A pair of 1/48 Halberstadts

[coyotemagic]

This is a project I've been wanting to do ever since Rowan first released the excellent Pheon Halberstadt Cl.IV decal sheet.  So many terrific options that I knew I had to do both the Halberstadt short fuselage version and the Roland built long version.  I had intended to use the Karaya kits for both of them, but when Mirage released the Roland version, having already built their superb Cl.II, I decided to do a side by side comparison.  This is the scheme in intend to use for the Roland:


And for the Halberstadt, I'll be doing either option #4 or #7.


Compared to the Mirage kit, the Karaya's internal framing detail is a little soft, so for consistency, I chose to get rid of it and add new framing.










The Karaya seat was a little too tall for a Cl.II, so I cut it down to match the Mirage seat.




And made cushions from Citadel Green Stuff.

[coyotemagic]

Here's how they look as of today.  The one in the foreground is the Karaya.


The one behind, of course, is the Mirage.


I'm working on a few more internal details at the moment-wireless sets, ammo drums and engines-then I'll be closing them up.  We've bought a new house and will be moving within a month, so I convinced SWMBO that they needed to be closed up to survive the move, buying myself a bit more bench time before packing it all up and going into black-out.  She's very supportive, not to mention sweet, kind and understanding.
More soon, guys.
Cheers,
Bud

[Rob Hart]

Bud,

This looks like a fun project. The cockpits look great. I was wondering how the 2 kits compared.

[rhallinger]

Great stuff Bud!  I always enjoy your magical work.   These will be beauties!  

Regards,

Bob

[lcarroll]

Good luck with your move, Bud. Looks like a fun project and do protect them in transit. Last, make sure you claim a little space in that new house for a place to apply your talents to plastic, looking forward to an update once you are settled in.
Cheers,
Lance

[GAJouette]

  Bud,
Now that's some project my old friend. Wonderfully outstanding progress to date,looking forward to following this excellent thread.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[NinetythirdLiberator]

Whew, Bud!  I really love those seat cushions...they look so real!

Keep going and for heavens sake keep posting!! 

Cheers,

Dan

[Des]

Excellent progress so far Bud, this will be a very interesting topic to follow, and I agree, the seat cushions look great.

Des.

[michael]

Great work Bud i will be following closely 

michael

[RAGIII]

Bud,
Terrific work on the details and painting. Looking forward to your progress.
RAGIII

[Pete Nottingham]

Great job so far Bud, they both look really good.

Cheers

Pete.

[Chris Johnson]

Two builds at once? I tip my hat to you! I also envy your ability to roll up your sleeves and start cutting and hacking. I still haven't gotten to that stage of development yet with my aircraft models.

Cheers,

Chris

[Epeeman]

Hello, Bud -

Just catching up with what's been going on recently.   I will watch your progress carefully as I know you always do superb work in this scale.   

Great progress so far - I really like your knocked seat cushions.

Regards

Dave

[mgunns]

Hello Bud:

I like your seat cushion work.  Very convincing not to mention the interior work, but I will, it really looks the part. 
I like these kits and I will enjoy watching you work them to completion.  Good luck on the move, always fun.............

Best

Mark

[pepperman42]

An interesting comparison build and both well done!. Looking forward to the next posts.

Steve