Chris Hannover - Germany Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I started yesterday with my new project. Ju 87 G using the J. Rutman conversion kit. In the first step i cuted the nose-struct from the fuselage halves and fited the very nice Full Resin Nose. I think that will be a plane that needs a weight in the tail because of the high weight of the Resin nose After the nose was fited, i started working on the cockpit. I had much to thin the cockpit sidewalls to fit them. The result you can see on the next two pics. Next step will be a thing i never have done before. I try to give the fuselage and wings new panel lines and reviets. Oh boy, what do i here.... I hope it goes well and of corse, i hope that it will be looking good when it´s done. First pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 A bit to work on (little pic) I don´t know exactly how much you will see after finishing the cockpit. Chris Hannover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hi Chris; Off to a nice start mate, and I will follow this one closely as I would love to do one of these at some point. Are you still on Holidays mate?!! You have to be the most prolific builder I have ever seen. most guys would have trouble turing out this many kits of this quality in 72nd!! I know I would. Cheers mate, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 Thanks Jay, yes i´m on holiday 4 weeks 2 for the Heinkel and 2 for the Ju No, i think i need a bit more then 2 weeks for the Ju. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koala Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hi there Chris. Firstly, belated congratulations on the 162 - a great looking build. But, this one I will be watching with particular interest. Like Jay, an '87 is up there pretty high on my "going to build me one of those one of these days" list. Good luck. What kit are you using BTW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 Thank you Simon! It´s the old 32nd Revell Germany kit. I bought it with the Rutman conversion set from Chris "The Ripper". Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 It already looks great ! How are you going to solve the different canopies? If I'm not mistaking they are different from the Revell kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 They are different? Do you mean from "B" to "G" version? Didn´t noticed that till now, but in the Rutman set are new clearparts included. Will have a look to decide wich one i will use. Thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Barrett Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Your initial steps look really good Chris! I'll have to get one of those Rutman conversions to do a later '87. Ted Barrett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 Thanks Ted! The Rutman kit is a very nicely upgrade for the old RoG kit. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 looking very good Chris. will you be doing Rudels bird? You don't hear too much about any other 'Tank buster " pilots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.valdez Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 There are some marvelous milled gun barrels from a Polish company called Jadar Models that are almost a drop in for this kit. The muzzle brake is finely drilled and it beats the kit offering, with apologies to Rutman as the rest of the conversion is excellent. I'm curious to see how this turns out as the landing gear pants are a real pain to get right. I cheated and fabricated a yoke for the tyres and cut off the fairings so it appears to not have the covers for the tyres. I cut the pants at an angle to reduce the length fore and aft but to keep the shape, relatively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 Thank you all! I´m still working on the cockpit. Will post some pics soon. I try to build H.-U. Rudels bird. It´s a bit difficult for me, because i have no decals for that bird, so i have to mask them to paint. Never done that before. Here is a pic. BTW: Is it right that the bird was painted in RLM 70 / 71 / 76? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Hello, Chris, great start! I am also watching intently as I also have the Rutman conversion set and was planning on doing the exact same bird, someday... Anyway, I found a 1/48th article doing his a/c that showed his markings from different angles that I think will help in getting the markings right. I will look it up at home and post the URL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Don't miss wayne Bowman's Ju87G using Rutman's conversion. This is going to be a great build Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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