From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "David" References: <000801c49347$9b980990$7e5985d9@david52a7ybz83> Subject: Re: Ju.87D Picchiatello Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:42:50 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00BB_01C4BACA.D4904000" 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_00BB_01C4BACA.D4904000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi David, 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: David=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 5:54 AM Subject: Ju.87D Picchiatello =20 Junkers Ju.87D Stuka "Picchiatello"=20 Stuka in Italian WWII colours by David Longhitano -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 The Junkers Ju.87 "Stuka" (nickname of "Sturzkampfflugzeug", that = means "diving battle aircraft") was a particular plane heavily used by = the Reich in the first period of WWII. Its peculiarity was the bomb = diving, that gave "Stuka" a real advantage in this period. The Ju.87 = gave very good results until the Battle of Britain, where this slow and = heavy plane showed all its vulnerability, especially at the end of the = diving manouver. In Autumn 1940, the "Regia Aeronautica" managed to = receive 100 Ju.87 Stukas from allied Germany, renamed "Picchiatelli" = (from Italian word "picchiata" that means "diving") which served in = various groups until the end of the war, achieving excellent results. = = =20 =20 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 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 =20 The kit I built is from Hasegawa, in 1/48 scale. A nice kit, = according to Hasegawa's quality standard, but with some minor flaws I go = to enumerate. The first and more evident is the ugly styrene "triangles" = used to represent the leverage of flap and ailerons. These triangles has = to be removed immediately and rebuilt with metallic wires or similar = stuff. Also flaps and ailerons should be separated from wings and = mounted lowered, as they are in reality when the plane is parked. Same = as above, we should work on the dive brakes, that are represented in = "closed" position, when they have to be lowered as well. A look at the = pics will explain the whole things... =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 The cockpit was enriched with scratchbuilt particulars, as levers, = buttons and electric wires. The seat belts are made from laminated = brass. The whole cockpit is painted in RLM 66 Schwartzgrau, with some = grey drybrushing and black oil wash.=20 Click on images below to see larger images =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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 08.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 08.jpg=20 =20 =20 The plane livery is the classic RLM 70-RLM 71 "Splinter", with RLM = 65 undersurfaces. I used Gunze acrylics and my Badger 150. I did a dark = grey preshading that almost disappeared when I airbrushed the splinter = scheme, but remained subtle in the undersurfaces. Once the paint has = dried I did a panel oil wash with Raw Umber. The Italian Stukas arrived = from Germany with complete Reich insignas, including swastikas, wing = crosses and squadron numbers, that were covered when they arrived in = Italy. The Italian ground staff used to cover these insignas with a = similar to RLM 70 green that, being newer than the original colour, was = a little darker.=20 That's all, I hope you'll like it. See you!... David,=20 Rome (Italy) =20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 09.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 09.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 10.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 10.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 11.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 11.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 12.jpg here. 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Hi David,
I just wanted to let you = know your=20 article went on ARC today.  Thanks for sending it in.  =20
 
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.
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Sunday, September 05, = 2004 5:54=20 AM
Subject: Ju.87D = Picchiatello

 =20

Junkers Ju.87D Stuka=20 "Picchiatello" 

Stuka in=20 Italian WWII colours

 

by David Longhitano
--------------------

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

    The=20 Junkers Ju.87 "Stuka" (nickname of "Sturzkampfflugzeug", that means = "diving=20 battle aircraft") was a particular plane heavily used by the = Reich in the=20 first period of WWII. Its peculiarity was the bomb diving, that gave = "Stuka" a=20 real advantage in this period. The Ju.87 gave very good = results=20 until the Battle of Britain, where this slow and heavy plane showed = all its=20 vulnerability, especially at the end of the diving manouver. = In Autumn=20 1940, the "Regia Aeronautica" managed to receive 100 Ju.87=20 Stukas from allied Germany, renamed "Picchiatelli" = (from Italian=20 word "picchiata" that means "diving") which served = in=20 various groups until the end of the war, achieving excellent=20 results.           =20             =    =20             =    =20             =    =20             =    =20             =    =20             =    =20            

     

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 smaller = version of=20 photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg=20

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

     The kit I built is from Hasegawa, in 1/48 = scale. A=20 nice kit, according to Hasegawa's quality standard, but with = some=20 minor flaws I go to enumerate. The first and more evident is the ugly = styrene=20 "triangles" used to represent the leverage of flap and = ailerons.=20 These triangles has to be removed immediately and rebuilt with = metallic=20 wires or similar stuff. Also flaps and ailerons should be = separated from=20 wings and mounted lowered, as they are in reality when the = plane=20 is parked. Same as above, we should work on the dive brakes, that = are=20 represented in "closed" position, when they have to be lowered as = well. A=20 look at the pics will explain the whole = things...

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

    The = cockpit was=20 enriched with scratchbuilt particulars, as levers, buttons = and electric=20 wires. The seat belts are made from laminated brass. The whole cockpit = is=20 painted in RLM 66 Schwartzgrau, with some grey drybrushing and black = oil wash.=20

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg=20

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    The plane = livery is the classic=20 RLM 70-RLM 71 "Splinter", with RLM 65 undersurfaces. I used Gunze = acrylics and=20 my Badger 150. I did a dark grey preshading that = almost disappeared when=20 I airbrushed the splinter scheme, but remained subtle in=20 the undersurfaces. Once the paint has dried I did a = panel=20 oil wash with Raw Umber. The Italian Stukas arrived from = Germany=20 with complete Reich insignas, including swastikas, wing = crosses and=20 squadron numbers, that were covered when they arrived in Italy. The=20 Italian ground staff used to cover these insignas = with a=20 similar to RLM 70 green that, being newer than the original colour, = was a=20 little darker.

    = That's all, I hope=20 you'll like it. See you!...

David, =

Rome=20 (Italy)   =20

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 09.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 09.jpg

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version = of photo=20 10.jpg here.  = Clicking on that=20 photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 10.jpg=20

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller=20 version of=20 photo 11.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will = bring up=20 the full sized version of photo 11.jpg=20

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller=20 version of=20 photo 12.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will = bring up=20 the full sized version of photo 12.jpg=20

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by David=20 Longhitano

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