Model Aircraft – August 2019

W

ith its three-engines and

corrugated aluminum alloy

external surfaces, the Ju-52

was an extraordinary looking

aircraft. I had pleasure of

seeing two of these in real life, one was lying

at the 2017 Duxford Airshow, and other in

Aviation museum in Crakov, Poland. When

the opportunity arose to not only build the

Revell kit, but also use some airbrushes from

the Bartsharp range I just could not resist! The

Revell kit comes in a huge box and in 1:48 it is

quite a beast and I knew painting it would be

a challenge. This kit is not lacking in detail, but

I still wanted to enhance it further with some

Quickboost resin seats an Eduard etch set and

some Montex Masks. I also wanted to make it

more ‘open’ and while the kit itself ofers you

the option to leave the port side door open,

I decided to cut out starboard side door and

the cargo door as well as the roof hatch. This

was easily done as these places had some

quite nice panel lines to use as a guide. After

assembling the interior, I sprayed with XF-51

Khaki Drab, however this colour was a bit too

dark so I would now recommend using RLM02,

However, I brightened it up a little bit by

drybrushing of light dust oil paint.

I also would like to say something more

about the airbrushes I used here, as many

modellers think that this is an expensive

addition to their toolbox, however, when I

began modelling, I used a quite inexpensive

airbrush to work with. Bartsharp is a UK

based company with a very nice selection

of airbrushes and accessories, and they also

provide excellent customer support, so if

you are a bit confused as to which airbrush

to choose, they are always happy to help. For

this project, and in order to show the diferent

Bartsharp products, I will be using three

airbrushes.

For the interior I used a Bartsharp 180

Airbrush with 0.2mm nozzle, as this gives you

some excellent control in small areas. The size

of the nozzle depends how ine the line will be,

so 0.2 is great for more detailed work. All the

Bartsharp Airbrushes I use can also be itted

with diferent sizes of nozzles and needles. After

Auntie Ju

Dawid Branski uses Bartsharp

Airbrushes to add camoulage to the

1:35 Revell Ju-52

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