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 scvrobeson, Paulpk, Kagemusha and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Nice, Mike. It seems you don't even take time off for good behaviour! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 10 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Nice, Mike. It seems you don't even take time off for good behaviour! Kev Hi Kev, Time off at my age As the Mike and Dave of the Plastic Posse podcast always say - "so many kits, so little time" Mike LSP_Kevin and Paulpk 1 1 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 MikeMaben, Landrotten Highlander, scvrobeson and 1 other 4 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 Iain, scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 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 Landrotten Highlander, scvrobeson, Fanes and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Great progress Mike - pity about the prop - probably worth contacting Lukgraph? Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 That looks great Mike! What about carving a proper prop from veneer? Frank told me his 1:48 version of this kit suffers from the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Good start Mike! Looks like another good canvas from Lukgraph, but it needs help to really be the best that it can be Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukGraph Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 2/9/2024 at 2:11 PM, sandbagger said: 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 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 dutik, Iain, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 4 hours ago, LukGraph said: 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 Thanks Lucas, Mike 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 Paulpk, scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 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 scvrobeson, Fanes, Out2gtcha and 7 others 10 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 denders, Out2gtcha, patricksparks and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Great progress Mike! Hopefully they can get the propellor all fixed up for you. I hope the build process is a smooth one. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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