Revell 1/32 scale Ju 88 test shot build up pics...

[junkers88a1]

it has the right cowlings..the right rudder..the right wingtips..the right rear canopy with one Mg 15

( allthough the wingtips are a bit strange painted but not A4 wings so i am sure that is A1 wings )

and the fueldump is also A1 ( different on A5 and A4 )

so there you are..perfect A1

 

its always nice to see other versions made

 

Guttorm

[Firecaptain]

Is there a difinative book on the Ju-88 as the Vasco book is to the Bf-110?

 

 

Thanks

[rotary]

how nice to have guttorm with what is obviously a wealth of knowledge 'on side'---and let me also add a (belated) welcome----- this looks like it will only need belts as far as i'm concerned----i'll almost certainly only by this version (perfect choice for me) but fully understand you guys who hanker after an A4----patience is a virtue (i don't have it)!!!! it must be a 'goodin' 'cos all those guys who shred new kits before thy even see them in the flesh have been strangely quiet!!!!

cheers,

dave

[junkers88a1]

hi and thanks there is no deffinitive book on the Ju 88. I am planning to do a Ju 88 book ( actually working slowely on it ) regarding the Ju 88 A1,A5 and A4 as i have learned quite a lot regarding these three types ( i think i will stick to them as those are the actuall aircrafts i have worked on and seen almost every little detail on. and i know all books out there regarding 88 has many major or minor faults !!

and i thought it was about time to atleast get the some correct info on some of the Ju 88`s.

Of 15000 buildt it was over 9000 modifications during the war so ofcourse there will always be differences and strange things about these aircrafts that will never be known and never 100% verified !! some or one off and others are made in quantities.

 

but what do you mean with that it only needs belts rotary ??

[CharlesMetz]

Is there a difinative book on the Ju-88 as the Vasco book is to the Bf-110?

In a word: No. A few books do come reasonably close, however — e.g.,:

 

Junkers Ju88: Models Ju 88A, B, D, H, P, S, T (Model Art Special Issue series, No. 444; Model Art [Japan], 1995; in Japanese; 194 pages) -- AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDED: Ju 88A, Ju 88B, Ju 88D, Ju 88H, Ju 88P, Ju 88S, Ju 88T; COCKPIT DETAIL: Ju 88A (p. 74, 142, 143-150, 155, 166); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Ju 88 ailerons (p. 174, 175), landing gear (p. 17, 139, 140, 172, 173); Ju 88A engine (p. 124, 131, 137), engine mount (p. 123, 127), guns (p. 150-158), nacelles (p. 17, 128-131, 172), underwing bomb racks (p. 160, 162-164), underwing tanks (p. 136); Ju 88B lengine mount (p. 132); RLM bombs (p. 161); CUTAWAY DRAWINGS: Ju 88A (p. 101-103, 134, 143), Ju 88B (p. 77), Ju 88P-1 (p. 86), Ju 88S-1 (p. 91), Ju 88T-1 (p. 91); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Ju 88A-4 (p. 48, 49, 107-110), Ju 88A-5 (p. 43), Ju 88A-6 (p. 59, 61, 63), Ju 88A-14 (p. 69), Ju 88A-15 (p. 69), Ju 88A-17 (p. 72), Ju 88D-1 (p. 79), Ju 88D-2 (p. 79), Ju 88H-1 (p. 83), Ju 88H-2 (p. 83), Ju 88P-1 (p. 86), Ju 88P-2 (p. 87), Ju 88P-4 (p. 87), Ju 88S-1 (p. 89), Ju 88T-1 (p. 89), Ju 88S-2 (p. 93), Ju 88S-3 (p. 93), Ju 88T-3 (p. 93); GENERIC CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS: Ju 88A (p. 180); GENERIC MARKING PATTERNS: Ju 88A (p. 181); SPECIFIC MARKING PROFILES: Ju 88A-1 (p. 3), Ju 88A-4 (p. 7-9), Ju 88A-5 (p. 4-6, 19-21), Ju 88A-6 (p. 10), Ju 88A-10 (p. 10, 11), Ju 88A-11 (p. 11), Ju 88A-14 (p. 12), Ju 88D-1 (p. 12, 13), Ju 88D-2 (p. 13), Ju 88S-1 (p. 14), Ju 88T-1 (p. 14); COMMENT(s): Includes 8 RLM paint chips (p. 25)

 

and:

 

Junkers Ju 88, by Nohara and Tanaka (Aero Detail series, No. 20; Dai-Nippon Kaiga Co., Ltd. [Japan], 1998; in Japanese and English; 96 pages) -- AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDED: Ju 88A, Ju 88D; COCKPIT DETAIL: Ju 88A-1/A-5 (p. 76, 77), Ju 88A-4 (p. 76), Ju 88D-1 (p. 16-18), Ju 88R-1 (p. 20, 21); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Ju 88R-1 (p. 55); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Ju 88A-1/A-5 ventral gondola (p. 78); Ju 88C-2 fuselage structure (p. 5, 12, 13, 22-24), propellers (p. 45); Ju 88D-1 canopy (p. 14, 15), landing gear (p. 46, 47, 53), nacelles (p. 3841), nose (p. 6, 7), tail (p. 52), ventral gondola (p. 8, 11), wings (p. 32-35); Ju 88R-1 canopy (p. 19), landing gear (p. 48, 49, 55), nacelles (p. 42-44), nose (p. 9), tail (p. 54), ventral gun pack (p. 10), wings (p. 36, 37); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Ju 88A-4 (p. 93-95); GENERIC CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS: Ju 88 (p. 56, 57); GENERIC MARKING PATTERNS: Ju 88 (p. 56, 57); SPECIFIC MARKING PROFILES: Ju 88A-1 (p. 58), Ju 88A-4 (p. 58), Ju 88A-5 (p. 58), Ju 88A-6 (p. 58), Ju 88A-10 (p. 59), Ju 88A-14 (p. 59), Ju 88C-6 (p. 59), Ju 88D-1 (p. 59), Ju 88G-1 (p. 60), Ju 88G-6 (p. 60), Ju 88S-1 (p. 60), Ju 88T-1 (p. 60).

 

Unfortunately, these and all of the other more-or-less definitive Ju 88 references seem to be out of print and very hard to find, even with the best on-line OOP-book search engines such as http://used.addall.com/ and http://www.bookfinder.com/.

 

Charles Metz

[junkers88a1]

you are quite right. some books are close..very close. I have the aerodetail nr 20 about Junkers 88 and its a good referencebook..but again.. the Ju 88`s seen in the book has modifications that are not original..like the R1 in englan..its missing sevaral parts inside the top canopy and the anteanna is not original german but english made of wood ( it also lacks the porcelainpart ) but thatone has the original yellow glass on the leading edge on the landinglight..this is newmade on the D1 in USA with clear glass..should be yellow.. and the D1 has floors missing ( both ) on the area where the bordfunker seat is located..details like the floor are now only reavelad with the A1

and they are both missing minor parts and covers in the cockpit ( and repainted ) so it does not show them as they were originally complete

and the book also has the C version drawings on page 86 and the A1 on page 82 wrong..( somehow almost all books show the C and A1 with large lifeboathatch allthough they had a much smaller lifeboathatch..as most peolpe have belived they were all the same size..the large size did not appear until the A5 came and the A4 ) But again..its a great referencebook and absolutely worth reading !!

but as i said some books has major faults and other minor..but without them we would be a lot poorer !! so ia glad they are there..pictures speak loud

 

 

Guttorm

[junkers88a1]

other small but significant differences is also the step in steel on the inner left wing fairing. this is not present on the A1 but present on later version ( seen on page 37, picture 237 in aero detail ) but very often drawn on A1 schematics in books..

on this picture the size of the lifeboat hatch is clery visible..small on A1 ( same on C versions ) and larger on A5 ( same size rest of the war on all versions ) the square hole further up is covered on early versions by a square painted over wodden plate and hides the bakelite loopanteanna PRE 3..but on later versions the PRE 6 was used with a round clear glasscover )

[Firecaptain]

Charles and Guttorm, thanks for the replies..........(that's some list Charles)

 

I was hoping for something readily available and still in print, or something that shows up on an Amazon Ju88 search!

 

I have the Dragon Bf-110 and the Vasco book and I was hoping for a good, easy find in reference material for the 88..........

 

Guttorm, is there any way that you can post your pics so that they can be "opened up" and expanded, maybe at a higher resolution for larger size, detail and clarity?

 

 

Thanks

[junkers88a1]

i can post high resolution pictures if somebody tells me how to do that..hehe

and my website regarding the Ju 88 restoration is filled up with details and pictures that will come in handy during the modellbuild

and for other research

 

http://www.ju88.net/

 

let me know what you are in need of

i have also just started a thread called junkers 88 cockpit details where i thought i could upload and post details as we go and regarding what you are looking for during the 88 buildt..if that is wanted in here..

 

best regards

Guttorm

[junkers88a1]

i can only upload pictures at max 100k here when posting..how do i do it different so they turn out big ?

[LSP_Kevin]

i can only upload pictures at max 100k here when posting..how do i do it different so they turn out big ?

 

You're better off posting them on your website, and then linking to them here. There's no file size limitation that way. There's a button for adding an image in the post editor, which will let you enter a URL for an image. Simply point it at the location of the image on your website, and hey presto!

 

Kev

[CharlesMetz]

i can only upload pictures at max 100k here when posting..how do i do it different so they turn out big ?

Please see my reply to this question on the "details for Junkers 88 A1" thread.

 

Charles Metz

[Firecaptain]

Looks like there is a ton of interest in this kit.....10 pages and almost 8k views already......wow!

 

I will be getting 2, hopefully Revell will do well on their first run of this much anticipated kit, and

reward us with some different versions and new 32nd scale kits!

[junkers88a1]

i know for a fact that if this kit runs well more will come

 

looking forward to see some buildingthreads here when its released

[Allok]

what i want to see ( and i am nagging Revell about it but still no real yes or no..haha ) is the oilwagon in 1:32.. think about all the german aircrafts that out there in 1:32 that needs that oilwagin

 

hehe

 

we have one in our museum displayed with the Junkers 52 also so i am not giving up on that

 

Signifier models, in France, make an oil wagon in 1/32.

I have one and it's very good. (Matt alraedy mentioned this, sorry for doubling up)

 

Keith.