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(SICILY) 1942
JUNKERS JU 88 A-4, GERBINI
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Junkers Ju 88 A-4, Gerbini

(Sicily)1942
By: Javier Lpez de Anca
Text by: Marta Ramrez Gmez
Picture Credits: The author and Fernando Caellas
Cyber Hobby, 1/48
MATERIALS EMPLOYED
Kit:
- Cyber Hobby, ref. 5565 Ju 88A-4 Schnell Bomber.
Photo-Etched:
- Eduard, ref. 48498 Ju 88A-4 Exterior.
Resin Kit:
- Aires, rtef. 4052 Junkers Ju 88A-4 cockpit set.
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- Aires, ref. 4063 German 7,92 gun MG 81.
- Quickboost, ref. 48218 Junkers Ju 88A-4 Exhaust.

- Quickboost, ref. 48265 Junkers Ju 88A-4 VS propeller.
- True Detail, ref. 48029 Ju 88A-4/G6 wheel set.
Masking:
- Eduard, ref. EX042 Ju 88A-4 Mask.
COLOR CHART
Cockpit
Base: dark grey XF24
Lights: neutral grey XF53
Shadows: NATO black XF69
Landing gear:
Base: RLM grey XF22
Lights: RLM grey XF22 (50%)
+ Buff XF57 (50%)
Shadows: Black green XF27
Dry-brush: Ligth green 120
(Humbrol enamel)
Upper camuoflage
Lower camuoflage
RLM 70:
RLM 76:
RLM 76:
Base: Black green XF27
Base: Ligth blue XF23 (60%)
Base: Ligth blue XF23 (60%)
Lights: Black green XF27 (60%)
+ Light grey XF66 (20%)
+ Light grey XF66 (20%)
+ Dark yellow XF60 (40%)
+ Flat white XF2 (20% )
+ Flat white XF2 (20% )
Base: J.N. green XF11 (70%) + Dark
Lights: base (60%) +

Flat white XF2 (40%)
yellow XF60 (25)
RLM 79:
+ Flat brown XF10 (5%)
Base: Flat yellow XF3 (60%)
Lights: base (60%)

+ Desert yellow XF59 (40%)
+ Dark yellow XF60 (30% )

+ Flat red XF7 (10%)
Lights: base (60%) + Buff XF57 (40%)
Lights: base (60%)

+ Flat white XF2 (40%)
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RLM 71:
onsidering the fact that 16000 units

with tens of variants were built of
this plane; its basic structure never
suffered radical changes, which proves the
overall quality of the original design. However, at first the number of different uses this
plane was eventually put to was never a factor taken into consideration, because the
German Air Ministry (RLM) was never too
confident with the success of this project,
and commanded instead a fast bombardier
able to carry a war load of 1800kg and to be
able to reach a speed of 500km/h almost
the same speed that the newly born Hawker
Hurricane plane made. Three projects were

proposed: The Henschel Hs 127, the Messerschmitt Bf 162 and the Ju 88. The first
two were rejected for a number of reasons,
and the Junkers followed through. Its first
prototype the Ju 88 V1, crashed when performing a high speed test, but nevertheless
having proven its correct design. Later prototypes got motor adjustments, cabin, weapons, etc. until the right configuration was
found.
In 1939 the Ju 88 was finally revealed to
the world, after having kept it a secret to the
British Secret Services for three years. Ernst
When separating plastic from the sprues it is always

advisable to use a cutting tool and making this cut as
far away as possible from the actual piece in order to
avoid damaging it, scratching it or even break it.
Zindel was the engineer who took all the

credit for it, but two American engineers
expert in the field of paneling worked on the
project as well.
The plane soon got into production, and
its components were manufactured separately in a vast number of factories in Germany, Czechoslovakia and France. Production speed increased as well.
The original model suffered later modifications in order to keep updated in the
demanding field of aerial warfare.
From the initial run, the most relevant
one was the Ju 88A, with small variations all
With a very sharp razor we

remove excess plastic without
exerting too much pressure,
bearing in mind that it is
preferable to do it again until
clean. Try not to hit the piece in
order to avoid leaving marks.
The piece is left clean with

medium grain sandpaper
until you get an even
surface. Just like before it is
desirable to do it slowly
without exerting too much
pressure.
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This Aires reference is an excellent product,

both its resin pieces and photo etched parts;
everything fits in flawlessly. The remainder of
the kit is pretty much the same; however the
instruction sheet isnt too clear.
Photo etched pieces are extremely delicate, so handling these on a hard

surface will prevent unwanted dents and bends. These should be cut with
a brand new knife and if the knife has a curved edge, so much better.
These should be cut in several careful passes of the knife.
When a photo etched piece is used to convey a piece which is not flat seat belts for instance-, you have to give them some shape in order to
make it appear realistic. In this case these should look loose and spread.
It is therefore necessary to use a curved tool without angles, gluing
these with cyanoacrylate gel glue.
Nowadays most brands supply the instrument panels of model kit vehicles in photo
etched sheets and acetate sheets with dials in black. The trend however is to
manufacture now the pieces in color as well.
Photo etched pieces of

a smaller size are
often troublesome;
the solution is using a
good brand new pair
of tweezers. The piece
should be held as far
as possible from the
area where glue is to
be placed. If we dont
do this we run the risk
of gluing the piece to
the tool and not
where we want.
Because of the small

