SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line

[popeye the sailor]

sorry to hear about the ship Nils.........I too hope nothing goes out of whack.   your making such great progress with her........looking very nice. 

[Mirabell61]

Thank you Denis,

 

it really looks like the glue-swelling out went back over the week. Quite good that I did`nt remove it, otherwise there would be pits in the "skin" now....

 

I`m working at the decks in the waist areas now, after finding a supplier for wonderful precise cut mini pine planks 2 x 0,8 mm. The "caulking" is done with a soft dark pencil along the planks edges

 

Nils

 

 

 

 

a set of 300 fine cut pine-planks 2 x 0,8 mm

 

 

 

planked forward waist area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the lower aft waist deck stripes

 

 

 

will do the shrouds for the aft mast later on with buckle screw fastening / tensioning , therefore sufficient bases for anchoring points beneath the deck stripes

 

 

 

the promenade deck will cover these outcuts in the sides later on

[Omega1234]

Hi Nils

 

Nice work! You're really moving at a fast pace with the decking, that's for sure. I'm also glad to hear that the swelling of the glue joints shrank back once dried. Failure to do so would've been quite a setback for you, so I'm happy that it worked out well for you.

 

Looking forward to the next update!

 

Thanks

 

Patrick

Edited August 15, 2015 by Omega1234

[gjdale]

Glad to hear your glue swelling issue sorted itself out Nils. Mighty fine progress there.

[popeye the sailor]

glad to see the hull fared well.........probably needed a bath anyway,  with all the dust you've been kick'in up     love the deck planking......looks really sweet!

[rafine]

A sigh of relief from all that the hull has recovered. The deck planking looks great.

 

Bob

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks to Patrick,- Grant, - Popeye,- Bob, -

and all the "likes"....

 

Patrick,

I`m also glad that this is overcome now..

 

 

Grant.

yes. that was a lesson related to high humidity air getting into the room

 

 

Denis,

thanks for your nice comment

 

Bob,

I`m also quite happy with the deck planking. The smaller the plank dimensions get, the more fragile the plank edges are whilst cutting to length and after laying and sanding. It gives a little messy deck surface with the slight remains of white glue, sanding dust, and pencil-caulking charcoal

 

 

Nils

[Jim Lad]

Just catching up after a few days away, Nils.  Your progressing very nicely - that deck looks really good.

 

John

[Piet]

Good news Nils and your decking looks super nice.

 

Cheers,

[Kevin]

I just love to see your updates - lovely work

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much John, Piet and Kevin...

 

for your kind appreciations

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Build log part 16

 

did a trial mock up today for for rounding the 19 mm high cabin wall corners. The doors are  15 mm resp. 14 mm  high depending on position of mounting

 

Nils

 

 

 

doors with window frame, and doorknob are of brass

 

 

 

cut a profile bar for the corner- fitting of the cabin wall plates

 

 

 

easy to round and blend out

 

 

 

a good base for the plating....

 

 

 

gives a nice smooth corner connection

 

 

 

door and porthole fitted

[Kevin]

Nils, is there a reason for oversizing the wood, or is it just to get the shape

[Mirabell61]

Hi Kevin,

 

correct, its only a mock up for getting a good round "Corner", the silver plating indicates the hight of the walls (19 mm between the decks)

 

Nils

[Kevin]

lol - if you are doing that for everything, at the end of the day you will have two complete ships

[druxey]

Very nicely done, Nils. However, I find the rivet heads 'read' a bit too prominently. Perhaps it's the fact that they are reflective at the moment?

[NenadM]

Auh .. .. ... what kind of magic you use ?

[Jim Lad]

Nils, I wouldn't worry about the rivet heads.  Below is a (very) old photo of one of the bridge wing cabs on MV Meringa (1958).  You can see that, even painted, the rivets stand out quite plainly.

John

 

[dgbot]

Nils what material are using for your planking?

David B

Edited August 17, 2015 by dgbot

[Mirabell61]

many thanks - Kevin,- Druxey, - Nenad, - John,- David,....

and the "likes"...

