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Another reason to use the approach I've described above to string the railings vs. mounting all the stanchions first (as recommended in the manual). I'm finding that even after I poke the paint out of the holes and think I've enlarged them, I occasionally have to go back in with my very small miniature drill bit (manually) and clean them out to get them to accept the thread. This would be impossible if the stanchions were mounted first, because the adjacent stanchions would block getting the drill bit lined up. Regards, David -
Your bow looks a bit more blunt than mine, You might consider trying to sand it down to more of a knife edge, but be careful not to sand out the planking detail. Regards, David
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More work on the railings. The reason these take so long is that you have to poke the paint out of tiny little holes using a tiny little drill bit, then thread them (like threading a needle), then mount. Regards, David
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I'm now working on the railings, and it's going to be a long, delicate process. First picture is of the metal railings, which are installed at points on the deck. Second one shows the start of the cable railings. The instruction manual says to install all of the stanchions and then thread the wire, but the holes are just fiendishly small. So my approach, as shown here, is to string the wires as I go, which means I can thread them off the ship where I can manipulate the stanchion to see the holes, and then install the threaded stanchions. Working well so far, with a LONG way to go. Regards, David
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I would just cut the planks and the wooden part back where they extend past the bow. I don't recall whether I had a similar issue when I built the ship. Regards, David
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Here's the rest of the deck detail at the bow. The rope racks next to the red and green buoys are actually fabricated from wire -- I somehow lost the photo-etched ones. I can't figure out how -- if I knew I could probably find them. So I just built these two. Regards, David
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I just saw your first question. I remember using scissors to cut those strips out. It's the only way to follow the paper cutouts. Regards, David
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I wish I could help you but at this point I don't recall what that is for. Regards, David
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The 15 inch gun turrets are now painted, and the guns mounted on the ship -- again, not yet glued but they will be at the end. Here's a picture of the whole ship up to this point. Not yet finished, but the big guns really make it look like a battleship. Regards, David
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Here's one of the four 15 inch turrets fully assembled. Three more to go. Regards, David
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Now the medium guns are painted and mounted. The instructions say to leave them free to rotate on a dowel, and for now I have done that in case they have to be moved later to account for some construction, but before I'm done I will glue them down. Can't imagine having a loose piece on the model. Regards, David
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Midsize guns before painting. There are four of the type on the left, and two of the type on the right. Regards, David
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Last set of boats, called "Connection Boats" in the instructions. I have no idea what that means, but they look nice. Regards, David
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Officers Launch built and mounted. Cranes (previously built) also now mounted on both sides. Regards, David
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Here's the first motor launch. Requires some careful hand-painting and small parts assembly. Regards, David
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Built, painted and decorated these two little Arado floatplanes. I need to wait for some clear spray to arrive from Amazon today, to be sure the decals are secured, and then I can mount them on the catapults. I read up on the Arados. All German heavy ships were equipped with them. The Bismarck's never flew. In her last battle, they wanted to use an Arado to get some important documents off to land, but discovered that the catapults weren't working, so the planes went down with the ship. Regards, David
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AA guns built, painted and mounted. Also a couple of pics of additional deck detail. Regards, David
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There's a ladder that sticks up through the deck. The instructions want you to build the ladder, then install it up through the hole, but I tried that and it didn't fit. So I disassembled it, and assembled it piece by piece in the hole. There's a picture of the unpainted version installed, and then I hand-painted it. Also a picture of a small bell. Regards, David
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Here's an example of the intricacy of this model. This gun assembly is constructed from 8 parts. Regards, David
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