1:32 Revell Ju88A1 conv to Ju88G1 Mistel 2, KG200

[BezoulaBuilds]

The story on this one.  Early 2011 I am making plans to return to my childhood hobby. College, career, marriage, kids and life just got in the way. Yes, this is a familiar story for many of us.

Before buying anything I spent several months mining the internet to collect data on the current state of scale modeling. I discovered SPAR, LSP, Model Madness, ARC, HS and I poured over anything I found interesting. Then I latched on to Doogs' and followed his early efforts, F4F in kid colors and his P51B. Through the magic of technology and asking many questions I ramped up to dive in.

I have always loved the scheme and the history of Mistels or Composite Aircraft. I found myself digging all kinds of research on German Composite planes. Came very close to buying a 1:48 Mistel kit. Nope, I'm all about 1:32.

So here goes.  The Mistel 2 FW190A8 is on a separate thread.


Revell's Ju88A 1 will be my donor kit. I secured 4 of these kits at Squadron's Black Friday sale in 2012. At less than $20 a kit this is a great value.


I'm all about research. Not only a great read but lots of data on the Mistel series.


AIMS Mistel 2 Conversion came with a nice decal sheet. Markings for the FW190 (see my FW190 WIP) included and markings for a Ju88 G1, yes I have the G1 conversion in my stash. 

Pastor John McIllmurray is an authority on Ju88 and his resin conversions are well planned and executed.  John has been great to work with and has always answered my questions and stands by his resin castings.

His conversions are not for the faint of heart.  Much creative engineering on the builder side is required.  It's a fun ride, so buckle up.


AIMS conversion includes Warhead, Rudder, Wing Extension, BMW801 Engines, Ailerons, Struts for FW190 mount and Photo Etch. There is a Funkgerät DF with a clear vac-u-form spine. This may be omitted as I am questioning whether this was removed for the Mistel aircraft. Photographs/profiles/drawings of "Red 12" and other Ju88 G1 Mistel planes do not show a DF system.  Assumption the DF hardware was on the 190 or 109 aircraft.


I already started cleaning the engine parts. I am considering using EagleParts BMW801 Cowl Ring/Fan and Propellers.  To be determined how I scale down the Ju88 kit propellers and work the resin parts.


Aftermarket: MDC Bomb Racks, Aires Wheelset, G Factor Brass Landing Gear (highly recommended as this bird will be heavy) and CMK 900L Drop Tanks.

Then Profimodeller and AIMS hurt me.

Will be using smooth (no tread) wheels in lieu of tread wheels.

The tail wheel/bay should be fun as assembly closely matches my control line flying days building balsa wood planes with bulk heads/stringers/tissue and some good dope.

[deafpanzer]

WOW! Very interesting subject... even tho I am not into wingies but you definitely have my attention! Good luck!

[Rick]

Wow mr B. Now this looks very interesting indeed. And big too! Andy, is there room on the front row if I pull up my lazy boy and keep an eye on this one along with you and the crowd that's sure to follow shortly.

Rick

[BezoulaBuilds]

Sure missed you guys!  Priority builds and bench rebuild kept me away from this project. The Fw190 Mistel 2 is done so finally it on the the Ju88 Mistel 2.


The Fw190 was finished April 2015 and now awaits the Ju88G1.


Some cutting and test fitting on the Ju88. The AIMS components fit well. Noting, plenty of putty work will be required. Not the scary kind of putty work.

ENGINE WORK

First step in preparing the BWM801's engine nacelle/engine requires hollowing out the engine exhaust flange to fit at nacelle rear mount. Using my Dremel tool I got to work.


As you can see much work is required to thin the inside to fit on the leading edge of the nacelle rear mount. Care must be taken to preserve a uniform thickness of the exhaust flanges.


The difficult part is keeping a steady hand during the grind off process. The finished work is placed on a stand for photo. I held the engine in my left hand and worked the Dremel tool with my right hand.


Finished with no disaster. Will gently hand sand to achieve desired thickness of the exhaust flanges. Tic marks are for placement of a styrene disc for glue surface on the nacelle rear mount.

[BezoulaBuilds]

RUDDDER FIT

While I was in the mood for grinding resin I worked on the Ju88G1 rudder.


I carefully measured where the kit rudder plug would meet on the G1 rudder. Swapping out a smaller grinding tool I hollowed out the rudder to accept the kit rudder plug.


The kit rudder plug was trimmed down to accept the G1 rudder.


Test fit.


We're good. The rudder need to slide forward about 1mm. Some light filling might be needed, TBD.

[wbill76]

Looks like you had a good round with the Dremel, nice to see this one moving again.

[adt70hk]

Very different from the usual! I couldn't believe it when I first saw a picture of one. Really looking forward to how this turns out.

Andrew

[BezoulaBuilds]

Feb 19, 2016 12:44:54 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

Looks like you had a good round with the Dremel, nice to see this one moving again.

It's always a good day when the Dremel plays nice.

[panzerjager2]

Very cool Mistel

[Leon]

Nice work with the Dremel!

[wing_nut]

Since I totally missed this the 1st time around I am oh so happy you posted that update. The 190 looks awesome and the 88 is on track to be its equal. I'll be watching for more.

I love the whole Mistel concept. No intentions to high jack your thread but thought I'd share a "concept" Mitsel I did in 144th.

[BezoulaBuilds]

Feb 19, 2016 19:05:54 GMT -5 wing_nut said:

Since I totally missed this the 1st time around I am oh so happy you posted that update. The 190 looks awesome and the 88 is on track to be its equal. I'll be watching for more.

I love the whole Mistel concept. No intentions to high jack your thread but thought I'd share a "concept" Mitsel I did in 144th.



Hijack my thread?  No Way!  Love the subject and your build is one of (if not) the best 144th work I have ever seen.  Thanks for posting this beauty.

[mustang1989]

Man I just love these Mistels. The Fw190 half of it turned out great!!! Can't wait to see this giant beauty take form!!!

[Rick]

Great to see you back on MSC and to finish this one up. Bring on the Mistel!

Rick

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