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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: Mike Norris on February 04, 2024, 08:42:41 AM
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Hi all
As my build of the Macchi M.5 is drawing to a close I'll be starting the next model.
This will be the resin 'Lukgraph' model of the Halberstadt D.II, Serial No:810/16 Vzfw. Erich Schutlz of the Royal Jagdstaffel 25, operating from Kanatrlarci, Macedonia in early 1917
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/header.jpg)
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Looking forward to this, my older son is waiting on his 1:48 version so we’ll both be following your progress.
Dutch
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I'll be watching this topic! Love the Halberstadt D series. Having the kit in hand, what do you make of it? I'd really like to add one to the stash, but having tried a few I haven't really warmed up to 3-D printed parts yet. It'll probably be the only game in town for 1/32nd, though.
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Love these early fighters so watching with interest :)
Paul
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Best of luck..... ;) :)
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I'll be watching this topic! Love the Halberstadt D series. Having the kit in hand, what do you make of it? I'd really like to add one to the stash, but having tried a few I haven't really warmed up to 3-D printed parts yet. It'll probably be the only game in town for 1/32nd, though.
Hi Vickers,
Check out this earlier post,
Mike
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=14145.15 (https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=14145.15)
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Hi all,
Interesting information.
Some references indicate that the inboard trailing edge of the wings were composed of a wooden member, as opposed to the wire or cable common on many of the First World War-era German single-engined aircraft.
Photographic evidence indicates that many examples were rigged with washout on the lower wings, which gave the impression of a curved or twisted lower wing trailing edge.
In some photos even the upper wings have a similar ‘trailing edge droop’ on the fixed section inboard of the ailerons.
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/washout.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/washoutshot.jpg)
The kit wings do seem to have this, although only slightly.
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/washout1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/washout2.jpg)
That said, other photographs of unpainted aircraft show what appears to be the standard wing rib linen covered construction.
Difficult to see any wing trailing edge wood construction.
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/seethrough.jpg)
Mike
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As I was one shouting loudly for this model from LukGraph, I am looking forward to seeing you work your magic Mike.
Good luck,
David
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Hi all,
The wings supplied in the kit are cast in resin and have internal metal reinforcing rods to prevent warping of the wings.
Comparing the wing shapes and detail to reference material shows that some aspects of the wings require changing to make them closer to that of the actual wings:
The wing ribs tapes are too heavily cast.
The wing trailing edges do not reflect enough the ’washout’ droop at the inboard sections of the wings.
The leading edges of the upper wing halves are of different thickness.
The top surface of the wings appear to be too ’bulged’ around the central area.
The upper wings have a degree of warp.
So to correct these will require some work,
Mike
Examples of wing 'washout' and lack of visibility of the wing tapes
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/washoutshot.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/wings2.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/wings1.jpg)
The kit supplied upper wings
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/wings3.jpg)
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As I said, best of luck..... ;) But if anyone can do a good job on this kit, you can.
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Hi all
Another problem found
The kit supplied 3D printed propeller has the blade twist in the wrong direction
This can't be corrected, so will need to be replaced with a correct propeller
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/prop1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/prop2.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/prop3.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/prop4.jpg)
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Hi all
Some progress for the Halberstadt
Plastic card tabs were added to the fuselage halves to help align the fuselage halves
Machine gun cutouts made
Holes made for the lower wing support rods, control column, elevator and rudder control cables
Test fitting the basic cockpit structure
Upper wing radiator cutout
Rudder and elevator rods added
Upper and lower wing warp removed using immersion in hot water
Wing trailing edge 'washout' (droop) added
Rib tapes sanded off (will be replaced)
Aileron support rods added
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/fusprep1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/fusprep2.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/fusprep3.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/fusprep4.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/fusprep5.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/fusprep6.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/fusprep8.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/tail.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/wings4.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/wings5.jpg)
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She’s looking good so far, Mike. One question, though, the second photo, the one showing the cutouts around the engine, seems to show a pretty irregular surface—what we used to refer to as “orange peel” in the autobody trade. Is that just a trick of the camera/light, or are the castings actually that rough?
