From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Muz" References: <000901c48c67$80c26480$69cca4cb@stormboyzi8vzc> Subject: Re: 1-48 Ju-88 By Murray Antill. Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:15:13 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004F_01C4B75F.42A06300" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01C4B75F.42A06300 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Murray, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = for sending it in. =20 Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Muz=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 11:55 AM Subject: 1-48 Ju-88 By Murray Antill. Hi Steve, I'm still amazed at how your website draws me to it every = day! Keep up the great work. Here's my latest offering... I hope you = like it! PLease let me know if I have sent the photos the wrong size, I = let winXp 'make them smaller' to send. Thanks again from the Daintree Rainforest, Far North Queensland! Murray. Gallery Template #07 1-48 Dragon Ju-88 C-6 Nachtjager=20 by Murray Antill -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This kit is actually the Zerstorer version of the Ju-88 C-6 (Dragon = kit #5536) with scratch-built FuG 220 SN-2 Radar antenae and = Shragemuzik. It is not historically accurate mainly because the build = of this model evolved as it took shape. =20 I was going to paint it in a splinter scheme as per the box guide, but = then decided to brave a mottled nightfighter scheme instead and when = this paintjob worked out way better than I thought I could do it, my = Ju-88 became a nightfighter. Decals then became a challenge but I came = up with a set from spares that closely resembles what may have been worn = by one of these aircraft. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 03.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 =20 The build of this plane was mostly plain-sailing (little things like = panel lines than don't line up on the fueselage were re-scribed) and it = wasn't long before I had to decide how to paint it. Panel lines were = pre-shaded black and then the web was surfed, books read and head = scratched until I decided. Opsprey's 'Aircraft of the Aces, German = Night Fighter Aces of World War 2' has a profile on page 27 depicting a = standard NJG 2 Ju-88 C-6 (see background of the workbench photo). I = think this camo-scheme looks great so I embarked on my most abitious = airbrushing project yet. After Googling ju-88 and nightfighter night = after night and reading everything I could find I decided that painting = the darker RLM 75 on the upper surfaces first and then spraying the = lighter RLM 76 in a freehand pattern over the top (and also RLM 76 on = all lower surfaces) was the way to go about it. =20 It took about an hour of squigglework to get it done. Gunze-Sangyo = acrylics and a Paasche double-action airbrush were used. I was pleased = with the result. =20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Decals were applied over a thinned coat of future and the panel lines = darkened with a chalk sludge. Exhaust stains are airbrushed = Gunze-Sangyo 'soot'. So, then I had a Zerstorer painted up as an early 1944 Nightfighter. = It at least needed Shrage-musik and in the end I succumbed and set about = scratch-building the radar set-up as well. This has been a good lesson = in the idea that modelling is not so much about skill as patience. I = really didn't think I would be able to get a decent result with the = painting and was even more surprised when my patience with the = scratch-building of the radar worked out. Eduard German gunsights were used on the rear-facing guns and my wife = supplied a hair for the arial wire. =20 I hope you have enjoyed looking at my completed Nachtjager. Happy = modelling. Murray. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 06.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 07.jpg=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by Murray Antill. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01C4B75F.42A06300 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Murray,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on = ARC=20 today.  Thanks for sending it in.  
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
 
 
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From:=20 Muz
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 = 11:55=20 AM
Subject: 1-48 Ju-88 By Murray=20 Antill.

Hi Steve, I'm still amazed at how = your website=20 draws me to it every day!  Keep up the great work.  Here's = my latest=20 offering... I hope you like it!  PLease let me know if I have = sent the=20 photos the wrong size, I let winXp 'make them smaller' to = send.
 
Thanks again from the Daintree = Rainforest, Far=20 North Queensland!
 
Murray.

Gallery = Template=20 #07

1-48 = Dragon Ju-88 C-6=20 Nachtjager 

by Murray Antill
--------------------

Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg = here
=20

This kit = is actually the=20 Zerstorer version of the Ju-88 C-6 (Dragon kit #5536) with = scratch-built FuG=20 220 SN-2 Radar antenae and Shragemuzik.  It is not historically = accurate=20 mainly because the build of this model evolved as it took shape.  =

I was = going to paint it in=20 a splinter scheme as per the box guide, but then decided to brave a = mottled=20 nightfighter scheme instead and when this paintjob worked out way = better than=20 I thought I could do it, my Ju-88 became a nightfighter.  Decals = then=20 became a challenge but I came up with a set from spares that closely = resembles=20 what may have been worn by one of these aircraft.

 

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

 Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able=20 smaller version of photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg=20

The build = of this plane=20 was mostly plain-sailing (little things like panel lines than don't = line up on=20 the fueselage were re-scribed) and it wasn't long before I had to = decide how=20 to paint it.  Panel lines were pre-shaded black and then the web = was=20 surfed, books read and head scratched until I decided.  Opsprey's = 'Aircraft of the Aces, German Night Fighter Aces of World War 2' has a = profile=20 on page 27 depicting a standard NJG 2 Ju-88 C-6 (see background of the = workbench photo).   I think this camo-scheme looks great so = I=20 embarked on my most abitious airbrushing project yet.  After = Googling=20 ju-88 and nightfighter night after night and reading everything I = could find I=20 decided that painting the darker RLM 75 on the upper surfaces first = and then=20 spraying the lighter RLM 76 in a freehand pattern over the top (and = also RLM=20 76 on all lower surfaces) was the way to go about it.  =

It took = about an hour of=20 squigglework to get it done.  Gunze-Sangyo acrylics and a Paasche = double-action airbrush were used.  I was pleased with the = result. =20

 =20
Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
=

Decals = were applied over a=20 thinned coat of future and the panel lines darkened with a chalk = sludge. =20 Exhaust stains are airbrushed Gunze-Sangyo 'soot'.

So, then I = had a Zerstorer=20 painted up as an early 1944 Nightfighter.  It at least = needed=20 Shrage-musik and in the end I succumbed and set about scratch-building = the=20 radar set-up as well.  This has been a good lesson in the idea = that=20 modelling is not so much about skill as patience.  I really = didn't think=20 I would be able to get a decent result with the painting and was even = more=20 surprised when my patience with the scratch-building of the radar = worked=20 out.

Eduard = German gunsights=20 were used on the rear-facing guns and my wife supplied a hair for the = arial=20 wire. 

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my completed=20 Nachtjager.  Happy modelling.

Murray.

 

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg=20

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg=20

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by Murray=20 Antill.

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