RFI ICM 1/48 Ju88 A5 Norway 1941

[PanzerWomble]

ICM make nice aircraft kits ....but for whatever reason I never enjoy building them . 

Ju88 , Tamiya paints, then agin with ATOM paints . , probably the last time I'll Tamiya them on an Lufty aircraft, they are so out for RLM colours. 

Masking fluid for chipping ....not again 

ICM decals not great should have masked instead .

Canopy masks from Eduard bled under , meaning I had to redo all the glass with spares from the kit .

Urghhhhh ....

 

 

& when you finish it and then have to replace the canopy....

Finis 

 

Laterz

PW

[KevinM]

Nice one Guy!So was this your first ICM?they build up real nice and clean

[PanzerWomble]

26 minutes ago, KevinM said:

Nice one Guy!So was this your first ICM?they build up real nice and clean

Cheers 

I've done their 1/32 Glad , and bought another for my stash , WOT6 truck was good, Mercedes W124 I'm on with and it's ok ....the 1/48 HS 126 I binned as the engineering drove me nuts  , and TBh this Ju88 was a nice kit but I just didn't gel with it . Can't put my finger on it TBH , I'm sure it's just me , but I'd take a Eduard over ICM aircraft where possible . 

 

If I'm honest I can't stand the new releases from Airfix either ...disappointing builds to the point where I stopped buying them and sold off the unbuilt ones I had . I had pre ordered the Stalwart in a late night burst of enthusiam..then cancelled the order ...and seeing the reviews felt justified . 

 

[KevinM]

So I have done their He-111 and the A-26B and luv'ed them both no seams on par with Tamiya.I have the 1/32 Falco in the stash bi-planes take a certain amount courage from me that damn upper wing.

[DocRob]

Despite the obstacles, your Ju-88 looks beautiful, PW. I have not build any ICM kits, but have some in stash and they look good in the box. Do you press the masks on on the borders? I always use a wooden toothpick, tracing the edges of canopy maskings.

Cheers Rob

[Rod Bettencourt]

Looks great, thanks for sharing.

 

Rod