Revell Ju88 A1 in 1/32 scale

[Heavens Eagle]

I have been able to work on this now fairly steadily, though I have not spent a lot of time, there has been some progress. The vertical stabilizer I noticed quite a while back was way too thin. Here you can see what I was looking at and how I solved the problem without making a whole new unit from scratch.

I have also done some work on the horizontal stabs and elevators. So far the fit is fairly good though it does take a bit of fitting and prep work to make nice tight joints. Definitely one of Revell's better kits.

 

[paddy]

Hi Paul

In the set of 3 pics at the start are they all the same part ? The distance from leading edge to the vertical looks quite different from left to centre pic ? Could just be lens trickery ?

 

[moon puppy]

I'm in awe of straight cut lines.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Hi Paul

In the set of 3 pics at the start are they all the same part ? The distance from leading edge to the vertical looks quite different from left to centre pic ? Could just be lens trickery ?

Yes, they are the same part from the Norwegian Ju88 A1 restoration that the kit is based on. The first pic doesn't have the top round piece on it which could be what is throwing you off.

I'm in awe of straight cut lines.

A small steel ruler and a cutting scribe that I made years ago to cut panel lines. It makes a nice V notch.

 

[paddy]

I was looking at the base ?

 

[Heavens Eagle]

The bottom former actually sits up about and inch (?) above the surface it sits on and there is a sheet metal fairing that then goes around the gap. Other than that I am not really sure what you are asking. I have looked at these photos and studied them for so long that I could almost do an accurate sketch from memory.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

OK, maybe this can answer your question.

And an edited version of the pic in question.

 

[paddy]

It doesn't matter, I put an double ended arrow in black on the pics i posted but it doesnt really show, i can see now its just the angle of the picture.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

I now see what you were pointing at, just the angle of the photo as this is "the" vertical stabilizer on the Norwegian Ju88A1 restoration.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Have been moving along on this, so here is another update. Parts are starting to look like they belong to a plane rather than a bunch of parts.

I discovered the other day that the plane and scene that I want to do has the cowl flaps open. Looks super neat, but is going to need some more scratch work to get them done and done right. Shouldn't be all that hard as I have plenty of info in that area so I should be able to make it happen without too much trouble. I also want to redo the front of the radiators as the detail is way too lame. Every one of these I have seen built, the radiators look like crap. The main details and frames are good, but the ribbing for the radiator fins is so light that it just doesn't cut it. Right now thinking on how I am going to do the mod so it looks good. Going to take some thought and planning. Good part is that those are separate and can go on last thing.
In addition after studying the tail wheel tire, it is way too small. The tires in the old photos are quite fat on the tail wheel and they look just like the tire on the Norwegian plane. The plane at Wright Patterson Air Force Museum I think was replaced as it is a bit narrower and not quite as big in diameter.
More on these items as I get to them.