Ju88 fuselage cross section

[N.Ishigaki]

I got a Revell 1:32 Ju88A-1 kit a few monthe ago.
Good kit, but I have a quistion.

The fuselage of the kit is "edged" just above the wing.
I've never seens such a "edged" photo before.

Revell researched the restored U4+TK, and I looked for the photo from
http://www.ju88.net/ , but I can't find a photo to decide whether
the fuselage cross section of the kit is accurate or not.

[ArtieBob]

I haven't seen the actual kit yet, just pictures. However there are quite a few photos around showing Ju 88 fuselages with wings removed. The basic wing attachment points were "socket" fasteners and the wing skin butted up to the fuselage. Many aircraft of this vintage used a non-structural fairing strip to aerodynamically seal any gap and smooth air flow transition between the fuselage and wing. Most drawings I have (but not all) show this strip on both the top and bottom surfaces of the wing. Structurally, IMHO it is not really part of either. I hope this answers your question.

Best regards,

ArtieBob

[N.Ishigaki]

Thank you ArtieBob,

I'm wondering about the line on the attached file.
(Original picture is from http://www.hyperscale.com/images/ju88a132dw_2.jpg)

If the line exists, 1:32 modellers can feel happy, but
1:48 (dragon) and 1:72 (hasegawa/zvezda/italeri) modeller might not...

[edNorth]

Mr. Ishigaki,

This were metal plate (skin) joints overlapping and thus correct, usually/often filled in with red putty (perhaps should be smoothed slightly down as less than 2-3 mm in real 1:1 size (or slightly filled in) whilst doing serious modeling?), but basically the horizontal ´line´ was the joint between upper and lower half. Good photos of fuselages in construction jigs can be seen in Aero Detail No.20 ´Ju 88´ P.70 (English + Japanese text).

Best regards
ed

[ChrisS]

Originally Posted by N.Ishigaki

If the line exists, 1:32 modellers can feel happy, but
1:48 (dragon) and 1:72 (hasegawa/zvezda/italeri) modeller might not...

Hello Mr Ishigaki

Do you mean the yellow line around the fuselage? If you do mean this then it is correct, it's part of the unit markings for KG 54. I asked this question myself over on LEMB and several members kindly sent me photographic proof.

Much easier to reproduce in 1/32nd scale

Best Regards

Chris

[N.Ishigaki]

Thank you ed!

I'll try to find the book, perhaps somewhere in the chaotic pile of books in my room.