Hi Mark,

Your build is coming along very well indeed, your attention to detail and high fininsh looks great! – I'm looking forward to your next installment.

Best Regards

Mikael

All very good questions , for I'm curious as well to how you applyied them .

Hi everyone,

I used one piece to do the fuselage. The decals are very thin and translucent. They can be easily torn if you aren't careful. Watch out that the decal doesn't fold over on itself, it will create a darker area. While I was gently pushing the decal into place I accidentally got a piece on my thumb and it stuck to the fuselage - the dark triangle shape area above the footstep....



This is how it darkens if it becomes layered. However the decals are rather forgiving when it come to patching up the mistakes. I painted over the dark spot with Tamiya Desert yellow with a brush then cut out a small piece of decal to go over it. Worked out pretty well.



After the decal settled down a bit I used Micro Sol and used a new knife blade to poke a few small holes to take care of some bubbles around the nail heads where the decal didn't settle down as well. The Micro Sol really made the decals settle into place but it did make them very soft until they dried so don't touch them before they're dry.

Mark

Hi Mark

Many thanks for the extra explanation. I must admit that I was rather dubious as to how well the decals would go on and produce the effect of a continuous pattern. All credit to Mirage - and you of course! - the result looks excellent.

All the best

Rowan

I have the center wing finished with decal on the top and wood grain in oils on the bottom......




and the bottom of the fuselage.......................




more soon,

Mark

Mark,
Outstanding work my friend. Love the fuselage camouflage decals too.I wonder how difficult it would to recreate the same scheme by hand?
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

Gregory,

I was wondering about that too. I'll try some experiments later. I have the flames on.............



I was worried the paint and decals wouldn't match but they did. (Vallejo red)

The elevator has a few chips in the edge where it didn't mould correctly, after I fix them I'll do the lower flying surfaces.



more soon,

Mark

Mark – Excellent job on the Halberstadt so far. The flames really came out great This will be a stunner once its finished.

Best Regards

Mikael

The flames are excellent Mark , it's like pimp my two seater !

Thanks Mikael!

You're killin' me Terri.

I've installed the engine and cowling..........





I had to cut the cowling back a little more so the exhaust would fit.

more soon,


Mark

OK, all of the guages are installed. Here are some cockpit pics............





A close up of the engine...............



And under the flying surfaces are done.......



On to the lozenge................

Mark

Hi Mark,

Most excelent progress – the Lozenge looks really neat, as does the cockpit detailng! You're almost on the home stretch now...

Best Regards

Mikael

Yes she's coming together wonderfully Mark.

Keith

You just have to love Microsculpts lozenge decals , nice job on them Mark !

Mark,
Excellent job on the lozenge decals my friend.I can't wait to see the final results,outstanding project.
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! I put the rib tapes on today and have test fit the wings.............




Next I'll edge the surfaces with lozenge and finish the wings.

Mark

Excellent job on the rib taping Mark . How did you make them ?

I really like those flames ! They sure make the aircraft stand out . Looking forward to more progress

Thanks Terri. I used left over rib tapes from my LVG and cut them in half length wise. Working on the edging right now.

Mark

Wing edging is complete, I have more work to do on the centerwing section.....................



the wing compass.............



the fuselage.........................




For those of you building the kit, watch out for the decals at the bottom of the sheet outlined in a dotted red line. They are VERY fragile. Move them off of the carrier with a wet brush and hold your breath.

more soon,

Mark

Thanks for the tip on the decal , I marked this down on the box lid ( inside )

Your build is looking really sweet Mark . The compass is really impressive .
Edging is also well done , nice and uniform

Looking oh so sharp Mark, another jewel in your display I think

Dunno why but "Wacky Races" popped into my head when I saw the pic with the circled number on it

Keith, that is so funny that you brought that up.... This is what I was singing in my head as I put the decals on...........



Here he comes
Here comes Speed Racer
He's a demon on wheels
He's a demon and he's gonna be chasin' after someone.

Go, Speed Racer,go.............

Great job on the decals. Looks like paint.

Thanks Mark. I'll be working on the PE and center wing today. I'm looking forward to attaching the wings.

Mark