Top job painting Joe.
Fujimi 1/72 Junkers Ju87 R-2 Stuka
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Cheers Colin.
Touch ups completed today, next step is to attach the main landing gear and then apply a gloss varnish.
Excellent paintwork Joe. An interesting scheme and will look superb when completed.
Very nice, looking forward to completion.
Steve
Steve
Looking great Joe 
Near the finish line now, looking forward to seeing some markings on it.
Geoff.
Near the finish line now, looking forward to seeing some markings on it.
Geoff.
Cheers guys, hoping to get it completed this week
Landing gear has been fitted, and the bomb cradle and 250kg bomb attached. Hoping to get some gloss on soon, just waiting for humidity to drop first
Very nice Joe. Humidity is a problem I have especially having to work outside in my garage in winter. Its a nightmare.
Cheers Steve. I have an outside shed in which I do my modelling. It's been a very wet few weeks in my location. Some varnishes don't react well if applied in high humidity, particularly Mr Hobby gloss which I'll be using on this one. For enamel jobs I use Humbrol gloss, but it takes days to dry in humidity. The least fussy gloss for sealing paint I've found is Aqua Gloss, but it's not easy to find here.
That's looking very good Joe. I have to admit that my experience with vinyl masks has not been good. Not only do they not stick all that well but they can stretch when applying them.
Great Job Joe, looking really good
Cheers Jim. Agree with the vinyl mask comments
Cheers Mick, getting there slowly
Got the gloss varnish on today, I'll leave it for a few days before applying the decals. Thankfully there are not too many.
Looking great Joe.
Nearly there now Joe. It does sit well. Looking the bees mate.
Looking great Joe.
Cheers Paul.
I've been away for a wee while, so hoping to get back to the Stuka soon
The Italian Stuka is pretty much complete. I have had two issues to deal with at the end of the build.
The Montex masks, which refused to stick on curved surfaces, stick well and truly on the flat ones. Removing them took some canopy paint with them. I had to resort to hand brushing the touch ups. Then the tail wheel somehow got knocked and bent over to one side. It's been repaired and is now setting again. The tail wheel was moulded onto one of the fuselage halves.
I will always find a way to have a fight at the end of my builds
Completed thread will follow in the next few days. Thanks to everyone who has followed along.
The Montex masks, which refused to stick on curved surfaces, stick well and truly on the flat ones. Removing them took some canopy paint with them. I had to resort to hand brushing the touch ups. Then the tail wheel somehow got knocked and bent over to one side. It's been repaired and is now setting again. The tail wheel was moulded onto one of the fuselage halves.
I will always find a way to have a fight at the end of my builds
Completed thread will follow in the next few days. Thanks to everyone who has followed along.
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