HL-10 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 This is a project I started and shelved about 15 years ago. I ground to a halt because I could not vacform the new canopy. The Airfix book on the Ju-87 supplied the plans. I made the nose from a balsa wood core covered in Milliput. I made a plaster of paris mold and cast a hollow nose in fibre glass resin. A gun pods was made from a brass tube with Milliput ends. This to had a POP mold made and was solid cast in fibre glass resin. The barrels are brass rod with muzzle breaks from bits of bombs. Wing extensions and underwing radiators are all from plastic card. I made a master for the new canopy but I could not successfuly vacform it. My most recent attempt at vacforming with the HL-10 does not give me any confidence in being successful this time round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 Another view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 The cockpit is OOB with Waldron dials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 This is a picture of the underside and a gun pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 The other side of a gun pod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 This is the canopy master. The book it is on is the Airfix book on the Ju-87. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 Last shot, a head on look at the JUnkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 A very nice and unusual conversion in 24 th. Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 Thanks Erwin. If there is any one out there, UK based, who could help me by vacforming the canopy, I would be very, very grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Thanks Erwin.If there is any one out there, UK based, who could help me by vacforming the canopy, I would be very, very grateful. Angelo, Alaninaustria made my 1/16 Defiant turret with great sucses. Olso Ironman1945 offered to help. Both outside the UK ,but still worth asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Hi Angelo, looks super so far! Is there perhaps a Squadron canopy for the Stuka? Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman1945 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Angelo If you dont mind sending the canopy master to Canada I would be more then happy to give it a go. Dave/ironman1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Wow Angelo, ambitious conversion. One of my patients saw these babies in action on the Russian Front. He liked them a lot. It looks great I've always wondered though about the limited ammo supply...there were soooooo many tanks one would have automatically endeavoured to increase it somehow eh? Seems like a good tactical weapon system not used to its full on the battlefield. King Tiger/Tiger Vs Stuka G in tankbusting ( using crew, effectiveness, logisitic support, mobility) as considerations. Makes me wonder a bit. cheers Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 Hi there you all, thanks for the comments and offers of help re the canopy. I have managed to find someone local who can do it for me. Thanks for the offers of help. greatly appreciated. Matt, you're right, these machine were very effective but also very limited due to the lack of ammo. I think the idea was to get as many in the air as possible at one time to make up for this. I don't know how many were ever built or went into action at one time but as your patient said, it must of been impressive! I'm sure I read somewhere they also saw action on the western front durring the closing stages of the war. All the best now, Angelo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 The guns had 12 rounds each... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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