Junkers Ju-88A-1
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20 12 March 2016, 21:44
Curtis CadenThanks James. Update on the Revell Junkers Ju88A-1. This was a model that I received from the white elephant exchange at Wright Field Scale Modelers in December. It came with some CMK resin parts and Techmod decals. The standard Revell decal sheet has 144 decals and the Techmod has 84 decals. Decisions. Decisions.
14 March 2016, 21:07
Curtis CadenThanks Trez and Rui. I have yet to finish this model. I briefly got it down out of its special box this past year when the club had a twin-engine aircraft contest but still could not bring myself to do the decals. Now a few things need reattached, but my hope is that 2024 will be the year to finish it. New pictures will not have the cat!
11 February, 13:43
Curtis CadenRudy be afraid, be very afraid. It's not a Flying Fortress or a Mitchell that might deter the giant cat with its machine guns in the rear turret.
26 February, 12:12
Curtis CadenI love the comments. The local model club, John H Glenn IPMS chapter, is having a "Get 'Er Done" contest In January 2025. I think this would be a good model to finish.
21 March, 14:41
Trez MackenzieHi Curtis. Nothing doing! I'm a lover of cats - defo a cat man. Remember dogs have a master but cats have staff. Or my personal favourite - When you feed a dog it thinks you are God but when you feed a cat it thinks it is God! lol.
How are you going to paint the canopy frames?
21 March, 15:01
Curtis CadenTrez Mackenzie, I had not thought about painting the canopy frames. In 2016 I certainly wasn't thinking about painting them, but now that you mention it, I could use some suggestions. I see there are masks from HGW and Edward. Do you have some suggestions??
22 March, 21:13
Trez MackenzieThe choice is fairly straightforward; either a.buy precut masks or b.cut your own.
If a. You will spend about 10 bucks and lose an hour in time
If b. You will save about 10 bucks but you will lose about 4 or 5 hours in time. I would recommend you cut 1mm strips and 'line either side of all the frames. Then fill out the centre with bigger pieces.
Because you have put a lot of hard work into this I would op for a.
Next time you build a fighter you can try b. Especially as spare canopies are more common and it will be a much easier than a glasshouse
Either choice - use a sharp blade to pick up the edges and peel off with tweezers only after completely dry (24 hours after all painting and weathering)
23 March, 00:09
Trez MackenzieTry eBay; Kits-World M321001 1:32 Junkers Ju-88A-1 Canopy Paint Mask (Outside Only)
23 March, 00:17
Curtis CadenThanks for the insight, Trez Mackenzie. I went with Sprue Brothers. Sprue Brothers Models LLC had the Eduard masks for both my JU52 Revell 1:48 and my JU88A Revell 1:32. I was hoping to find a canopy mask for a Revell 1:48 SBD Dauntless, but maybe that is the one I use the Tamiya tape on. I really appreciate you sharing your ideas with me.
23 March, 18:35
Trez MackenzieHappy to help. Maybe you could try Eduard for the Dauntless? Then if P&P is a issue you can just Google that item
23 March, 20:59
Curtis CadenTrez Mackenzie you have been a real inspiration. I bought a cordless airbrush and still had the paint from before and with the Eduard masks I did finish it. I would not have done this without your encouragement. Check out the pictures. The original paint job I did in 2016 I had too much paint thinner in the Model Master paints which gives a blotted color, but I wasn't about to fix that. I just was grateful to finish the model.
12 April, 23:27
Trez MackenzieI got to tell you - you did a great job! You were your own inspiration - with each build we improve. I've had some shelf queens years - I decided to hack away at each one and to get to the finish. I used each build as an experience to hone my blunt primitive skills. I am hoping this will help prevent or at least lessen my fear of messing up!
What you got on the bench next?
12 April, 23:46
Curtis Caden• Hobby Boss 1:72 F6F-5 "Hellcat"
• Tamiya 1:48 N. Am. P-51B Mustang
• Tamiya 1:35 M3 Stuart Tank
• Revell 1:48 SBD Dauntless
• Atlantis Model Company 1:70 F-100C Super Sabre Fighter
• Fine Molds 1:72 Ki-61 Tony (Hien)
• AFV Club 1:35 German Sd.Kfz.251/9 Aust. D Kanonenwagen
13 April, 12:33
Curtis CadenThe John H Glenn Chapter of IPMS has monthly contests. Here is a rundown for the next 12 months:
May - Tank Destroyer
July - Any Hobby Boss Kit
August - Any Mustang
September -Small Packages
October - WWII North Africa
November - Dive Bombers
January -Get 'Er Done II
February - Nose Intake Jets AND Build
The Same Kit - Fine Molds 1:72 Ki-61 Tony (Hien)
March - Half-Tracks
April - First Responders
May - Ground Attack Aircraft
19 April, 12:04
Album info
The Junkers Ju 88 was a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft. Designed by Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke (JFM) in the mid-1930s to be a so-called Schnellbomber ("fast bomber") which would be too fast for any of the fighters of its era to intercept, it suffered from a number of technical problems during the later stages of its development and early operational roles, but became one of the most versatile combat aircraft of the war. Like a number of other Luftwaffe bombers, it was used successfully as a bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, heavy fighter and even, during the closing stages of the conflict in Europe, as a flying bomb.
Despite its protracted development, the aircraft became one of the Luftwaffe's most important assets. The assembly line ran constantly from 1936 to 1945, and more than 16,000 Ju 88s were built in dozens of variants, more than any other twin-engine German aircraft of the period. Throughout the production, the