size of some photo
etched pieces and the
accessibility problems
that sometimes we
face it is preferable to
assemble some photo
etched pieces first
before we undertake
the general assembly
of the kit. This is the
case with levers. The
amount of
cyanoacrylate glue
used should be
minimal, but enough
to grant a solid fit.
The acetate sheet is painted white in

the back, and when you turn it
around the dials will be as a result
enhanced.
When analyzing the Aires kit carefully, we can see many details which
are absent; like the cables for instance. Resin pieces are often better
scaled than their styrene counterparts. It is difficult to see any resin
pieces out of scale.
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The best tool to cut away the resin parts is a

small saw with a sharp edge. Once again, brute
force isnt recommended, because resin is way
too fragile. Hold the bulk of the resin pieces
when cutting a single piece in order to avoid
damage when separating the pieces.
The base has three thin paint coats; this will give us a good priming that will
allow us later on to work at ease.
Using a lighter shade of gray we get some highlights for the flat areas. The more
highlights we get, the better overall finish well get, so it is really important to
walk that extra mile.
the way down to the A-17, with improved

motors and overall operational capabilities.
From the series Ju 88A some 7000 machines
were manufactured. In 1940 the version Ju88A-4 with an outstanding wingspan appeared with Jumo 211J motors.
This plane was used widely on all fronts,
fulfilling all expectations. It took part on the
invasion of France, Belgium and the Netherlands; it sunk several British vessels during
the evacuation of Dunkirk, in spite of the fact
that when these planes were flying above
this port the anti aerial defense system
brought down two of them; it took part on
the nocturnal London air raids; it was deeply
involved both in Greece, Crete and Northern
Africa when the conflict moved to the Mediterranean scenario; it played a capital role
acting as a fighter and attacking the Soviet
land forces.
However in 1943, the aerial superiority of
the allies took some of the efficiency out of
the operations during the daytime, so this
aircraft was used almost exclusively to attack
the allied forces in nocturnal raids. The Ju
88s performed air raids against the land
allied forces, landing in highways and hiding
behind bushes when necessary. When the
war ended this aircraft was retired from active service.
We have portrayed here a Ju 88 A-4 from
the Stab II. Gruppe/Kampsgeschwader 77
(Officer staff from the 2nd group of the bombardier wing 77-), when this unit was doing
service in the Italian airdrome of Gerbini
Sicily in the province of Catania, on October
1942. This is specifically the aircraft commanded by Hauptmann (Captain) Heinrich
Paepcke, Gruppenkommandeur (Group Commander) for the II./KG77 from 1941 to 1942
and one of the most awarded pilots during
WWII.
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We airbrush an almost black shade of grey for the cockpit, using well diluted
paint to avoid excessive contrast. Diluted paint also contributes to gaining some
precision when using our airbrush kit.
Using black oil paint and Humbrol

enamel thinner we execute an intense
wash applied specially on all crevices
and sunken corners. If necessary well
repeat the process until we mark the
volumes of the piece well enough.
The radio equipment is reproduced in

great detail, this makes painting
particularly painstaking. A good way to
proceed will be to dip your brush sparsely;
tip it to one side in order to avoid staining
the areas that do not stand out.
The dry brush technique can still be of good use. When were doing it we further
enhance the volume and three dimensionality of the piece. You should be careful
about two things: First make sure oil paint is thoroughly dry because otherwise we
would drag it. Then make sure you do it smoothly because otherwise you may
harm some of the smaller pieces.
The instrument panel has been

painted with the exact same
techniques used to paint the
remainder of the cockpit. In order to
recreate the glassy look of the dials in
the panel, a drop of ceramic varnish
has been applied on each dial.
With the colors NAC-39 Amarillo bsico, NAC-02 Negro Mate, NAC-01 Blanco
mate (Andrea color) y 70869 Gris basalto, 70989 Gris cielo, 70949 Amarillo claro,
70947 Bermelln (Vallejo Model Color) we have enough to paint the entire cockpit,
because contrary to popular belief, you dont need that many different color tones.
Seatbelts are also hand painted with a light sand colored hue, in this case khaki
which will be treated later on with a mixture of black oil paint and burnt umber.
Once dry, we use base color to obtain highlights. The protective padding is painted
to appear like leather, and the buckles are painted in an aluminum color.
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Every paint chip on the inside of the cockpit has been painted with mat black paint,
and has been applied with a thin brush. The most important thing here is not to
overdo these in size or amount.
When doing paint chips, water color

pencils do have a slight edge over
acrylic paint, because these can be
erased with a brush soaked in water.
The only precaution to bear in mind is
that these pencils should be sharp
enough in order to get the thinnest
lines possible.
The final weathering effect on the cockpit was to simulate accumulated dirt;
especially on the ground and some fairly inaccessible corners. Obviously, crews
and mechanics bring some dirt on their boots, tools and other pieces of
equipment. When choosing color pigments you have to bear in mind the
scenario where the aircraft operated.
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In order to eradicate the circular ejector

markings, these have first been scraped
with a circular knife being careful not
to spoil the molded details of the
styrene piece.
The issue with knifes is that these can

scratch styrene easily. In order to avoid
this you can use a fiberglass grater. You
have to be careful with this tool
because its very easy to cut yourself
with it.
Fitting the pieces that make up the

cockpit was very precise. You basically
end up with a receptacle that is pretty
visible from the outside.
When we have an area where several panels merge