For all your kind comments

 

Kevin,

a good comment, but not general practise, ....if there are certain details I find its worth doing a trial before doing repeatable objects, I do it, and possibly see where it can be improved, this has saved me much time work at the end. On the other hand I would be happy if I could see trials and thoughts (in pics) from fellow builders as well, i find this makes the "spice" of a builder`s forum comunity like this

 

Druxey,

the resembled rivet size depends on the tooth-module I use on my poncing wheel. Here I used double thick aluminium foil, because I had some scrap strips left over. I thought I would have to put more pressure on the ponce wheel. Will probably flatten the the rivet head a wee bit, but thats why it`s a trial,...improvement pending

 

Nenad,

glad you like it, its only making use of what I had already experienced in some way before and to my own satisfaction

 

John,

Thanks for that nice pic relating to rivet joinings at the bridge cab. Have you been officer on the "MV. Meringa", a nice ship

 

David,

for deck planking I use 2 x 0,8 mm precise cut pine strips. The basic material is probably machine cut pine veneer. Unfortunately I ca`nt cut that precise in those dimensions myself. The strips are glued to the raw deck made of 0,8mm plywood. This way the total deck thickness is around 1,5 to 1,6 mm

 

 

Nils

[EdT]

Nils,

 

You may also want to experiment with the hardness of the surface below the foil when embossing the rivets.  Harder material will decrease the rivet size and height.

 

The model looks great.

 

Ed

[Mirabell61]

Thanks Ed,

 

yes, I`ll be looking into a different shore hardness for the rubber pad I use underneath

 

Nils

[Martin W]

Hi Nils -- I've finally had the chance to catch up on your progress:  Whew!  there's quite a bit here, plus the close shave with the humidity!

 

This is a great log showcasing the skills of a Master Builder, and for the narrative spills and thrills!

 

Cheers,

 

Martin

[Mirabell61]

Hi Martin,

 

Thank you very much for looking in again and for your nice comment. ...

In the moment I`m just figuring out what semi materials there will be required in brass for the coming sequences, so its a bit of thinking ahead, determining possible alterations how to do certain details before spending the money. There will also be much soldering involved. The scale 1:144 is quite a task, but also fun to find solutions...

 

Nils

[captainbob]

Auh .. .. ... what kind of magic you use ?

 

I agree with Nenad.  What you do is impossible it must be magic.

 

Bob

[yancovitch]

ha....thought i'd take a peek at what you're up to, and wow, talk about detail....those props are amazing...i know i'd never have the patience for something like that.....ship looks like it will be very detailed and i can't imagine how many years it's gonna take....do you have someone to take over after you ..............congrats...              vic

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks to  Bob (cap`n), Vic and Dirk...,

for the fine words...

 

 

Bob,

I do hope that the "Magic" dos`nt let me down when the tricky things start, there will be so many details I do´nt even know know in the moment how I will do them later... (golden stern decor, railings, vent Hoods, funnels. etc....)

 

Vic,

Thanks for dropping in....

as I mentioned in the introduction to this log, this build is going to be my most ambitious one, but I trust I`m quite good in the Timing. I have to make a break when the hull is plated, in order to finalize my HMS Pegasus....

 

Dirk,

Danke Dir.....

hope you shall have pleasure in dropping in now and then, regards out of the greater Hamburg  neighbourhood area,...

I love your build "Maria", you`re making a real gem out of that kit...

 

 

Nils

[Jim Lad]

Nils, re your question from yesterday, I was senior apprentice on the 'Meringa' many, many years ago.

 

John

[Mirabell61]

Little update...

 

have been producing some of the doors in different hights and with different size windowframes, also some forecastle doors, and about half of the double-story promenade deck windows

 

Nils

 

 

the window frames have been sprayed with dull clear varnish in order to keep the brass shiny.

the 4 doors for under the forecastle deck (with each two locking levers) will also be painted

 

 

 

[Omega1234]

Hi Nils

 

Very nice and uniformed in shape.

 

I bet it was far harder than it looks, which makes your skills all the more apparent.

 

Well done.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick