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You can't. It's an exclusive right now only available on a subscription basis in Germany. Your best bet is ebay after the run finishes in 2020.

It's an editing/compatiblity thing. Using imgur as an image repository allows me to post the same update on a number of different sites at the same time without having to change things around individually on a per-site basis.

Weather conditions and interference from some other projects had delayed work on the Scharnhorst for a while. I am happy to report that those are now dealt with and I'm fast catching up back to the original schedule. With issue 61 the remaining gaps in the second planking were closed up and the hull prepared for filling, sanding and priming. Issue 62: The hull after said filling, sanding and priming. This took.... a while. For climate reasons (too hot, too wet, too dark) and me being loathe to cover myself in a layer of horrible dust. Also my insistence on doing my sanding with hand tools and me never being happy with the result. Between the first picture and this one two months passed in total. I am now happy with the result. Issues 63-65: A build stand was built and the first half of deck planking was test fit on the deck. This is where you will be made painfully aware if you built a banana. So far things look ok. Issues 66-69: Bilge keels are built up from two layers of brass and fitted to the hull. This is why we need the build stand. And that's where we are right now.

Scharnhorst issue 60 We continue second planking the belt armour in the middle of the ship We also test fit the barrels in the last main gun. Below all 3 turrets are pictured, as you an see, each a little bit different than the other.

They're injection formed. The main problem was with issue 1 where they have these big cardboard sheets that they tape the issue and first parts to. So what happens is that these things sit in a delivery truck to the newsagents with a million other things atop crushing down on them while the sun beats down on that truck and raises the inner temperature to hotter-than-hell levels and at some point the sprue just gives up and suicides.

Yeah, they're pretty nice. Though I do wish hachette wouldn't always choose the hottest days of the year to send them out. They did it with the first two turrets last years (and I needed the first one replaced 3 times till I got one that wasn't completely deformed) and did it again with the third one this year. Luckily it wasn't too squashed this time around and easily mended.

Scharnhorst was already lost at that point. The guns of her sister "Gneisenau" though were used on the Atlantic Wall.

Scharnhorst issue 59 Time to shake things up a bit from all that planking. We construct the third main guns body. Now you may be wondering what happened to its range finders. Shortly after Scharnhorst started its service, it turned out that her bow section was way too low and the ship took on an inordinate amount of water. It was decided she should receive an elevated "Atlantic" bow instead. So they cut of the bow section off of the ship, slapped on the higher bow aaaaaand it turns out the foremost main guns rangefinders sight was blocked by the new bow. So they cut those off to be used elsewhere.

Scharnhorst issue 58 Been a while. Was on vacation, went to some festivals, ate awesome foods and worked on a lot of things in 1:1 scale in my apartment. With issue 58 we begin working on the second planking of the belt armor by sanding/chamfering and filling the edges of the deck plates so they form a harmonious line/curve with the belt armor planking below, then we add second planking on top, for now just in the bow section.

The Sleeper car is available in the US at a few places I've seen. You can also send an email to Amati and they will send you the car with no shipping costs added (when they're back from vacation at the end of the month). It's what I did because the German distributer was sleeping on his job.

Actually still no sanding yet. Sanding will start, when the second planking is finished on the belt armour. The sleeper car is the Orient Express by Amati, that James is building too. I think he has a log up somewhere... Fake edit: There we go:

Scharnhorst issue 57 We start closing up the gap between the deck and the hull with a first layer of planks.

Thanks Phil Scharnhorst issue 56 We close up the last gaps in the planking on the bottom of the hull and install about two dozen tiny tiny airducts on the deck structures. And I do mean TINY. Had to be careful not to sneeze This marks the 40 % completion point, so here's a full view of where we're at right now.

Interesting. I'll have to take a look at that. Scharnhorst issue 55 We're closing up the bottom of the hull apart from two tiny gaps, which will be closed next time. Also there's some first work on Amatis Orient Express Sleeper Carriage in the background as a bonus.

Scharnhorst issue 54 We finish cladding the stern deck structure in brass and add some more air conditioning equipment. All the deck structures have now received their outer walls.

Scharnhorst issue 53 still dealing with the man flu... In any case we start applying some brass to the stern deck structures.

Thanks for looking in Anthony. Realistically speaking, there's so much wrong/simplified/abstracted with this kit, modifying it to be more accourate would ultimately require an entire rebuild from scratch. So I'm just going to build it as per instructions as a fun breather exercise between my more serious builds. Middle deck installed and planked, also the upper deck beams are in place. The sheer is so extreme the deck will only lay down on the outer deck beams even after fairing the beams a bit. The deck is kinda hovering over the inner beams, a phenomenon other builders have also experienced with this kit. Luckily sheer on the upper deck is not as pronounced.

Scharnhorst issue 52 We continue second planking along the bilge strake. Now only the bottom is left.

Braces and deck beams for the middle deck installed. Now as I mentioned this kit models sheer so each of the braces has to be specifically custom fitted height wise. Also each brace is thinned out in the middle from the original 3 mm round to 2mm. Luckily I am not stupid enough anymore to follow keep following my old mantra of "no electrical tools" so these are easily made by just sticking them into the Dremel and turning it into an impromptu lathe.

Amati have finally released their multimedia kit of the Orient Express Sleeping Car. Mine just arrived and I made a short unboxing video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut-2sg6W9xE

I swore I wouldn't start building another kit before at least one of my other multi-year projects was finished, but I'm remodeling and so much more space opened up in my apartment for ship models, welp, we all know how that goes. Artesania Latinas Cross Section of the San Francisco in 1:50 scale is one of their older kits, meant to supplement the discontinued first edition of the San Francisco full model kit. Comparing the cross section to the new full model re-release, there's some noticeable differences between the ships, mainly regarding the placement of the gun ports. Side by side they don't even look like the same ship anymore. The kit is unsusal in that it does something I've not seen with any other cross section kit and that is replicating sheer. There's a noticable height difference height wise along frames not only on the bulwark but also along the middle and upper deck. On the other hand, there's no visible camber to the decks. You win some, you lose some I guess. The kit came out about the time that Artesania Latina realised instructions should probably be a bit more detailed than a list of parts and "Glue all of these things together, good luck, mate.". We get some nice booklets, one for the hull and one for the masts and rigging both weighing in at about 20-30 pages. Construction starts with the framework. The frames are preformed and not built up like in other kits, which makes things easy, but a bit basic looking and unrealistic. This is a recurring theme throughout the kit. Ease of the build takes preference before realism. The lower deck is glued in and planked. Again things are simplified, there's no keelson, no drains, no pumps, nothing, just a hole in the ground for the mast.

Scharnhorst issue 51 A day late due to the summer flu The rear of the forward deck structure is fitted with brass. We're done with this part for now and will move on to the remaining rear deck structure.

It's actually finished only the sides of the hull so far. We've got the bottom and bilge strake to do still.

Scharnhorst issue 50 Second planking is extended to the stern and around the drive shaft exit.

Yeah, it's been mostly Amati with Hachette kits. They've started to branch out a bit lately. The Scharnhorst is by a group of former Amati designers. Scharnhorst issue 49... ... aka the one where things start to get tiny. Not only do we get to cover the front of the forward deck structure but we also start decorating the structure with 9 doors and 32 handrails in different sizes and orientations. This one requires a steady hand, focus and a calm mind. We've also reached the 35% point, so let's have another look at the entire things so far.