thorfinn Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) This is Mirage's petite and capricious Halberstadt CL.II 'early' in the colors of Schlachtstaffel 23b, ca. March 1918. Though lesser known than similar types on the Allied side, the Halberstadt was roughly comparable in many ways to the Bristol F.2B: a two-seater with performance close to that of a fighter, nimble and versatile and with a 'sting in the tail' to surprise the unwary opponent. Mirage's kit is well-molded and with generally excellent detail and fit...albeit with the company's equally-rather characteristic challenges of awkward-to-clean-up sprue attachments and truly chaotic instructions. Definitely not a 'shake the box' kit, but well-worth the time and effort to show it some TLC. Build log is here for those who may be curious. Enjoy. Edited April 27, 2018 by thorfinn 32 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Beautiful work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 What a wonderful job you have done here. I am curious if the fuselage was painted or you were using decals? It looks very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickcpl Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Magnificent model you have finished it superbly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Magnificent! Absolutely brilliant, that is a complex and intricate finish to achieve and you've done it to perfection. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Outstanding! Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) Thanks to one and all for your kind words! 9 hours ago, Harold55 said: What a wonderful job you have done here. I am curious if the fuselage was painted or you were using decals? It looks very good. The 'impressionist' style fuselage mottle which Halberstadt applied as a factory finish was (thankfully) supplied in the kit, as one big decal. Since the fuselage contours are mostly compound curves, I applied it in sections; with a little care and planning, I was able to match the pattern 'joins' where decal edges met fairly closely. 'In progress' photos are already posted in the build log, so I will refer you there if you are curious. Edited April 27, 2018 by thorfinn sloppy typing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 What a superb RFI. Having watched the WIP on this one, I can appreciate the level of work you have put into this. The lozenge application is one of the best I've seen, and the construction and attention to detail is admirable. Sometimes lozenge can appear "too bright" even if colour matches are credible, so I think the way you have used the overlying decal covering to tome things down and add some body to the fabric really makes this look as realistic as we might imagine the real thing looked. Thanks for sharing Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeways Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Beautifully done, and well worth reading your WIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twentecable Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 That girl certainly stole my heart... A winner! Greetings TC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Simply superb - you have done wonders with kit resulting in a really impressive finish. Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipthepilot Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 What a lovely aeroplane, really nicely built too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Really superb! Let me tell that the fuselage of a real thing (the only one worldwide preserved AFAIK) is in Krakow Nuseum of Polish Aviation http://www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl/zbiory_sz.php?ido=8&w=a\ J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Lovely model. That's quite a 'spice rack' on the fuselage sides! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I am speechless! Can't add to what the others have said, except that you obviously know your way around a biplane! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Fantastic build! i always admire modelers working on WWI planes, lot of details, lot of color variations, and at the end rigging. And you done all perfect. Regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Thanks, Gents, for your supportive comments! 3 hours ago, JWM said: Really superb! Let me tell that the fuselage of a real thing (the only one worldwide preserved AFAIK) is in Krakow Nuseum of Polish Aviation http://www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl/zbiory_sz.php?ido=8&w=a\ J-W Kind of you to post that link. I've spent long hours scrutinizing every photo I could find of that a/c. Only wish I could see her in person! Some day.... 21 hours ago, Twentecable said: That girl certainly stole my heart... A winner! Greetings TC I must say...I've quite fallen under her spell, as well. Something about that mottle finish makes me just keep staring.... 3 hours ago, Killingholme said: Lovely model. That's quite a 'spice rack' on the fuselage sides! And mine isn't even properly 'loaded'! Since I got my grenades slightly too large for scale, I had to cut down the number, to make them fit; the real a/c usually carried six to a side...though occasionally more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 1 hour ago, thorfinn said: Kind of you to post that link. I've spent long hours scrutinizing every photo I could find of that a/c. Only wish I could see her in person! Some day.... I wish you to do this trip. I made opposite trip 12 years ago. During my short (duty) visit near Washington I was visiting Smithonnian Museum with Enola Gay and many others very interesting subjects. This place is not far away from your place in MD, I belive ... Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 A masterpiece.... Must be many hours of work spent on that piece.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanmi Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Looks fantastic, very neat and rarely seen model. I just tackle WW1 aircraft and still searching for the right scale, your work looks great for this scale and I like how you did rigging. It looks very convincing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Most impressive! Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Most grateful for the enthusiastic comments! 6 hours ago, Lanmi said: Looks fantastic, very neat and rarely seen model. I just tackle WW1 aircraft and still searching for the right scale, your work looks great for this scale and I like how you did rigging. It looks very convincing. I do WW1 (and everything else) in all three major scales, and find that 1/48 is the near-perfect trade-off between detail, workability and shelf space. You can pack in nearly the same detail as in 1/32...and a lot easier to see to rig than 1/72. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely Pig Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Beautiful work, thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinSK Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Fantastic job. Your model and details looks like in scale 1:16. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Excellent work!!! Congratulations... I like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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