Posts by Dansls1

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Originally posted by Ricleite
Today's first picture shows a little trick to ease the gun recesses assembly. A bit of card is often very useful to put glue on...

Nice tip - can't believe I've never thought of it. Thanks

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Originally posted by frettchen
Hi Dan,

thanx for your interest for my build report of this russian plane. You can use my expiriences here later by your try to build this model; I apply laser-cut elements, because it make it easier and faster, and it is more exactly than thr elements made "by the hand"... But the Jak is not one of the easiaer planes issued by Halinski, and I advice you to build it, if you really sure that you are able to realize the whole complexicity and every detail of it.

kind regards

frettchen

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Thanks. I've got a few Halinski's in my collection and am working very slowly on the Mustang III as my first. I've realized I wanted a few more planes under my belt, so I've got a couple other builds going on at the same time. I realize the Jak is probably one of the most detailed, but it also looks to be a very nice model when it's complete.

I have this kit and am working up my skill to be able to build it. You look to be off to a great start! I'll be following this thread for sure

Excellent model - congratulations. Truly a museum quality piece!

Excellent build, thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the wonderful build of this kit - I'll be saving pictures to use as reference for when I get around to building it myself. The P38, along with the P61, are my favorite planes

Bah - I have the Gremir P61 next on my build list (some year when I finish my 2 current builds) - 36 cylinders...

I'm building the simpler 'Mr. Hyde' Gremir Corsair currently, but I'm sure it won't be near as nice as your build - can't wait to see it come together, especially with the glossy paper.

Great build! I have this one on my stack to do someday, but got to work my skills up a bit first.

Yu - another excellent build. You appeared to whip through that very nice engine build like it was nothing. It's a shame it gets hidden by the cowling

Looks great, this is at the top of my list to start when I finish up a couple models I'm working on. I hope I can get it looking as good as yours I will be using the Gremir parts to make the 'Lady In the Dark' version.

Very nice build - and thanks for a new desktop wallpaper.

Amazing builds!

Given your progress so far, I'm sure you are going to come up with a very presentable solution to this dilemna. I'm looking forward to seeing it

Good to see more progress.

Is that some sort of particle board / wood that you are using to laminate parts to? It doesn't look like standard cardboard.

Like the rest of these models, that engine looks great! Looking forward to seeing it in the plane!

There is a current trend in the US to attribute things to Adult Attention Deficit Disorder when people can't concentrate. Personally I think sometimes I suffer from MADD - Modellers Attention Deficit Disorder, because I get interested in different models while I'm in the middle of other builds. Sounds like you are suffering from the same

This kit looks interesting. I look forward to your build, I've got a few kits with shiny metallic paper and hope to pick up as many hints as possible for working with thiis type of paper before starting any - and from your past builds, I'm sure I'll learn much watching this one!

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Originally posted by Hans Gerd Schöneberger
Hi jcvandenbergh ,

beautiful work.
But I think, the catapulting hooks should point backwards; otherwise the plane wouldn`t come free off the catapulting sledge!

Greetings

Hans Gerd

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Yeah - http://wydawnictwo.model-hobby…id_modelu=7&id_foty=1 - here's a picture from the Model Hobby site of their white version showing how theirs face.

Otherwise all looking very clean as usual

I like seeing build threads of Halinski's, regardless of how many others already are out there. Every time I read a different build thread I think I learn more about building that kit in the future, and about different techniques for modelling in general.

I just received this kit in the post this weekend, and I am completely overwhelmed over the number of parts and detail of this kit. The work shown by both of the builders in this thread is incredible on this huge project!

Nice looking build! I started this kit right around the new year, but given my modelling schedule I'm 6 months away from getting as far as you are - hopefully it'll look as good

Isn't it always a great step when you have the wings on and it really starts looking like an airplane? Good job on both models, still following closely even if I don't post after every update

Nice clean build. It's a shame it'll be mostly covered up when you are done - but at least you'll be able to look back at all these pictures to show it off

Excellent looking machine gun! Very clean

Both models arel coming together very nicely.

Looks very nice! I have this one on the shelf, that engine looks painfully repetitive. I look forward to following your progress

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Originally posted by Jörg Schulze
Hi Dan,

finally it´s done and it´s very well done. =D>

Good job, good pictures and another Me 109 in the gallery =)

And now, another one in the row ?

cheers,

Jörg

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Thanks!

Next up is my first Halinski. In my case, it's the Mustang III. I've been fighting a head cold, so not much done yet - and I plan on taking it slowly and carefully to make sure I do the best I can.
Dan

And the last.

Some more.

Here's some shots of my build of this kit.

Thanks for the clarification Rafal - hopefully it's not too late JC...

Ah - oil cooler, now that could require coloring too. I'll tell you, while I don't own that Halinski, I have spent hours studying the build diagrams of the ones I do have, and every time I look at them I find at least one thing that I learn about how to build them. They truly are puzzles, but from the results I've seen - worth it. I'll find out soon - I started cutting on the Mustang III as my first Halinski last weekend

On the Halinski kit, why is the printed portion of W23aL and W23aP on the inside? It looks to me like it should be the coloring to correspond with the cutout for the control surface, so you picked the wrong mislabelled W23aL to change the number of, and it should be in the middle of that former 'sandwich'.
As I don't have the kit and that's only a guess based on the diagram and picture you have provided, but I'd double check that you don't have the coloring on the wrong side at this point. If so, the easiest fix is to probably just cut the very back portions off and switch the sides, if that framing is all glued together at this point.

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Originally posted by pototom
Hallo!

@Dansls: The Gremir-Model looks really very nice. The "Lady of the Dark" Version is very cool. I´m sure you´ll enjoy it. My personal favorite is the *Moonlight Serenade", but i´ve never seen it as paper-model.
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LG
pototom

I would agree with that. The first time I saw this plane was in the US Air Force Museum and it's painted as the "Moonlight Serenade".

Nice looking build of a very cool plane. Thanks for sharing!

I plan on a P61 to be one of my next builds, but I'll be purchasing the Gremirmodels version and printing the 'Lady of the Dark' to build. I should be searching for a Hobby shop stocking the Gomix canopies - that is going to make or break this build I think (well, plus the tedious job of two 18-cylinder radial engines).

I am enjoying this build very much. Both models are looking very nice.

I am holding my opinion of which version I like better until I see both models complete. I think I liked the cockpit of the Halinski model better, but I don't know that you can really judge the overall plane until you see it with wings, prop spinner and sitting on it's wheels.

Nice clean build - great job on the wing roots!

I have seen some builds where the individual panel lines were embossed (specifically I was looking at a Halinski Mustang III build on one of the Polish builds earlier today). I am waiting to see the final version of this to compare the results.

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Originally posted by jcvandenbergh
... Sometimes a question mark arises for the presentation of the T-1, for instance: when you chose the option of separate rudder and separate tail planes, you are asked to cut these pieces out of the original parts -a tricky business given the very dark background that shows hardly the outlines. We will see later that this could even become a serious problem for the nose section: no alternative parts for the different options....

I actually figure that I will purchase the Gremir version of this kit when I go to build it so I can print replacement pieces in case of mistakes. This is even given that I purchased the printed version.

I agree - great job and this is a very interesting thread seeing the differences in design technique. After just finishing the Modelik BF109, and having the T1 you are building here, this thread has inspired me to add the Halinski kit to my build list - I just need to come up with more time for building. If only I could figure out a way to not have to do this pesky work stuff

Interesting concept. Did you shape the parts before cutting them apart by the metal seams? I look forward to seeing more of this build and how it comes out

Excellent start. Very nice detail on the engine. I look forward to seeing the rest of this build