Iceman 29 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Great job, Andreas! 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 Unfortunately, I don't have much time, so my progress is very slow! The rear superstructure is finally finished. However, the boats have not yet been glued on, they are "stolen" from my first model and will receive some fine-tuning. They fit very well between the turrets and the front superstructure. All the small deck details turned out also very good. They are all glued on individually - because of the wooden deck. Regards Andreas 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 Hello, here is an update of my work over this weekend. Added the railing the rigging of the boat crane. The funnels have to be printed again, the front funnel was printed bad and the aft funnel was not rigged succesfully. This is one of the advantages of 3D printing is that if a part fails, you can reprint it. Same happened with the small boat crane hooks. They are so tiny that it is a pane to rigg them. Thanks for watching! Cheers Andreas 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Looking very good. ⚓👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) Finally ship itself is nearly finished, just the masts and rigging of them. However, the merciless macro lens still reveals many small improvements that are needed. Cheers Andreas Edited June 12, 2023 by Andreas.R correction 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 That is looking very nice indeed not many improvement's that I can see to be made. 👍 Stay Safe beefy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, beefy66 said: That is looking very nice indeed not many improvement's that I can see to be made. 👍 Stay Safe beefy Thanks beefy! But on the enlarged Photos I have noticed them - and they will constantly annoy me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 An attractive old wagon. Nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 11 hours ago, Andreas.R said: merciless macro lens Merciless self critique? She looks magnificent to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I think this is a very impressive project, the changes you've had to make were really significant, I'd ditto Bertie and Thom's comments, she looks great, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 Some more pic`s of the front and aft superstructures. The front superstructure has not yet been glued on. I have to fix the big mast and make the rigging first. The davits are also laying on deck, to avoid breaking off. Some of the railings at the platforms have to be bent again. Thanks for looking! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Absolutely perfect to a T. You must be happy as Larry. ⚓🙌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Church Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Very nice work. First World War subjects are always interesting to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 First I would like to wish everyone a prosperous new year! That in this new year all your projects will be successful. have made great progress with my current build Thanks for looking Andreas 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Gidday Andreas, what a terrific model! Very neatly done. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 (edited) Hello, This project is finally coming to an end after more than 2 years. In the final phase, progress is always very slow - there is always the danger of ruining an already successful model! Here are the two sections that took me a lot of time: The white circle on the front turret, the first decal from ICM completely dissolved, the second one I tried to cover it with Future but it didn't help! Due to the uneven surface I couldn't mask. Finally I found a solution: print two circles on a white decal in, if possible, the same shade of gray as the top of the turret. Then carefully cut out and paint the edges. The rigging of the aereals: It took 8 attempts to get it right! I used stretched sprue to create the two poles and clamped them between two tightly stretched rigging lycra cords and then glued them in place. The problem was that both had to have exactly the same tension in order to get it fairly straight. The aereals where fixed with low tension to avoid bending the masts. the bow crest and the ensign at the aft where printed on painted decals. There is just a little paintwork to do, and fix the hull at the glass base. Cheers Andreas Edited March 30 by Andreas.R correction 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 G'day @Andreas.R, yeah, you don't want to spoil this now. She's looking extremely good, and your patience with these final stages very commendable. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Beautiful work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff.M Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I see you are using cathedral glass for your mounting. I have a piece that I was going to use on my current Snowberry build, but I decided to use it too late in the build. I was going to cut the hull at the waterline, but wiser counsel here on this site persuaded me not to as being too risky. That said, I will use it in the future. I simply sprayed the underside in Prussian Blue. The sense of depth for calm waters is astounding. It really is amazingly realistic. Best, Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 (edited) Hello Jeff, for me it is the easiest way to depict calm water, the ratio of effort and result is unique. You just have to make sure that the sprayed underside is well protected against scratches! I haven't had any problems with cutting the hull in half on any of my previous models! But this will be very difficult when the model is in a late stage of build. Here 1/400 Scharnhorst with a different cathedral glass base. cheers Andreas Edited March 31 by Andreas.R correction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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