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Karaya 1:48 Halberstadt Cl.IV
guitarlute101
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Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 05:30 AM UTC
Hi everyone,

Here's my latest finished project, the 1/48 Karaya Halberstadt Cl.IV with Rowan's Pheon Decals. This is the post war Halbie used by the Hamburg Police.





And the finished build.............







Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!!!!


Mark
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Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 06:58 AM UTC
Hello Mark:

This is really a neat looking aircraft. It really turned out nice, very striking scheme.

Hope you have a great Christmas and a great New Year.

Best

Mark
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Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 09:48 AM UTC
Hi Mark

Very nice! C[

Can you do a full photo shoot with some close-ups of the finished model for us to go on the front page?

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 01:19 PM UTC

Thanks Mark! It sure is a nice little kit.

Rowan, I'd be glad to submit some more photos, I'll be able to get to them this weekend.

all the best,

Mark
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Posted: Friday, December 23, 2011 - 12:22 AM UTC
Good work Mark! I really enjoy the muted difference of the wings as compared to the effect of the fuselage colours! It notes the differences in the paint / wing dope very well.

Also here is the kit review on Aeroscale Model On!
Kornbeef
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Posted: Friday, December 23, 2011 - 04:44 AM UTC
Lovely work on a most interesting subject. Really well executed mark

Merry xmas to you andf yours.

Keith
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Posted: Friday, December 23, 2011 - 10:54 PM UTC
It seems that one of the Aurora re-issues (K&B) did a similar scheme of red and black. I'll see if I can hunt it down.
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Posted: Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 04:10 AM UTC
Wow!!!!! Just a beauty!!!! Great looking model Mark, Merry Christmas!!!
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Posted: Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 01:07 PM UTC
Great model, the wood finish looks nice, and the color and texture give a nice visual effect.

Merry Christmas.
Mgunns
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Posted: Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 01:37 PM UTC

Quoted Text

It seems that one of the Aurora re-issues (K&B) did a similar scheme of red and black. I'll see if I can hunt it down.

Here it is:

and again
JackFlash
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Posted: Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 05:10 PM UTC
That is the one.
RYSZARD
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Posted: Sunday, December 25, 2011 - 03:15 AM UTC
Very good job, keep it up!
Mgunns
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Posted: Sunday, December 25, 2011 - 04:20 AM UTC
Does anyone know if the markings for the box art of the K&B release of the Halberstadt are representative of a real a/c or just notional?

Best

Mark
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Posted: Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 06:07 PM UTC
In the old WWI in Plastic compendium Brad K. Hansen was discussing this issue. It may have been in one of the subsequent updates he would put out. It seems that the folks at Aurora were hashing out a "new scheme" for the K&B (Canadian subsidiery)label.

When it came to this mold one of their source said he had read somewhere that this scheme was decribed in text. Though they were partially right I would venture to say some of it was guess work. If I can find it I'll quote it verbatum.
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Posted: Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 11:11 PM UTC
Mark - what a lovely little plane indeed, nice to see a colourful post war scheme here too! Imagine the police flying around in one of these

A belated Happy New Year to you!

Mikael
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