Junkers Ju-188 W-2

[TomZ]

Junkers Ju-188 W-2



In 1941 the Heinkel He-115 serving with the Luftwaffe was showing its age. Introduced in 1939 the He-115 was too slow and lightly armed to survive in a hostile environment. The Luftwaffe starting searching for a replacement and the Junkers factory offered to convert the new Ju-188 bomber to a seaplane.



The first Ju-188 flew in January 1942 and a batch of 48 aircraft were ordered, which were delivered from August 1942. Although faster than the He-115, the Ju-188W was still not very high with 412 km/h and the aircraft fared little better than its predecessor. Total production of the Ju-188W was 63 aircraft.





Model: 1/72 Italeri Ju-188, floats from Revell He-115

TomZ

[Wardukw]

A 188 on floats Ohhh hell yeah    ;
Tom mate you nailed this one..top marks bud 

[NARSES2]

Now that's come out very well 

[zenrat]

Noice.

I have a Do.17 earmarked for similar treatment.

[Dizzyfugu]

Oh, I like that.  Even though the floats could have ended up a bit further ahead, with the engines more or less above their center.

[AndrewF]

Simple but effective. Looks great.

[stevehed]

Very nice.

[63cpe]

Nice! very well done!

David aka 63cpe

[Doug K]

Excellent