sandbagger Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 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 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 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 The kit supplied upper wings 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 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 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I hope, you can fix these issues Mike. There should be some fitting props left from other WNW kits. If not, I can look into my WNW Halberstadt C.I/II kit, which I need and if there are some left. I need the Niendorf for my build, so Garuda and Axial are up for grabs. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 7 hours ago, DocRob said: I hope, you can fix these issues Mike. There should be some fitting props left from other WNW kits. If not, I can look into my WNW Halberstadt C.I/II kit, which I need and if there are some left. I need the Niendorf for my build, so Garuda and Axial are up for grabs. Cheers Rob Hi Rob, Thanks, but it's not so much of a problem for me as I usually replace kit props with versions from 'Proper Plane'. However, a kit of this cost should really not have basic errors like this, Mike 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 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 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Absolute MASTER Class work ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sandbagger Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 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" 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 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 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 You're just on a whole other level Mike ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 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 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 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 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 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 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 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 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I sure wish I could model like this. Incredible attention to the finest details. Flawless Jeff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 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 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 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 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Very Nice work Mike and one cool scheme. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 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 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 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 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 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 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 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 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 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 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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