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

[UpstateNY]

Lovely work Nils...really looking forward to all those wonderful deck details going on.  Those capstans are really something!

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

[Mirabell61]

Nigel,

 

thank you very much for your nice comment ....

 

Nils

[captainbob]

Beautiful work as always.

 

bob

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Bob,

 

Nils

[Martin W]

Nice capstan (and gypsies).  Looking from this side of the build (by far the easier one), I have to say that the positive part of reading that you've encountered a problem with the breakwaters will be seeing how ingeniously you solve it.   

 

Can't wait.

 

Martin

[michael mott]

Nils, I like the way you approached the gypsies for the capstan. Fitting the chains into the larger blanks show the detail in principle better than after they have taken their final shape, which although still there are harder to see.

 

Michael

[Mirabell61]

Hi Martin and Michael,

and the "likes"...

 

many thanks for your kind comments.....

 

Martin,

the solution with the breakwaters is under way

 

Michael,

it was of no use to use a dummy chain, today I received the actual stud-link chain and it did`nt fit the trial gypsy, so the gypsies had to be done over again. All OK now. It`s really amazing how the slightest variation in chain dimension fouls the fit. Also made a trial to chemical blacken the new brass chain. That worked out well at first try.

 

NIls

 

Edited December 9, 2016 by Mirabell61

[popeye the sailor]

sweet looking capstans Nils  

[steamschooner]

Nils, Here is a page from; Smoke Ash and Steam by R. Sheret  That show the different parts of a windlass. Windless having wildcats for chain handling. Cargo winches do not have wildcats just drums and gypsys

[Mirabell61]

Hi Steve,

 

your input on the winches is much appreciated, thanks very much.

On the KWdG the steam driven winch machinery is situated beneath the forecastle deck, whereby the capstan drive rods with mounted gypsies and drums and stick up through the deck  

Enclosed an example of the anchor winch equipment on Cunard`s "Lusitania"  (from Mark D. Warren`s book )

 

Nils 

 

  

 

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[Mirabell61]

Update

 

am now making the breakwaters. These have to be cut from two / four brass  halves due to placing the railings on to early. Trust this is a good solution

There where the parts penetrate the railings I put on some small metal reinforcements to the railing. The shapes of the breakwater halves are made from card templates.  I hope to get the metal work on the forecastle deck done by end of this week. The stud-link chain parts are allready blackened and look good

 

Nils

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[albert]

Very nice work, Nils.

[Mirabell61]

thank you very much Albert,

 

Nils

[overdale]

Lovely work Nils.

 

It really does have the feel of a metal ship.

 

Dan.

[Mirabell61]

Welcome aboard Dan,

 

and thanks for your comment. Although the Aluminium skin is very thin it also feels like metal when holding it in hands...

 

Nils

[pete48]

Very Nice work Nils, She's impressive 

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Pete,

 

for your nice comment

 

here is one of the two anchorchain slide channels, (inclusive the chain stopper), between capstan gypsy and anchor hawse tube..... I know that the actual stoppers looked different, but I had to make something more easy and workable on the model

 

Nils

 

 

stopper closed

 

 

 

stopper free, chain can run out

 

 

 

channel with blocked chain (closed stopper)

 

 

[steamschooner]

What? Nils no stud link chain.

[steamschooner]

Nevermind I see it is stud link chain

[Piet]

Good idea on the chain stopper Nils.  No one will know it's not original and wont tell   Looks very convincing!

 

Cheers,

[Mirabell61]

Steve and Piet,

and all the "likes"....., and especialy my freind Greg, (the peg leg sailor), who, as I saw, took a real deep dive into the log with big interest....

 

thanks so much for all your kind appreciations

 

Steve,

here`s a better pic for recognizing the stud link chain....

 

thanks Piet,

this is where a compromise is adequate for the real working stoppers, due to the small scale. The slide rails will get some light  supports fitted underneath

 

Nils

 

 

 

 

 

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Nils 

Thank you a thousand time wouldn't be enough for the enjoyment that I've had over the past few weeks, looking and absorbing you fantastic  build.

You not only showed me that you are a truly a master model craftsman but a ingenious and imaginative person who would put any non-related objects and turned them into an amazing fixture that anyone should be proud of. I take my hat off to you!

 

I have read many people saying that this model is amazzzzzzzzing and using other words to the same point, as Patrick has mentioned in one of comment that there are not enough superlative to describe your work. I agree with him one hundred percent! 

 

So all i can say is: 

 

Ihre Arbeit aus diesem Wort ist und das Modell , oder sollte ich sagen , ist Kunststück eines seiner Art , und ich bin privilegiert, Zeuge zu sein und ich warte mit offenem Mund für mehrere Einträge.

 

 

So if my translation is incorrect here is what I wanted to say in english!

 

Your work is out of this word and this model, or should I say, art piece is one of it's kind and I'm privileged to be a witness and I'm waiting with my mouth open for more entries. 

 

Havegooday mate

 

Greg

[Mirabell61]

Hi Greg,

 

thank you so much for your appreciative words, I saw that you viewed the complete log to date and am happy that you had pleasure in doing so.....

This is quite a challenging build as there are no detail plans available, so many ideas come to me as the sequences have their turn to be done. There will be lots of details to be planed, designed and arranged. relating to the intensive superstructure of this ship.  If I have an idea up my sleeve, I have to do a trial straight away on it to a certain degree in order to get my mind working on it, even if its not the turn yet. (like with vents, lifeboats, etc....), and keep eyes open to implement any improvements.

 

Wish you further much fun in viewing, stay tuned...

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

gonna be a super cool looking set up when you get 'er together Nils.    nice metal work!

[Mirabell61]

Denis,

 

thanks very much for your nice comment, there is some fiddely work to be done next, but the two forecastle vents are finished....

 

Nils

 

 

 

[IgorSky]

Hi Nils!

Every time when I look your blog is all I can say is - Fantastic Work!

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Igor,

 

Nils

[dgbot]

Ingenious way to make those vents.  A little different than when I last made some.

David B

[Mirabell61]

Thanks very much David,

 

Nils

[steamschooner]

Nice looking cowl vents, Nils  and you only have to do this how many times?