With Airfix about to re-release its 1/24 Junkers Ju 87B Stuka, aftermarket specialist Airscale has been quick to produce a magnificent 3D-printed resin upgrade/update set that’s sure to impress.
This comprehensive 30-piece Ju 87 Stuka Parts Set (3D24 JUPS) is part of the firm’s recent airscalePRO range and includes the following items:
· Pilot’s seat
· Gunner’s seat
· FuG VII radios (two)
· Throttle quadrant
· Trim unit
· Pilot’s switch panel
· Control column
· Rudder pedals
· Oxygen regulators (two)
· Mainwheels and hubs
· Tailwheel and hub
· MG 15 machine gun
· Fuselage mounted saddle-type ammunition drums (two)
· Rack-mounted saddle-type ammunition drums (four each on two rails)
· Revi 12C gunsight
· Exhausts
Most of these exquisitely detailed 3D-printed resin parts are intended as replacements for the kit’s styrene parts – but several address notable omissions, such as the cockpit oxygen regulators and fuselage-mounted MG 15 ammunition drums. The quality is exceptional, as is the detail, with multi-piece sub-assemblies such as the pilot’s and gunner/radio operator’s seat replaced by a single 3D-printed part, com…