Ju 290A-5

[Old Dog]

First one of my backlog completions is this one from the 'Show Your Junk' campaign. This kit I think sets a record for the number of fiddly bits to be added at the end. Counting the antennas, control hinges, actuators and mass balances there were close to 30 parts on the bottom alone. Elsewhere there were the turret clear parts, landing light lens, pitot tube, front and rear guns, antenna masts top side for the clothes line antenna and the nose radar antennas. The latter are way over sized for the scale and to me the photo etch parts were way too one dimensional. I tried making something up using fine wire but the parts were too small and close together for me to deal with so in the end I used the kit parts. Even these were a challenge to clean up and assemble. Looking at photos much of the outside detailing is oversize an to make it in scale would probably be beyond the capability of injection molding and the parts would be too small and delicate to handle as well. Anyway below are the final photos.

And for those who I might think I went overboard on the exhaust staining...

Thanks for looking !

 

[razordws]

I built that one about 11 or 12 years ago. Well done Gary!

 

[ij001]

Like that a lot. Great work, Gary.

Ian.

 

[Paulw]

That is one awesome plane,Gary... hyeah

 

[moon puppy]

Great job Gary

 

[phantom II]

Great job Gary Quite an accomplishment .

That particular array of radar antennae would be very tricky even in 1/48 scale :woohoo:

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Looks really good Gary!

 

[centaur567]

:drinks Great job!!! Gary S.

 

[MrT]

That looks great!

 

[Old Dog]

Thanks guys! :drinks

 

[JSteinman]

 

[jknaus]

Awesome
James

 

[Flyingbabydoc]

Beautiful model Gary.. congratulations.

I have one in my stash but did not have the Courage to face it yet. Too big.

Yours is inspiring though.

Cheers

Alex

 

[sharkman]

Very nice job Gary!

Were the engines working extra-hard pulling these big birds through the air???

:laugh:

 

[Old Dog]

Warren, I have to assume it was poor quality gas in the later war years, I have found numerous photos of late war birds covered with soot from the engines. It must have kept the ground crews busy cleaning spark plugs :idonno