abbadur Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Dear John, nobody is a daft ;-)Here you can get the booklet http://www.zvab.com/buch-suchen/titel/bildmappe-ju-388 or http://www.abebooks.de/Bildmappe-Ju-388-Wolfenb%C3%BCttel/1038521915/bd Maybe it is the same. I like the 488 idea. Alfons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hi Yes I have the AJ press volumes and from these I spotted that the cooling fan was larger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) Hi all, Just working on cockpit at the mo - going well, sides done ready for blending in with filler. About to start lower cockpit section. When all done cockpit will be dissected from fuselage and cast as one part like with other conversions in my range. Thanks for your interest and help. John Edited March 8, 2014 by Pastor John AndersN and Wurzacher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) Hi all, Things going well blending in new shape at front and back of Ju 388 but wanted to show pic of engine and spinner which i picked up from the factory the other day, Edited September 21, 2014 by Pastor John Piprm and AndersN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) Well thanks for all the pointers to reference books, well happy with the little grey Bildmappe German booklet full of gret internal photos - just perfect and better than anything published in the other books! Still there are still gaps in the mapping as it were of the Ju 388 cockpit which I need if i am going to build highly visible large masters so we are not there yet. I still need a photo of the left side of the cockpit immediately aft of the pilot - back to the periscope. I also need a photo of the fold over middle seat - is it basically a left over from the Ju 88 but folding flat over to the left rather than folding up? If I got the info on the two above areas I think I can say I have 98% of the cockpit mapped out ready for building the master. Anyone able to help? Edited September 21, 2014 by Pastor John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famvburg Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Nice! Is the engine molded inside the cowl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hi John, Have you thought about contacting the author of the Ju 388 book, Vernalaeken, directly? Perhaps he can help. He has a website on the Ju 388 with contact info and undoubtedly has gathered much more info on the airaft than is in his book. Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 Yes but sadly never get a response!...as for engine question - not to sure what I will do yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famvburg Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Just wondering because I don't see the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersN Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Just wondering because I don't see the engine. I suspect John meant the cowling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersN Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 So looking forward to this!! What versions are you planning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Tagging this thread, as this is an absolute must have for me. Thanks, John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 John, this looks like an awesome conversion. The -388 is certainly a sleek looking plane Side note, how about a Ju-88P conversion with the big cannon? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Hi all, got real bad Carpol tunnel syndrome in both wrists/hands so had a painful and slow modelling year. Right hand operated on in July but not rested it well enough so worse than ever, left hand op on 13th October. Anyway hope to get 388 out in New Year but still a few things to do. Next step is canopy detail ready for sending mould away for vac-forming so i can have a good test shot on my AIMS table at Telford in November, anyway with just the basic shape of the canopy so far this is however the first time the whole shape of this glorious bird can be appreciated. Still no photos come my way of the aircraft's middle seat - only the well known pic looking down through the opening which does not show enough of it. Help! Overview Piprm and Wurzacher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Upper wing / engine area Wurzacher, Piprm and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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