Dutch
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Great to see your meticulous approach again. And pity that Lukgraph kits continue to require so many... let us call them - amendments...
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She’s looking good so far, Mike. One question, though, the second photo, the one showing the cutouts around the engine, seems to show a pretty irregular surface—what we used to refer to as “orange peel” in the autobody trade. Is that just a trick of the camera/light, or are the castings actually that rough?
Dutch
Hi Dutch,
It's the photo - the general surface is OK.
Mke
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Hi all
Response from 'Lukgraph' about the propeller
Mike
"We found this issue, mirroring was accidentally turned on while printing.
We replaced all propellers in sets. Of course we will send the correct one.
Please contact us.
Best regards
Lukas"
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Excellent news, and something I expected to see given Lukasz' track record of assisting folks with broken bits.
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Excellent news, and something I expected to see given Lukasz' track record of assisting folks with broken bits.
Hi Zac,
Yes indeed, good customer service.
However, not needed if the fragile parts had been better protected for transit,
Mike
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A very good point.
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Excellent progress Mike! There's a lot of work going into this kit :)
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Hi all
To reinstate the sanded off wing rib tapes
Strips of 1.0mm wide plastic card of 0.2mm thickness were cut
These were secured onto the wings using thin CA adhesive
They were then sanded to reduce their thickness and to blend them more to the wing surfaces
The wings were grey primed, as this shows any high spots or ridges
Where necessary I sanded again and re-primed until the desired effect was achieved
The wings will be painted later in this build
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/wings6.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/wings7.jpg)
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Good progress Mike. Could you explain a little more how the wing trailing edge droop was added………was that part of the hot water immersion/bending technique?
Looking forward to more,
David
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Good progress Mike. Could you explain a little more how the wing trailing edge droop was added………was that part of the hot water immersion/bending technique?
Looking forward to more,
David
Hi David
The resin used to cast the the wings, is softer than some resins
Also they have metal reinforcing rods inside to help prevent warp
Immersing the wings into hot water for a few minutes makes the resin pliable, so easily reformed by hand
Once your happy, hold in position until the resin cools
Mike
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Ok thanks Mike……..your results look excellent!
David
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Nice work Mike. One of the things putting me off starting the LukGraph Albatros is sanding off all the overdone rib tapes......
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Nice work Mike. One of the things putting me off starting the LukGraph Albatros is sanding off all the overdone rib tapes......
Hi Nigel,
Yes it seems to be a thing with their rib tapes.
You can carefully scrape or sand away the 'bump stitches' along the rib tapes and reduce the tapes to a more in-scale thickness.
That's what I did on the Hanriot HD.1 build.
A lot easier than this method of re-instating with plastic strips,
Mike
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Hi all,
More preparation before assembly.
The fuselage cabane struts and interplane struts were all drilled and pinned for locating.
The forward 'feet' of the rudder support frame and the tail skid assembly were also drilled and pinned for locating.
The opening in the upper wing was chain drilled and shaped to accept the 3D printed radiator.
The four 'feet' of the landing gear struts were drilled and pinned for location.
The kit supplied Steel rod was cut to length for the axle.
The kit supplied photo-etch cooling cover and front cover for the 3D printed machine gun were added,
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/cabstrut1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/intstrut3.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/tail1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/tailskid.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/rad.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/gear1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/gear2.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/gun1.jpg)
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Really impressive craftsmanship Mike! Appreciate all these build logs and pictures - I've learned so much from them / you - thanks for the hard work :)
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Superb work as always Mike. Impressive engineering and craftsmanship on display.
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Another great Norris build clipping right along... it's important (to me, at least) that you and most of the other folks on the forum take the time to chronicle the bumps and detours on the road. I've learned far more that way than if everything was presented as an already perfect & finished result.
Dutch
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Great guide for those who will tackle this kit and will want to get most of it. Thanks, Mike.
