1/48 Hasegawa Junkers Ju 87G-2 Stuka 

"Tank-Buster"

kit# 09054 JT54

Inbox Preview by Tudor Gheorghiu on June 4 2008

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This is Hasegawa's boxing of the famous "Tank-Buster". The kit comes with nicely made and crispy molding, as expected from Hasegawa.

The kit includes:

  • 12 gray sprues
  • 2 clear sprues, with 4 pieces for the canopy
  • A total of 113 pieces
  • One decal sheet
  • Dimensions of model: wingspan: 313 mm, length 232 mm

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The kit looks very good overall, yet it does contains a few issues that might need some attention:

  • As seen in the close-up picture, the wings have tips glued to them, just before the kit was boxed. This is because the kit is a modified version of the 1/48 Junker Ju 87D-3; this change is not nicely implemented, so sanding is necessary
  • The step-zones on the wing roots are also from the D-3 version
  • Although the "Tank-Buster" has side cockpit armor panels, these are missing from the kit
  • Gun pods are under-detailed
  • Flaps hinges have a bulky appearance
  • Decals might have yellowed due to age of the kit

Finally, the profile that the kit provides is Hans-Ulrich Rudel's Stuka, Kdr./SG2, painted in the RLM 70/71 scheme.

The painting scheme can be easily replaced with the winter one, if you have reference pictures available.

The kit definitely comes to a nice Out-Of-Box build.

I hope this review has proven helpful and happy modeling!

Tudor

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Photos and text © by Tudor Gheorghiu