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German Battleship Scharnhorst 1943 1:350 (Full Option)

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  • Member since
    February 2007
  • From: Brunswick, Ohio
Posted by Buckeye on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 11:36 AM

Very nice build!

Mike

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Thailand
Posted by Model Maniac on Sunday, July 13, 2014 7:28 AM

Gaston, Bob and Rob - thanks for your kind compliments on the build! I really appreciate them!

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 5:42 PM

Zombie thread.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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    January 2014
  • From: Toronto
Posted by Rob S. on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 5:18 PM

Very impressive build..thanks for sharing!

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    April 2014
Posted by r13b20 on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 4:39 PM

MM compliments to your builder. Bob

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    March 2009
Posted by Gaston on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 9:00 AM

 The overscale planking width does not seem quite that pronounced on other self-adhesive wood decks I have seen.

 The individual plank separation is often less prominent as well. In any case, the in-plastic moulded planks are usually overscale in width themselves, so I still prefer self adhesive wood... The one thing I do is improve the adhesive power with Super77 rubber glue sprayed on the backside: It prevents any edge lifting with no extra thickness or mess...

  Excellent work, and one of the very best Scharnhorst I have seen.

  Gaston

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Thailand
Posted by Model Maniac on Friday, January 11, 2013 7:11 AM

Thanks for more discussions, comments and feedback since my previous reply, especially from mark and MiG-29. I really appreciate them!

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

  • Member since
    November 2010
  • From: Australia
Posted by MiG-29 on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 7:58 PM

Looks great! very nice work

                                                       "Superiority is our priority"

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    March 2009
  • From: brisbane australia
Posted by surfsup on Monday, January 7, 2013 3:02 AM

It depends on the Vessel in question. Some WW2 Capital Ships carried them onboard. It also depends on the Customs of the particular Navy as to whether they were carried. Various Photos from the Mid 40's showed Warships at Anchor with the Ladders deployed so if you wish to depict them, you need to do some homework on the particular Vessel you wish to Model. Other than that, you have done a wonderful Build on the Scharnhorst. My congrats to you Sir.....Cheers mark

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  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Thursday, January 3, 2013 7:28 AM

I only served on one surface ship in my 24 year USN career; my six other ships were submarines, which obviously did not carry accomodation ladders. I will bow to your greater experience.

Bill

  • Member since
    March 2004
  • From: Spartanburg, SC
Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 11:30 PM

warshipguy

I served on one surface ship in my career; the ladders were removed in her case.  I suppose the correct answer would be, "It depends on the ship."

Bill

I will agree with you, Bill, it depends on the ship. On a carrier, they are so large that removing them is a very large and complicated evolution and involves cranes. On a smaller ship, say, like a destroyer, removing them and stowing them away would probably be a more practical thing. I wonder about the size and weight of a battleship's accomodation ladders. They might be more on the scale of a destroyer's since a BB's freeboard is lower than a CV's.

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

  • Member since
    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 2:49 PM

Nice model of a beautiful ship. IMO it shows though why I don't like "real" wood decks. In this case in particular they look totally out of scale and unrealistic.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 1:21 PM

I served on one surface ship in my career; the ladders were removed in her case.  I suppose the correct answer would be, "It depends on the ship."

Bill

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  • From: Spartanburg, SC
Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 11:47 AM

They would be raised and secured, not removed.

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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    October 2008
  • From: England
Posted by P mitch on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 7:35 AM

Build looks great to me. If I can ask a question here, would the accomodation ladders have been removed for seagoing or just raised?

I have 5 ships to build and I'm curious

Phil

"If anybody ever tells you anything about an aeroplane which is so bloody complicated you can't understand it, take it from me: it's all balls." R J Mitchell


  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Thailand
Posted by Model Maniac on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 7:04 AM

Thanks so much for your kind compliments, subfixer and Bill! I really appreciate them.  As for the discrepancy,  I can't blame my builder 'cause I didn't know that either.

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Monday, December 31, 2012 10:52 AM

I agree with Subfixer; either shift the flag to the stern or delete the accomodation ladders.  Otherwise, it is an outstanding build!

Bill

  • Member since
    March 2004
  • From: Spartanburg, SC
Posted by subfixer on Monday, December 31, 2012 8:46 AM

Excellent build, MM, Nipon did an outstanding job. The only discrepency that I can spot is that since the accomodation ladders are deployed that it indicates that the ship is moored and, as such, the ensign (flag) at the top of the mast would not be raised. The ensign at the stern is correct.

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Thailand
German Battleship Scharnhorst 1943 1:350 (Full Option)
Posted by Model Maniac on Monday, December 31, 2012 12:21 AM

Dragon's German Battleship Scharnhorst 1943 1:350 + MK1's Scharnhorst Detail-Up Set + MK1's Scharnhorst Wooden Deck - by "Nipon":

There're much more images in my latest page, plus images of my artists (model builders), and link to MM Annual Report 2012:

http://www.falconbbs.com/model66b.htm

Comments and suggestions are welcome! :)

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

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