Ships of the German Flag GB 2020

Dodgy, here is a link to the Submarine GB

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/171539.aspx

also Bish did a great job on the Trafalgar in the British ships GB

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/179138.aspx

Chris, I'm sorry, I don't see her. She's camouflaged too well 

modelcrazy

Dodgy, here is a link to the Submarine GB

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/171539.aspx

also Bish did a great job on the Trafalgar in the British ships GB

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/179138.aspx

 

Chris, I'm sorry, I don't see her. She's camouflaged too well 

Excellent work on the Tirp and setting.

Dodgy..be sure to look up MC's Uboat build along with his Puffer launch.  Both are over the top.

 

Finally the first shots of some progress on the Graf Spee.

Now I have to go through trying to send pictures from my camera again, I just can't seem to remember how.

Ikar01,

Very nice start on the PE work looks great. I have heard the Trumpeter kit is very detailed right OOB. Are you doing a full hull or waterline?

Marcus

Very nice Bish. If I can do half as well I'll be very happy. Incidentally, I love the golden horseshoe.

Sorry mate, I couldn't open the links.

Dodgy

Very nice Bish. If I can do half as well I'll be very happy. Incidentally, I love the golden horseshoe.

 

Thanks. I was lucky that the mrs had a couple of the shoes on her horse changed while i was building this. It seemed to good a chance to miss.

Nice PE work Ikar

modelcrazy

Nice PE work Ikar

 

Thanks guys.  Sometimes it takes a bit of looking ot find the piece you need, some of them are small and don't seem to just go in order.  But then, it could be my vision getting worse.

Tis is going to be a full hull build.  I just hope I can find the rass bases I used to have sitting on a shelf. 

I have been having a few problems with the wood set.  I laid down the decking and beside having to cut the sections and holes before lifting them off the sheet, I ended up with a couple spots that formed a crease and had to be cut and slightly trimmed on one part of the deck and another area that had to be trimmed around wher the superstructure was going to sit.  Next time I think I'll look for a different company for the decking.

Hopefully a few more shots tomaoorw.

What manufacturer made the deck?

Ok. The start of the Emden.

It's the Pontos set.  The peson who gave me the kit had it in the box.  He was never good at building ships so I think I'll give it back to him when it's finished, and he's over on this coast instead of the gulf.

One thing I did notice was that at a couple points there were a few small attachment points, like you see on P.E. parts.

When I did the Mikasa, the deck parts lifted easily and fit perfectly.  Nextime I might have to look up that company and see what they might have for my next ship.

ikar01

Thanks guys.  Sometimes it takes a bit of looking ot find the piece you need, some of them are small and don't seem to just go in order.  But then, it could be my vision getting worse.

Tis is going to be a full hull build.  I just hope I can find the rass bases I used to have sitting on a shelf. 

I have been having a few problems with the wood set.  I laid down the decking and beside having to cut the sections and holes before lifting them off the sheet, I ended up with a couple spots that formed a crease and had to be cut and slightly trimmed on one part of the deck and another area that had to be trimmed around wher the superstructure was going to sit.  Next time I think I'll look for a different company for the decking.

Hopefully a few more shots tomaoorw.

 

Bill

Hey Marcus, where are you at on the Kronprinz?

Dodgy,

Right now I am painting the decks.  I do have some of the superstructures assembled and odds and ends ready.  I will post some photos tonight.

Marcus

Dodgy... The sub GB is back on page 4 and a couple of threads down.

The Puffer build of MC's is somewhere in the ships page.

Thanks Goldhammer.

Update on my SMS Kronprinz build.

Replaced the plastic 15.2cm barrels with brass ones and put on a coat of metal primer on the barrels and also on the 12" barrels.

A couple of photos of partial superstructure assemblies.  The plastic in this kit is very soft making the masts and yardarms very flimsy so I replaced them with brass rod.

The usual PE upgrades.

Started painting the decking.  On coat four with around (at best count) 350 strips of 11mm x .5mm tapes radomly applied along the deck.  If you look closely at the decks you can see the tape.  Only three more coats of paint and then the final before they are finish, clear coat, wash, and clear coat again.  Oh and then mask the whole works to protect it.  If I can work on them every night this week I should be finished with them on Sunday.

After the decks next step will be to paint the hull and all of the hardware on the deck.  Will post an update when that step is done.

Marcus

Dodgy..  Found the other thread.  Back on page 44 of ships, 4th one down.

Wow Marcus, looking good.

GH, what are you up to?

Dodgy was interested in seeing your u-boat and the link wouldn't work for him.  Thought I'd toss in your Puffer as a bonus

Oh I see. I hope he likes it. It's in a museum now.

Marcus, thats some lovely work there, very impressive.

Steve, Bish,

Thank you.

Marcus

I'm learning that while i started ok, I've since moved to building this back a$$wards  should have kept going with the foam for the sea instead of moving to the build once the waterline hull was complete. Plus then I learned the water should have come before the cliffs lol. Spent a night figuring out how to get the water close enough so that i could blend it into the cliff face. Will definitely need some work prepaint ot meld it all together. 

Looked at this as I was placing the ship and realized that in still water there was almost no way to cover up mistakes in foam to ship because there's no wake. DUH lol

made up the concrete piers from cardboard and woodland scenics plaster lathe. Then made up the little control house I'll call it from styrene pieces. Just laid in place in this photo

working on some miscellaneous elements of the scene. 

im planning some action in the form of a wake in An arc from the yacht. Thinking of putting a small house on the cliff face as well. Lots and lots of little things to bring this scene together.

Any ideas on blending the water to the cliff or on creating a realistic scene appreciated. This is more than I've tried to do in the past And this is alot of fun to create! 

If you are going to use acylic gel for the water you can gently brush it up to the hull and cliff.

After, paint to suit

How are the nerves Marcus??? All that masking pushing the alcohol intake up??

Thanks Goldhammer. Much appreciated.

Themongoose that is awsome. A great build, a stunning paint job, and it looks like its going to be an amazing diorama.