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  1. madtatt
    After a long break, I'm finally getting back to work. Thanks to Jeff's tip, I've been thinking about the deck being too high and how to deal with it. I also created the remaining 12-pounders. And since it's very monotonous, it took quite a while. They stand beautifully in rows. And again, Jeff, you're not annoying at all. I'm very grateful for your advice, as it helps me avoid such annoying mistakes. What would be the point of a model building forum if you couldn't build on the experiences of others? And so I simply shortened the carriage of the eight guns that go below deck. Let’s move on to the next conversion. Again, I liked the MK set better than the one from Pontos. Since I will be showing all the gun port covers open, I thought the rope shown was very nice. What I changed are the hinges. Since they fold down when open, I simply replaced them with a narrow piece of profile. This is what it looks like for me. I used a slightly lighter grey to accentuate it. And attached to the gun ports. These are the first external structures. Since it is inevitable that the gun barrels will stick out here, I wanted to have them attached already. And so the eight 12 pounders could take their place. A few boxes are still missing. And so I am quite happy with the position of the guns. Now they urgently need the protection of my sheet pile wall. After applying the clear varnish, I will screw it to the dry dock . I am curious to see if I will tear it down again before the construction is finished. 😵‍💫
  2. madtatt
    Thank you all very much. I'm glad that you wish me luck and that makes me a winner already. Great community here.. 👏
  3. madtatt
    Hello, dear model building friends. After almost a year, I’m opening my Falcon thread again. I want to give it a new try and take part in Germany’s largest plastic model show, “The Euro Model Expo”. As you may remember, I was unable to do this last year due to my wife’s serious illness. But she is now doing very well again and she wants me to finally enter the competition with my model. And so I started to dismantle the diorama into its individual parts and carefully pack them into transport boxes. The Falcon itself is a tight box in the truest sense of the word. The base plate does not cause any problems at all as it has a large, smooth surface, the floor is level, and therefore the foam does not slip. You had to be careful with the large top part. It’s damn heavy. But I carefully hoisted it into the box and packed it safely with all the foam for transport. And so it can start at the end of the month. EME here we come….
  4. madtatt
    Absolutely not Jeff. I'm happy about any hint you can give me. I think that the purpose of a forum is to pass on the experiences that have arisen during such a construction.
  5. madtatt
    Extreme what you show us here, Jeff. It's a crazy amount of work that you're putting into the hull alone, but I'm convinced it will pay off and result in the most historically correct Bismarck model. 👍
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    Hello Jeff. That's very kind of you. Respect that you bought an extra Pontos set for it. I just thought I was crazy enough to work with two sets. Nice to find a like-minded person here. But I'm afraid that despite everything there wouldn't be enough coal hatches. There are 22 on the main deck and another 14 on the outer deck. So basically you can only have eight hatches. But that's not a bad thing because I still have plan B. There are still hatches from my KA set, but they are much smaller. And since I followed your build report closely Jeff, I don't use the Pontos guns for the 3 pounders. I also have them as a 3D print from Micro Master. And so I can use the bottom flange of the gun. In conjunction with the too small KA component, a formidable coal hatch is created. I'm really happy with that. And by the way, I put the deck together loosely. Fits perfectly even before sanding and looks really great.
  7. madtatt
    That's right Jeff. But the journey is the destination, right?! 😅 We continue amidships with the deck above the casemates. I put the guns aside to concentrate on the next Pontos puzzle. The deck is covered with two large brass pieces, which look fantastic and greatly improve the deck. So far so good. Above you can see various small parts that are missing from the deck. In addition, the first sailors will take their positions in places that would be difficult for me to reach later. But to the new mystery of Pontus. It’s about the coal hatches. I have already distributed 22 of them on the main deck. You have number 495. As you may notice, these hatches can also be seen on the deck above. Only here they have the number 5xx. However, this number does not exist on the Pontos boards. This time too I checked all the circuit boards several times. But I can only find the hatches with the number 495, which of course I installed completely. Maybe someone who has already installed the Pontos set can give me a tip. I’m at a loss. Of course I already have plan B, but I don’t want to carry it out until none of you can solve this puzzle for me.
  8. madtatt
    Thanks for the tip Jeff. 👍 Let's see how I implement this. But first of all I built the 12 pounder. There are eight of these to build for this deck. With 14 individual parts per gun. First I solder the gun barrel. Just holds up better. The rest is then attached with superglue. What a fumble. But as always with Pontos, fantastically detailed Painted and aged, they look so good. I have to make eight more of these for the upper deck, sweat.
  9. madtatt
    That's absolutely right Jeff. Not only is it funny, but it benefits both of us. I have already incorporated so many of your tips into my Mikasa. I hope that my construction report on the Bismarck, can help you a little too. And yes, slow and easy is the best way forward. 👍
  10. madtatt
    Thank you very much for your participation. @ Landlubber Mike Mike, I'm sorry that I'm only answering now, but my head was full of other things and model building is only slowly getting going again for me. Thank you for the compliment. Since I know that your model building skills are in no way inferior to mine, I am very excited to see what you will conjure up with the 1:700 kit. I hope you let us be part of it here. @ Jeff59 That's right Jeff, our nice hobby lets you clear your head from the worries of everyday life. Especially if you get helpful ideas from users to make your model even better. When I was testing the cannons, I asked myself what was wrong. And you give me the solution now, Jeff. The axis must move further forward and into the middle of the casemate. Just made a spacer out of styrene. And then the cannons could take their place. That looks better.... They are now sitting nicely in the middle. And the height is also right thanks to the spacers.
  11. madtatt
    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. 🫡
  12. madtatt
    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. 👏
  13. madtatt
    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.
  14. madtatt
    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.
  15. madtatt
    A really fantastic model. The little beauty is beautifully built, aged and staged. Bravo Greg 👏
  16. madtatt
    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. 👍
  17. madtatt
    Hello Phil. A very interesting pre-dreadnought ship. The frame is very neatly built. I'll stay on board.
  18. madtatt
    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
  19. madtatt
    Thank you Mark. It's nice to write with all of you again about our beautiful hobby. That's comforting.
  20. madtatt
    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.
  21. madtatt
    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.
  22. madtatt
    Thank you both for the kind words. Yes, I want to see that proper progress is being made on my craft table again.
  23. madtatt
    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…
  24. madtatt
    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.
  25. madtatt
    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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