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Revell Germany Junkers Ju290A-5
Jagdfleiger
Joined: September 09, 2007
KitMaker: 26 posts
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Posted: Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 11:59 AM UTC
Nice kit from Revell Germany. Goes together well. Thinking of bashing two of them together to make a 390.










FalkeEins
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: March 07, 2005
KitMaker: 868 posts
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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 02:19 AM UTC

..very nice indeed Mark ....how much paint did that require ?

wouldn't mind doing one of these ..but wouldn't know what to do with it once finished
Jagdfleiger
Joined: September 09, 2007
KitMaker: 26 posts
AeroScale: 10 posts
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 04:27 PM UTC
It didn't really require that much paint. Painting was pretty straight forward. Looks huge, even next to a 1/32 109.
alpha_tango
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Germany
Joined: September 07, 2005
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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 08:25 PM UTC
Very nice Mark!

Did you use the fighter colours (RLM 74/75) ?... hmm, just has a look at my friends build and he used 72/73 but it looks similar to yours on the photos .. maybe it is just a matter of photography (lighting) and colour balance ... in real life it does not look reddish/violet

All in all you build a fabulous Ju 290!!

all the best

Steffen
P.S. it's "Jagdflieger" .... you see why nobody likes me ...
Jagdfleiger
Joined: September 09, 2007
KitMaker: 26 posts
AeroScale: 10 posts
Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 06:44 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Very nice Mark!

Did you use the fighter colours (RLM 74/75) ?... hmm, just has a look at my friends build and he used 72/73 but it looks similar to yours on the photos .. maybe it is just a matter of photography (lighting) and colour balance ... in real life it does not look reddish/violet

All in all you build a fabulous Ju 290!!

all the best

Steffen
P.S. it's "Jagdflieger" .... you see why nobody likes me ...


Hallo Steffen,
I used 74/75/65, per kit instructions. After painting I found a review of the kit that mentions colors were more likely 72/73/65. Same thing happened with the Fw200 I'm working on. Instructions call out for 72/73/76, now I find out 76 was more than likely 65. Fortunately I'll be building both again. Consider these "test" builds.

PS. When I began using Jagdfleiger, the corrct spelling was already taken, had to reverse the ei to use it.
Siderius
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Tennessee, United States
Joined: September 20, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 12:34 PM UTC
Very nice build there. I have this kit and enjoy large multi engine aircraft to build. You inspire me to break the kit out and start. Russell
mossieramm
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Gelderland, Netherlands
Joined: September 17, 2003
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Posted: Friday, September 25, 2009 - 02:38 AM UTC

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Nice kit from Revell Germany. Goes together well. Thinking of bashing two of them together to make a 390.

You could do that, or you could get Classic plane conversion which includes a 290 kit with parts to modify to a 390.
BTW excellent looking 290 !! Like the finish even if the colours are not 100% correct.
I've been mulling over when to do mine and seeing finished like this really inspires one to do it. So far all the masking is holding me back.
David.
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