Ju 87-B2 Picchiatello - 237a Squadriglia 96° Gruppo
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1 October 2015, 09:44

I start to fill the smooth surfaces of the Italeri cockpit with some scratch built panels.
1 October 2015, 09:56

Cristian Excellent start really like the scratch build and the cockpit work done.
16 October 2015, 07:15

Thank you Antonio...now it's almost finished, soon I add new pictures 🙂
16 October 2015, 07:35

Sorry Martien but i would like to add that is going really well, the chipping is really good as the color to cover the german insignia is good work, Cristian, really well done
16 October 2015, 23:06

Thanks guys, you're too kind 🙂 ...now start my wife job... soon new pictures 😛
17 October 2015, 07:05

Grazie Roberto, ho molti dubbi sulla effettiva "correttezza" storica...più libri sfoglio e più i dubbi aumentano sulla camo che ho scelto 🙂
17 October 2015, 09:29

Whether it is 100% historically correct, is no problem for me, Cristian. It looks very good (L'interno sembra perfetto lì) google transl 🙂
17 October 2015, 09:43

This is one amazing finish, Congrats Christian! Love the weathering effects!
17 October 2015, 09:59

Mart it's true that often italian specialist cover the german insignia in "artistic way" 🙂 But I'm not sure that Italian Stuka was entirely RLM70.. I have found a book that sustains they were RLM70-RLM71....and I fell into a slump😉
17 October 2015, 09:59

@ Martien I absolutely agree with you the model look really good and the cockpit is really well done, Way to go Cristian!!!
17 October 2015, 12:20

You got the "Grotts' looking just right, and they were a tough bird that took a beating.
Well done. 🙂
17 October 2015, 12:42

Cristian, I'm no Italian Stuka expert, but your build is going to look great. Have fun 👍
19 October 2015, 15:03

Thanks Pierre, today I add the pictures of the finished model. 🙂
20 October 2015, 06:45

Another great build, Cristian. Also the interior looks great. And with the weathering and other nationality marks it is become a remarkable model. Well done
21 October 2015, 04:44

Nice! Can anybody reveal to me why the Italian Stukas don't have national insigna on the upperside of the wings?
21 October 2015, 15:29

@ Jan seems that only few picchiatello have "fasci" (itlian insigna) on upper wings, but sincerely the reason is unknown to me. I've seen also undersides fasci in inverted position...Italians are a little artists 😄
22 October 2015, 10:44
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With all the doubts on the historical correctness of my model, I hope to have represented well a Picchiatello of the Italian divers.
The name "Picchiatello" born from a word-joke : "Dive" in italian is traslated with "tuffo" (if we speak of swim) and "picchiata" (if we speak of flight). The word "picchiatello" means instead fool or crazy man.