together and we should cut the area out, the best thing to
do would be to trace with a marker the panel lines that we
want to preserve in order to avoid mistakes later on.
First with a knife and then with sandpaper and water we

remove excess cyanoacrylate glue used to cover up the
unwanted panel lines.
After having carved the new panel lines with our scriber
tool, we remove excess plastic remains with a small
amount of Tamiyas Extra Thin Glue. We try to follow the
lines as neatly as possible.
Many brands offer references to carve registers. The best

way to do it is by fixing these to the kit with Tamiya
masking tape to hold it still. Well draw the lines carefully
many times over, trying not to press too hard.
1. In order to glue together the two

pieces that form the fuselage, these
pieces were test fitted together and
then we applied Tamiyas extra liquid
glued on the seams.
2. A small amount of cyanoacrylate
glue has been placed along the seams,
trying to be as neat as possible. This
kind of glue strengthens the ensemble
and acts like putty to cover up the
seam.
3. In order to remove excess
cyanoacrylate glue in a fast way a
curved knife could be used to gently
scrape it. The knife should be brand
new in order to avoid scratching the
styrene surface.
4. Sandpaper and water are now used
to even out the seam. It is convenient
to use first sandpaper of a 400 density
and then use a 600.
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ASSEMBLING THE FUSELAGE
1. Moveable parts have to be replaced,

because those that come with the kit
are sculpted in a single solid block.
These parts are removed with a sharp
knife.
2. It is recommendable to carve well
the separation between moveable parts
because in model kits these are carved
lightly and it looks like a single panel
and not two separate pieces joined
together with a hinge.
3. The finished piece before the

moveable piece is fixed in place. It is
best to work on each individual piece
before these are fitted to the fuselage.
This way its easier to handle and you
will avoid damaging the rest.
4. The moveable piece has been made
with a sheet of Evergreen plastic and
copper wire taken from an electric wire.
Screws have been obtained by cutting a
sheet of tin with a hole puncher.
CLEANING MOLD RESIDUE

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1. Weve already seen how to clean the mold marks when these arent too deep. When
we have a pit it is useless to scratch, so well use some Evergreen sheet and a hole
puncher.
2. We obtain little circlets of the size of our mold pits and glue these with generous
amounts of cyanoacrylate glue. It is crucial to let glue dry up thoroughly.
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3. First, we sand away the greater part of the leftover glue and plastic with a small file,
and then we work with sandpaper and water.
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4. The landing gear pits have been finished up with the photo etched pieces, closely
following the manufacturers (Eduard) instructions. The only pieces that have any
trouble fitting are the small panels that divide the motors compartment. These panels
are somewhat smaller than they ought to be.
5. In terms of weathering, painting here should pretty much follow what has been done
on the rest of the kit. In order to achieve this you have to do the same to every area.
Were dealing here with small pieces, so paint chips have been done with a sponge.
NEW PANELING LINES
The most important thing when recreating the panels of an airplane

is to obtain good blueprints of the aircraft. Once we have these, we
transpose what we have, taking the necessary measurements and
marking these with a pencil.
Ive tested a fair amount of riveting devices, and I

should say that the Rosie Riveter products are the
ones with the best results in my opinion. This brand
manufactures a set of five riveters that cover pretty
much whatever we need have at whatever scale.
Dymo tape gives us the necessary

support to get a straight line of
rivets. This product has several
advantages: first its adhesive
fixes it well in place, and
secondly this is a rigid plastic, so
it makes it hard for the tool to
stray out of the way.
Every time a new line is made,
it is advisable to check if the
previous line has been carved
correctly, because any mistake,
for example a slight sloping of
the line will transfer the
mistake to the following lines
youll work on.
The wing finished with all its rivets and panels. Everything
has been carved before gluing the pieces together, because
when youre carving the pressure you exert can harm or tear
apart some pieces or any given item.
Something that may be a little odd to think about is the fact

that when youre doing the rivet lines on the Ju 88 the
majority of these are distributed longitudinally; there are
very few of these lines across. The few of these in existence
are generally very close to the panel lines.
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No matter how careful we are when we carve rivets, panels

and other markings; it is likely that some may not come out
right. The way to fix this would be to fill the carving with
cyanoacrylate glue, let it dry sand it away and carve again.
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The resin Quickboost exhausts are very

fragile, so they should be cut from the
sprues very carefully. These pieces
however fit perfectly.
The three dials in the motor are

included in the Eduard reference, but
the piece is somewhat smaller than the
one on the kit. The cavity for it has
therefore been filled with cyanoacrylate
glue and sanded when dry.
One area that really improves with the photo etched sheet is the
motor grille, because in the kit is in some cases solid or altogether
missing.
The landing gear had three covers. Two of these

those closer to the landing gear- were always
open when the landing gear was out. However
the third one was only opened when the
mechanism to open it was manually activated
when maintenance was due.
The motors shaft is formed with two pieces. You
have to be particularly careful when you are
covering its seams, because it will be later on
fully visible once assembled.
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When you have to put some putty on a large

piece, some panels, rivets or markings may end
up being covered up. In order to fix this youll
have to wait until putty dries up, sand the
surface thoroughly and then use the proper tool
to carve the lost details.
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Perhaps the pieces with the worst

fit are the tips of the wings,
because these come separately from
the rest of the assembly.
MASKING TRANSPARENT PLASTIC PIECES
The Eduard masking products are not

