Trumpeter Ju 87A in 1/32
Thanks Greg! Yes it has been, but that is because of the research I have accumulated. Have also done some research on the radios as well. Turns out they were used on the Me109s and that helps with just figuring out what is where. I am lucky (or cursed) with being able to pick out details on specific things from many different sources. In the end it "should" result in a more accurate build which is what I am striving for.
I have to admit that our own Chukw is the person that most inspired me to be able to tackle these kinds of builds.
Yeah Bob, I know your opinion of Eduard! :facepalm On the other hand they did have the correct radios for the plane which Trumpy completely FUBARed on. It is called research which the various companies are really dropping the ball on. From what I have seen, Trumpeter makes kits that at least fit together and have a lot of detail, BUT have a lot of incorrect details. Eduard does some awesome stuff but gets some of the details wrong in the rush to scoot stuff out quickly. The Eduard PE set is still an improvement, just messed up on the instrument panel. I am lucky in that I managed to find 2 different photos of the A type panel which gives a good amount of the detail to redo it correctly.
A photo I have of the B type panel helps out with a lot of the details (instruments) and how some things look though it is a bit different. The hard part now is figuring out what instruments are actually where, what Airscale decals match up and what instrument bezels match as well. Figured out a way to piece that together and get the parts useage planned and placed accordingly.
Still have a couple of things to do to the external when the internal is done but they shouldn't be too difficult. I also know the riveting on the external is incorrect, but am leaving it be. While I am a detail freak I am not really a rivet counter. (Plus many of the rivets don't show on the real plane with paint applied)
My guess is that most of the folks that have built this kit never bothered to look at any research and enjoyed it. I am looking forward to getting through with the cockpit slogg and moving on to the external. (almost there now) There are a couple of small things to fix and a couple of medium things and it should be on to paint.