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Junkers Ju 87 R-2 Stuka 

Model by Anne Carstensen

Photos and text by Jens Jensen

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My girlfriend recently started building scale models. I believe my enthusiasm for this hobby has rubbed off on her, and so far it has resulted in this Junkers Ju-87R-2.

The kit is the Revell Germany release of the very nice Hasegawa Junkers Ju-87B-2. Anne wasn't sure that the snake motif on the kit decals is correct so she found another Ju-87 that could fit into her growing interest for Luftwaffe aircraft in North Africa in the early 1940s. However, the Ju-87 on the Eagle Strike sheet she bought featured the R-2 version and not the B-2 as found in the kit. Anne found some good references in books and on various websites, and she soon discovered that the only changes needed were two 300-litre under-wing tanks and a tropical filter. The filter was already in the kit, and the two tanks came from my Bf109 spare box. Anne also added some details to the cockpit and the supports for the wings tanks from scratch.

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The aircraft was pre-shaded (she must have seen me do it!), and when it had fully dried the standard RLM 70/71/65 scheme was applied using an airbrush. Finally a lightened version of the Model Master RLM 79 was sprayed on top of the European scheme. Since the sand colour was probably applied with a brush Anne decided to use Humbrol Maskol to cover the areas that had to remain in the European scheme. When the paint had fully dried Anne applied the decals using Johnson's Kleer as a setting solution. Before weathering the model she applied a thin layer on Johnson's all over the model. Weathering was done with CMK Stardust.

I must admit to being quite proud. Not only is my girlfriend building models, she is building very nice models! Hopefully she will have her model featured in the ARC gallery before me. 

Model by Anne

Text by Jens

Photos and text © by Jens Jensen