1/32 Revell Ju-87 B-2 Stuka |
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Gallery Article by Jeff Brundt |
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Here's my 1/32 Revell Ju-87B-2
Stuka from the recently released RoG kit. Although this is an old Revell
kit (from the early '70's) it's the only 32nd kit of the Stuka available.
I used the Eduard PE detail set and it helps quite a bit to bring out the
cockpit details. Let me tell you, there are A LOT of details in the PE set
that need to be folded to make up the various boxes and equipment in the
cockpit. At times you wonder if you're ever going to get through with all
the details.
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By the time I was
ready to do the radiator cooler my patience was up with PE so I elected to use
the kit furnished one. It may not be as detailed as the Eduard one but a man's
got to know his limitations.
I had hoped for a canopy masking set
from Black Magic but alas none is available. So I used my trust Tamiya tape and
a sharp knife. The model was painted with MM RLM enamels and the markings are
from Eagle Strike Productions depicting a unit from the Afrika campaign. You get
a nice decal sheet from RoG via Cartograf but none of the marking supplied
appealed to me. A liberal application of MicroSol helped the decals settle nicely
over all those raised rivets.
Overall the kit went together
very well with minimal filler needed. The raised detail is probably overdone but
it looks good to me. This is vintage Revell at it's best and even though the kit
is dated by today's standards it still can be built into a nice model. Plus in
1/32 it is impressive in size.
Jeff Brundt
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