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Hi all
The fuselage halves have been painted with Raw Sienna oil paint for wood effect
The basic cockpit assembly is complete with added pipe to the hand pump and throttle and spark advance control rods
The engine is complete, including added:
Ignition leads
Carburettor fuel supply pipe
Cam shaft oil pipe
Throttle control rod
Now it all needs to be weathered before rigging the rudder, elevator and aileron control line and fitting the control column and rudder bar
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/pit1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/pit2.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/pit3.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/pit4.jpg)
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Very nice work Mike, that's come together very well. Looking forward to the next stage.
It's a pity that the build lines are still so evident on some of the parts. But at least these parts won't be too obvious on the finished build.
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Very nice work Mike, that's come together very well. Looking forward to the next stage.
It's a pity that the build lines are still so evident on some of the parts. But at least these parts won't be too obvious on the finished build.
Hi Nigel,
Yes, but as you say, very little will be seen inside the cockpit once the fuselage is closed up.
Even less of the engine.
Mike
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Hi all
I've added the rudder, elevator and aileron control lines to the cockpit
These are 0.5mm diameter blackened Brass tube with 'EZ' stretch line (Fine), as that line is more visible inside the cockpit
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/contlines1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/contlines2.jpg)
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Hi all
I added the machine gun trigger cable on the control column and weathered the cockpit and engine
Then the fuselage was now closed up with the support rods for the lower wing fitted
One thing to be careful of is to not break the bottom of the control column, which protrudes from the underside of the fuselage
That shouldn't be a problem once the landing gear is fitted
Now its onto cleaning up the fuselage seam joint
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/joined1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/joined2.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/joined3.jpg)
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That cockpit and engine setup looks great, Mike! Beautiful work!
it's important (to me, at least) that you and most of the other folks on the forum take the time to chronicle the bumps and detours on the road. I've learned far more that way than if everything was presented as an already perfect & finished result.
I agree wholeheartedly Dutch. There's a place for both approaches but the way many members here take the time to document and share their experiences makes for a great read and, should one be fortunate enough to have the subject kit in their stash, a great form of tutorial.
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Superb work Mike, that's gone together really well and looks great.
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Hi all
The fuselage and upper and lower wings have been cleaned and primed, ready for painting
I've added most of the kit supplied photo-etch parts, except for the rigging brackets for the interplane struts
The aircraft did not have these brackets and the angle required for some of the rigging tabs will not align with the fitted rigging lines
The fuselage had pre-molded raised 'strips', intended as a base for the photo-etch stitching lines
Adding the photo-etch onto those strips would make the stitching appear too thick
Therefore, I removed the raised strips and added the photo-etch directly onto the fuselage
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/prime1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/prime2.jpg)
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Nice work Mike, and it's interesting to follow your "hacks" to improve upon the kit instructions.
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Hi all
The basic camouflage has been applied, although the photographs do not show the colours as they actually are
An unusual scheme for the time
I still have detail painting and weathering to do
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/camo4.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/camo5.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/camo6.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/camo2.jpg)
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This is looking very good indeed Mike, excellent progress and you are a fast worker as well! I think it was sensible to remove those raised strips under the stitching.
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Great progress, Mike, and I absolutely love that camo scheme. My son Curt received his 1:48 version of this kit, so I finally got to see a LukGraph kit up-close-and-personal… beautifully produced, and there were no broken parts despite the delicacy of some of them in the smaller scale.
Dutch
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Hi all
The model parts have now had decals applied.
The green and brown camouflage surfaces are covered with ‘Aviattic’ WW1 Linen weave effect (ATT32236) decal
The underside surfaces are covered with ‘Aviattic’ WW1 German blue linen (ATT32077) decal
Smaller details have been painted and an airbrushed coat of 'Alclad' Light Sheen (ALC-311) applied
Now it's onto weathering before pre-rigging the parts prior to assembly
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/fin1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/fin2.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/fin3.jpg)
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Lovely work Mike, and nice use of the Aviattic decals. Are the rest of the decals from LukGraph? They look less translucent than the ones in the Oeffag Albatros kit.
You are going to make a stellar job of this one.
