Mirabell61

Many thanks Rick, your comment is much appreciated.
I am in the moment thinking about a new project and am gathering information about it
 
Nils

Thank you very much Andy,
I`m pleased you like this model
 
Nils

Very nice Eberhard,
I like your arrangement with the boats. Especialy that with the open dinghi without cover
 
Nils

Very nice Eberhard,
I like your arrangement with the boats. Especialy that with the open dinghi without cover
 
Nils

Thank you very much Gary
 
Nils

Hello,
the carpenters started with planking the QD. Here first the balcony and the parquet in the great cabin for the captain. At that time only the great cabin had a parquet. 





And here the painter has oiled the floor

Thank you very much Gary
 
Nils

Many thanks Rick, your comment is much appreciated.
I am in the moment thinking about a new project and am gathering information about it
 
Nils

Thank you very much Andy,
I`m pleased you like this model
 
Nils

Thank you very much Michel,
 
Nils

Very nice Eberhard,
I like your arrangement with the boats. Especialy that with the open dinghi without cover
 
Nils

Hi Jan!
Yes, that’s exactly it, the hatches could open to 2 opposite sides. A bracket between the hinges to tighten the lid in stormy conditions. I'll install bolts there later to tighten it down.

fantastic soldering Valeriy !
 
Nils

The steering wheel at the stern was a spare one, and the main one was in the wheelhouse, in the bow of the ship. This is where the steering rope goes along the side.

Agreed, very well done!
 
Why was the chain on port doubled? I could imagine that it has to do with a mechanism to adjust the rudder midship and to tighten up the chain, but cannot work out its function ...

Incredible!
Rick

And now I tried on their location on the hull of the destroyer.

Today I finished the glass case, and my wife was so kind to clean the glass in- and outside, as well as to help  carry and  swap some of the other cases to a new display place in my hobby office.
This closes the project
 
Here some final pics of the casing and its build..... This was my 11th  case I built this way and I`m pleased that to date there was no broken glass. I`m not so happy of the steadily increasing prices for glass, so I`m surprised of the glasser`s offers every time.
I would like to thank all that were interested in the build log, with many likes, wows, appreciations, comments and suggestions allong the ride.
 
 
Nils

the glass-panes are held with helping aids, such as the "third hand" clamped to the cupboard above, short fixing- and distance pieces, and preliminary self adhesive tape

the angles are well keep the panes in place
 

after the top panel is complete stained and framed, the 4 vertical profiles are stained an cut to length
 
 

now comes the final assembly.....

here again the clamped on "third hand"

the right angle corner

mounting the top panel ( lid) to the rest

metal corners fixed with stainless steel blackend philips flat cross-head screws (M1,7 x 6mm )

the glass bonnet set down on the base with the 6 interacting positioning pins, also the are 6 self adhesive felt patches  under the baseplate to enable a smooth contact.
 

Very nice Eberhard,
I like your arrangement with the boats. Especialy that with the open dinghi without cover
 
Nils

Many thanks Rick, your comment is much appreciated.
I am in the moment thinking about a new project and am gathering information about it
 
Nils

Thank you very much John,
I am pleased with the result, but had some trouble with the nameplates attached to the ships own stand plate on both sides. These are of printed paper ( black lettering on yellowish colored background ) glued small plates and fixed to the nameplate`s brackets. After glueing  the paper on, all was OK, but then after varnishing them with polyurethane "protection" they looked all wet and soaked through, and even with a hot air dryer I could´nt get them to look as before. Will have replace the printed paper nameplates in the next days, and leave away the varnish. I should have used photo paper for printing.
 
Nils

Today I finished the glass case, and my wife was so kind to clean the glass in- and outside, as well as to help  carry and  swap some of the other cases to a new display place in my hobby office.
This closes the project
 
Here some final pics of the casing and its build..... This was my 11th  case I built this way and I`m pleased that to date there was no broken glass. I`m not so happy of the steadily increasing prices for glass, so I`m surprised of the glasser`s offers every time.
I would like to thank all that were interested in the build log, with many likes, wows, appreciations, comments and suggestions allong the ride.
 
 
Nils

the glass-panes are held with helping aids, such as the "third hand" clamped to the cupboard above, short fixing- and distance pieces, and preliminary self adhesive tape

the angles are well keep the panes in place
 

after the top panel is complete stained and framed, the 4 vertical profiles are stained an cut to length
 
 

now comes the final assembly.....

here again the clamped on "third hand"

the right angle corner

mounting the top panel ( lid) to the rest

metal corners fixed with stainless steel blackend philips flat cross-head screws (M1,7 x 6mm )

the glass bonnet set down on the base with the 6 interacting positioning pins, also the are 6 self adhesive felt patches  under the baseplate to enable a smooth contact.
 

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
 

Very nice work Eberhard,
and a smart Idea with that repare-tape, thanks for sharing, a few weeks ago I was looking for something alike to strap down a boat on the Ergenstrasse
 
Nils

wunderbar Keith !
an excellent set up of the frames
 
Nils