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

[captainbob]

_{Every time I look at your boat I am amazed at your skill.  It always inspires me to do better.}

 

_Bob

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much for your kind comments and compliments, Albert, Bob (raf), Jeff, David, Denis Bob (cap`n),

I`m so pleased that you liked the progress

 

Also thanks to all the "Likes" for looking in...

 

Nils

[Jim Lad]

Beautiful benches, Nils.  I really like the scrollwork ends.

 

John

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much John,

 

I also love those benches, they were the nicest I found after some related search with help of the web....  (photo etch kits), they are for the "Titanic" in scale 1:144

 

Nils

[Omega1234]

Hi Nils

 

I'm just catching up on your KWDG.  Wow, wow and triple wow!  

 

I tell you what, every time I say that I can't do something, I'll look at your KWDG for inspiration.  That's enough to teach me that anything's possible and that if you strive to do your best, anything's possible.

 

Inspirational.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Patrick and John (Neptune),

and thanks to all the "likes"

 

Patrick.

a very kind compliment, much appreciated, glad you like it...

 

John,

thanks so much for your nice words, and for your catch up....

I`ve put on the aft portion of the boats deck now on permanently and it worked out fine. Of course something came to eye after mounting it and clamping it down, I noticed that two of the benches below on the promenade deck were just mounted in the way/ space where the upward stairs should be placed, and four of the holes for the downward vent tubes had been planked-over on the boats deck and forgotten to be cut free again, but both little misfits can easily be put right again.

 

Nils

Edited November 26, 2016 by Mirabell61

[Gerhardvienna]

Hi Nils

 

So much good things happened with your Kaiser while I was away, GREAT BUILD!

Deepest RESPECT!

 

Regards

Gerhard

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Gerhard,

 

I`m only adding tiny bits and pieces, but when holding the hull in hands I can feel the constantly increasing weight, although the hull was such a lightweight, when taking it off the build-slipway some months ago. Probably its the brass parts and the metal plating coat that owe to the weight....

 

Nils

[EdT]

Wonderful work, Nils.  The scope and detail of this project amazes me.

 

Ed

[Mirabell61]

Wonderful work, Nils.  The scope and detail of this project amazes me.

 

Ed

 Ed,

 

thank you very much, its slowly coming together and its fun with the fitting out of the decks....

as far as the work is concerned, I can only return a bunch of compliments to you for your wonderful "Exreme Clipper " build, which I love so much, a great model shipwright performence

 

Nils

Edited November 27, 2016 by Mirabell61

[Mirabell61]

Little update...

 

the stairways are quite easy made due to the pricise brass etch patterns.

One of my most importent work documents is the orientation plan for vents, red indicated (size and tube diameter), and the stairs, green indicated

 

Nils

 

 

folding and primercoating the stairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cog]

Marvellous details those stairs. Glued them I  reccon ...

[michael mott]

I bet Bassett Lowke would have liked the brass etching methods back in the day. Lovely work as always Nils.

 

Michael

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Carl and Michael,

 

and all the "likes"...

 

Carl,

the etched stair sides and the steps are only folded and you`re right, afterwards (after priming and painting) glue into place with a drop of CA

 

Michael,

right, I agree, although I have highest respect for the skills of those professional builders work in much earlier days

 

Nils

 

 

Here is a little update .......

on the making of the aft handrail portion in place where the railing performs the rounded bend. I tried several times two flat bend the mahagony handrail by wetting and soaking, with and without heat, etc, very frustrating and without success. Then came the idea not to flat-bend over the 1,5 mm wide side, but to flat-bend and laminate 3 single 0,5 mm thick strips with CA and with help of a little jig, Sigh of relief, it worked out well. Only have to mount and carefully sand down to the required flatness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[KeithAug]

Hi Nils - either the pins are very big or the rail is very small. It looks great.

[Mirabell61]

Hi Nils - either the pins are very big or the rail is very small. It looks great.

 

Hi Keith,

Thanks for your words, I should have thought of the "laminating way" of those bends earlier.....

 

Nils

[captainbob]

Lamination is the way to go,  The rail looks great.

 

Bob

[reklein]

Good solution. This is an old model airplane trick for making rounded wing tips and control surfaces. When one is thinking ships sometimes different techniques fade into the background. 

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks Bob and Bill,

 

there are probably quite a lot of valuable "know hows" in relation with model aircraft building, especially those made in the good old way with all the framework and shrink-span tissue coating.....

 

Nils

[FriedClams]

I could almost feel your frustration with that railing Nils. It's so maddening to bend a piece of wood just to have it kink when your about 2 degrees from success. I can feel myself getting tense just thinking about it.

 

Your ship is looking terrific.

 

Gary

[Mirabell61]

thanks for your words of sympathy Garry,

maybe the experience (laminating wooden bends), if not already known,  may also be of help to fellow builders

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

great idea on bending..........hand rails look super.    nice looking ladders too  

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks Denis,

glad you like it

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Update:

Today fitted stern anchor crane, and anchor rest cradle

Nils

 

the chain is a liitle bit thinner than the bow anchor chains

 

 

[Beef Wellington]

Hi Nils, its been a while since I commented, but your work is just so wonderful.  I've learned so much from you and how you can create these details without relying on kit parts.  Can't wait to see her in her final glory.

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Jason,

for your nice compliment

 

Nils

[captainbob]

I had been wondering why the rail was shaped that way.  Now it makes sense. 

 

Bob

[albert]

Hi Nils very beautiful model.

[Jim Lad]

Looking good, Nils!  

 

John

[Mirabell61]

Thanks for your nice comments Bob, Albert and John,

 

Nils