AIMS Ju-88A-4/C-6/D-1

Sheet:

32D008

Units: See review

Price

£10.25 from www.aimsmodels.co.uk

Reviewer:

Scott Van Aken

Continuing with their great Ju-88 sheets for the big Revell kit, this one includes the unique markings for six different aircraft. While I know that the initial offering was an A-1 version with the shorter wings, an A-4 variant has also been issued that expands the number of variants that can be easily done.

This first offering is an A-4 from 6. KG.3 in mid-1943. It has full Eastern Front marings. Unless otherwise stated, all options have the standard bomber scheme of RLM 70/71/65.

Next is the gun nosed C-6 version  flown by 9./KG 3 and a very successful locomotive buster flown by Lt. Udo Cordes.

A Mediterranean theater A-4 with a gondola cannon used on anti-shipping raids with 1./KG 77 is next White fuselage band.

In wintere camo with Eastern Front markings is the next plane from 6/KG 76 in early 1943

A desert scheme is on the D-1 variant of with 1.(F)/121 in the Med during 1943.

The final option is the C-6 version with ZG1 as flown by Erich von Selle in 1944. It is postulated that this plane might be in RLM 72/73/65.

The decals themselves are superbly printed and the instructions are first rate. Each entry has information on that particular plane as well as information on the source of the photo from which the scheme was derived.

I have used AIMs decals and they are superbly done.

February 2013

Thanks to AIMS for the review sheet. You can find this and other products on their website. These sheets are also carried by Hannants in the UK.

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