Jim Whitbread (MrMtnMauler) has sent in a build story of his Revell of Germany''s 1/32 scale Ju 87D kit.
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JU 87D StukaPosted: Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 01:20 AM UTC
Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 07:51 AM UTC
Beautiful build, Jim. Great looking Stuka.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
MrMtnMauler
Washington, United States
Joined: January 15, 2011
KitMaker: 224 posts
AeroScale: 223 posts
Joined: January 15, 2011
KitMaker: 224 posts
AeroScale: 223 posts
Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 09:32 AM UTC
Thanks for the kind words Jesper, it was a fun build for sure.
doppelganger
Idaho, United States
Joined: March 09, 2010
KitMaker: 557 posts
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Joined: March 09, 2010
KitMaker: 557 posts
AeroScale: 193 posts
Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 04:23 PM UTC
nice...very nice ,what are those things sticking out of the small bombs?
MrMtnMauler
Washington, United States
Joined: January 15, 2011
KitMaker: 224 posts
AeroScale: 223 posts
Joined: January 15, 2011
KitMaker: 224 posts
AeroScale: 223 posts
Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 04:36 PM UTC
Hi Dave, those things sticking out of the small bombs are ground proximity fuses. They caused the bomb to explode before it burrowed too deep into the groud at the time of impact facilitating better fragmentation. Thanks for the kudos by the way. Take care, Jim