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]

nice fore deck shots!   nice find with the railings too  

[Gerhardvienna]

Hi Nils

 

Where did you order that parts? They look good!

 

Regards

Gerhard

[Piet]

Outstanding work on the foremast Nils.  Love the rigging - showing all the details.

Love the photo of the ship plowing into that wave.  Hmmm, brings back memories.

 

Cheers,

[Mirabell61]

thank you very much Denis, Gerhard and Piet,

and all the "likes"....

 

Gerhard and Denis,

for photo-etched parts can be supplied by...., I have good experience with both webshops

http://www.modelltechnik-hamburg.de/

http://www.hobby-lobby-modellbau.com/onlineshop/index.php/cat/c455_Foto----tzteile.html

 

Piet,

yes, I can imagine memories coming back........, the photo seems to be from 7th Oct. 1909, quite a chilly time for a sea cruise

 

Nils

[Kevin]

good afternoon Nils, I just love your build, stunning work, sorry I don't get to catch up on the builds I follow so much,

[Mirabell61]

good afternoon Kevin,

 

thanks for dropping in and your nice comment, you`re always welcome....

 

Nils

[EdT]

Bravo, Nils!  Really coming together nicely.  I love the deck machinery.

 

Ed

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks Ed,

 

it`s fun now, doing the little fitting out details. 

The short "waist" railings are made from brass wire and -pins, have to clean up the solderings a bit. On the sides of the forecastle deck are now the the swanneck-vents of the sanitary stations below

 

Nils

 

 

this short railing is only 8 mm high and has to fit in the appropriate space

 

 

 

.... needs touch up and cleaning

 

 

 

swanneck vents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Martin W]

My word, Nils, what progress you make!  Always impressive in your attention to detail.

 

And I have to comment that the picture of your work space in its "untidy" state shows a neatness greater than when my own space is pristine.

 

Cheers,

 

Martin

[captainbob]

Beautiful as always.

 

Bob

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Martin and Bob,

 

I found that the forecastle access ladders will be too short, so have to find an alternative solution.....

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

yep!  I have to agree....the deck layout and fittings are the best part      looking great Nils!

[popeye the sailor]

could you make openings in the fender and railing?

[mtaylor]

What a feast for the eyes and the brain.   Fantastic work, Nils.

[md1400cs]

Nils,

 

As always following your build, of this so complicated type of ship, is so inspirational. Superlative work indeed.

 

Michael

[Mirabell61]

thank you very much for your nice compliments.

Denis, Mark, Robin and Micheal,

and the "likes"

 

Denis,

I may be trying to cut some openings into fender and railing later on....., I`m afraid to weaken the static in the moment.

 

Mark,

I`m very pleased that the build is liked...

 

Michael,

fitting in some of those little items, do`nt always work out fist time, so I do it over again...., but I`m pleased you like it...

 

Nils

[gjdale]

Beautiful work, as always Nils. What a pleasure it is to read your updates!

[Omega1234]

Absolutely outstanding, Nils!!!!!

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Patrick,

 

as the two staircasess (forecastle access) were too short , I took some raw etched patterns, clipped them to length, folded the sides and the stairs, and soldered my own side rails on made from 0,5 mm wire. Hight is now 34 mm instead of 27 mm

 

Nils

 

 

 

[Blue Ensign]

Just enjoyed a complete run thro' of your log Nils.

 

Your projects never fail to engage the interest of your fellow ship modellers, and this wonderful model is no exception.

 

Skilled and innovative work, and your plating is so impressive.

 

Well done.

 

B.E.

Edited May 5, 2016 by Blue Ensign

[Mirabell61]

Wellcome to the log B.E.,

 

I´m very pleased you joined in and many thanks for your kind comments.

I love those old plated steamships, even taking in account that the "rivets" may be a tiny bit overscaled sometimes. This build is continuously setting myself before finding solutions how to do a certain details after another, but thats the fun in straining the old brain, it would be boring without....

It`s probably going to get harder when the superstructure details  get started

 

Nils

Edited May 8, 2016 by Mirabell61

[Barbossa]

Hi Nils,

 

I second B.E. 's praise. Wonderful work

 

By the way and just for your information : The captain and I spent a few days at the Belgian coast and in a second hand bookshop in Ostend  I came across a book written by Georg Bessel : Norddeutscher Lloyd Line : Geschichte einer bremischer Reederei 1857-1957.

 

Although my German is poor ( but I'm learning ! ),  the book describes the company's  interesting history and last pages mention a full list of all registered ships.

 

 

[Mirabell61]

Hi Nils,

 

I second B.E. 's praise. Wonderful work

 

By the way and just for your information : The captain and I spent a few days at the Belgian coast and in a second hand bookshop in Ostend  I came across a book written by Georg Bessel : Norddeutscher Lloyd Line : Geschichte einer bremischer Reederei 1857-1957.

 

Although my German is poor ( but I'm learning ! ),  the book describes the company's  interesting history and last pages mention a full list of all registered ships.

 

Thank you very much Christian,

 

I did`nt know that book yet, although I have quite a lot of literature gathered already for NDL, but I shall have it in mind   

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Beautiful work, as always Nils. What a pleasure it is to read your updates!

 

 

Thank you very much Grant,

 

I`m happy  that you enjoy to look in....

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

update

 

build log part 33

 

 

here is a little update on the forecastle stairways, the cargo hatches, the medium sized cargo derrick and the anchor handling crane........

 

Nils

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dgbot]

Awesome You are out doing yourself Nils.  Magnifique.

David B

[steamschooner]

Nils, That is looking super fine. Sure is alot going on for such a small deck area.

Steve

[albert]

Hi Nils very beautiful work.

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much David, Steve and Albert,

 

for your kind compliments

 

Nils

[Gerhardvienna]

Hi Nils

 

Phantastic!

 

Regards

Gerhard