jcfay Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) Howdy folks - well, I've finally finished this 1/32 Hasegawa Stuka G2, with Eduard's interior/exterior PE sets, Voyager model's metal barrels, and an Eaglecal decal set. This was Hans Ulrich Rudel's bird, but I decided to put it in winter distemper as well (I didn't find any pics of this specific aircraft in distemper so I took a bit of liberty here). Looking at some pics of winterized Stukas (super dirty, of course) towards the end of the war I couldn't resist the chance to weather to the extreme. The original build article started some months back (also with a resin engine, which I abandoned since crafting replacement cowling panels was going to be such a bear), and is available here: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....30&hl=stuka. Hope you like it. It sure was a fun and time-absorbing build. Full view: Some views closer in of the weathering on the beast. The whole process took a very long time: More pics to come... Edited December 2, 2008 by jcfay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcfay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Alright, here's some more. Pics of the cockpit: This shot shows the high-quality Hasegawa canopy, and the great canopy interior decals, as well (mixed with some paint, of course): A good view of the instrument panel and radios: Some more sidewall detail through the excellent transparencies: Some shots of the underside. Also visible is the Eduard radiator replacement details: More Eduard detail: Next will be the guns... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcfay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Here's the guns. The include a bunch of Eduard details as well as scratch-built piping and tubes. And of course then they're weathered pretty heavily too... And, just one quick shot of part of my inspiration for this thing. A pic of a super-dirty stuka: Thanks for looking, JON Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juan Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Good on you, mate... A very inspiring build indeed... Thank you for sharing, Jon... Looking forward for more of your works... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tourist Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 WOW! What a great Stuka. Wonderful painting and weathering, totally convincing. One of the best models I've seen in a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Wow ! It's really an outstanding build! Very nice paint job and weathering. Looks very realistic! So crisp and flawless interior and all other details! Top notch! Congrats! Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotaliscia Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Awesone model Jon!!! A really good builds up and a great wheatering effect. Congratulations from your spray-booth-pen-pal ! :) Paolo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a4s4eva Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Wow, that is really nice. superb weathering. I think you've nailed it perfectly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thom Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 At first I was then I was ... Nailed it, mate! Absolutely stunning! Wow... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rraab Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 That is just AMAZING modelling/painting work. I hope you are (somehow, mirror base, maybe?) going to display this so that all your meticulous work on the underside is visible. Outstanding, inspiring work! -Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtwo Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 incredible result, really close to the picture ! great paint and very interesting model ! Pat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Excellent! Detail and weathering are top notch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcfay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Thanks all for the very kind words. The build took a long, long time (I've got a bit of modelling-syndrome, if you know what I'm saying) but I think it turned out pretty well. I'm thinking about now generating up a hardstand display of some sort with snow and mud, etc., as I've picked up some nice resin goodies to complement a bit of a diorama (1/32 oil cart, a pilot and mechanic figure, some oil drums and wood crates), but it might be nice to also include a mirror as Rob suggested somehow to show off the bottom (not sure how I'd do this, but great idea though...). Again, thanks everyone, and hope there's not too much snow falling wherever you are! (I'm in So. California today so no snow here). JON Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Whoa! Awesome work! Absolutely breath-taking finish! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 you could put "snow" on a mirror, with the mirror surface representing ice... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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