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Lovely work Mike, and nice use of the Aviattic decals. Are the rest of the decals from LukGraph? They look less translucent than the ones in the Oeffag Albatros kit.
You are going to make a stellar job of this one.
Hi Nigel,
Yes they are the kit decals.
They don't seem translucent once applied,
Mike
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Great work on the colours Mike. It is yet one more of your beauties under construction.
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Gorgeous work, Mike, really looking forward to seeing this one done. I have several sheets of the Linen Effect decals; although I haven't used them on anything yet I'm looking forward to trying after seeing your results.
Dutch
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Beautiful work Mike. This is such a rare subject until this kits release. I’m sure your work will inspire many more sales!
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The camouflage is exactly what I see in my mind when I think "Halberstadt scout". Lovely work on the paint, Mike!
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Hi all,
I've applied some weathering.
'Flory Models' clay wash (Dart Dirt), 'Tamiya' Weathering Master (Oil Stain and Mud).
Also dry brushing of 'Mr. Colour' Super Iron 2 over the metal panels.
The lower wings are also now attached.
Now onto pre-rigging before assembly starts,
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/W1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/W2.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/W3.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/W4.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/W5.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/W6.jpg)
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The weathering looks really effective, you have really mastered the Flory washes. I really like the contrast between the painted blue and the fabric sections.
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Hi all
A few more updates on the build
The machine gun is fitted and the windscreen (Wingnut Wings spare screen, not the kits)
The external exhaust pipe is wrapped with thin strips of plumbers PTFE tape, to represent the lagging
I chose to replace the kit photo-etch pipe support straps with flattened 0.5 mm diameter Aluminium tube as more in-scale
Rudder control horn made from 0.4 mm thick plastic card (rudder horn not supplied in the kit)
Now onto the landing gear before pre-rigging
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/exhaust1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/horns.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/rad1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/wheels1.jpg)
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Wow looking stunning Mike! :)
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Hi all,
Landing gear complete
I've added 0.5 mm diameter Nickel-Silver tube to represent the axle attachments to the axle fairing
Also 'EZ' white line (Heavy) around the axle ends for the suspension cords
These were weathered using 'AK Interactive' Kerosone wash (AL3029)
Now onto the pre-rigging stage of the build
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/geardone.jpg)
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Looking good Mike. I like the EZ Line bungee cords, I shall use that trick on the LukGraph Albatros.
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Hi all
The underside of the upper wing has been pre-rigged using 'Gasspatch' 1:48th scale metal Anchor Points, 0.12mm diameter mono-filament and blackened 0.5mm diameter Brass tube
The rudder and elevators have been rigged using 'Gasspatch' 1:48th scale metal turnbuckles (Type C), 0.08mm diameter mono-filament and blackened 0.4mm diameter Brass tube
The ailerons have been pre-rigged 0.08mm diameter mono-filament
Next is fitting the upper wing
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/rigon1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/rigon3.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/rigon4.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/rigon5.jpg)
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Looking really good! I'm quite tempted to try those linen decals at some point.
/F
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Spectacular close-ups
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Hi all
The upper wing is now fitted onto the eight interplane struts
The fuselage cabane struts will be fitted next
The struts are 3D printed with shallow recesses at each end for fitting short 0.8mm diameter rods, intended to locate into holes in the wings
As I suspected, this causes any stress on the struts to break the struts, leaving the rods in the wing
Despite being very careful, two of the struts broke this way before the upper wing was fitted and one after the wing was fitted
These needed to be repaired
This method of locating struts is not the best and would have been better made of cast resin struts with full length internal rods
However, the struts will hopefully be reinforced once the wings are fully rigged with the tightened mono-filament line
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/wingon.jpg)
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That's looking good Mike, and well done for overcoming the strut challenges. Thanks for sharing your build, it means I will be prepared for when I do the Oeffag Albatros.........
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That's looking good Mike, and well done for overcoming the strut challenges. Thanks for sharing your build, it means I will be prepared for when I do the Oeffag Albatros.........
Hi Nigel,
I found that's it's possible to drill further into the struts using a 0.8mm diameter drill.
