Winter Camo for Stuka JU 87?

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I would love to model my Stuka in winter camo from it’s campaigns in Finland or Scandanavia.

Anyone have any great examples I could check out?

Mark

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Google is your friend…type in Ju87…click then click images at the top of the page…

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Essentially they used the Huckleberry Finn method…white wash the upper surfaces to break up the dark camo.

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This is a Stuka 87D I did a while back. I found this unusual winter scheme off the decal set I used for it. The service was in Russia 1943-44. Instead of a white wash, white dots were sprayed over the original splinter camo. Also, check out the Wing’s Palette site. They have an extensive marking/color archive.

Andy

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Be careful - I’d want photographic evidence that Stukas were actually used in combat in those areas during the winter months, as opposed to spring or summer. Norway especially.

Cheers,

Chris.

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I did a winter camo on an Fw-190A-6 in the Feb 2008 issue of Scale Aircraft Modeller abd tried to explain the basics for application of the finish. They are quite variable but it would give you a starting point to work from. But I second Chris and confirm winter camo from photographic evidence or at the very least a profile in a book.

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Here’s a couple.

Jerry

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Looks like it could be the same aircraft in the photo as the profile. Shows how innacurate the profiles can be sometimes.