I’m about to start detailing a Ju 87 B Stuka in 1/72, unfortunately the only resin set that I have found is the Aires Ju 87G detail.
Do you know if there is any substantial diference in the cockpits of the B & G or can I use the Aires set in my aircraft?
Any hint will be appreciated.
Saul
I know that the G had a twin mechinegun mount for the rear seat while the B had a single rear-firing gun. Beyond that, I’m afraind I don’t know. Hope that helps a little.
I’m not 100% sure, but I don’t think there are any major, substantial differences. Along with the twin MGs, the G series Stuka had the streamlined canopy introduced in the D series, which might make a difference. The G-1 Stuka was basically a D-3, and the G-2 was a D-5. If you are having problems finding G series cockpit photos (to check for differences), you might want to try looking for Ju-87D cockpit photos instead.
See if you can find a copy of Squadron’s “The Junkers Ju-87 in Action”. It will show most of the differences in the two cockpits. Unfortunately I don’t know if it’s still in publication.
I have a copy of the Junkers JU-87 in action book, and the only apparent difference in the pilots section of the cockpit is the rudder pedals. On early Stukas, the oval shaped pedals like the ones on this Me-109E-1:
While the later variants had the more fancy looking late style rudder pedals like the ones on this Me-109G-6:
If you have a spare set of rudder pedals from a 109 or some other luftwaffe aircraft, they would do the job. They were all pretty much the same.
In the gunners section there were alot of changes unfortunatly. Because of the twin mount gun turret used instead of the single MG-15 used on the earlier aircraft. However, the basic structure of the thing looks the same, there’s just a different layout for the ammo drums and guns.
Send me an email and I’ll send you some pics that might help.
I’ve just finished scratchbuilding a fully detailed cockpit for Fujimi’s 1/72 Ju87 B and it was surprisingly simple ! Have you thought about doing that?
As for the difference between the Two cockpits there is no significant difference except as mentioned above (rear guns, and pedals).
Hope this helps?
PS what kit are you building?