 John the OFM  | 21 Jun 2009 6:34 p.m. PST |
OK,I am painting three GFI Stukas for a friend, to use in both Flames of War, and Check Your 6.
I find a LOT of images for Hans Rudel's Stuka. It seems he got shot down a lot.  Is there a "preferred" paint job for him?
Also, does anyone make 1/144 (a/160) decals for his squadron? |
miscmini  | 21 Jun 2009 7:12 p.m. PST |
rlm.at/cont/gal12_e.htm The Eduard Models (Czech) Ju-87G came with markings for Rudel's aircraft. I don't see them at the Squadron Shop site right now but you may find one at one of the other online stores. Tutorial link |
| Top Gun Ace | 21 Jun 2009 9:51 p.m. PST |
Apparently, he was also very adept at destroying Russian armor too….. |
| John the OFM | 21 Jun 2009 10:08 p.m. PST |
My friend and I speculated that 50% of all Stuka models built are probably Rudel.
Just like 50% of all Dr-1s built are painted red. |
| Beowulf | 22 Jun 2009 9:48 a.m. PST |
He was shot down around 6-7 times, wasn't he? |
| Wg Cdr Luddite | 22 Jun 2009 11:39 a.m. PST |
Yep. He trashed more Stukas than most Allied AA gunners. Should have given the bloke a DFC. |
| Beowulf | 22 Jun 2009 1:46 p.m. PST |
Well, you are bound to trash some stukas raking in a score like his. You have to recognize he was very good. |
| Martin Rapier | 23 Jun 2009 6:25 a.m. PST |
I don't think his record of two and half thousand combat sorties has ever been exceeded? He was shot down or crash landed 32 times. |
| Wg Cdr Luddite | 24 Jun 2009 8:25 a.m. PST |
I don't necessarily recognise he was very good. I am distinctly sceptical about information on self-publisising (ex)Nazis from the 1950s when NATO was rehabilitating the West German armed forces. |
| Beowulf | 26 Jun 2009 1:37 p.m. PST |
His record can be confirmed. The Soviets even had a bounty on his head.
He was a Nazi, and probably not a nice person. He still has a very good score, one that probably will not be matched. |
