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Oryol 1902 by GrandpaPhil - Orel - 1/200 - CARD - Russian Battleship
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Wow, it's amazing how meticulously you correct the hull and bring it to historical accuracy. This is plastic model making on a higher level. Respect. Please be allowed to come on board the Titanic. 🫡 -
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Thanks Scott and Herby. That's some information, Herby. I didn't know that. My Bismarck build also had a correction sheet, but it was included in the set. Exactly, this is the box that would fit. I'm sorry for you that you didn't get it. But it calms me down a little because I would have been very annoyed if I hadn't gotten it. Thank you Herby for solving this puzzle for me. 👏
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Bismarck by madtatt - FINISHED – Trumpeter with Pontos set – 1:200 - PLASTIC
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And off to the next etched part battle. A lot of small boxes had to be bent and soldered. I also got a smaller bending aid, which makes such delicate things easier to handle. The first error in Pontos’ sentence is also quickly identified. The component of the box that is supposed to be attached to the front superstructure is unfortunately faulty. It would result in a box whose dimensions would not fit into the recess in the wooden decks. I checked the Pontos set what felt like a hundred times but unfortunately without success. That’s why the KA sentence saved my butt. The slightly simpler lid was underlaid with cut-up etched part gratings and glued to the original component of the model Then brought to its position for inspection. Little by little, the internal structures and boxes are made and collected in my printed organizers to be aged afterwards. I made a few improvements to the winches. The large one did have a small cabinet included, I think a distribution box and the drive for the winch, but without any structure on the outside. The little winch would even be complete without everything. However, I found out in another forum that it could well be the case that the small winch did not have an electric drive. So I did a little handwork and gave the big winch hinges and a closer made of thin lead wire. The little one got an upright box that functions as a closet. I liked it better. Still aging and with lead wire wrapped around the drum. I deliberately wrapped it layer by layer, not quite perfectly, to make it look more authentic. Accomplished. And so everything could get on deck.
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Hello Jeff. I'm particularly looking forward to your construction report on this famous battleship, since I've already built her. I'm curious how you will implement this model. Knowing your Mikasa, fantastic. The ingredients are very similar to mine. Pontos, CMK and the excellent book by Draminski. This will serve you well. Maybe take a look at the company Veteran Models, they have a few fantastic details for DKM ships in their program.
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A really fantastic model. The little beauty is beautifully built, aged and staged. Bravo Greg 👏
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Thank you Jeff. I'm excited to see how you'll implement your Bismarck. Knowing your Mikasa, it's going to be a blast again. 👍
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Hello Phil. A very interesting pre-dreadnought ship. The frame is very neatly built. I'll stay on board.
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Let’s move on to the internal structures and fans. The deck is slowly filling up. One thing bothered me. Two box-shaped structures were squeezed between the two main houses. Seems completely illogical to me and cannot be seen on many models, including those from museums. And that’s why I don’t use it, the corridor remains open. Especially since a small platform can be seen on both deckhouses. Probably to get to the funnels. That’s why I won’t install the boxes, but will attach a ladder and a railing here. I further refined the superstructure that accommodates the rescue cutter. The doors are from the MK1 set, the railings are from the model’s original etched parts set. And the ladders come from the leftover box. I’m starting to like it that way
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Thank you Mark. It's nice to write with all of you again about our beautiful hobby. That's comforting.
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Then we want to follow our words with actions and continue building. Let’s get to the internal structures. All relatively simple, geometric structures. Neatly sanded and primed. Added a few doors and hatches to make the monotonous surface more interesting. However, I am entering into an area of historically unprovable assumptions. Only the pictures of the museum ship show the inner deck of the Mikasa. But that certainly doesn’t have much to do with the original ship. So I allow myself some artistic freedom here, such as the railing, which is only placed here for customization. It is not documented historically. But it made sense to me, as you could get to the platform at the chimney via the gallery. And a ladder should also be attached to the component, otherwise how would you get up to the front gallery!? And that’s how this came about. We continue with the first 32-foot rescue cutter. A dream detail. However, there is a small problem with the cradles. They are usually not in the places where they come onto the superstructure. That’s why you can see an unsightly gap between the cradle and the cutter, see arrow. Nothing that couldn’t be corrected with thin Styrene strips. Now the boat is lying neatly in its cradles again. And so the inner deck is slowly taking shape.
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Wow, a beautiful little diorama. A really fantastic execution for a short side project. I have never ventured onto a water surface either. This is partly because I build very large ships and the corresponding dioramas would be very large and I only have limited space in my apartment. But with your contribution here I would have excellent instructions.
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Thank you both for the kind words. Yes, I want to see that proper progress is being made on my craft table again.
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Ahoy dear model building community. I hereby report back to the craft table. My break had lasted a little longer than planned, but I had suffered a few personal blows this year. Three of my immediate family members have fallen ill with this terrible plague called cancer, including myself. I think it blows up every statistic. Three of them have now defeated it, only my mother unfortunately died from it three weeks ago. Nevertheless, everyday life is returning to my life and that’s a good thing. Even though I’m still grieving for my mother, I’m going to start doing my hobby again. I think it will comfort and distract me a little. And so my Mikasa appeared on my workbench again. First start with something small to warm up again. The barbettes were still missing splinter protection. Then I soldered the internal parts of the fans. In 1905, not all of the fan scoops were there anymore and that’s how you saw them. But I don’t know why they were removed. I researched the orientation of these internal parts as they were attached differently on different models and finally found this picture online where they are parallel to the direction of travel. And that’s how I installed them on the deck during the first superstructures. So a small start has been made and I think that I will now regularly report to you about my construction progress. So, read again…
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Thank you for the comforting and encouraging words. This is truly a difficult time for me and my wife. But we look to the future with confidence because the therapy is having an effect and the prognosis is now very good. It is true that model building can certainly be an outlet to relieve mental pressure and I could imagine using it again soon. But that only works because the worst is probably already behind us. I would like to thank my wife again for her kind wishes for her recovery. She says she could use any encouragement.
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Ahoy dear model building friends. There isn’t much new to report, but I wanted to get in touch again. Some people know that my wife is very sick and is currently receiving chemotherapy. I very rarely have a free head to do crafts. I would probably ruin more than move forward. But what I have done is prepare the final stand. This is easier to adjust if there is nothing on deck yet. I no longer liked the Pontos holder because it holds the ship very high. I prefer it this flat. In addition, the dry dock was expanded to include a slightly higher sheet pile wall. The cannons that look out of the casemates above cannot get their barrels later because they are one with the cannon body. And that’s why they have to be protected separately from my scatterbrainedness.
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