cockpit accessories?

What is a source for cockpit detail accessories for a Don Still's Stuka. I would assume that the plane is approximately 1/10 scale give or take. Stuff like pilot, controls, instrument panel etc.

Is there is a good web site to see what the inside cockpit details of a Stuka would look like? I am searching.

Also, I cannot remember what the Germans used on the side of their planes to indicate bombing missions.

Thanks for your input.

Bob Smiley
A Lancair 360 builder/pilot trying to be a modeler

LAST EDITED ON Mar-24-04 AT 09:23 PM (CDT)
 
Boy that is a heck of a question. Like profiles, semi-scale stunters are among the hardest of all to do and make a good presentation. It takes a lot of juggling, some artwork and a great deal of TLABR factor (that looks about right) tossed into the mix to do it well.
Best I can tell you is look at the Squadron book on the Ju-87 and Warplanes of the Third Reich, among other books. You'd have to take the Still Stuka dimensions and those of the full size one and extrapolate a rough set of working parameters, because in this case the airplane is NOT in any way exact scale or even close and you are trying to produce a finished product that "looks" good. You will probably have to vastly "tweak" the pilot figure(s) and cockpit detail sizes up or down scale to get it to "look" right in the end- same with the markings and all. It ain't easy to do.

Jake

I believe that Winfred and Bob Hunt have both produced videos on detailing cockpits....Windy uses a bunch of odd stuff, like pins with funny heads, and he fabricates a bunch from wood.

See Ya

LAST EDITED ON Mar-24-04 AT 09:50 PM (CDT)
 
From VSC 2K3:

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From Mr. Google:

http://www.largescaleplanes.com/Reference/Ju%2087B-R.htm

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http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/axis/luft/yong87.htm

http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/axis/luft/grenvillestuka.htm

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http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/axis/luft/snazelju87.htm

Cy

Wow!!!! Those cockpits look like the real thing. Hop in, Master switch on, boost pump on, "Clear" and run er up. I'm ready to go.

Yep, it will be a fakey attempt to get a facimile type of cockpit. That detail level is good for scale planes but a stunter? Leave that for big Al Rabe et al whose planes have a longer life expectancy than us newbies.

I will let you know what I find.

Bob Smiley
A Lancair 360 builder/pilot trying to be a modeler

Not suggesting you go nuts, but giving you the reference material to figure out how far you want to go.

By comparison, the top photo is of a C/L Stunt plane at last year's VSC.

Cy.

You can have a lot of fun with this stuff and it really doesn't take all that much effort. If you are skilled enough to build the airplane, then you can do the cockpit too. Heck, even I can paint pretty nice pilot figures and I am sure not by any measure a great stunt or combat ace.

Jake

LAST EDITED ON Mar-25-04 AT 02:01 PM (CDT)
 
Ron B.
F4Fguy

The best illustrated book,if you can find it,is "STUKA Ju87"published by Janes Publishing Company LTD.The Watanabe drawings are superb.Unfortunately ,at <50 KB the cockpit dwingis very fuzzy,but the book's drawings and printing leave nothing to be desired.None of the photos I've seen show any mission markings,but some of the paint schemes are wild.As to detailing,instrument faces are easily photographed and printed to size.Other cockpit items like throttle quadrants,switches,guns and gunsights are easy to do if you have the references.You can do as much or as little as you see fit.Weight is usually not a problem,the Zero's cockpit cost me about an ounce.There have been other threads on the subject,notably the one started by Al Rabe.

I've always wondered why someone did not do a rendition of the Snake on the Fuselage--it was always the classic "unique and colorful" Stuka scheme.

Cy