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Offline Jacek

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Halberstadt Cl.II
« on: July 02, 2013, 02:35:03 AM »
Personal aircraft General von Höppner.  Aircraft from Aviation Museum Krakow.

















« Last Edit: July 02, 2013, 02:42:12 AM by Jacek »

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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2013, 03:57:26 PM »
Great photo's Jacek.
Forgive my ignorance, but is the camo original on this beastie?

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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2013, 10:52:36 PM »
Museum of Aviation nothing writes about camouflage.
Shall communicate to that in 1964 he was refurbished.
I do not know anything more about it  :'(
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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2013, 09:20:49 AM »
Thanks Jacek, wonder if they did anything to the camo when they refurbished - it looks to be in good condition.
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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2013, 09:05:33 PM »
Hi Jacek

Now that's a very beautiful Halberstadt.  Thank you very much for sharing the photos.  I agree, it's a most interesting camouflage on this aircraft.

I really enjoyed the close-up of the spoked wheels.  When (if) this aircraft becomes available in 1/32 scale, your photos will be a great resource for us all.

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« Last Edit: July 20, 2013, 09:07:16 PM by Steven Robson »
Make Otto your motto for lovely spoked wheels.

Offline Zabu

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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2013, 09:34:02 PM »
Very nice pics Jacek.

No wonder that sometimes it's so hard for the experts to try to guess the colors of the paint schemes.

Same aircraft in the outside in a sunny day:



Now Jacek, you've seen it close....what do you think about the colors?

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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2013, 12:10:39 AM »
Very nice looks on a sunny day, but whether these colors are consistent with the original is difficult to say.

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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2013, 08:50:53 AM »
Inside compared to outside photos, quite a difference.

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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2013, 09:40:46 AM »
Inside compared to outside photos, quite a difference.

Des.



Yes, nice juxtaposition Des; the adage "photography doesn't lie" is ... A Big Fat Lie.

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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2013, 09:47:57 AM »
Interesting contrast between inside and outside shots.
What is the time difference between the two pictures, does anybody know?

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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2013, 07:40:37 PM »
Yes, nice juxtaposition Des; the adage "photography doesn't lie" is ... A Big Fat Lie.

Photography a lie ?  Just wrong adjust white balance  :)

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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2013, 05:36:08 AM »
Just to clear things up, yes, all new camouflage and fabric.  Some original paint samples-




As you can see, it is most definitely not original, nor is it accurate in color or application.  Please don't look to this restoration for an example of correct camouflage.

I believe the large inscription on the fuselage was the original museum signage from it's time in a German museum between the wars.  It was common for museum planes to be inscribed with their information at that time.
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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2013, 09:45:34 AM »
Thanks BH, very interesting!
The reason I originally asked was due to it looking too 'new/neat' or consistent if you know what I mean. While I'm not going to be making a Cl.II anytime in the next 100 years or so :-\, I find all this stuff very fascinating.

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Re: Halberstadt Cl.II
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2013, 11:44:57 PM »
Me too :D
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