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Vader’s Model Desk: Junkers Ju-87 Stuka
Posted on 4/30/23 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 4/30/23 at 4:47 pm
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The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, "dive bomber") is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and served the Axis in World War II from beginning to end (1939–1945).
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Italeri 1/48 scale Junkers Ju-87B Stuke
2 StG. 6
Libya, Spring 1942
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Posted on 4/30/23 at 5:09 pm to Darth_Vader
Excellent work!
Posted on 4/30/23 at 5:10 pm to Darth_Vader
Very nice!
Posted on 4/30/23 at 5:23 pm to Champagne
Thanks. I found this camouflage pattern via a Google search of North African Stukas. Basically it’s the standard angular two-tone green that was commonly used by the Luftwaffe in Europe in 1939-1942 with desert camouflage painted over it.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 5:52 pm to Darth_Vader
Where is the little dive horn that gave it a distinctive sound?
Posted on 4/30/23 at 5:54 pm to Darth_Vader
What are the prevailing thoughts within the model community of using historically accurate decals such as the swastika?
Posted on 4/30/23 at 5:54 pm to Jibbajabba
It was on the fixed landing gear.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 6:08 pm to bad93ex
They probably believe it's historically accurate
Posted on 4/30/23 at 6:28 pm to Darth_Vader
Nice work! I bet building those is very therapeutic.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 6:34 pm to Darth_Vader
Well you did a fine job on this one, as always. Don’t stop bringing your work here for us to enjoy!
Posted on 4/30/23 at 6:41 pm to bad93ex
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What are the prevailing thoughts within the model community of using historically accurate decals such as the swastika?
Here in the states it’s more common to see historically accurate markings, which means using the Swastika. But, a lot of kits now no longer come with swastika decals. We get around that by ordering aftermarket swastika decal sheets. This Stuka I just built didn’t come with swastikas so what you see on this one is aftermarket decals I ordered from EBay
There are some “woke” modelers (yes, wokeism has even invaded the world of scale models) who always act indignant that anyone would “glorify” nazism. They’re looked at as a joke and nobody takes them or their opinions seriously.
This post was edited on 4/30/23 at 6:43 pm
Posted on 4/30/23 at 6:42 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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Nice work! I bet building those is very therapeutic.
It really is. When I’m building, I don’t think of anything else besides what I’m doing then and there. It’s a great way to unwind.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:09 pm to Darth_Vader
Wow! I am blown away every time I see one of your models. Great work!
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:11 pm to Darth_Vader
It’s a shame you have these few sad sacks down voting your great work. Must really suck to be them.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:14 pm to Darth_Vader
That camouflage scheme is amazing. Great work.
Thanks for sharing!
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:17 pm to Darth_Vader
What was the armament package on this plane? I know they were feared by targets on the ground.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:18 pm to Darth_Vader
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There are some “woke” modelers (yes, wokeism has even invaded the world of scale models) who always act indignant that anyone would “glorify” nazism. They’re looked at as a joke and nobody takes them or their opinions seriously.
I gotta admit, it does sometimes give me pause to see so many Nazi and Axis models. But I just figure that you've also done a ton of American and Allied ones and you are being complete. Besides, the Germans were pretty damned good at coming up with military vehicles. You did a good job on this one as usual.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:21 pm to Darth_Vader
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When I’m building, I don’t think of anything else besides what I’m doing then and there. It’s a great way to unwind.
Cutting firewood with a chainsaw does that for me.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:31 pm to Methuselah
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I gotta admit, it does sometimes give me pause to see so many Nazi and Axis models. But I just figure that you've also done a ton of American and Allied ones and you are being complete. Besides, the Germans were pretty damned good at coming up with military vehicles. You did a good job on this one as usual.
Thanks. I also do American, Soviet, British, Japanese, and Italian models. I’ve also done Swedish, Romanian, and Polish models. But I do more German vehicles than anything. It’s not out of anything resembling fondness for Nazism. It’s more that their vehicles look cooler and they tended to use far more interesting and widely varied camouflage patterns.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:36 pm to jbgleason
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What was the armament package on this plane? I know they were feared by targets on the ground.
The Stuka had many variants with differing armament packages. This version had two wing mounted MG17 machines guns and another in a rear gunner’s position. And it could carry up to 1,000 lbs of bombs.
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