Bughunter Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Halberstadt CL.II This is the Schlachtflieger Halberstadt CL.II in 1/48, a Mirage kit with add-ons and a lot of scratch work. This is one of my models with bigger effort due to decals and the complicated paint job. The kit provide a great level of detail with many parts, but some of them has a bad fit. Since I was not able to work with the kit decals I cut masks (with Silhouette plotter) and airbrushed most of the markings. There are two variants of decals for the fuselage mottling in the kit, but I followed the recommendation by WNW and airbrushed the fuselage with very low pressure. The model was painted with primer and metal paints from Alclad, others are MrPaint, Tamiya and Gunze. Wood work and a very light weathering was done with oil paints. The wing decals are Aviattic, with individual cut rib tapes. This was a lot of work ... Another used accessories are Gaspatch turnbuckles and airspeed indicator, a Master sets completed the Eduard set for the Parabellum and the Spandau MG. Airscrew, tail skid and details like the aerial spool for the copper wire are made from real wood. All the struts, undercarriage and tank are metal parts. All connections are enhanced with metal pins. I spend a huge effort on this project and worked from beginning of January until now on this aircraft. And no, this is not the WNW kit Now I'm curious to here about your opinion! Cheers, Frank 41 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bughunter Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Some of the details. To see more I recommended to visit the build report: https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=11824.0 Cheers, Frank 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Outstanding work ! You're a braver man than me that's for sure ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 A superbly finished model. That's a fantastic colour scheme. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Beautiful, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 This is absolutely stunning,a really lovely looking model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Parvis Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Beautiful work. That paint scheme is no joke and you have pulled it off perfectly. The struts for the landing gear are particularly impressive. Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Curious about my opinion? How about this; Fantastic build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Simply outstanding... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 My best compliment will be:" Oh a new WnW" Best regards from France. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bughunter Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) Thank you all fro your nice comments! On 3/22/2021 at 12:44 PM, Matt Parvis said: The struts for the landing gear are particularly impressive. I have done this on my recent models, after replacing nearly always the struts with metal or wood, depending on original aircraft. It increases the robustness a lot which is needed for safe transport with car to exhibitions (I hope this pandemic times are over soon!). On this particular model it was even more important due to very filigree kit parts. Some of them was already broken on sprue On 3/22/2021 at 7:53 PM, Zigomar said: Oh a new WnW" Ok, the WNW Halberstadt is a nice kit, but the detailing not on that level. Cheers, Frank Edited March 23, 2021 by Bughunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bughunter Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 On last weekend I visited the Euro Model Expo 2022 in Lingen which is the biggest model exhibition in Germany. Since it was my first time there, I had full freedom in choosing some of my models for the competition This Halberstadt CL.II won a gold medal in the category aircraft in scale 1:48 Master class (there was in each category Beginner, Standard and Master) at the Euro Model Expo contest. Here together with my other medals and models. Cheers, Frank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Museum quality ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Great modeling achievement done with talent and style! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 I think all your detailed work payed off! Fantastic models! And my very best congratulations! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Truly fantastic work. The medals are well deserved. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Splendid, simple splendid ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bughunter Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 Thank you very much! 23 hours ago, Andy Dyck said: think all your detailed work payed off! Yes, I spend a lot of effort adding more little things, also on the Bristol Fighter. Fortunately, the refereeing panel also recognised this, as such a decision is potentially a little subjective. Cheers, Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Yes, lovely modelling. There's lots to highlight in your model, but I'm a sucker for a good wood-effect propeller. Oh, and the brass fuel tank. And... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bughunter Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 Thanks. In live view the grain in the real wood looks much better, I think this is lost in picture compression. I also received feedback from judges that my propellers were painted extremely realistically. That real wood is responsible for the impression was probably beyond imagination in 1/48 Cheers, Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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