Ju 87B-2/R-2 Picchiatello Dive Bomber 1/48 Italeri

The Stuka, in Italian service, was called the Picchiatello, meaning ‘crackpot’. Whether that refers to how crazy you have to be to turn into a ninety-degree dive and rain bombs on your target is up for interpretation. The early war years saw Italian pilots flying the Ju 87 to significant success, but the ability of the dive bomber to sow terror and havoc was curtailed, in comparison with the German use, due to low numbers deployed. Nevertheless, the “Picchiatello” and its bombs made quite the mark.

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Product Details:

Country: Germany
Parts: 140+
Scale: 1/48
Model Length: 9 in (229 mm)
Skill Level: 4
– Painting and assembly required
– 9 sprues
– Optional position canopy
– Photo-etched parts
– Includes external loads
– Hose
– Clear parts
– Decals
– Illustrated instructions and paint guides

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Paint & Decal Guides:

A. Regia Aeronautica, 239a Squadriglia, Cap. G. Cenni, Mediterranean, April 1941
Flat Black
Flat Dark Tan
Metallic Flat Aluminum
Flat Medium Green
Flat Gunmetal
Flat Gunship Grey
Grey RLM 02
Flat Rust
Flat Rubber
Schwarzgrun RLM 70
Flat Dunkelgrun RLM 71
Flat Hellblau RLM 65

B. Regia Aeronautica, 237a Squadriglia, 97^th Gr. Aut. B. aT., Galatina (Lecce), Italy, November 1940
Flat Black
Flat Dark Tan
Metallic Flat Aluminum
Flat Medium Green
Flat Gunmetal
Flat Gunship Grey
Grey RLM 02
Flat Rust
Flat Rubber
Schwarzgrun RLM 70
Flat Dunkelgrun RLM 71
Flat Hellblau RLM 65

C. Regia Aeronautica, 236a Squadriglia, 96^th Gr. Aut. B. aT., Comiso (Sicily), Italy, September 1940
Flat Black
Flat Dark Tan
Metallic Flat Aluminum
Flat Medium Green
Flat Gunmetal
Flat Gunship Grey
Grey RLM 02
Flat Rust
Flat Rubber
Schwarzgrun RLM 70
Flat Dunkelgrun RLM 71
Flat Hellblau RLM 65

D. Regia Aeronautica (British captured), 236a Squadriglia, Libya, September 1941
Flat Black
Flat Dark Tan
Metallic Flat Aluminum
Flat Medium Green
Flat Gunmetal
Flat Gunship Grey
Grey RLM 02
Flat Rust
Flat Rubber
Schwarzgrun RLM 70
Flat Dunkelgrun RLM 71
Flat Hellblau RLM 65

E. Ju 87 R-2, Luftwaffe, 6/StG 2, Libya, 1942
Flat Black
Flat Dark Tan
Metallic Flat Aluminum
Flat Medium Green
Flat Gunmetal
Flat Gunship Grey
Grey RLM 02
Flat Rust
Flat Rubber
Schwarzgrun RLM 70
Flat Dunkelgrun RLM 71
Flat Sandgelb RLM 79
Flat Hellblau RLM 65

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