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

[steamschooner]

Nils, Nice solid core for the cabin. This will than be "plated" with riveted metal ?

[Mirabell61]

Hi Steve,

 

yep, that`s right, intension is to make it look like the scetch in my post # 1202, and painted white, that shall match the main deckhousings of this deck later on.

 

Nils

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Nils

I, and I'm sure everyone else, are amazed with how much details you are putting into this wonderful ship. Enlarging the photos shows me the minute and delicate details that you can put into such a tiny scale. Also the enlargements show NO signs of being inferior, which is another amazing fact.

havagooday my friend

Greg

[Mirabell61]

Hi Greg,

 

thank you very much for your nice compliment, much appreciated...

 

Nils

[albert]

Great work Nils.

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks Albert,

 

today I tried a sample of structuring the aft cabin walls, double story windows only dry fitted...., doors and handrails not made yet...

The riveting is slightly overscaled, but I wanted it to be this way and visible also for the viewer`s eye in 1 m distance

 

Nils

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mirabell61]

Update

 

only a small update today......

 

priming, painting doors and cabin walls, making stanchions for handrails....

This relatively small aft cabin is a test for making the extensive promenade deck cabins in the same way

 

Nils

 

 

the holes for tht handrails are brought in already

 

 

 

raw doors with window frames and knob handles, need 5, one is spare as sample for later on...

 

 

 

the pins, surplus material from the knobs will be clipped off flush with the rear doorside

 

 

 

first paint coat, needs some touch up

 

 

 

stanchion holders for the handrails, the loops will be closed when the rail is in position

 

 

 

test sample piece for handrail making

 

 

[Omega1234]

Really nice work, Nils.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Piet]

Great progress and very nice work.

 

Cheers,

[Mirabell61]

thank you very much Patrick and Piet,

 

and all the "likes" for looking in....

 

many thanks for your appreciations

 

Nils

Edited June 22, 2016 by Mirabell61

[Gerhardvienna]

Hello Nils

 

I could hit the button for every single pic you show! Great work from a master, thanks for sharing!

 

Regards

Gerhard

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Gerhard,

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Update....

 

this is how the deckhousings (promenade deck cabin walls shall basicly look like......

 

Nils

 

 

 

 

the handrails are 0,5 mm wire

 

 

 

in the foreground my fingers ( for scale comparism). The figurine is 1:160 railway scale N, it should be 1: 144

[Gerhardvienna]

Hi Nils

 

I was a bit afraid of the size of the rivets, but now as it is all painted, they fit well!

 

Regards

Gerhard

[Omega1234]

Hi Nils

 

Seeing your finger in the last photo highlights just how small the deckhouse is. Having said that, I've gotta say, damn that's nice! More than anything, I think it's the rivets that enhance the overall appearance for me.

 

Nice job!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited June 23, 2016 by Omega1234

[Mirabell61]

many thanks Gerhard and Patrick,

 

I`m quite pleased with the result so far., when doing the main deck housings I expect the learning curve to set in with more routine in this.....

 

Nils

[donrobinson]

Amazing skills you have Nils

[captainbob]

Am I right? The wall is about 17mm tall?  Well done.

 

Bob

Edited June 23, 2016 by Cap'n'Bob

[Mirabell61]

Hi Bob,

 

I aimed to do the wall 19 mm high, but from some sanding to suit the curvature if fell down to 18 - 18,5 mm

For the next deckhousings I`ll start with 20 mm, so that I come out min with 19 mm. I trust that less hight will not be sufficient when the next deck (boatdeck)

goes on. Second criteria is the available hight for (chemical etched scale 1:144) the stairs / ladders with 27 length mm with stair at angle.....

 

Nils

Edited June 24, 2016 by Mirabell61

[Blue Ensign]

Very nice fabrication work there Nils

 

B.E.

[Mirabell61]

Thanks for looking in again B.E:

and for your nice compliment,,

 

Nils

 

Amazing skills you have Nils

 

 

Hi Don,

thanks for your nice compliment...

 

Nils

[reklein]

I like the rivet detail. It "reads really well. However I wonder if the railing brackets would benefit from flattening before wrapping around the rail. It might be they look fine with normal eyesight but they look too large in the photos. Beautiful work Nils.   Bill rivet counting in Idaho

[dgbot]

I agree with everyone else Nils.  It looks great.

David B

[Mirabell61]

I like the rivet detail. It "reads really well. However I wonder if the railing brackets would benefit from flattening before wrapping around the rail. It might be they look fine with normal eyesight but they look too large in the photos. Beautiful work Nils.   Bill rivet counting in Idaho

 

Hi Bill,

understand your comment, you`re right, never thought about flattening the wrapping portions, a great idea, thanks for that input there !, I`ll give it a trial (make a testpiece). 

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

I agree with everyone else Nils.  It looks great.

David B

 

 

Thank you very much David,

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Hi Bill,

understand your comment, you`re right, never thought about flattening the wrapping portions, a great idea, thanks for that input there !, I`ll give it a trial (make a testpiece). 

 

Nils

 

 

Bill,

 

I tried your excellent idea straight away,,, it looks much better than with full diam. wire, unfortunately I do`nt have macro focus but I think it shows on the encl. pic...      Thanks again    

 

The next improvement will be to choose thinner wire for those loop-ends, plus flattening...

 

Nils

 

 

stanchion wrap loop flattend......

[reklein]

Looks very nice Nils. Bill

[Mirabell61]

thanks Bill,

 

normaly I would solder the T- joints, but in this scale no soldering, although that would look very good with the flattend end. Due to the manyfold bend in the one piece rail parts, following the wall contours in this small scale I decided to glue the holding parts to the walls (stick through and glue from behind) and then lay the pre-bended rail into the loops from above and then close them as good as possible. Your fine idea has been saved for any next build to come....

 

Nils

[Jparsley]

Nills I've been following you for a long while now This ship is becoming more and more of an artists masterpiece Great fabrication great eye for detail and most importantly she looks realistic great job I'm envious of your skill and dedication

[Mirabell61]

Wellcome to the build Jeff,

 

thanks for looking in and for your kind compliment, I`m very pleased you like it.

From the recent interest to this build by fellow modelers I presume there may been some encouraging ideas since keellaying. On the other hand I so much appreciate incoming comments and suggestions from others....   I work with hand scetches, trial pieces and technical solutions because all is scratch built and the coming build sequences often have to be altered and thought through more than once.....

 

Cheers

 

Nils