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Dragon's German Battleship Scharnhorst 1943 1:350 + MK1's Scharnhorst Detail-Up Set + MK1's Scharnhorst Wooden Deck - by "Nipon":
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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.
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I agree with Subfixer; either shift the flag to the stern or delete the accomodation ladders. Otherwise, it is an outstanding build!
Bill
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.
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
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They would be raised and secured, not removed.
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."
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.
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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 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.
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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Looks great! very nice work
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Thanks for more discussions, comments and feedback since my previous reply, especially from mark and MiG-29. I really appreciate them!
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
MM compliments to your builder. Bob
Very impressive build..thanks for sharing!
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Gaston, Bob and Rob - thanks for your kind compliments on the build! I really appreciate them!
Very nice build!
Mike
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