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This is a nice little kit. I assembled it without even opening the putty tube. All pieces fit exactly. Well detailed cockpit and passenger seat. The cockpit could be enhanced with the Eduard PE set. I discovered it to late, pity. Anyway the cockpit looks nice straight from the box. Just added some wall detail, belts and buckles.
Version : Junkers J13/1 Werk Num. 531. First ever all-metal passenger plane. Second F13 built. First name sported was "Hertha". Test flights between 26.6 and 16.7.1919. Original provisional register D-183, definitive D-1 (first German Aricraft civil register). In 18.7.1919 changed name to ¨Nachtigall¨. On 13.4.1922 entered service for Bayerischen Luft Lloyd - Munich until 1925. On 1926 entered service for Deutsche Lufthansa AG in Berlin-Dresden and Berlin-Stettin routes until 1929. In 1934 received a new register D-OJOP. In 1939 retired from service having flown 2618 hours. Went to the Berlin-Moabit Museum again with register D-1. Destroyed by anglo-american bombers on 1943.
| KIT | Ju F13 - Revell 1/72 |
| COMMENTS | Very good, no putty |
| MODIFICATIONS | Detailed cockpit |
| REFERENCES | Hugo Junkers and his aircraft, Vol 1 & 2, Günter Schmitt, Motor
Buch V. Enciclopedia Delta de la Aviación Vol 9 & 13 Flugzeug Foto Archiv Vol 1 & 5 Lufthansa - An Airline and its aircraft, R. Davies, Airlife Junkers - Bilder der Lufthart, A. Sutton 1997 Lufthansa, M Hooks, A. Sutton 2000 Dröhende Motores Fliegende Kisten Coole Drinks, B. Fucks, J. Verlag 2000
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| PAINT | General - Tamiya X11 Chrome Silver, Tamiya X1 Gloss Black Airbrush mix - 1 Paint + 2 (Tamiya thinner + Alcohol) Varnish - Tamiya Semi-gloss (4 X + 1 X) Airbrush mix - 1 Paint + 1 (Tamiya thinner + Alcohol) Detail - Cockpit : XF65 Field Grey Tamiya, Passenger cabin : XF19 Sky Grey, Seats : X18 Semi-gloss Black, Airscrew : X11 Chrome Silver & XF52 Flat Earth, Exhaust : X10 Gun Metal, Hubs : X11, Tyres : XF63 German Grey. All brush painted. |
| DECALS | Modified kit decals, black and silver Superscale strips |
| FINISHED | May 96 |
| HOURS | 8 |
