Revell MicroWings Ju87B (1:144)
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Revell MicroWings Ju87B for The Creator's Luftwaffe GB.
What's in the box
Missing a canopy, and Revell have none available, so it will be modelled with a protective tarpaulin over the glasshouse. Tropical paints are on order, for a non-authentic stipple pattern from a Ju87R. But first, there was a lot of work to do on the bare plastic:
After a couple of days doing other stuff, it was assembled and primed with rattle can grey primer. I tried some new filler - Vallejo's Plastic Putty; it can be smoothed on with a finger and is water based (good for children), but doesn't work well when dry and grains if sanded. It was better on small gaps, and was less successful on some sink marks on the wheel fairings - after three attempts, I dug it out (with a fingernail) and replaced it with Green Stuff. I think the water base means its adhesion to the plastic is quite low.
The first priming showed up some seam marks that I fixed with superglue and baking powder. It's now ready for the base colour coats.
Painting completed and decals applied; just the weathering to go and then on to create a diorama. Paints are all Vallejo Model Air:
- underneath 71.008 Pale blue
- camouflage base 71.028 Sand yellow
- tonal variation 71.034 Sand brown, lightly zebra striped in 1cm wide bands. The 'tarpaulin' was done in a similar pattern.
- spatter pattern 71.015 Olive grey, lots of random dots and then joined up. Used a wet cotton bud to quickly wipe off any spidering and clean the needle tip every few strokes. It's not as fine as I would have liked (0.5mm tip), but stretched my nascent airbrushing skills.
Tried a slightly different lighting for this picture with a remote strip light instead of the camera's flash, and added an SD card for scale.
And here it is completed:
What's in the box
Missing a canopy, and Revell have none available, so it will be modelled with a protective tarpaulin over the glasshouse. Tropical paints are on order, for a non-authentic stipple pattern from a Ju87R. But first, there was a lot of work to do on the bare plastic:
After a couple of days doing other stuff, it was assembled and primed with rattle can grey primer. I tried some new filler - Vallejo's Plastic Putty; it can be smoothed on with a finger and is water based (good for children), but doesn't work well when dry and grains if sanded. It was better on small gaps, and was less successful on some sink marks on the wheel fairings - after three attempts, I dug it out (with a fingernail) and replaced it with Green Stuff. I think the water base means its adhesion to the plastic is quite low.
The first priming showed up some seam marks that I fixed with superglue and baking powder. It's now ready for the base colour coats.
Painting completed and decals applied; just the weathering to go and then on to create a diorama. Paints are all Vallejo Model Air:
- underneath 71.008 Pale blue
- camouflage base 71.028 Sand yellow
- tonal variation 71.034 Sand brown, lightly zebra striped in 1cm wide bands. The 'tarpaulin' was done in a similar pattern.
- spatter pattern 71.015 Olive grey, lots of random dots and then joined up. Used a wet cotton bud to quickly wipe off any spidering and clean the needle tip every few strokes. It's not as fine as I would have liked (0.5mm tip), but stretched my nascent airbrushing skills.
Tried a slightly different lighting for this picture with a remote strip light instead of the camera's flash, and added an SD card for scale.
And here it is completed:
The V-bomber trio would make a good set, but not seen any 1/144 kits at a reasonable price. There's a Great Wall Hobby Vulcan and Victor for about £35 each, but I've not seen a Valiant.
Shame we got rid of them really. The cruise missile, ICBM or drones might be more efficient at delivering ordnance but there's something about a big bomber that makes a statement just by its presence. The Russian's Tupelov Bear has been around since 1952 but still buzzes our coast regularly when they want to make a point.
Shame we got rid of them really. The cruise missile, ICBM or drones might be more efficient at delivering ordnance but there's something about a big bomber that makes a statement just by its presence. The Russian's Tupelov Bear has been around since 1952 but still buzzes our coast regularly when they want to make a point.
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