Ships of the German Flag GB 2020

Marcus you can't go wrong with Shapeways it seems. beautiful pieces to set off your ship.

Question for you, what do you clear coat your MM Enamels with? I used a satin varnish and I can't keep the lint and other misc stuff off of it. Any advice for me?

Mongoose,

Great finish to a large project.  The camo work on the ship is awesome and really works from all angles. 

Marcus

TheMongoose

Marcus you can't go wrong with Shapeways it seems. beautiful pieces to set off your ship.

Question for you, what do you clear coat your MM Enamels with? I used a satin varnish and I can't keep the lint and other misc stuff off of it. Any advice for me?

Mongoose,

I clear coat with Future floor polish but before I do I brush the parts with a static free brush and blow air across the part.  I inspect the part while it is still wet for lint and stuff.  I then leave the part in the paint booth and cover the opening with a lint free towel until dry.  Even then it seems some hair or dust manages to land on the wet coating before it dries..LOL.  Every painted piece gets a coat of Future to protect the paint making the piece ready for weathering. 

Oh I forgot, I also turn off the ceiling fan before spraying.  Here in southern Texas the fans are on all of the time.

Putting down a Satin varnish is the very last thing I do to any model to dull and flatten the finish paint work.  

Marcus

Chris that looks fabulous! Looking forward to your next masterpiece.

I'll need to come up with something special for finishing first. I hadn't though of that for this GB 

Marcus, those look MUCH better.

Greysnake, Your changed up 

MC...might not be politically correct, but how about the Iron Cross, or dip back to WWI and the Blue Max.

goldhammer

MC...might not be politically correct, but how about the Iron Cross, or dip back to WWI and the Blue Max.

 

How about this?

Congratulations Captain, you have been awarded the High Seas Fleet Badge

modelcrazy

 

 

goldhammer

MC...might not be politically correct, but how about the Iron Cross, or dip back to WWI and the Blue Max.

 

 

 

 

How about this?

Herzlichen Glückwunsch Kapitän Sie erhalten Das Flottenkriegsabzeichen

Congratulations Captain, you have been awarded the High Seas Fleet Badge

 

That's pretty cool actually. Love the battleship frontal assault look!

GMorrison

Or at least to be distinguished by scout aircraft. Think this was 1917 on. Post Jutland.

 

Bill

Bill,

I have seen several photos dated 1915 showing the white circle on the turrets and red paint on the rear funnel while out on patrol.

Marcus 

Update on the SMS Kronprinz.

Finished with painting both superstructures and masts. 

Still some touch ups to do and add the searchlights but the build is now down to all the little detail stuff and then the ship boats, cutters, etc..

Until the next update.

Marcus

Steve, I'm going to dip my toes into the frigid North Atlantic with the 1/72 Revell S-100.  The Eduard PE set is in the mail so that'll make this a tad more interesting. 

Marcus, excelent job. I'm looking forward to the finished product.

Chad, I got you down 

Sorry folks, but I've been away from the computer and the work bench for a little while and obviously there's  a lot to catch up on, but for the moment I have a 'help' question. As some of you may know I have decided to do build a revell U Boat and the Revell SMS Emden. It is with Emden that my problem lies. In the photo below I have shown the deck as it is portrayed in the kit. My concern is that there is very little timber represented on the model. What little there is shows in the midship area and where the main armament is located. My research has been unable to confirm if this is correct. I would have thought all of the main deck would have been timber. Can anyone help with this?

Speaking of the Emden, here are three photos of a wooden scratch built model I was given a number of years ago. It is very old and until a few days ago was on loan to a museum where it became very dusty and suffered some damage.

I'd go with steel unless it's molded in wood. I have absolutely have no idea except through others builds and World of Warships. No, WoWs isn't my go to source for anything, but their team doses strive to get details correct. Looking at wood deck manufacturers, some have the entire deck wood and another doesnt .

That's all the input I can give although the original drawings do seem to support my hypothesis.

Thanks Steve, much appreciated.

Marcus, the Kronprinz is looking superb.

Mongoose, the Tirpitz dio is one of the best dios I have ever seen. So much work and and an awsome finished product.

Wow, that is a tiny thing isn't it?

Greysnake,

As tiny as the model is the fit issues must be quite bad to be seen, but it looks like you are off to a fine start.

Marcus

Dodgy,

Thank you.

Marcus

Actually Marcus it's I who have to thank you. I noticed that in one of your posts you made a reference to shapeways, regarding some of the armaments you purchased for the Kronprinz. I had not heard of this mob and checked them out. WOW. Tonight I am putting in an order for the stuff they make for the Emden. Thanks mate!

Thanks for the props Dodgy. Those are big words to live up to!

A little late as to when I said I would post next (that will teach me to try to keep a schedule) on my SMS Kronprinz build.

Rigging is done except simulating the insolators using white glue.  The reference photos I had weren't very helpful so I just used the drawings in the paint diagram that came with the model.  Even then I had to make a few guesses. 

Kinda black and white version.

Using the process of building up and then out I will be adding the railings to upper decks and then work on adding the ship's boats and cutters. Oh ya, I forgot here is close up the 88mm from Shapeways.

Until the next post.

Marcus

Excellent Marcus!

Well well well, lookie what I found and just ordered.

It'll be here somethime in Jan.

How big is that thing? Is there a cutaway on the back side? Looks like it will be a unique display piece!

I can't find any info on the size Chris, but it sure is cool!

MC - Sounds like a true impulse buy, exciting!