morane Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 29 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: And again another Stuka kit with an inaccurate pilot floor level...! What do you mean by "inaccurate pilot floor level ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 2 hours ago, morane said: What do you mean by "inaccurate pilot floor level ? The floor of the pilot area was at the same level than the one of the radio/gunner in the actual airframe. There were cutouts in that floor around the pilot seat supports that were intended to locate the pilot higher. For whatever reason, close to all kit companies considered the fact the pilot seat was higher as a clue that the floor was higher and without such cutouts! Even Aires made the same mistake in their resin set intended to the Hasegawa kit. I believe one of the very few correct kits is the very old 1/24th Airfix kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9001 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 18 hours ago, thierry laurent said: The floor of the pilot area was at the same level than the one of the radio/gunner in the actual airframe. There were cutouts in that floor around the pilot seat supports that were intended to locate the pilot higher. For whatever reason, close to all kit companies considered the fact the pilot seat was higher as a clue that the floor was higher and without such cutouts! Even Aires made the same mistake in their resin set intended to the Hasegawa kit. I believe one of the very few correct kits is the very old 1/24th Airfix kit. The newish 1/48 Airfix kits have correct floors and probably the only one with the correct nose for the B model ivanmoe and thierry laurent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daHeld Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 On 8/25/2021 at 2:27 PM, Out2gtcha said: Could you by chance take any pics to show the surface detail? Sorry, I just looked at the sprues at my local hobby shop, so I can't provide you with any photos.. Out2gtcha and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Hi, is there any more news on the accuracy of the JU-87 Stuka kit from Border. I don't have one in my collection and was hoping this kit might be ok. https://www.themodellingnews.com/2021/08/preview-border-models-135th-scale-ju-87.html cheers Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 That Stuka looks the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkhorn Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 A set of 1/35 figures inspired by John Shaw's 'Prey for Mercy' painting was recently released by D-Day Miniature Studio: More info & photos here: http://www.ddayminiaturestudio.com/scale/1-35/ If you scroll down the page, you will find some further Luftwaffe personnel in 1/35 scale. Dany Boy, Gazzas, Dpgsbody55 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 looks is ready for release, based on post on Border FB page https://www.facebook.com/pg/Border-Model-339312286698433/posts/?ref=page_internal Tolga ULGUR and BloorwestSiR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigels modelling bench Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 For those interested in seeing the Stuka built up, I just posted pics of mine in the ready for inspection area. As a plastic model, this is THE Best kit I have ever built!! Nige TankBuster, John1, Scotsman and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I think they both look nice, but I'm surprised at how quickly the eye picks up that they are smaller than 1/32 scale. You notice it right away. I didn't think you would. I think they are going to keep going with the 1/35 idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Not interested in 1/35th scale propeller planes but suspect that this is the future. Would love to see 1960s-1970s carrier aviation in armour scale. For the fast movers, 1/48 is a bit too wee and 1/32 can be unwieldy. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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