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  1. Hi all, The Halberstadt D.II (built by Hannover), Serial No:810/16 Vzfw. Erich Schutlz, the Royal Jagdstaffel 25, operating from Kanatrlarci, Macedonia in early 1917. As usual a detailed build log in PDF format can be viewed or downloaded from the 'Logs' page on my web site. https://mikesww1aircraftmodels.com/ The forum build thread is here: Build thread Mike
  2. Hi all, The finished model is now up in the 'Ready for Inspection' page. Thanks for your support and comments throughout this build, Mike
  3. Hi all, The Macchi M.5, Serial No.7242 as flown by Tenente di Vascello Federico Carlo Martinengo, Officer Commanding No.260a Squadriglia, operating from Saint Andrea Seaplane Station near Venice during 1918. As usual a detailed build log in PDF format can be viewed or downloaded from the 'Logs' page on my web site. Web site The forum build thread is here: Build thread Mike
  4. Hi all, The finished model is now up in the 'Ready for Inspection' page. Thanks for your support and comments through this build, Mike
  5. Hi all The final part of the Macchi M.5 is now fitted. This is a real wood laminated propeller with metal erosion tips. It was made by Alexey Belov at 'Proper Plane', based in Ukraine. I'll post completed model shots soon, Mike
  6. Hi all, The propeller is finished. The kit propeller was replaced with a 'Niendorf' wood laminated version from 'Proper Plane. The company logo decals are from a spare sheet from a Wingnut Wings kit. I've added the propeller back plate cut from 0.3mm thick plastic card, as it is not supplied in the kit, Mike
  7. Hi all, This the mechanic figure from the ‘Kellerkind’ German mechanic (54101) set. Painted with 'Tamiya', 'AK Interactive' and Citadel paints. Weathered with 'Flory Models' clay wash (Dark Dirt) and 'Tamiya' Weathering Master (Set D -Oil Stain) and (Set A - Mud). Mike
  8. Hi all, This the pilot figure from 'Aviattic. I replaced the head from my 'spares', as the original seemed too small. Painted with 'Tamiya', 'AK Interactive' and Citadel paints. Weathered with 'Flory Models' clay wash (Dark Dirt) and 'Tamiya' Weathering Master (Set D -Oil Stain) and (Set A - Mud). Mike
  9. Hi all The rigging is complete Structural rigging with 0.12mm diameter mono-filament, 0.5mm diameter tube and 'Gaspatch' 1:48th scale metal turnbuckles and Anchor Points Flight controls rigging with 0.08mm diameter mono-filament, 0.4mm diameter tube and 'Gaspatch' 1:48th scale metal Type C turnbuckles and Anchor Points Apart from the propeller the model is finished Now its the figures and display case Mike
  10. Hi all A word of caution for anyone thinking of building this model The upper wing has to be mounted onto a total of 12 struts (8 interplane struts and four fuselage cabane struts) As already stated, the struts are all 3D printed and therefore weak To try fitting the upper wing onto 12 struts and at the same time keep everything aligned is difficult Therefore I chose to fit the upper wing onto the 8 interplane struts only, then fit the cabane struts after the upper wing was fitted Caution: When drilling the locating holes in the upper and lower wings for the interplane struts, it's important to make sure the tilt forward angle of the struts is correct If not, the upper wing will be in the wrong position for the fuselage cabane struts to locate correctly in their upper wing and fuselage recesses After I had fitted the upper wing I found that the tilt forward angle of the interplane struts was not enough and therefore the upper wing was positioned too far rearwards This meant that the kit supplied cabane struts could not be fitted correctly in addition to the 2 coolant pipes from the engine to the radiator in the upper wing To correct the angle of the struts was not an option as this would have meant removing the upper wing and definitely breaking the struts in the process Therefore, I made and fitted replacement cabane struts, created from formed Brass tube Anyone making this model should make sure the holes for locating the interplane struts are drilled at the correct angle to allow the upper wing to be positioned (when fitted) correctly to align the fuselage cabane struts in their upper wing and fuselage recesses A fuel pipe, not represented in the kit, needs to be added to the rear of the left cabane strut. PS: The brown overspray on the engine exhaust pipe has been sorted. Mike
  11. Hi all The upper wing is now fitted onto the eight interplane struts The fuselage cabane struts will be fitted next The struts are 3D printed with shallow recesses at each end for fitting short 0.8mm diameter rods, intended to locate into holes in the wings As I suspected, this causes any stress on the struts to break the struts, leaving the rods in the wing Despite being very careful, two of the struts broke this way before the upper wing was fitted and one after the wing was fitted These needed to be repaired This method of locating struts is not the best and would have been better made of cast resin struts with full length internal rods However, the struts will hopefully be reinforced once the wings are fully rigged with the tightened mono-filament line Mike
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Hi Matt, I've not bothered to ask for a replacement propeller. I'm hoping for a hand made prop from Alexey at 'Proper Plane', which is where I normally get my props, Mike
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
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