Toby's Polish Ju87. FINISHED

[TobyC]

Slow progress as Revell's instruction leaflet is all over the place and comes in three separate parts. Also their colours are unnecessarily complicated with 30% this and 70% that.

[TobyC]

On the afternoon of 2nd of September the Stuka was taken to the 24th Reconnaissance Unit near Krakow for evaluation by Cipher Bureau expert Karol Langer and two pilots from the Polish 111th Fighter Escadrille who had experience albeit it very brief in attacking Ju 87s. Their names were Captain Jakub Krasnodębski and Sgt. Krystian Fokczyński. Their job was to learn the basic flying characteristics of the Stuka in a very short space of time as the Germans were approaching very quickly. The morning of the 5th they would take to the air on their mission. The plane was hurriedly painted in Polish colours on the evening of the 2nd.

[TobyC]

First and only coat of Polish dark khaki goes on. I'm not too worried as to how good it looks as it was a rush job in the first place
I'm using Hataka acrylic for the first time and it takes a bit of getting used after VMA and Mig Ammo. Needs some thinning and about 35psi and a .5mm needle spray to get the best out of it.



I thought I had a canopy masking kit but can't find it so have got another coming from Hannants who show on the checkout that I have previously bought one. No doubt it'll turn up when the other does

[TobyC]

More stuff done.

[Jagewa]

Looking very smart Toby, got a real nice paint finish there.

[Martin R]

Yep! Looking sharp.

[TobyC]

It ain't now. As I said it was hurriedly panted on the 2nd September

[TobyC]

Still a lot of work to do but I feel the back is broken

[Martin R]

Nice rubbish paint job!

[TobyC]

Decals now on. They are the markings of the 24 Reconnaissance Squadron and the number 5 was painted on the day the mission took place September 5th 1939.

[Martin R]

So, what happened? What happened?! What happened?!!

regards,

Martin

[TobyC]

Patience dear boy. All will be revealed when it's finished.

[TobyC]

As can be seen on the night of the 2nd September the painters forgot the undercarriage.

[TobyC]

Almost done. I decided to paint the prop and spinner in the Polish national colours and I'm still debating whether I should paint the U/C to cover up the German Light blue.



When it's finished I shall reveal all as regards the mission as I know Martin has been having sleepless nights over it.

[iggie]

I kind of like it with the contrasting spats; it has a decadent and rakish air about it!