Halberstadt CL.II 1/48 Mirage Hobby

Started by IAN Convey · 40 · 3 weeks ago
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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Milan,
    I think this is one difficult kit, but I am going to get it finished.
    John,
    Progress is very slow , I am checking everything 3 or 4 times now before committing.

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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Pic.1. In the last 2 days I have had to strip the paint from the fuselage, used Dettol and a soft brush in the Dremel, workshop smells like a hospital now.

    Pic.2. New undercoat on the fuselage, ready for the camo decal application, could be interesting.

    Pic.3. Decals on the wings, have to be at 45degrees, I think they did it that way so that the fabric would not tear , as the warp and weft would not be at a right angle to the wing. ( Fabric tears along the warp or weft easily )

    Pic.4. Bottom wings , upper and lower lozenge decals. Now to put on the rib tapes, another long fun job.

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Decals for the fabric covering came out really well, Ian (@firelockg). Did they come with the kit or did you source them elsewhere? Decal on the interior also looks great, as does the rest of the interior.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    A lot of work done, Ian @firelockg
    Some good progress.

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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    George,
    The external decals came with the kit, there was just enough to do the job, no room for mistakes. The internal decal is one I purchased some time ago - HGW DECAL" dark wood transparent ".
    John,
    Progressing slowly, with a long way to go yet.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Solid progress and excellent looks so far, my friend @firelockg!

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    IAN Convey said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Thank you Spiros.

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    IAN Convey said 1 month ago:

    I am still working on the fuselage, my first impression of the kits instructions was that they seemed quite good, how wrong I was. The instructions leave some parts out completely and you have to read pages ahead to see what is what.

    If anyone has one of these kits , I would suggest that the front cabane struts are fitted before the fuselage is closed , otherwise you could be in difficulty in fitting them. I have not fitted them yet but have tried them out and got them to where they will fit after much fiddling about and cutting the cowling away.

    Started to fit the rib tapes to the wings, have competed the underside today, maybe the top side tomorrow.

    Put the fuselage decals on also.

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 month ago:

    That whole area at the front of the plane looks very difficult, Ian (@firelockg). Getting the decal to conform must a lot of fun, not to mention the struts. Well done getting past this part.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month ago:

    You are progressing nicely on this one, Ian @firelockg
    Definitely not an easy build.

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    IAN Convey said 1 month ago:

    George
    The decal tore when applied over the supercharger housing, so I painted the torn part, had to match the colour. The fuselage front I would assemble differently if I had to do again, the instructions take a bit of interpreting.

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    IAN Convey said 1 month ago:

    John,
    the build has challenged me several times , but have been able to fix the problems so far.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month ago:

    Definitely challenging but the result is superb so far, my friend @firelockg!

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    IAN Convey said 1 month ago:

    If it wasn't for the groups encouragement Spiros, the model would probably be sitting in a dark corner gathering dust.

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    IAN Convey said 1 month ago:

    The rib tapes are all on , clear coat applied . Bottom wings in place, took a while to find the almost non existent locating holes, but got there. Top wing joined. Let the whole lot set up for 24Hrs. before the next step.

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