Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Hello all, This is a bit overdue, however this is some work that's been done since August on the Airfix 1/24 Ju 87 Stuka B-2. I decided some time ago to mirror this on a Stuka that was recently recovered, and back date this one from a B-2 to a B-1, W.Nr. 5136. This was my first 1/24 scale build, and I decided to basically see what I could do with a kit in this scale. This is just a brief run down, where work started with the wing roots. I wanted to open up the RH panel to expose the wing tank: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Work continued with framing inside and opening up any access hatches. The brake piston system, and lines in the forward section along with any visible framing were made. As well as the tank, from evergreen plastic, and using a piece of balsa wood as a core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHatch Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 This looks tasty. I saved up for this kit in 1984, when it cost about £8 . Lord, I feel old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Straps were then made using masking tape painted black as the rubber strip, and the metal was just metal tape. Further to that, the framing was added based on pictures of wing roots from the Junkers plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 This looks tasty. I saved up for this kit in 1984, when it cost about £8 . Lord, I feel old. Thanks James! 8 Pounds... ohhhh I'm jealous. Payed a bit more for this one. I still got a great deal though. Work finished using a couple of tags, and I made the fuel cap using metal tape and a piece of evergreen plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 I wanted to expose the landing gear as well on the RH side. I thought, "Hey, why not have fun with it" as there are no aftermarket landing gear legs. So, I thought, why not try to make it functional. Started out with these parts. The horseshoe was made by gluing the strips together, wrapping them around the actual wheel and giving enough space to still have it rotate. Then shaved down accordingly with what I got from reference pictures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 A quick shot of the near completed landing gear showing it being compressed. Practical? Not really, but it was fun doing it. As well as a quick shot of the other landing gear leg with spats on. I wanted to dent them a bit as well so I took fine files and added the dents, as well as the missing rivets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 And a side shot. The dry transfer stencils from Hobby Decal are amazing. I swear by these. They really do make it easy to add stencils without the risk of the decal carrier film silvering or making it difficult to conform to contours. You'll see a lot of them being used through the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Next up was starting the interior. I wasn't impressed with the seat at all. So using the Eduard 1/24 Luftwaffe Seat Belts, I scratch built the seat and the seat rails from reference pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 And one last shot of the seat. For the cushion, I used a smoked cigarette butt, folded over the paper, and painted it brown. After spraying it with dull coat and letting it dry, then poked through with tweezers to pull a bit of a material out to simulate the look of a used and torn seat cushion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Work went inside the cockpit, starting with the rear cockpit area. The Gunner/Rad. Op. station needed to have the wiring put in, so, the work started (it was at this point that I can say I really didn't know what I was getting myself into). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 And the piece installed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Along with the new battery and adding details to the MG magazines, I wanted to replace the spent mag/casing bag... the garbage bag. The stock piece was replaced with one made from solder, plastic rod, and the bag itself made from masking tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Extraordinary Work! The landing gear along with all you’ve shown is fabulous! Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostucha Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Extraordinary Work!The landing gear along with all you’ve shown is fabulous! Barry Thank you Barry! Greatly appreciated good Sir! I then started to work on the front end. I redid the control column, the rudder pedals, and added a bit more too. One of the first things was adding details (fuses, wiring, etc.,) to the front RH panel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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