"Shelf Queen 2025 GB" Eduard 1/48 Hannover CL.IIIa....

[Allan31]

Thanks Nigel,
Lozenge...

I used close colors as the factory would have.



I made a template and cut friskit masks.











I will give myself a break and apply lozenge decals for the upper colors then clean the airbrush and tackle the lozenge on the fuselage.
This is a very tedious painting process, I can see why an all red trip is appealing...

[Flamingo]

That is looking very promising!
Hawas are rather challenging projects.
Regards Joachim

[Borsos]

Nice progress on the Hannover. Your wings look great!

[NigelR]

Lovely work, well worth the effort. But it is a LOT of work. Probably why I will do the plain training machine when I build my WNW kit....

[RAGIII]

Outstanding results on the center section Lozenge!
RAGIII

[gedmundson]

Great job on the upper wing lozenges Alan. I remember painting mine a few years ago and ended up doing it twice 

[PrzemoL]

It is a serious modeling project. I will follow with a great intrrest.

[Allan31]

Thanks all, this a tedious build.....
Before I can start painting on the lozenge fuselage, I had to finish any surgery and PE work.

It took me awhile to figure out what was going on with the lifting hand holds.
Eduard has them as just plates.







I then added the rest of the extensive PE they provide.



Eduard would have me apply a circular hatch as on the port side but I needed louvers. Shaped stretched sprue.





Using furnace tape, I created some missing details on the wings and fuselage.





I'm adding a Gas Patch Spandau so I excavated a place for that. I will make ammo chutes.



Sadly, those rocker arms and push-rods are taking a beating. I will have to come up with something.
Now I can finally get to finishing the lozenge decals and airbrushing.

And just when I thought my Hannover building could not get any worse, I found this in the stash while looking for something else....





(heavy sigh.....)

[RAGIII]

Your mods to the Eduard kit continue to be first rate improvements! That old Airfix kit will be even more challenging, or so I imagine. Too bad those decals look like they are shot. Those spiffy markings would have been cool 
RAGIII

[Borsos]

Great job on the fuselage!

[NigelR]

Excellent work, your use of stretched sprue for the louvres is superb.

[Tim Mixon]

Superb work Allan. I?ve never worked up the nerve to individually spray lozenge cammo. You did a terrific job. The Gaspatch Spandau looks great there in its excavated space.  Looking forward to the fuselage!

All the best,
Tim

[Alexis]

Nice work so far Nigel on the details . Haven't built this kit many many moons ago now it was a challenge for me back then . It is when I got into building WW 1 Aircraft . I bought this kit and the SSW D.III . Still have another Hannover in the stash so will be making a few building notes as I follow along .


Alexis

[Allan31]

I was not happy with the way these Vallejo paints brush out so airbrush it is.

I used the 1/48 scale drawings in the Datafile #23 and traced off the side views on tracing paper.



In pencil I roughed in where I thought I wanted the shapes then did an ink tracing of that and made 2-3 copies.



I started with the yellow over all.



Using Friskit material, made for airbrushing, I cut out the numbered colors I needed. If your copy gets too cut up, use another copy. Do not cut on your original.









I'm not going to bother touching up as this will all be covered with a translucent coat of Prussian Blue.

More soon.

[RAGIII]

It looks awesome to Me! You make this Lozenge masking look easy...although I know it isn't!
RAGIII