New project...

A little fodder for the airbrush while I wait on the Stuka to dry...

All Futured up and nowhere to go...

Ready for decals.

Further study and more green...

I decided to forgo the yellow nose and put on a second coat of dark green. It seems two coats are ideal for a solid color. The green really filled in nicely. Also below are some airbrush stroke tests on the primed older models. I particularly like the underside test on the Val engine pipes..the green streaks represent smoke stains from the engine.

Ready for trial runs...

To test my theory of priming first, I put a new a new coat of enamel on these old, broken models I had lying around...gonna use for practice and further testing of the yellow application.

I should have primed it...

Having trouble getting the yellow paint to stick - I should have primed the nose with a lighter color first. The wings tips seem to be working better - most likely due to the light blue going down first. I've got a ton of overspray and leakage all over. Live and learn I guess...the adventure continues...

Top Half...

Vallejo dark green added to the top...not bad I guess...it looks rough, but I think it is supposed to considering its a ww2 machine...

Success, my lord...

A little cleaning is a good thing. First layer of pale blue on the belly of the Stuka. Not bad for a first try I guess.





The workstation...

Airbrushing 101...

Prelim weathering on panel lines...



The machine...now if I could ever get it clean.

1/48 Stuka...Pieces and parts...

Almost ready for final construct and paint...

Camo scheme ideas for the Stuka...

Some of the more interesting ones I've seen of the MANY out there...leaning towards the one with the yellow nose...

New Project Revell 1/48 Junkers Ju 87 D Stuka dive bomber

First project to be done with the new airbrush...a simple build: