JTninja Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 For my Ju-88 build, I'll be using the recent tooling from Revell's A-4 kit to depict the Romanian D-1 430650, currently on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. This will probably be a slow start, as I'll be wrapping up my F-15 and P-38 builds first, but hope to get a decent start when I can. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Paint finally arrived from Poland, so I was able to start brushing on RLM66 for the interior. Color seems to have a bit more brown in it, compared to the coloration in the museum aircraft. Might have to try to add a drop of green 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Looking again at those instrument dials on the right, I compare them with the strip of tiny blobs Revell delivers in their kits. Definitely not the highlight of that otherwise well done cockpit! Thanks for the reference picture too 🙂 V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 Now that the F-15 and P-38 are done, time to concentrate on this build. Today I made good progress on the cockpit. Needs a clear coat and a light wash. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 On 12/4/2022 at 11:30 PM, vppelt68 said: Thanks for the reference picture too 🙂 V-P I can do one better. NMUSAF has some 360 photos available for the aircraft https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Virtual-Tour/Cockpit360/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 Fuselage is coming together. Great thing about try to replicate the museum Ju-88 is that when they leave things out, I can too! 😁 This JU-88 is missing its MGs, bombardier sights and seat, all the seat belts. Additionally, the bottom camera ports are covered, as is the EZ6 navigation parts on the upper side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 I've been pretty bad at updating this, but in my defense, the progress has been slow. Landing gear bays are painted, and landing gear fitment checked Nose glass installed with Eduard masks on. Test fitting the canopy found a small gap to the back, so I used some plastic and trimmed to fit Last look before its closed up, hope all tiny gaps get filled so no spray gets in. And from tonight, gondola attached, but the nose portion required quite a bit of filler Will spray a tiny amount of primer next, and look for places that need proper filling. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 Busy few weeks. Minor filling in a few spots was performed, wings attached, and primed. After a return from vacation on Monday, prepped for RLM 66? for the bottom Once dried, I then applied the yellow accents Now off to the hobby store for more clear coat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 After RLM 65 comes tape, all the tape Then RLM 71 goes down 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 One thing that the National Museum of the United States Air Force has been doing lately is embracing the technology of drones, usually them to perform flybys of some of their larger aircraft. Luckily for me, they've posted a video on youtube of one such flight over their Ju-88. This has been extremely helpful in trying to replicate the planes camo pattern. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 RLM70 down With both paints down, it looks like both colors are a bit off, at least compared to the museums aircraft. The brand, Hakata, lays down pretty well, which impressed me. Should only require a few touch ups. Hopefully once a matt finish is applied, the RLM 71 will tone down a bit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 Landing gear and wheels are on, touch ups done, and decals are going on 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 This is looking very nice indeed. Good to see the colourful Romanian markings instead of the usual black crosses. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTninja Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) First build for 2023 is complete! I enjoyed this kit, fitment was decent, detail was quite good, and it had plenty of options/extras that I didn't use. Hataka paints were great to work with, touch ups by brush blended in very well, but not sure how I feel about the coloring on RLM 70/71. Unfortunately for me, I had a few air brush difficulties and it didn't turn out as well as I wanted. Still happy with it though. Edited February 18, 2023 by JTninja 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Excellent result! That has turned out very nicely indeed, well done. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 She looks very nice indeed, the look of "The Ju 88" most think of first when speaking of the subject, but the Rumanian markings make it a bit different 🙂 V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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