absolutely necessary, but do cut back
some of the tedious masking time, and
you will avoid any accidents that may
take place when cutting masking tape
placed on transparent styrene.
Masking can be applied with a

pair of tweezers while
carefully following the
instruction sheet because
there are pieces which are
pretty much alike.
All transparent styrene parts have been

masked. The most important thing now is to
make sure that masking is well stuck because
we dont want any paint leaks.
Photo etched parts

when sanded will hold
better when glued.
Sanding areas that will
be glued together will
always improve
binding, regardless of
the material to be glued.
A definite improvement
that comes with the
Eduard set is the covers
for the main landing
gear. The ones that
come with the kit are
way too thick.
View of the finished wing, which is now ready to be glued to

the fuselage. As you can see, every possible improvement,
added detail, etc. has been taken care of before gluing it to
the main body. This will prevent harming other pieces or
misplace the wing unintentionally when gluing it.
The union between the wings and the fuselage isnt all that
good, but this glitch can be hurdled by filling the gap with
Evergreen sheet and putty. The line of union between pieces has
been marked with a triangular shaped file, which gives us more
carving depth than the one weve got on the remaining panels.
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It is convenient
to make holes for
the weapons in
order to remind
us of their exact
location.
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In order to avoid friction between the lower

surfaces when working I recommend doing a
provisional landing gear. In this case I used
some pieces of sponge and a toothpick for the
tail.
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The Pitot tube has been replaced by a new

one made of metal. Two hypodermic syringes
of different width have been used and a very
thin metal rod.
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Before working on the camouflage, I

painted the white band on the
fuselage. I also applied a coat of
paint with the gray tone which I
used on the cockpit on top of the
glass pieces. This way we see some
unity between this and the color we
see on the inside.
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As usual we begin with the lighter color. For this first step it isnt necessary to use masking, but the shapes have been laid
out in order to avoid future mistakes. Next we get some highlights by lighting up our base color mixture.
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The second color also has some highlights. This is a very dark color so it is advisable to be careful.
Tamiya masking tape has been used for masking the standard camouflage spots of the German Ju 88 A-4s manufactured in
1942. Many areas will end up being covered with other colors; however you should not bear this in mind because otherwise
youll end up with an excessive color contrast.
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When masking a hard edge, we should airbrush well diluted paint, because if it is too thick we run the risk of getting a bump
when removing the masking tape strips.
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PAINT CHIPS:
HAIRSPRAY
TECHNIQUE
There are a number of different
techniques for doing paint chips. I have
chosen the hairspray technique because
I was dealing with a very large surface.
Hairspray can be used straight from the
can or it can be applied with your
airbrush kit. It is always advisable to
work in small individual areas because
these products dry up pretty fast.
Once youve airbrushed the sand

colored spots on top of the hairspray
and approximately five minutes
later, you peel off a part of the paint.
This has been done with hard haired
brushes of different sizes soaked in
water. Brushes have been chosen
depending on the size requirements
of the paint chip in question.
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We have to stray from symmetry and

try to get different forms and sizes
for varied effects. It is also
interesting to take a look at real
pictures and try to ascertain where
paint weathers most.
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1. Before we apply blue paint we have

applied another coat of hairspray,
because in the previous step we may
have covered some areas that we want
chipped.
2. Different views of aircraft with
finished camouflage pattern. Every
camouflage spot has been airbrushed by
hand and following the guidelines in
color profile in number 14 Vol. II by
Kagero Publishing.
3. The lower color hue has been
highlighted and shaded switching from
base color mixture to white and base to
dark blue. Separation between the lower
and upper camouflage patterns has been
made using Tamiya masking tape.
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PAINTING THE BALKENKREUZ

Because the size of the symbols it is recommendable
to use masking tape instead of decals. Aims decals
have been used and the special Tamiya masking
sheet has been used also along with a metal ruler
and a new X-acto knife.
The metal ruler has been used as a support when

making the necessary cuts to obtain the masking
pieces. Obviously this is no good for curved symbols
or some letters which should be cut by hand. The
trick is to do it slowly not raising the knife to avoid
jagged edges.
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Decals are stuck to the sheet as if

these were on the kit even after the
use of the Micro products. Allow for
some ample dry up time because we
dont want decals to be torn apart
when being cut.
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The hardest thing to do when

painting with masking is to place it
correctly. In order to do this its
convenient to choose a panel which
will become a reference and a guide
to place the decal.
I began by applying the light color first,

in this case white. As weve explained
earlier paint should be well diluted.
Now we put in place the pieces of

masking that give us the white areas. A
cotton swab has been used to gently
press masking tape and firmly set it in
place.
Now we continue with black paint.

