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

[Piet]

Finally caught up with you Nils, great progress and very realistic looking cleats and bollards.  Love the deck chairs, brings back memories from a few sailings on ocean liners, to and from Holland to Indonesia.

 

I'll try to stay up with your very fast work.

 

Cheers,

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks to John and Piet,......

and all the "Likes"..

 

John,

sometimes I get an flash-idea how to do this or that....

so its not always thinking far ahead with these small, partial solutions

 

Piet,

its still quite a long way to go, You`re always very welcomeI`ll be pleased if you drop in now and then...

 

Nils

Edited October 2, 2016 by Mirabell61

[Mirabell61]

Update

 

some of the aft vents, aft boats-deck floor, and outcuts for the aft stairs.....

 

Nils

 

 

 

 

 

 

some of the Dremel bits have 3 mm shafts, (here used as place holders, for vent tube centering...)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cog]

Nice Nils.

 

She is looooooonnnggggg, but with such a long name you need a lot of hullllllllllll

[Martin W]

Fabulous, Nils.  As Carl says, she is long.  And it's good to see those long shots, just to remember that as you're working on one area, there's still a whole heckuva  lot on either side.

 

Cheers,

 

Martin

[Omega1234]

Hi Nils

 

Truly marvellous!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[captainbob]

With such fine detail and workmanship, it's hard to believe the scale of your work.

 

Bob

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks to Carl, Martin, Patrick and Bob,

 

for your much appreciated words and compliments

also thanks for all the "likes"

 

Nils

[rafine]

Simply wonderful Nils. It's always a treat to see your work.

 

Bob

[Mirabell61]

Simply wonderful Nils. It's always a treat to see your work.

 

Bob

 

thank you very much Bob,

 

I`m pleased that you like it..

 

Nils

[gjdale]

Just wonderful Nils. Such a joy to see your updates.

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks to both of you Grant and Lawrence,

for your nice comliments, much appreciated....

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

cool pictures.......nice ship!   sweet all the way to the bow!       awesome build  

[Mirabell61]

thank you very much Denis,

 

Nils

[KeithAug]

Hi Nils.

 

She is coming along very well. Loved the sanding drum, drill bit etc up-stands on the aft deckhouse. The vents are excellent.

[albert]

Hi Nils, wonderful modelship.

[Mirabell61]

many thanks for your nice compliments Keith and Albert,

much appreciated...

 

NIls

Edited October 6, 2016 by Mirabell61

[Chasseur]

As always excellent workmanship and detail. You never cease to amaze me Nils!

You are the Brass Meister .... love those brass screws* and the stern detail!

Jeff

[Mirabell61]

thank you for your nice words Jeff,

 

and for looking in, I`m pleased that you like the build, stay tuned.....

 

Nils

[FriedClams]

Nils,

 

I've been following along on your build log. Your work is exquisite and very inspiring. Keep up the great work.

 

Gary

[Mirabell61]

Hi Mmdd and Gary,

 

and thanks very much for your nice compliments, very much appreciated !

I`m concentrating on the boats-deck now and its fitting out

 

Nils

[amateur]

 

I could repeat the same remakr over and over agian:

What a beautifull ship she was, and what a nice model this is......

 

Jan

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Jan,

 

I`m glad you like the model of the KWdG

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Hi Lawrence,

 

thank you for your nice words, I`m meanwhile still at the boats deck and doing the coamings for the superstructure it`s planking with pencil caulking at the edges, on 2 mm wide 0.6 mm thick srtips

 

Nils

 

 

The hights of the vents, above deck, still need to be adjusted later on

 

 

 

 

 

The three aft winches will be in approximately these positions

 

 

 

here planking of the aft boats deck has taken place ( no fairing done to it yet )

Edited October 11, 2016 by Mirabell61

[NenadM]

Just brilliant, Nils. Your work is great inspiration

[cog]

She looks magnificent, Nils. How do you plan to adjust those vents, I see you've a ring at the foot, which prevents it from going deeper, or is it only upward you need to adjust?

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks Nenad and Carl,

and all the "likes", very much appreciated

 

Nenad,

I`ll be very pleased if there is something wich may be motivating for your CS model fitting out, but you do have so many own good idias I like very much.....

 

Carl,

exactly, the footring will prevent the slipping down of the tube, after adjusting the hight, the close fitting ring will be secured with a small drop of thin viscos CA. Upwards it needs no limitation, and still the scoops can be turned to the wind, or out of the wind in "suction mode"....

 

Nils

[cog]

Ah, you haven't fixated the ring yet! Now the jigsaw pieces fall into place ... 

[Omega1234]

Lovely work, Nils!

 

Your KWDG just keeps getting better and better.

 

Top job.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[EdT]

I am fascinated, Nils.  Beautiful.

 

Ed