Mirabell61
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wunderbar Valeriy ! Nils -
Hi Roel, many thanks for your comment. The "Heavy weight punch" is a print on canvas, I like Geoff Hunt`s maritime paintings very much. Its because I`m short with display space that there are models in front of that wonderful picture. Nils
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The model is finished, but not yet the glass-casing for it. I ordered the glass panes at my local glassers yesterday, and am meantime working on the baseplate and the frame parts (double slot) wooden liners ...... I have used this method to date on all my casings Nils the baseplate with edge-profiles and bottom liners the look from beneath the bottom liner profiles with reinforcement angles and brass sleeves to fit the 6 adjusting brass pins (here without stain treatment) the model will stand on its own standplate in the casing. This allows to remove it at any time, whereby the upper bonnet can be lifted off the 6 pins The case corners, hopefully precise cut panes of 4mm thick glass will fit exactly into the slots The wooden slots have slightly surplus of appr 1 mm in length in order to compensate possible wood shrinkage
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Thank you both Richard and Kees, Richard, yes, I would add some weathering like rust etc, but unfortunately I have no expereience with that Kees, I`m 76 years, and the hobby with it`s modeling tasks still keeps me going quite well..... Nils
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Very nice job B.E. I like those cutaways in the decks allowing the sight to the inside Nils
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Lovely build Steve, it looks great Nils
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Very nice project Vaddoc, Nils
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A great build Adam, your making steady and fast progress Nils
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Good work Jond, she looks very nice Nils
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Hi Yves, many thanks for your kind words, much appreciated, I`ll have pull the handbrake on modeling in the moment, due to lack of space for displaying. I have`nt made any decisions for future builds yet, allthough there are many project ideas spooking around in my mind. I have to build the two glass cases next for my "Zeesboot", my wifes favorate one, and for the just finished "Ergenstrasse". The glass case of the "5 Elbe" pilotschooner fits as well for the "Zeesboot" perfectly, as this was intended, but that ca`nt be swapped every now and then, and the problem in cleaning a dusted ship, ca`nt be ignored eighther. Nils "Zeesboot" on top, underneath "5 Elbe" pilotschooner and "Ergenstrasse" in front
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Beautiful model KPnuts, that must have bee one of the first sedans with frontwheel-drive Good job there ! Nils
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thank you very much Valeriy, for your kind words, am pleased you like the work. As far as Elsa ( aka Lana Turner) as the only passenger is concerned, according to Andrew Geer`s Sea Chase novelle, the crew perceived her and her more or less "nightclub" clothing as a foreign (but sexy) untouchable body on board from the start onwards. I was looking to use for a 1:87 figure for example of the blond Marylin Monroe instead, but unfortunately did`nt find any in that scale. Nils
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Thank you very much B.E. your words are much appreciated. I have often thought about displaying somewhere outhouse, it would give me more freeroom in my hobby office, but there is always the question of where it would be possible in more public way, the insurances and the safe protection and transport of the glass cases. Nils
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Thank you very much Andy, as usual I make the final photos by using my wifes adjustable ironing board and a fluffy black blanket hanging from a preliminary support. I have 4 LED spots that are turned towards the model for a good lighting. Some pics with flash, some without Nils
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Andy, I just wish that my house would have a larger entrance hall with straight walls Nils
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Hi Peter, I very much appreciate your kind words. I do`nt know if there will be any next model as there is no space in the house (11) ships and in my hobby museum alone there are 8 ships in glass cases and one still without case Nils
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Bob, I`m very pleased that you like the model and thanks for your kind comments. You`re right, I tried to put a bit of that 1918 oldie Laker-steamship "charme" into the build. It was not easy to start with, because I had no build plans, except a frameplan of an appr. equal tonnage and length Ferris type freighter. I was facinated of the feeling transmitted through the manyfold careful watch of the "Sea Chase" movie, german movie name "Der Seefuchs". All details were adopted from stand-pics I made from the movie video (Free available on the web). For the figures, 1:87 (H0 scale) I preferably use chosen out Preiser figures, in this case also from Artitec Nils
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Paul, John, Gary, KGstakes and Keith, Thank you all for your nice appreciations and for following this build Nils
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FINISHED The Laker-steamer Ergenstrasse of birthyear 1918 is now finished. Will still have to build the glass case for it Enjoy the pics. I shall choose out some of them and create a new album for these..... Nils
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