1/48
Hasegawa Junkers Ju 87G-2 Stuka |
"Tank-Buster"
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kit# 09054
JT54
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Inbox Preview
by Tudor Gheorghiu on June 4 2008 |
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This is Hasegawa's
boxing of the famous "Tank-Buster". The kit comes with nicely made and
crispy molding, as expected from Hasegawa.
The kit includes:
- 12 gray sprues
- 2 clear sprues, with 4 pieces
for the canopy
- A total of 113 pieces
- One decal sheet
- Dimensions of model: wingspan:
313 mm, length 232 mm
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The kit looks very
good overall, yet it does contains a few issues that might need some attention:
- As seen in the close-up
picture, the wings have tips glued to them, just before the kit was boxed.
This is because the kit is a modified version of the 1/48 Junker Ju 87D-3;
this change is not nicely implemented, so sanding is necessary
- The step-zones on the wing
roots are also from the D-3 version
- Although the
"Tank-Buster" has side cockpit armor panels, these are missing
from the kit
- Gun pods are under-detailed
- Flaps hinges have a bulky
appearance
- Decals might have yellowed due
to age of the kit
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Finally, the
profile that the kit provides is Hans-Ulrich Rudel's Stuka, Kdr./SG2, painted
in the RLM 70/71 scheme.
The painting
scheme can be easily replaced with the winter one, if you have reference
pictures available.
The kit definitely
comes to a nice Out-Of-Box build.
I hope this review
has proven helpful and happy modeling!
Tudor
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Photos and text © by Tudor
Gheorghiu