Revell's 1/48 scale Ju 88 A-4 by Jan Goormans

Revell's 1/32 scale
Junkers Ju 88 A-4

by Jan Goormans

Junkers Ju 88 A-4

Revell's 1/48 scale Junkers Ju 88 A-4 available online from Squadron.com for only $50.99!

Description

Here is my Revell Junkers Ju 88 A-4 in 1/32 scale. From the first glance at the color scheme on the decals from AIMS I was sold - this was a model I had to make!

Construction was out of the box except for these AIMS decals. It’s not shake and bake but you get great value for your money.

This means that when you take your time and study the plan during the build you won’t run into trouble.
The cockpit is very nice even without after market, and with the big glass house the effort will be visible after construction.

The rest of the build is quite forward, the only thing is that this is a big model, so make room on your hobby table.
Once construction finished the paint job could start.

Tamiya and Gunze paints did the job, but always very diluted so you need many layers. During the paint job I already want to get some life in the color, so many variations of the intended color are used, finished off by a very diluted mist of that intended color.

Given the color scheme I did the standard (green- black green) camouflage first. Then the masking started again for the sand and the light blue. So when doing this scheme prepare to use loads of masking tape.

Masking was done with Blu Tack and 3M Golden masking tape.

After painting a gloss coat to prepare for the decals , the AIMS decals respond perfectly to the Micro Sol and Set fluids. Decals are protected with another gloss coat.

Weathering is done with oil paints and the Tamiya weathering sets.