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Oh man, this is sensational! You really have a knack for building beautiful aircraft!

Thanks Duke, much appreciate.

Got the Stuka done a couple of weeks ago but just got round to getting the final pics today. Got it weathered with Flory washes and some staining and after that it was just a case of adding the final parts. So here she is ready to go on the base.







And then here is the end result. Simple dio with a couple of altered figures from Airfix. Also made a starting handle.

This aircraft was based in Greece in May 41 and i believe took part in Operation Mercury, the assault on Crete.











Overall, a nice kit. Detail kis deffinetly far better than the Fujimi kit and the fit is nice. A few let downs, a couple of which are minor and easy to fix, open area around the centre bomb crale and lack of cover for the pilts target viewing window. But the one piece open canopy just does work on this. It was fine for the Gladiator but not on a Stuka. And a Stuka canopy is not easy to cut open if the sliding pilots section is molded with the fixed centre section. And the lack of a Trop filter was a big let down.

But its a Stuka so i love it.

And, another gem!

Cheers mate.

Nice little Stuka Bish! The 1941 Balkans campaign tend to be overlooked by modelers. Good to see that you’ve covered it.

Thanks Carlos. Thats now the second stuka in a row from that campaign and i have a ju 88 from that campaign as well. Could do with some armour as well.

Well done, Bish!

Thanks mate.

Very nice !
The base in all it's simplicity really looks great!

- Kari

Thank you. I tend to keep airfield bases simple.