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bougeac
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 Posted: Wed 21 Oct 2009 11:20 am Post subject: Airfix 1/24 stuka tank buster? |
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Hi, ive recently rediscovered the joys of model building and have purchased a vintage 1/24 stuka from ebay...
I would love to build it as a tank buster circa 1943 at Kursk and am wondering if anyone has any tips/ideas about how i could convert my stuka?
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Hi Chris why not introduce yourself here 
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walrus
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| Posted: Wed 21 Oct 2009 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Hi Chris
could be quite tricky
iirc the Tankbuster was a Gustav, which had a completely different canopy and possibly a reshaped cowling area.
don't know if ant conversion kits exist so you may have to scratch build
edit: ant conversion? 
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Many years ago Airfix and Patrick Stephens Ltd produced a series of books to accompany their large scale aircraft, armour and ship kits. The volume on the Stuka contained details of the conversion you are asking about.
I don't have a copy but I'm sure someone on here could scan the pages.
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bougeac
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Hi everyone,
Hmm, i suspected it might not be as straightforward as slapping a couple of anti tank cannons under the wings....
I will look out for the Patrick Stephens book in the meantime.
Ive wanted to build this kit since i first saw a picture of the kit in progress in an old airfix catalogue from many moons ago!
Many thanks for the prompt replies.
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You might want to wait for Trumpeter's upcoming 1/24 Ju87D-3. That will be a much better starting point for the G variant you want to build.
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| walrus wrote: | Hi Chris
could be quite tricky
iirc the Tankbuster was a Gustav, which had a completely different canopy and possibly a reshaped cowling area.
don't know if ant conversion kits exist so you may have to scratch build
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Different radiator and upper cowling, twin MG81Z for rear gunner, and different struts for tailplanes (easy to scratch!).
None of that would be difficult to do if you were prepared to make a wooden master and thermoform the canopy and cowling parts. The guns would need to be scratchbuilt, too. While the Trumpeter Stuka may be nice, it is an unknown quantity, isn't it? Scratchbuilding the conversion pieces might be a more reliable way of getting a good product at the right price 
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Edgar Brooks
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It seems to me that you're all forgetting the wings; the span of the D was around 4' longer. Not sure, but wasn't the G the same?
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The wingspan of the G was longer still as the Matchbox 1/72 Ju87D/G had two sets of outer wings.
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| Edgar Brooks wrote: | It seems to me that you're all forgetting the wings; the span of the D was around 4' longer. Not sure, but wasn't the G the same?
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Yep, it was the same.
There were two versions of Tank Buster, G-1 & G-2, which were modified versions of the D-3 & D-5.
The G-2 had a wingspan of 15m with pointier wing tips.
The G-1 had a wingspan of 13.8m... not sure about the wing tip shape. 
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The D5 and later had MG151/20 replacing the MG17s in the wings, and had longer wings, the outer panels of which were retrofitted to some earlier Ds.
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