VolkerR. Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I got the idea for this project from Airdoc decals Ju88 Pt.4, a Ju 88 in "Mäander"-Camo with Hohentwiel radar and without bottom gondola. Very attractive, I thought. The information you find in the net goes as this: Ju88 A-6 originally were Balloon Cutters. After BoB, the remaining aircraft were sent home for refitting for the anti-shipping role. The balloon-cutting system and the bottom gondola were removed and FUG200 and 217 were installed. The aircraft were renamed Ju88A-6/U. Other sources claim that the A6/U never existed and they were simply converted A4 or A5s. We will probably never know, but there are photos of PN+MT which is a Stammkenzeichen. So we do not even know for sure the unit. Since there is litte more information available, I decided to follow the instructions from the Hasegawa kit for the same aircraft which they released in 1/72. I used the Dragon/Revell kit: The bottom gondola was not installed, night exhausts, FUG217 on upper wings and brake lines were scratch built and I used the Brengun FUG200 PE set. Hasegawa want the bomb pylons fitted, I was not sure about that either since there is no aiming system without the bottom gondola but I followed the instructions. Was it a bomber or a recce plane? During the build I ruined the model because I could not get the squiggles right. So I removed all the upper paint and did it again. Unfortunately all the decals were destroyed in progress. The Airdoc sheet contains all the necessary letters, but the Werknummer was lost forever. So it is missing. The second attempt was slightly better, I am not really pleased but I left it as it is now. In the cabinet it looks ok. Thanks for looking, Volker 50 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Super! Grüsse Giampiero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Fabulous! The squiggles have come out really really well...you should be proud of that work. You are a much braver man than me to attempt that camouflage 😁👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Excellent work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Wow!!!! Very impressive!!!! Your attention to detail is perfect. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Wow, wow. What is the German for wow? The first and last pictures are superb the others merely excellent. Even knowing it's a model it looks real. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Wunderbar ! Great looking build . Nice finish too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I wonder if the antennas were more nerve-wrecking than the camo application, but you succeeded on both! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Electric Indigo said: I wonder if the antennas were more nerve-wrecking than the camo application, but you succeeded on both! They actually were! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Looks great Volker... you saved it... great build and really tough cammo to do... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Excellent. There's some serious FUG work going on there! You must have had eyes like 🤪 after fitting them😄 Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 fantastic work specialy on nose radar !! and your camo rendering is really nice !! Bravissimo !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanmi Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Great save, squiggly pattern looks convincing. Antenna looks terrific, you did a great model. I am planning to start Ju-88R-2 in 1/72 with same spaghetti pattern on the front. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I think your painting of this kit was great and you should be proud. You are probably your own worst critic as I cannot make fault with the squiggly camo scheme that is very hard to pull off. I have only attempted it one time and it did not come out near as well as yours is. Good job! Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winded Penguin Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) Wow. There's nowhere to hide on those airbrush wiggles, and you absolutely nailed it, edit: in the end 💅 I get the same effect when I try to airbrush straight lines 🤗 Edited October 4, 2022 by Winded Penguin 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Patience, tenacity and execution - wonderful work, and the end result shows it. Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 It looks great. Admirable work on this subject. The trickiest thing to achieve is correct scale affect of the camo pattern, a great challenge I look forward to seeing another wellenmuster Ju88 if your encouraged by this effort. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Fantastic Ju there Volker, really, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 @Zigomar wrote me a message about the destroyed Werknummer decals and offered me to make masks for my model on his cutting plotter. I sprayed the numbers today and the result is very nice. I am happy! The aircraft is now complete: Thank you very much again, Jean. A cutting plotter is a really useful thing to have. Volker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Superb work, Volker! That camo scheme must have taken a very long time to apply. Thanks for sharing with us. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I am glad to have helped, and the result is top! Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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