Here are some pix of my Zvezda Ju87 models in 1/144 painted for the Regia Aeronautica and more or less based on an illustration of a machine from 309 Squadriglia, 97 Gruppo captured by the British at Tobruk (pix taken from Bill Gunston, "Aircraft of World War II"). Included is a picture of the box art.
National Decals are from a set by "1/144 Direct" if I remember correctly, plane identification numbers are probably spare 1/144 ones from a Japanese pre-painted aircraft & the fuselage stripe is made up from white decal paper. Putting on the individual numbers on the wheel spats had me gnashing my teeth!
I left them a bit paint damaged to suggest they have been doing some hard work under difficult conditions.
I found the plastic of the kits quite soft & "soapy" - they did not hold paint well, even when carefully washed & prepped. Painting the canopies was a nightmare - I always use acrylics for this task as I find it easier to control the paint flow.
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