. I'll upload more photos later today. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyinuk0 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I like these kits, they build well and look good, not bad for the price too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, tommyinuk0 said: they build well I just put together the fuselage halves. The front part has an ugly gap that will need sorting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Hi there This kit has deep panel lines. The first one of these I built had silvering decals because they would not bed down into the panel lines. Every time I have built this kit I filled all the panel lines in with Milliput. regards Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 These are great little kits and great value too. Panel lines may be a bit deep but that suits me as a brush painter. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 Some more progress. Since the kit is small and doesn't have lots of parts, I decided to paint most of them on the sprues. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 Glued the cockpit together. I also added the instrument panel decal. Wings have also been glued together. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in the Saddle Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Nice choice - should look good once it's built👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 Working in 72nd is a now lost art for me. Gone are the days in which I was able to build a 72nd 109 without having my fingers get in the way. Guess I'll stick to 48 and 32nd from now on (unless I get the Strike Witches aircraft, which are in 72nd). Here's the airframe completed. The only area that needed filler was in front of the instrument panel, which was filled with CA glue. Dark Earth painted. Dark green painted. Black and White undersides with the red tape for the machineguns painted. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 9 hours ago, Sturmovik said: Working in 72nd is a now lost art for me. Gone are the days in which I was able to build a 72nd 109 without having my fingers get in the way. Guess I'll stick to 48 and 32nd from now on (unless I get the Strike Witches aircraft, which are in 72nd). I've never understood this, at least since the last century when 1/48 kits had the same number of parts as 1/72, but larger. Nowadays they have many more parts, and the smallest parts in a 1/48 kit are the same size as those in a 1/72. I have to admit excluding a few new 1/72 kits whose designers seem intent on not producing any part not needing a jeweller's loupe, but this is not specific to a single scale. I'm actually working on more 1/144 kits than ever before. I do admit having to tear my hair out at Flyhawk's 1/700 ships, but I haven't given up yet. My eyesight is no better than it was, and my fingers are indeed clumsier, but I still don't see how changing scales would make either better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 14 hours ago, Graham Boak said: still don't see how changing scales would make either better. Must be me and thinking 1:48 has slightly bigger parts. Also because they look more imposing that a 72nd fighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 27/02/2022 at 23:52, Sturmovik said: unless I get the Strike Witches aircraft, which are in 72nd If you are talking about the ICM Po-2, you will find a whole new standard of smallness! Beautiful kit but goodness me it had some tiny tiny parts. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 Some more progress. I've added the excellent Cartograf decals. They sunk into the panel lines almost instantly, but I brushed some Microsol to make them conform into the bumps of the wings. I've also forgotten to take photos of the aircraft upaide down with the landing gear installed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 6 hours ago, AdrianMF said: If you are talking about the ICM Po-2, you will find a whole new standard of smallness! Beautiful kit but goodness me it had some tiny tiny parts. Regards, Adrian Uumm, not quite. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 9 hours ago, AdrianMF said: If you are talking about the ICM Po-2, you will find a whole new standard of smallness! Beautiful kit but goodness me it had some tiny tiny parts. Not got that one to compare. but look in any Flyhawk kit of a British destroyer. Individual depth charges in 1/700, and as for the finer rails... getting them off the runner without breaking is going to be master modelling iiself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 The Spit has been finished! Here it is alongside my Ju 87B-1 from the Battle of France. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullac2001 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Just caught with this, marvellous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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