Hi gents,
Finally, OOB and into the RFI! I am not much of a photographer so sorry about that. 
I am glad I finished it before I could lose my mojo since the build took forever.
There have been a lot of mistakes made, but valuable lessons learned!
Any critique and comments are more than welcome!
Thanks for looking!
Best,
Nikola
Beautifully done around weathering camo [Y]
Beautifully executed model and photos! She looks smashing.
Nice job! Is that a new airfix kit? How did you like it?
Very nice Stuka Nikola. Your photography skills aren’t to shabby either. Don’t sweat it.
I can offer a few pointers if you’d like. If you’re looking to improve the realism a bit more there are a few simple tricks you can employ that will go a long way to help convince the eye. One easy step is to sand down the edges of open panels or intakes, vents, exhaust stacks, etc. Get them paper thin or as close as you reasonably can. Many of these objects are no thicker than 1/8in so at 1:48 scale you can imagine it’s actually pretty d@mn thin. For an open panel like a gun bay it’s more likely that there will be some kind of flange or border that the panels screw into. It’s an easy thing to sand down a wing opening thin from underneath and build up the border based on photos of the aircraft. Makes a huge difference.
When displaying engines it can help to add some hoses and cables that fit around the engine. Use original photos of the aircraft and not refurbished aircraft pics.
I’m not too familiar with weathering patterns for German aircraft, but you’ve done a nice job with weathering yours. I can see the steps you took to arrive at this. It looks like you have a good eye for getting it done. =]
Hope that’s of some use. Again, you’ve got a great looking Stuka. Hats off to you.
What a great looking build
Excellent work…
Stunning Stuka. [Y][Y]
Interesting choice to leave the engine exposed. Looks great!
Outstanding model - Tthe work you put into it really paid off, and I’m coming to appreciate your unusual preshading and weathering methods. Well done!
Nicely done. Looks like a great kit.
She came ouit grea, lovely looking Stuka. Thank for shareing and for your really interesting build log.
Fabulous paint and weathering all around. Congrats!
Hi Nick,
Thank you very much! Appreciated!
Best,
Nikola
Thanks Keavdog! Very glad you like it! 
Yes, that is the new kit. IMHO it’s a very good kit, well engineered, with options for open gun bays and exposed engine, as well as the Condor Legion markings.
It had a couple of hiccups in the instructions though. Another thing which is very strange is that the gun sight is not provided.
Otherwise very good fit and quality.
I would recommend it.
Best,
Nikola
Hi Bvallot,
Thank you very much! Glad you like it!
Your valuable tips are much appreciated! They will definitelly take my modelling skills to the next level. Thank you!
Best,
Nikola
Thank you Tempestjohnny! Much appreciated!
Best,
Nikola
Thank you very much Lawdog! I am very glad you like it!
Best,
Nikola
Thank you Greg! Appreciated!
I had to show the engine, could not resist it. My first model bulid as such.
Best,
Nikola
Thank you very much Mrmike! Appreciated!
I am also very glad that you like my complementary pre-shading method. Most of the mistakes I made on this one are to do with me still experimenting with it, combined with things like multi-layer chipping, etc… The method definitelly needs improvement, development and perfecting, but I am at least one step closer to what I think it should be…
I am just glad I didn’t take it beyond the point of no return, haha.
Best,
Nikola
Thank you Chemteacher! Appreciated!
IMHO, it is a very nice and well engineered kit with some nice options.
However, there were some minor hiccups in the instructions and the fact that the gun sight is not provided is very strange.
Still, I would definitelly recommend it.
Best,
Nikola