1/48 Italeri Stuka B-2

Hi all

A couple of pics of my latest build, the rather good newish stuka from Italeri. Really enjoyed this kit. it has a good amount of detail in the cockpit and the engine and builds into a nice solid aircraft.

I used Vallejo Model Air which I was pleased with the colours but they did clog the airbrush very quickly.Back to tamiya for the next build i think! Flory models wash for weathering with some dry brushing and a bit of tamiya soot weathering master for the heavier bits. Didn't want it too heavily weathered as i was pleased with the finish i had and didn't want to ruin it! I was pleased how the preshading turned out though - not well shown on the pics but it looks good in real life - especially on the underside and the lighter green. Oh and the eduard mask for the canopy was an absolute sanity saver!

Unfortunately camera was playing up when i took the pics (user error really) so they could be better but hope it is of interest nonetheless.
Comments and criticism welcome.
All the best
MAtt

Nice job! Have just picked up the Airfix 1:48 so will be making notes

Thanks. not sure what the airfix one is like but ultimately it is a great looking plane! Bit quiet here isn't it?!?!

logster wrote:Thanks. not sure what the airfix one is like but ultimately it is a great looking plane! Bit quiet here isn't it?!?!

No probs - you have done a good job of it. I also have one of the 1/32 21st century stukas with the big snake decal, i may do the 1/48 stuka in BOB colours as it would be a shame not to see the big snake down the sides of the big stuka!
'Tis a bit quiet - perhaps everyones busy building

Very nice build there especially the crisp masking on the canopies, although it looks like it could be done with a Matt coat to dull the overall finish.

A 1/32 would be great - too big for me to find anywhere to put though! There are some great schemes about.
Funny you should say about the matt coat - it has had one and is a bit flatter than the pic suggests, but i agree it could do with another. The only problem is i kind of bottled it. In real life the finish looks good and I am worried I would ruin it, Do you spray or brush your varnish? So far I have only brushed as I am not sure about spraying varnish.
Matt

I spray mostly everything including my final Matt/Flat coats. Nothing to it really, a few light coats of varnish with a light rub of MicroMesh 4000 between coats. However saying that I wouldn't touch Humbrol or Xtracolor varnishes with a barge pole as they've had the tendency to dry with a White chalky appearance with me in the past, I now solely use Revell's Matt varnish thinned with Revell Colourmix.