In order to avoid some nasty
surprises we can place a piece of
paper along the edge of the masking
tape to increase protection from
paint leaks and avoid staining the
kit.
If the painted surface is large enough,

we can also do some highlights. This
helps integrate this symbol to the
whole kit.
The Balkenkreuz (bar cross) fully

finished. In this case weathering of
painted symbols will be done later with
watercolor pencils. These are easier to
control than hairspray used elsewhere
on the kit.
At this
point we
can say
were done
with the
camouflage
pattern and
most
airbrush
work.
When we remove masking tape we should do this slowly,

because if we happen to see any mistakes or areas not
properly covered with paint when peeling it, we can stick
it back in place knowing that it hasn t moved.
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Same process than before but with lettering. Letters have

been cut in pairs in order to make sure that both distance and
alignment between these is optimal.
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In this picture we can see that pencil lines can be quite shiny, but we shouldnt worry
too much about it because when were done with every step it will end up matte.
In order to mark the panel division

we have used a 0,3mm lead
mechanical pencil constantly
sharpened in order to get the
thinnest lines possible.
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Here we can see the

whole plane with the
finished panels; now
everything looks
uniformly set and we
have a feeling of
depth.
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It is
recommendable
to do a paint
check before fully
removing any
masking in order
to make sure that
we dont need to
make any further
corrections.
APPLYING DECALS
The decal is then
dipped in
lukewarm water
with a few drops of
vinegar to soften
it. It is important
not to touch the
decal with your
hands or tweezers
once its wet.
We cut away the decals that were going to use cutting

away the transparent edge around the image.
When the decal starts to come

off from the piece of paper,
make sure that leftover
transparent film is properly
discarded because sometimes
it makes its way to the kit.
The Micro Set product has

been applied with a clean
brush over the decal in order
to fully impregnate it.
The only decals used on the kit are the swastikas on both sides of
the tail. Before you apply these it is convenient to gloss varnish
the area.
Using the same brush employed on the

previous process, we apply the Micro
Set on the surface of the kit where the
decal goes.
Decals can easily be ruined by folding,

so it is convenient to drag it from the
piece of paper where its sitting to the
surface of the kit using a clean and
smooth brush.
Now we apply Micro Sol with another

clean and smooth brush. We allow the
product to dry up on its own and were
done with decals.
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Leftover Micro Set liquid has been

removed with a cotton swab that has
helped us both dry the surface and
exert a light pressure to adapt decals in
place.
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OIL PAINT WORK

1. The best way to work with oils is to place a
small amount of paint on a non porous surface.
A disposable plastic dish does the work in this
example. Some hobbyists like first to remove
excess oil from paint, however in this case I
wanted oily paint for easy mixing.
2. Before we apply oil paint you have to soak
the working area with Humbrol enamel
thinner, and this way it will be easier to
melt paint on the surface.
3. Once we have chosen the oil paint

references, we apply small random amounts of
paint on the kits surface with a thin brush. Oil
paint hues should be within the color range of
the camouflage colors employed on the kit.
4. With a flat tipped brush we melt oil paint in
a back and forth brush motion for the
horizontal surfaces, and an up and down
motion for the vertical surfaces.
The propellers hub has been painted

light green, which was done with
masking created with a cutting circle
tracer. White paint has been applied
and then green.
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Propellers have been painted with

Tamiyas XF27 and have also been
properly highlighted and shaded. Black
paint strokes have also been made closely
following the cutting edge of the blades.
Now well apply some matt varnish. In this occasion

we have employed Marabu varnish. It has been used
in a proportion of 1 to 3 parts thinner. With varnish
theres a pretty important recommendation to
follow: shake or stir well before use.
Tweezers are used to remove masking, but make

sure not to scratch the glass parts.
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Oil paint used on the

lower surfaces of the kit is
the same used on the top
portion, except for green
which has been replaced
with blue. Colors have
been applied as described
earlier.
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1. The base color for the exhausts

has been airbrushed in a mixture
which is half thinner and half paint
Red brown XF-64 (Tamiya).
2. The AK Interactive paint washes

are a very useful tool for
weathering. In this case only a
couple of coats have been applied
(ref. AK 075). Enough drying time
has been allowed between coats.
3. Applying Leather 62 Humbrol
enamel using the dry brush
technique we obtained some
highlights. It is important to allow
enough drying time for the washes
weve done earlier, because
otherwise we can ruin it.
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4. The rust effect is obtained with

the pigment Light Rust P024 (MIG
Productions). In this example
weve used it diluted in water.
This is the first color used to convey the stain produced by

gas. It was done by mixing four parts of XF10 and one of
XF1 90% diluted.
On the center of the spot we paint a smaller one using light

gray, thinned out like weve done earlier.
We scratch the surface with a toothpick soaked on

Tamiya thinner in order to remove some paint off. It isnt
necessary to press too hard, just do it over as many times
as it takes.
This effect is completed by going back to a diluted version

of the initial base paint.
LANDING GEAR
The landing gear has a lot of detail so

weve just basically only added the
brake cable which is actually a
computer cable.
The landing gear has been painted with

Tamiyas RLM XF22 gray. The
remaining effects on these have been
described earlier.
A mixture of Marabu gloss

varnish and Van Dyck COLOR
PARDO oyl paint is used to paint
hydraulic fluid residue on the
exhausts.
Once the tire has been covered we

airbrushed a coat of NATO XF69. Then
weve got some highlights with XF53,
especially on the surface of the wheel
that makes contact with the ground.
Shades are made with matt black.
The tire has been painted gloss black.

