Junkers Ju 86 P-2

 

 

 

This shows why I had to keep the engine fronts apart while painting. There is no way to mask the PE radiator fronts without pushing it inside. 

 

The engine instruments on the nacelle. I used a new technique to fix the bezels in place. First a drop of Humbrol Clearfix. Then you can put the small part on and because the glue is sticky you can then manipulate it into place. Once the ClearFix is dry, put a little superglue on to fix it in place. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The color profiles show two pitots, one underneath the cockpit, the other in the wing. No parts provided. The one near the cockpit is not for the later Ju 86 so I just put a piece of bronze rod in the wing. 

No navigation light were provided so I put on a droplet of 5secondFix (UV-hardened resin) with Tamiya clear red, etc. 

 

The wash (oil paint with white spirit) was difficult. Initially it ran along the panel lines but then spread over the surface (was it because the MrColor RLM02 is matt?) 

 

The camera windows underneath. 

I simplified things a bit. The three boxes far left are supposed to be two stacked on top and the other up front. But there really is any place to put it so this is more likely. The plate in front of the hatch (the ring) should be 90 degrees rotated but then doesn't fit inside canopy. 

 

The part with the throttles. 

A steel pin for the outer wing, fixed between styrene strips fro alignment. 

This is the way it will fit inside. 

The tail-planes with their own pin. 

The flat transparent panels fro the cameras. 

One styrene insert needed. Remaining gaps to be filled with Humbrol ClearFix plus Mr.Surfacer 500 

Two styrene inserts. The 'tooth' sticking out into the clear part needed a lot of thinning along the sides to fit. 

I needed a handle to grab the model while putting on the flaps and ailerons. So I sprayed RLM02, especially the nose and canopy and then wrapped it in masking tape. 

 

 

The white wing tip is part of the theater markings