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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: AndRoby67 on June 15, 2019, 07:31:48 AM

Title: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on June 15, 2019, 07:31:48 AM

Hi Gents!
This is my debut in this Forum with my last completed model.
It's a Junkers J.I built from the Eduard 1/72 Profi-Pack kit. It reproduced 850/17 from Fl-Abt (A) 213 in the last months of war. I was inspired by a photo found in Over the Front Vol. 32 No.3 Fall 2017. In the back cover of the issue there is a beautiful color profile of 850/17 made by Ronny Bar.
In my knowledge, this was the only J.I that wears personal insignia (the crossed hatchets) but no clues about who's the owner of this insignia. The decals were draw and printed by my friend Enrico (thank you!).
The camo green is Tamiya XF-71, the mauve is and old Humbrol HJ4 and the light blue for the undersides is an old Humbrol HU14, all of them applied with brushes.
Finishing is done with Gunze Flat Top Coat spray-can.
The observer Parabellum is a mix between kit plastic parts and Part Etched pieces. I added a real wooden stair and a little soldier with some modifications.
Hope you like it!
Roberto 

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on June 15, 2019, 07:32:23 AM

Other side..

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on June 15, 2019, 07:32:52 AM

From the top...

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on June 15, 2019, 07:33:20 AM

Other view...

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on June 15, 2019, 07:33:45 AM

The last one...

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: lone modeller on June 15, 2019, 07:48:28 AM

That could easily be mistaken for a much larger model - even the WNW kit. The addition of the ladder is a fine touch - makes your model very different from others. A good introduction to your work: do show us some more in future.

Stephen.

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: PrzemoL on June 15, 2019, 08:07:10 AM

Spectacular debut. Very fine model, and not easy to build, I have  one in my collection. And yours is really easy to be mistaken for a larger WNW one! Looking forward to see more from your workbench.

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: Juan on June 15, 2019, 10:14:45 AM

Great debut Roberto, as previously stated, looks larger than 1/72 which is a testament to your skills.  Congrats   :D

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: GazzaS on June 15, 2019, 02:48:33 PM

Very nicely done!  Welcome to the forums!

Gaz

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: RAGIII on June 15, 2019, 08:32:59 PM

Outstanding Junkers. Well built, painted, and displayed!
RAGIII

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: Bughunter on June 15, 2019, 10:01:38 PM

Really great Junkers, especially in that small scale!
And even more, as you wrote this bird is brushed and not airbrushed :o
Thanks for sharing!

Cheers,
Frank

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: gbrivio on June 15, 2019, 11:37:43 PM

Very well done, congratulations.
Ciao
Giuseppe

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: G. Chapuis on June 16, 2019, 01:00:22 AM

Hello

A very beautiful Junkers.

Gérard

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: pepperman42 on June 17, 2019, 11:25:30 PM

Excellent work!!

Steve

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on June 18, 2019, 07:44:39 AM

Thank you all! I really appreciated that I received only congratulations!
So, two of my modelling friends let me note that the wooden stair is a little bit "heavy", as overscale.
Looking better I agree with them, so the stair is gone....I'm working on a new one, less thick than the first...
For the ones that want to build same kit, my only suggestion is to build a jig for alignement of wings and for arrange the complex system of struts between the wings, as the one you may see in my photo in the attachments.
Now I'm working on this:
https://www.arcticdecals.com/products.html?id=21443/397408
Starting from a simple Revell 1/72 kit, good enough after 40 years from its first issue...
Cheers!
Roberto

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: kensar on June 18, 2019, 09:57:33 PM

A fine model, indeed.
Welcome to the forums.  Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: ermeio on June 20, 2019, 03:13:59 PM

Very nice model and the next One is a  great chiocce indeed, Rob

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on June 22, 2019, 06:28:33 AM

Thank you to the last two appreciated comments.
So, I will open new thread for the Fokker..
Cheers!
Roberto

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: Brez on June 25, 2019, 07:48:17 PM

What a lovely model. I too was surprised to see it was 72nd scale.

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on June 27, 2019, 06:50:00 PM

Thank you!
For me 1/72nd scale is the ONLY scale!
Cheers,
Roberto

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: lcarroll on June 28, 2019, 12:12:32 AM

Roberto,
    I'm late to comment however your J.1 is a great bit of modelling, and as others have remarked the finish and detail make it look much larger then 1:72 Scale. A great start to your contributions on the Forum and that D.VII project looks very interesting, keep your inputs coming!
Cheers,
Lance

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on June 28, 2019, 07:09:43 PM

Thank you Lance,
the D.VII is just started and when I will have some free time I will open a WIP.
Cheers,
Roberto

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: IanB on August 15, 2019, 04:01:31 AM

That's very nicely done, and the base and additions just make it a little bit different.

Lovely job!

Ian

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on August 18, 2019, 05:49:58 AM

Thank you Ian!
Roberto

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on August 23, 2019, 12:27:20 AM

Great job especially with the paint!

Title: Re: Eduard 1/72 Junkers J.I
Post by: AndRoby67 on August 26, 2019, 05:14:25 AM

Thank you Rip!
Roberto