We didnt do any effects here because
pigments will later on cover the wheel.
Dry color pigments are finally applied

to the wheels. Wheel surface isnt
obviously too large, so the best thing
you can do to control pigments while
theyre being applied is to trim the hairs
of a thin brush in half and apply small
amounts of pigment.
The 250 and 500kg

SC bombs are
included on the
kit, and these have
only have some
putty and some
heavy sand work.
Thinner Evergreen
rods have been
used to solve scale
problems.
All the light colored paint chips

have been created with water
color pencils. Only superficial
paint scratches have been done
with these.
After having studied some

period pictures and with the
immense help of my friend
Luis Antonio Reyes, I
actually came to the
conclusion that these bombs
were painted in different
color patterns. Thats why I
chose a combination of
different colors. All bombs
had a yellow band painted on
the rear.
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The True Detail wheels are much better

than those that come with the kit.
These are readied by cutting away the
resin support and enlarging the hole
where the wheel axis goes.
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Junkers Ju 88A-5 from the III/KG 54 Totenkopf in Italy, 1943. The color pattern is the one employed in the Mediterranean theater of operations; yellow sand (79 Sandgelb) and
olive green (80 Olivgrn) for the top surfaces and light blue (78 Hellblau) for the lower ones.
Junkers Ju 88A-5 from the 5./KG 3 during the invasion of the U.S.S.R. in 1941. The color pattern is the usual one (70/71/65), in this case however the plane has a band across the rear
of the fuselage and the tips of the wings are painted yellow.
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Junkers Ju 88A-5 from the 5 Staffel of the Aufklrungsgruppe 123 when operating in the Russian front during the winter of 1941/42. White camouflage paint has been painted on top
of the original pattern.
During their permanence in Italy in 1942, this Junkers Ju 88A-4 from the Geschwader Stab from the 54 Totenkopf was decorated with wavy lines called Wellwnmster.
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C H O O S I N G
T H E
Introduction
When were dealing with a well known plane
such as the Ju 88 the possibilities available on
the market in terms of model kits improvement
sets and decals are innumerable. Here we will
review the main ones and the easiest to get for
any given hobbyist even if there is a final section with the lesser known brands that should
also be taken into consideration.
EDUARD 32224
1/32
REVELL 1/32 - Junkers Ju 88A-1 - Ref.04728
EDUARD JX 084
R I G H T
P R O D U C T S
1/48
DRAGON 1/48 - Junkers Ju 88
Without a doubt this is the best offering at
1:48 scale. The kit is manufactured by the
Asian brand Dragon and under this brand
name or under other sister companies such as
Shanghai Dragon or Cyberhobby. The mother
mold is the exact same one for all the available
versions, changing only the specific pieces for
each model. Fitting is quite good and the quality of the plastic is pretty good as well. Transparent styrene parts are worth mentioning,
because these have been perfectly well executed. Detailing is reasonable but perhaps a little
below current standards. The soft spots on
these kits are two: first the instruction sheet is
not that clear, and second, the decal sheet is
pretty mediocre and does not have many
designs.
MASTER MODEL 32039

This German brand has recently surprised us
with this outstanding mold portraying the A-1
version. It comes in good quality gray styrene
which is easy to work with. It has 281 pieces;
the size is therefore considerable, getting as a
result a kit which is pretty hard to assemble
and paint. One of the designs featured in the
decal sheet is from the KG 54 and the other
one is based in Norway during the battle of
Britain. The instruction leaflet is 16 pages and
its real easy to follow.
QUICKBOOST 32059
CMK 5026
VERLINDEN 1485
AIRES 2086
AIRES 4052
CMK 5025
EDUARD 32633
Techmod 32038 / Techmod 32039
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EDUARD 48498
1/72
Revell 1/72 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 bomber
- Ref. 04672
Amongst all the analyzed versions, the Airfix

kit is perhaps the one with the lower quality
standards. This kit does however have a very
interesting retail price. It does not have the
level of detail that its competitors have especially in places such as the cockpit, landing
gear and landing gear pits.
AIRES 7138 / AIRES 7073
EDUARD 49285
The quality of this mold is excellent. It has 191

gray styrene parts. The decals in the box allow
you to choose between two versions. The pieces offered allow you to choose between different seats and the cockpit can be left either
open or closed.
EDUARD EX 042
EDUARD 72459
Italeri 1/72 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 - Ref. 1287
EDUARD 73275
MASTER MODEL 48027

A bit inferior in terms of quality when compared with the Revell release, it has however a
magnificent decal sheet that allows you to
choose between different German designs and
French ones as well.
Hasegawa 1/72 - Junkers Ju88
PAVLA 72048
QUICKBOOST 48218 / QUICKBOOST 48265
QUICKBOOST 72054 / QUICKBOOST 72138
AIRDOC 48012
AUTHENTIC DECALS 7234 / BEGEMOT 7210
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AIMS 48D002 / TECHMOD 48814
This Japanese brand has the usual quality

standards, and also has the advantage of
having most versions of the Ju88. As usual,
the styrene employed is excellent, it fits to
perfection and the instruction sheet is very
concise. It is also worth noting that detailing
is excellent, so if you want to explore that
avenue further you could do it with excellent
results. Perhaps the only setback would be the
excessive thickness of the decal sheets.
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ACCESORIES
INTERIORS
Aires:
These are the best resin sets available today for our cockpits, having great detail and perfect fit. The set does also
include a photo etched and an acetate sheet, quite useful
when doing the instrument panels or consoles.
CMK:
Not as good as the Aires set, but it covers many needs
that other manufacturers simply did not take into
account, as it is the case with this version of the kit as
manufactured by Revell. With this brand it is customary
having to invest some time removing mold residue
which is quite intense in this case.
Verlinden:
The references of this brand are perhaps the ones with
the lesser quality, mostly because some of these are
pretty old already. The photo etched pieces included are
also inferior to the ones weve reviewed previously.
However, the resin material employed is pretty good and
the fitting is pretty good as well.
Eduard:
The photo etched pieces from this Czech brand help us
improve detailing on the kits cockpit. These are easy to
come by and are affordable. The strong point in these is
the combination between the photo etched and acetate
sheets created to improve the dials on the console.
LANDING GEAR PITS
Aires:
This is the only brand that manufactures this feature
only in resin and then only in the 1/48 scale. These are
included in the reference along with the motors.
Eduard:
This brand usually includes pieces to improve those of
the kit or replacing them altogether. These are great help
when detailing these highly detailed areas.
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REVELL 1/32 - Junkers Ju 88A-1 - Ref.04728
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Aims - 3202- Junkers Ju 88A-1 cockpit instrument

details
Aires - 2086 - Junkers Ju 88A-1 wheels & paint
masks
CMK - 5024 - Junkers Ju 88A Bulkhead with radio
sets
CMK - 5025 - Junkers Ju 88A exterior set
CMK - 5026 - Junkers Ju 88A interior
CMK - 5027 - Junkers Ju 88C-2 (conversion)
CMK - 5028 - Junkers Ju 88A Wing fuel tanks
CMK - 5046 - Junkers Ju 88A-1 Wings racks
CMK - 5065 - German bomb SC 250kg
CMK - 32105 - Junkers Ju 88A seats
CMK - 32108 - Junkers Ju 88A Radio set
CMK - 32109 - Junkers Ju 88A Control Column
Eduard - 32224 - Junkers Ju 88A exterior
Eduard - 32632 - Junkers Ju 88A seat belts
Eduard - 32633 - Junkers Ju 88A interior (self
adhesive).
Eduard - 32634 - Junkers Ju 88A placards
Eduard - JX084 - Junkers Ju 88A paint masks
G-Factor- 3224 - Junkers Ju 88 Landing Gear
Master - 32002 - German aircraft machine gun
MG.17 barrels
Master - 32039 - German radar FuG 220
Lichtenstein SN-2
Quickboost - 32056 - Junkers Ju 88A-1 ammunition
boxes
Quickboost - 32059 - Junkers Ju 88A-1 exhaust
Scale Aircraft Conversions - 32026 - Junkers Ju 88A1 Landing Gear
Techmod - 32038 - Junkers Ju 88A-1 (part. 1)
Techmod - 32039 - Junkers Ju 88A-1 (part. 2)
CIBERHOBBY/DRAGON/REVELL 1/48
- Ju 88A-4
Aims - 4801 - Junkers Ju 88-G
Aims - 4802 - Junkers Ju 88A/D/S
EXTERIOR DETAILING SETS

CMK:
We believe that the Czech brand offers the best resin
option for detailing the outside of the Ju88. We have
several references that reproduce the fuel tanks, control
areas, weapon fastenings, etc. This kind of set is excellent for detailing opened panels that would otherwise
have to remain shut.
Eduard:
Eduard has specific photo etched sheets for the outside
of the plane in all three scales. These are very useful
when recreating real thin pieces that the kit does not
include or includes; but out of proportion. You have to
bear in mind that we are not interested in applying
everything, because these sheets include pieces which
are not flat in real life.
The masking sheets of this manufacturer deserve special
mention. These are made in pretty much the same material employed in manufacturing Tamiyas masking tape.
These are specially useful for the Ju88 and will save us a
lot of time.
OTHER DETAILS
Aires:
Other than what weve said before, this manufacturer
does also have references in all the three scales which
will help us get other pieces which are also important.
Such is the case of the 1/32 scale wheels and the references of the Mistel in 1/72. The quality standards of all these are pretty high.
CMK:
As weve seen earlier, CMK has some sets to improve
small pieces and in some instances we can find these on
references of greater size.
FALCON:
This manufacturer sells transparent vacuformed domes in
1/72 and 1/48 scales. These pieces can be useful when
the original ones have suffered some kind of harm.
Aims - 4803 - Junkers Ju 88 National insignia

Aims - 4804 - Junkers Ju 88C-6 (plus 1 x Junkers Ju
88G-1 option)
Aires - 4005 - Junkers Jumo 213 suitable for FockeWulf Fw 190D, Ju 88G, Focke-Wulf Ta 152H
Aires - 4006 - Junkers Jumo 211 with exhaust and
etched parts suitable Junkers Ju 87, Heinkel He 111,
Avia S-199, Junkers Ju 88
Aires - 4052 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 cockpit set
Aires - 4138 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 details
Airdoc - 4809 - Junkers Ju 88A Part 1
CMK - 4009 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 interior
CMK - 4246 - Junkers Ju 88A/Ju 88C/Ju 88G - Wing
fuel tanks
CMK - 4247 - Junkers Ju 88A/Ju 88C/Ju 88G exterior set
CMK - 4248 - Junkers Ju 88A - Wing rack for
torpedo LTF 5b
CMK - 4249 - Junkers Ju 88A Wings racks
CMK - 4250 - Junkers Ju 88A - Bulkhead with radio
sets for B-stand position with two MG 81
CMK - 4251 - Junkers Ju 88A Interior set- for Bstand position with two MG 81
CMK - 4254 - Junkers Ju 88A - Bulkhead with radio
sets for MG.15 position
CMK - 48137 - Junkers Ju 88A/Ju 88C/Ju 88G Seats
Eduard - 48498 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 exterior
Eduard - 49285 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 interior
Eduard - EX042 - Junkers Ju 88A-4
Falcon - 1448 - Luftwaffe WWII. Junkers Ju 88A-4
Lichtenstein SN-2
Master - 48055 - German aircraft machine gun MG
15 - turned barrels and etched sightsb
Quickboost - 48218 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 exhaust
Quickboost - 48265 - Junkers Ju 88 VS-11 Propeller w/tool
MASTER MODEL
This Polish brand manufactures metal rods. Other than
machine gun shafts the brand offers some references in all
scales specially recommended for those that want to portray the nocturnal versions of the Ju88. We are thinking
specifically about the FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN 2 German
radar.
Quickboost:
This brand manufactures a broad resin piece catalogue
range with pieces to improve the Ju88 in all three scales.
The main advantage offered by the brand is the simplicity
of the pieces that can stand comparison with the best
from other manufacturers.
True Detail:
Known for their resin wheel sets, this brand also has references in 1/48 and 1/72 for this plane with the usual quality standards.
DECALS
Authentic Decals:
The brand offers decal sheets for the main versions of the
Ju88 in 1/72 scale. These have a medium quality, but they
have some original designs in these.
Aims Decals:
In this special weve used the decals offered by this brand.
Theirs are similar to those offered by other makers, but it
broadens the offer with different versions in 1/48 scale.
Airdoc:
Also available in both scales, this German manufacturer
offers a scope of designs that ranges from the usual ones
to the lesser known ones. Overall quality is also superior
to that offered by other brands.
Begemot:
The references available are in the 1/72 scale and are not
of a high quality, but their wide range of designs is perhaps the best.
Techmod:
This brand manufactures decals for all three scales, but the
designs offered are very similar and not very original.
Scale Aircraft - 48105 - Junkers Ju 88 Landing Gear

True Detail - 48029 - Junkers Ju 88A4/G6 and
Junkers Ju 188 Two (2) main & one (1) nose wheel.
Smooth Tread.
Techmod - 48031 - Junkers Ju 88A (1)
Verlinden - 1485 - Junkers Ju 88 superdetail set
ITALERI 1/72 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 - ref. 1287

Authentic Decals - 7234 - Junkers Ju 88A-4
Airwaves - 72077 - Junkers Ju 88A-4
Aires - 7138 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 cockpit set
Begemot - 7210 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 Part 1
Begemot - 7224 - Junkers Ju 88A-4 Part 2
HASEGAWA 1/72 - Junkers Ju 88G-6

Nachtjager - Ref. E32
Authentic Decals - 7226 - Junkers Ju 88G-6
Eduard - 73361 - Ju 88G-6 Night Fighter
Eduard - CX183 - Ju 88G paint mask
Lichtenstein SN-2
Pavla - 72048 - Main wheels for Junkers Ju 88
Quickboost - 72095 - Junkers Ju 88G gun barrels
Quickboost - 72138 - Junkers Ju 88 undercarriage
covers
Quickboost - 72190 - Junkers Ju 88G-6 VS 11
wooden propeller
Quickboost - 72287 - Junkers Ju 88G-6/Junkers Ju
188A engine intake
Junkers Ju 88 A-4, Gerbini (Sicilia)1942
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Detailed assembly: ........................................4-15
Paint treatments: ..........................................16-27
Top, front and side views:..............................28-33
Color profiles: ..............................................34-35
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JUNKERS JU 88 A-4, GERBINI

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Junkers Ju 88 A-4, Gerbini

- Aires, ref. 4063 German 7,92 gun MG 81.

- Quickboost, ref. 48218 Junkers Ju 88A-4 Exhaust.

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Base: Black green XF27

Base: Ligth blue XF23 (60%)

Base: Ligth blue XF23 (60%)

Lights: Black green XF27 (60%)

+ Light grey XF66 (20%)

+ Light grey XF66 (20%)

+ Dark yellow XF60 (40%)

+ Flat white XF2 (20% )

+ Flat white XF2 (20% )

Base: J.N. green XF11 (70%) + Dark

Lights: base (60%) +

yellow XF60 (25)

+ Flat brown XF10 (5%)

Base: Flat yellow XF3 (60%)

Lights: base (60%)

+ Dark yellow XF60 (30% )

Lights: base (60%)

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onsidering the fact that 16000 units

Hurricane plane made. Three projects were

When separating plastic from the sprues it is always

Zindel was the engineer who took all the

With a very sharp razor we

The piece is left clean with

This Aires reference is an excellent product,

Photo etched pieces are extremely delicate, so handling these on a hard

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Photo etched pieces of

Because of the small

The acetate sheet is painted white in

The best tool to cut away the resin parts is a

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the way down to the A-17, with improved

Using black oil paint and Humbrol

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The radio equipment is reproduced in

The instrument panel has been

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When doing paint chips, water color

In order to eradicate the circular ejector

The issue with knifes is that these can

Fitting the pieces that make up the

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When we have an area where several panels merge

First with a knife and then with sandpaper and water we

Many brands offer references to carve registers. The best

1. In order to glue together the two

ASSEMBLING THE FUSELAGE

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1. Moveable parts have to be replaced,

3. The finished piece before the

CLEANING MOLD RESIDUE