It means you can add longer locating rods, lessening the stress at the strut ends,
Mike
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Hi all
A word of caution for anyone thinking of building this model
The upper wing has to be mounted onto a total of 12 struts (8 interplane struts and four fuselage cabane struts)
As already stated, the struts are all 3D printed and therefore weak
To try fitting the upper wing onto 12 struts and at the same time keep everything aligned is difficult
Therefore I chose to fit the upper wing onto the 8 interplane struts only, then fit the cabane struts after the upper wing was fitted
Caution:
When drilling the locating holes in the upper and lower wings for the interplane struts, it's important to make sure the tilt forward angle of the struts is correct
If not, the upper wing will be in the wrong position for the fuselage cabane struts to locate correctly in their upper wing and fuselage recesses
After I had fitted the upper wing I found that the tilt forward angle of the interplane struts was not enough and therefore the upper wing was positioned too far rearwards
This meant that the kit supplied cabane struts could not be fitted correctly in addition to the 2 coolant pipes from the engine to the radiator in the upper wing
To correct the angle of the struts was not an option as this would have meant removing the upper wing and definitely breaking the struts in the process
Therefore, I made and fitted replacement cabane struts, created from formed Brass tube
Anyone making this model should make sure the holes for locating the interplane struts are drilled at the correct angle to allow the upper wing to be positioned (when fitted) correctly to align the fuselage cabane struts in their upper wing and fuselage recesses
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/cabstrut2.jpg)
A fuel pipe, not represented in the kit, needs to be added to the rear of the left cabane strut.
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/strutpipe.jpg)
PS: The brown overspray on the engine exhaust pipe has been sorted.
Mike
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I admire your courage Mike.
Spyros
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I admire your courage Mike.
Me too. No way I would contemplate this one, I continue to be impressed by Mike's engineering and building skills. And perseverance!
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Completely empathize with your problems Mike.
I stalled in my SE5 build as I realized the Roden interplane struts were completely useless for my usual method of mounting these first, adding top wing, then popping in the interplane struts.
I decided I would have to support top wing on the interplanes first, then once cured, make cabanes to fit the gap and insert thus strengthening up the structure prior to rigging.
In 50 years of modelling I've never used a jig so I started to look around, but most seem to be out of production. Then I found the LMG units - rather expensive here, but relatively cheap from a company called Plastic Models Store in Kyiv, Ukraine.
I'll post info about the jigs elsewhere - but these might be a perfect solution for these Lukgraph builds?
Sandy
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Completely empathize with your problems Mike.
I stalled in my SE5 build as I realized the Roden interplane struts were completely useless for my usual method of mounting these first, adding top wing, then popping in the interplane struts.
I decided I would have to support top wing on the interplanes first, then once cured, make cabanes to fit the gap and insert thus strengthening up the structure prior to rigging.
In 50 years of modelling I've never used a jig so I started to look around, but most seem to be out of production. Then I found the LMG units - rather expensive here, but relatively cheap from a company called Plastic Models Store in Kyiv, Ukraine.
I'll post info about the jigs elsewhere - but these might be a perfect solution for these Lukgraph builds?
Sandy
Hi Sandy,
I've never used any sort of jig for assembling my models.
I do it all by eye and if needed, elastic bands ;D
However, I do use my 'Kronos Designs' Third Hand for holding the models when rigging.
It leaves both hands free.
Sadly I don't think it's available anymore as his FB page hasn't been updated since 2015,
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/ODDS/BITS/thirdhand.jpg)
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Hi all
The rigging is complete
Structural rigging with 0.12mm diameter mono-filament, 0.5mm diameter tube and 'Gaspatch' 1:48th scale metal turnbuckles and Anchor Points
Flight controls rigging with 0.08mm diameter mono-filament, 0.4mm diameter tube and 'Gaspatch' 1:48th scale metal Type C turnbuckles and Anchor Points
Apart from the propeller the model is finished
Now its the figures and display case
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/rigdone1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/rigdone2.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/rigdone3.jpg)
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Continues to amaze me. Just beautiful.
