Das Werk 1/32 Junkers EF-127

[81-er]

Freshly completed in the Project Cancelled GB, this is the Das Werk 1/32 kit of the Junkers EF-126/EF-127, built as the EF-127 rocket-powered variant. Virtually OOB, I only added HGW fabric belts (my first time using them) and I replaced the pitot tube and canopy stay with brass because I snapped the kit parts.

 

As it was never built, the scheme is fictitious, but I based it on colours seen on late war fighters, with RLM 81 & 82 on the body with the yellow variant of RLM 76 on the underside. The wings and tailplanes are int RLM 74 & 75 with blue RLM 76 undersides, to suggest components being built in more than one factory before being assembled at another plant. Paint is mostly MRP, plus some Tamiya & Mr Hobby acrylics, and weathering is a combination of oil paints and pigments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The recovery trolley was heavily weathered as I imagined it would be left out in all weathers when there wasn’t an aircraft on it, and that it might have been re-used from a previous aircraft. It was my first time trying this style of rust weathering (I’ve only weathered a small submarine with rust before this) and I’m not unhappy with the result.

 

 

 

 

The WIP is here:

 

 

James

[Carts]

That's really rather splendid👍

[pierre Giustiniani]

Lovely job James !

All the EF (126/127) from « Das Werk » i’ve seen are different and attractive.

Always the same comment from builders; a pleasure to make !

Edited October 29, 2024 by pierre Giustiniani

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Great finish and weathering

[81-er]

Thank you everyone

 

James

[Stick]

Lovely textures and details.   👍

Complete with stubbornly stained trolleys ! ... propper modelling.
Stick
 

[81-er]

Thank you

 

James

[corsaircorp]

Impressive job James !!

I like both the painting and the weathering...

Sincerely.

CC

[81-er]

Thanks CC

 

James

[TeaWeasel]

Stunning work! I've got an FW1000 waiting for paint but I'm a bit confused with the RLM paints; is there a definitive guide on the appropriate colours from other brands? 

[russ c]

Great build and weathering, really nice work

[georgeusa]

Really great build of the aircraft and trolley.  You can tell the differences in weathering and there should be differences.  Thanks for sharing both.

[81-er]

Thank you for the kind comments everyone

 

21 hours ago, TeaWeasel said:

Stunning work! I've got an FW1000 waiting for paint but I'm a bit confused with the RLM paints; is there a definitive guide on the appropriate colours from other brands? 

I'm not aware of a definitive guide, but I'll PM you 

 

James

[Doc D]

Lovely result.. I love this kit, for the price you pay, the options it offers, and best of all the rivet counters can’t tell you you got it wrong! 😄

[81-er]

Thanks Doc  And yes, it's a great little kit that I forsee another of in my future, I fancy the twin-Argus version as well. Believe it or not, I actually had someone tell me the colours I'd chosen were wrong for the timeframe...

 

James

[Doc D]

1 hour ago, 81-er said:

Thanks Doc  And yes, it's a great little kit that I forsee another of in my future, I fancy the twin-Argus version as well. Believe it or not, I actually had someone tell me the colours I'd chosen were wrong for the timeframe...

 

James

This was my interpretation of the twin argus arrangement …

 

I went for the pressed straight out of the factory look 🙂

Edited November 16, 2024 by Doc D