Adrian's MPM Junkers W34

[Adrian Hills]

For my second build in this group I will be doing a Canadian Junkers W34. The kit was first released in 1994 so it just scrapes in the cut-off date and the moderators have decided MPM is a lesser known manufacturer. I built this kit a couple of years ago and am interested in a 'quick and dirty' build (A term first heard from my attractive chemistry teacher at school!). I like bright colours and found a wonderful 1955 colour picture of a yellow W34 in my book "Yukon Wings" by Cameron. More to my delight was that this is the same aircraft I have photographed many times at the Aviation Museum on Ottawa. It is the aircraft that got me excited about Canadian Junkers aircraft in the first place.

Knowing what is required I have already assembled surplus ribbed tail parts to modify the rudder and a pair of floats from a defunct Seafox (these may be replaced for bigger ones). Humbrol Matt 24 ident yellow will be slightly modified for the main colour

 

 

 

 

[dogsbody]

Following this build!

 

 

 

Chris

[2996 Victor]

Nice choice of subject, Adrian, and in a civilian scheme as well! Looking forward to watching your progress with this.

 

Cheers,

Mark

[Mjwomack]

11 hours ago, Adrian Hills said:

a pair of floats from a defunct Seafox

 

That's a relief because when I looked at the box-art I though, 'I can see a very obvious problem!'

[Adrian Hills]

Cleaned up parts last night. This morning slapped a bit of Humbrol silver for interior as researched this 'finish' for my previous W34 build. And regarding getting the two sections of wing together 'There's nothing like nipple clamps in the morning'

 

 

[rob Lyttle]

Floatplanes, I love'em...!🤩

Good luck with the conversion, that looks like a right forest of struts for you to figure out 

[marvinneko]

You've got all the planes I want 😆.  I settled for the F13.

 

Great chosen scheme. Looking forward to this one.

 

 

[Planebuilder62]

Hi @Adrian Hills

You probably know this already but using a pink primer before yellow gives a strong yellow colour without lots of layrs of yellow paint. Here’s an example of what I mean : 

 

BTW I have found that Chrome yellow has a slight orange tint to it which is common in a lot of yellow planes.

 

Regards Toby

[Mjwomack]

On 19/09/2025 at 09:39, Adrian Hills said:

slapped a bit of Humbrol silver for interior as researched this 'finish' for my previous W34 build.

Which looked like white metal to me, and made me check that you hadn't switched to a white metal kit.

 

14 hours ago, marvinneko said:

You've got all the planes I want 😆.

Perhaps you should contact the embassy and say that there's a Canadian stranded in England!

[Adrian Hills]

10 hours ago, Planebuilder62 said:

Hi @Adrian Hills

You probably know this already but using a pink primer before yellow gives a strong yellow colour without lots of layrs of yellow paint. Here’s an example of what I mean : 

 

BTW I have found that Chrome yellow has a slight orange tint to it which is common in a lot of yellow planes.

 

Regards Toby

Hi Toby, didn't know that, will try a pink primer 😊

[Adrian Hills]

20 hours ago, marvinneko said:

You've got all the planes I want 😆.  I settled for the F13.

 

Great chosen scheme. Looking forward to this one.

 

 

Actually I have gone off the deep end with Junkers builds. All started with the W34 in Ottawa. This is my Junkers shelf, six F 13s !

 

 

 

I somehow missed in the pictures the W34 with a canoe on top and the representation of the film prop from "The Red Tent" about a Ju G24 assisting in the rescue of Umberto Nobile. And if you noticed them on the shelf below JU 38s, yet to do the Japanese version. An the Roskopff 1/100 scale F13

[Adrian Hills]

Time to get on with some modelling. An assembly of interior components and clean up of the wing

 

 

 

[marvinneko]

6 hours ago, Adrian Hills said:

Actually I have gone off the deep end with Junkers builds. All started with the W34 in Ottawa. This is my Junkers shelf, six F 13s !

 

Amazing... and multiple tail versions.

 

I had to look up O-BACC... a pigeon transporter! That's amazing, and with pigeons!

[Adrian Hills]

That was a special soft plastic fuselage. Pigeons were from railway diorama accesories

[AdrianMF]

That's a superb display case worth of builds!

 

Looking forward to this one.

 

Regards,

Adrian

[Adrian Hills]

Adrian, my two large display cabinets were custom made for me by a friend, also called Adrian 😊

[Adrian Hills]

Just getting towards zipping up the fuselage, Glued interior on one side and holding in place with other side. When glue dry will refine fit. Side door refined and attached. Wing seemed to be glued straight

 

 

[Adrian Hills]

Filed down the interior and now zipped up the fuselage. If you look closely you can see the oil drum inside. Such features seem to be a theme with me in Canadian Bushplanes - made the W34 with the canoe a while ago

 

 

 

 

[dogsbody]

The small northern Alberta city, where I live, was a major landing area for bushplanes back in the day. There are still a few around today.

 

 

 

Chris

[marvinneko]

Great job on AQV. Lovely vignette!

 

Seeing the canoe strapped on reminds me how dad strapped a catamaran to the top of his van... with the mast laid lengthwise and flagged on each end. Crazy dude in those days.

[Adrian Hills]

7 hours ago, marvinneko said:

Great job on AQV. Lovely vignette!

 

Seeing the canoe strapped on reminds me how dad strapped a catamaran to the top of his van... with the mast laid lengthwise and flagged on each end. Crazy dude in those days.

I am glad my model gave you happy memories. By way of a quick diversion here are some Canadian Junkers W34 Canoe related images. The first is what initially inspired me from "Aviation in Canada; The formative Years" by Milberry and the rest from "Pioneering in Canadian Air Transport" by Molson

 

 

 

 

 

[Adrian Hills]

8 hours ago, dogsbody said:

The small northern Alberta city, where I live, was a major landing area for bushplanes back in the day. There are still a few around today.

 

 

 

Chris

It was in Alberta that I first fell in love with a woman and after being there for three months in 1983 with Canada. I emigrated to Ontario in 1989 and married another Canadian woman. After a divorce returned to UK and married another Canadian woman. Now I just make bushplanes 🙂

[marvinneko]

Thanks for those images... books I will need to find  

[Adrian Hills]

For those interested in early Canadian aviation history I can strongly reccomend:

 

"Aviation in Canada ; The Formative Years by Larry Milberry, 2009  (not cheap, but a must, many photos)

 

"Yukon Wings" by R B Cameron, 2012 (also uncheap but worth every penny as packed full of photos)

 

"Pioneering in Canadian Air Transport" by K M Molson, 1974 (excellent reference)

 

"Bush Pilots", Time Life Books, 1983 (Cheap, cheerful and informative)

 

For those interested in Junkers aircraft, particularly the early civilian ribbed variety I can strongly reccomend a series of publications from EAM Books. Lovely Rob Mulder has his name on all of them and co-authors include Lennart Andersson, Gunter Endres and others. Individual books on aircraft types include the F13, W34, G24 and Ju52

 

Hope this is useful

[dogsbody]

This photo was taken about 2 km. from where my butt is parked right now.

 

 

Here's another, taken from about the same place

 

 

 

And the last one of CF-ARI, just after it crashed about 5km. south of the present-day airport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris