Cutting Edge Modelworks

1/48 Ju-87D-3, D-5,&R-2/Trop Part 1 decal sheet

Product # CED48224 for $8.99

Product Article by Steve Bamford on May 16 2003

 

This is a new decal sheet from Cutting Edge Modelworks.  The sheet includes markings for 3 unique Ju-87's.  

The first plane is a Ju-87R-2/Trop flown by Hubert Polz, 6/StG 2 in Libya in August of 1941.  This is one of the most famous paint schemes ever put on a Ju-87.  This is one of the the famous Snake scheme Stuka's.  There were at least 2 of these planes with the Snake paint scheme.  The colors on this Ju-87 are RLM 70/71 with RLM 79.  

The second plane is a Ju-87D-5 flown by Fhj.Ofw. Artur Heiland & Uffz. Artur Ballok of 2./NSG 9 out of Ghedi in December 1944.   The colors on this Ju-87 are RLM 70/71 with RLM 79 squiggles.  The interesting thing to note on this Ju-87 is the Tiger stripes on the underside of the wings.  

The third plane is a Ju-87D-3 flown by Ofw. Toni Fink & Fw. Hans Nawroth  of 2./NSG 2 out of Byelorussia in May 1944.   The colors on this Ju-87 are RLM 70/71 with a yellow fuselage band.  The interesting thing to note on this Ju-87 is the wheel splats are missing.  The decals were flawlessly printed and the clear carrier film is trimmed very close to the crisply printed colored areas, which is always good to see.

There instructions are clear and an extra page of text instruction is included with info on each plane's markings. 

Click on images below to see larger images of the instruction sheets

A very nice product and highly recommended.

I would like to thank Cutting Edge Modelworks for providing me with this review sample.

Steve

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford