1/24 Ju 87b (trumpeter)

[Rob Colvin]

I was wondering? Has anyone compared the fuselages (trump B vs. D) ? I was wondering if the B has the correct length. I have an airfix parts kit....it is missing the port fuselage and cockpit. I thought about using the engine, cowl, and spats as a conversion kit......thoughts?

 

Thanks

Edited December 30, 2019 by Rob Colvin

[Andrea Ferrari]

I have compared images of the Trumpeter and Airfix 1/24 Ju87 Bs and both fuselages appear to be of the same length (ie the Trumpeter B does not seem to suffer from the 3cm stretching of the rear fuselage shown by their D).

[fightersweep]

Does the Trumpeter 1/24 kit have the same undersized nose as the 1/32 kit? I'm guessing so, but thought I'd ask first.

 

Steve

[Rob Colvin]

Makes u wonder, how do u get the b fuselage correct in length and the d/g wrong? 

[Darren Howie]

Maybe they corrected it after the D/G release...?

 

[Alain Gadbois]

17 hours ago, Rob Colvin said:

Makes u wonder, how do u get the b fuselage correct in length and the d/g wrong? 

They don't cross check their references. 

 

Alain

[Andrea Ferrari]

On 12/31/2019 at 7:11 PM, fightersweep said:

Does the Trumpeter 1/24 kit have the same undersized nose as the 1/32 kit? I'm guessing so, but thought I'd ask first.

 

Steve

Yes, the B has all the good and bad points of the 1/32 kit. Remember Trumpeter basically pantographs their kits from 1/32 to 1/24 without changing anything, so whatever good or bad is in their 1/32 kits will be present in their 1/24 ones too. They screwed the rear fuselage of the D-5 and G-2 versions up when they added an extra section for the EZ6 direction-finding unit dorsal antenna just like that, without worrying about lengthening the fuselage - I believe the same mistake is present in the 1/32 kit too, but of course it's less noticeable there.

Edited January 2, 2020 by Andrea Ferrari