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Superb work Mike, this is an impressive looking model and a lot of work! I would love to see this in the flesh some day.
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Beautiful craftmanship through out! I don't really see myself building this particular kit, but your postings here and your build logs are a great help to anyone following in your footsteps.
/F
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Hi all,
This the pilot figure from 'Aviattic.
I replaced the head from my 'spares', as the original seemed too small.
Painted with 'Tamiya', 'AK Interactive' and Citadel paints.
Weathered with 'Flory Models' clay wash (Dark Dirt) and 'Tamiya' Weathering Master (Set D -Oil Stain) and (Set A - Mud).
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/pilot1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/pilot2.jpg)
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Your figure painting is also on a very high level Mike,
How do you find the time to practise………I can’t believe that you achieve such results with one attempt!!
Congratulations,
David
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Your figure painting is also on a very high level Mike,
How do you find the time to practice………I can’t believe that you achieve such results with one attempt!!
Congratulations,
David
Hi David,
I'm not a great figure painter, but I like to add figures for scale effect.
I've painted 91 figures for the 51 WW1 aircraft models I've build so far.
Back in the eighties I used to make 54mm Napoleonic figures from 'Historex'.
Those were painted with enamels of course.
All of the straps, harnesses and belts etc were made from thin strips of toothpaste tubes, which then were basically lead!!
I just brush on the paints and wet blend them until I get the effect I like.
No skill involved, just time,
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/ODDS/BITS/model-1.jpg)
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/ODDS/BITS/model-2.jpg)
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Just wonderful……..a labour of love!
David
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Love the animation in those scenes, I’ve always been interested in the Napoleonic era... when I got back into modeling a couple of years ago I reread Shep Paine’s book on boxed dioramas, and was disappointed to find that the Historex figures—like Floquil and ModelMaster paints and so much else from the turn of the last century—are no longer available. Unless, of course, you want to pay the inflated prices on EBay.
Dutch
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You're taking me back to my youth with those Historex conversions. Lovely stuff. Happy days of going to Euro Militaire in the 80s and admiring the works of Max Longhurst et al......
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Hey, Nigel, I just dug out a bunch of my old modeling magazines last week and was looking through a copy of the Military Modelling special issue on Euro Militaire 2010. Is that event a thing of the past too…? It looked awesome.
Dutch
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Love the animation in those scenes, I’ve always been interested in the Napoleonic era... when I got back into modeling a couple of years ago I reread Shep Paine’s book on boxed dioramas, and was disappointed to find that the Historex figures—like Floquil and ModelMaster paints and so much else from the turn of the last century—are no longer available. Unless, of course, you want to pay the inflated prices on EBay.
Dutch
Hi Dutch,
Still available
Mike
https://historexagents.com/#product-gallery (https://historexagents.com/#product-gallery)
https://historexagents.com/#product-gallery (https://historexagents.com/#product-gallery)
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Hi all,
This the mechanic figure from the ‘Kellerkind’ German mechanic (54101) set.
Painted with 'Tamiya', 'AK Interactive' and Citadel paints.
Weathered with 'Flory Models' clay wash (Dark Dirt) and 'Tamiya' Weathering Master (Set D -Oil Stain) and (Set A - Mud).
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/mechdone.jpg)
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Is that Corporal Hitler trying out his salute for future use?
Sandy
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Is that Corporal Hitler trying out his salute for future use?
Sandy
Waaahhh :D
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Hi all,
The propeller is finished.
The kit propeller was replaced with a 'Niendorf' wood laminated version from 'Proper Plane.
The company logo decals are from a spare sheet from a Wingnut Wings kit.
I've added the propeller back plate cut from 0.3mm thick plastic card, as it is not supplied in the kit,
Mike
(https://www.thatoneplease.co/buildlogs/Halb-D.II/propdone.jpg)
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Wonderful work Mike. Looking forward to seeing it all put together!
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Hi all,
The finished model is now up in the 'Completed Models' page.
Thanks for your support and comments throughout this build,
Mike