mpc ju52

Just Google up any info on the Airfix Ju-52, as they are the same kit.

i knew that. i was asking if anyone here has built one.

If you MUST, Airfix Magazine, February 1981 covered this subject.

The conversion only involves filling the dorsal gun position, replacing the tail wheel with a skid and correcting the pitot tube. Use the main wheel spats provided. There is no mention in the article of an escape hatch, but if fitted, I'm sure it would have been in the same location as the bomb bay doors used on the pre-war Luftwaffe bomber variant.

The markings are pretty standard for Lufthansa of the period. Overall natrual metal / silver dope with black nose, engines and spats.The registration D-2600 on the fuselage and wings, and it carried the name "Max Immelmann" on the nose under the "Lufthansa".

If you want I can scan and email the interesting bits to you.

I built the Airfix kit long ago and far away. My expectations weren't very high then and I recall thinking it was pretty nice. The fit was OK and the detail parts cleaned up fine. The clear parts aren't particularly clear, but overall it seem to capture the "clunky" appearance of the real thing. The only thing I recall being problematic was the corrugation detail on the sides of the fuselage "turtledeck" was poor. (Molding limitations).

The Italeri kit is MUCH better, of course. Finer detail everywhere - especially the interior. I vaguely recall that there is a Heller kit as well, but I know nothing about it. Might even be the same as the Italeri.

An interesting side note. In the late 70's the GDR issued a series of airmail stamps commemorating famous German civil aircraft. One of them was the Ju-52. Apparently the artist found lots of photographs of one particular aircraft and didn't dig any deeper. You guessed it. The stamp showed D-2600. Oops! At least he left the swastika off.

Greg Reynolds, IPMS

i MUST! i vanna build all of adolph's birds. i just oredered a book about them, but i would love you bits. snipped-for-privacy@SPAMhotmail.com will get you a btter address to use and my thanks. i read somewhere that all of the furhrer's planes had a seat with a hatch, but i can't verify that yet. or the location. i have an italeri kit, but it is already half way to a stalingrader. i do not like the fuselage construction at all. ymmv. thanks.

I think the "escape hatch" was unique to the Fw 200 "Immelmann III" and wasn't present on the Ju 52/3m.

Cheers,

You bet your bippy I built one. I was just discussing the decals with someone over on abms the other week. In a word, corrugations! The decals do not want to lay down on those. I'm talking about Airfix's but MPC's are probably even worse. Having read further I don't think you're using them anyway. Use Micro/Superscale if you can find some and lots of Solvaset. As for the gun position I think the kit comes with a piece to fill that in. I'd have to check my instruction sheet to be sure. I enjoyed building mine - until I got to the decal application. I even mixed my own Schwarzgrün which was a big deal for me in 1970something. I went for the float-equipped model myself.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

thanks. i'm going to research the hell out of it and let you guys know. i would swear i read the ju52 had one but my sister says i swear too much.

email me a pic? and of your 1/48? would you believe i'm still restoring the sunderland? i got the vac glass....and it's all stripped and seamed a little better. the stirling is natzified except for the burlap shnoz. i completely redid the landing gear and those are like little jewels of a subsection. i wish i had resin wheels but no such.

I built the Airfix boxing many many *many* years ago. I can't speak to the accuracy of the thing, but I did enjoy building it. It looks very good indeed when finished, especially if you build it on floats.

Why not just post the scans over in alt.binaries.models.scale so we all can decide if we want to build one?

thanks.

Sure, when I find it again.

Never had one of those.

Yep. Funny, when I bought that it was expensive at $1.98. The last time I checked it's over $20. Not one you want to waste.

There's always room for improvement.

ISTR seeing that one in a pic recently. Wish I could recall where. Are you still messing about with Walruses? I have a "Revi" that has interior pics. If you can read Czech you might pick up some info too.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

yes on the wari. i can figure it out. there's a captured allied ac site. if i find it, i'll post the url

i'm almost done with it. for no good reason whatsoever, i decided to paint it by brush. i used my humbrols and it came out really good. i brushed on 2 thin coats. yes, i was bored. i'm doing a green over gray with yellow nacelle ac. i saw a picture of one, but i need to know the unit. anyone? is there a decal sheet?

Sounds like aircraft involved in the Crete invasion. You might try that angle in your search.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

The yellow cowlings were used as a tactical marking throughout the Balkans campaign as well as during the invasions of Greece and Crete.

The yellow cowling was usually, though not always, accompanied by a yellow rudder as well.

yep, that was it. just gota find the decals box

thanks