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

[Bobstrake]

Seriously fine work. A joy to behold.

[Mirabell61]

thank you Bob,

 

I highly appreciate your kind comment. With this build many things are developing as their sequences are due. But still now and then there are things to keep in mind for improvement along the journey...

 

Nils

[captainbob]

Nils, Thanks for showing us how to do the metal wall.  I should have done my HOGA that way.

 

Bob

[Mirabell61]

Hi Bob,

 

I just looked up you "Hoga" build log, and yes, the deckhouse (your post #101 there)  and wheelhouse would have been wonderful candidates for "riveted" metal Skin structure. Maybe you are planing an appropriate Oldtimer steamship Project for the future.....

 

Nils

[captainbob]

The drawings I have of the HOGA shows all the interior areas and furnishings.  I'm thinking of doing another HOGA with one side removed.  But there are so many builds on my list.

 

Bob

[popeye the sailor]

wonderful progress you've done so far........have to give that metal overlay a try myself      I have some of that HO scale metal siding 

Edited September 2, 2015 by popeye the sailor

[Mirabell61]

Hi Denis,

 

Thank you, glad you like it,....

I`m not familiar with HO scale metal siding, would be curious to see the result, provided you give it a try..

 

Nils

 

I`m quite happy with the results so far

 

 

cabin walls painted white

 

 

 

working rooms under forecastle deck

 

 

 

the rear side of the walls with hollow rivets and "glassing ends" sticking out will be hidden under the deck afterwards

Edited September 2, 2015 by Mirabell61

[Mirabell61]

A little update....

 

Build log part 18

 

Part 1 of 2

 

 

the long promenade deck has to be roughly fitted, and to be supported with I-beams in the areas of the aft waist (one deck below). Although it`s a later building sequence I`ve been experimenting with the making of bollards, scoop bowls for the vents (there are so many different sizes !)

And also the making of the small 60 mm long lifeboats....., here is a first trial in clinkered version, if it works out OK, that would be my master lifeboat-plug for doing the whole batch in resin cast afterwards, other solutions pending

 

Nils

 

 

 

here a preliminary adjustment gauge (distances, alignment and perpendicularity of stanchions) is created

 

 

 

the markings will be transferred to the covering deck afterwards

 

 

 

the promenade deck will be made of sections, whereby the center remains open and unplanked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here some of the many bollards are made ( hollow rivets soldered into brass plates, and the center filled with a piece of round rod), then primered

 

 

 

final mounting to a wooden base plate

 

 

 

 

[Mirabell61]

Part 2 of 2......

 

 

 

these tin, nickel plated feet for bags, will do for making the scoop bowls of some of the vents

 

 

 

first trial for lifeboat production....

 

 

 

scale 1:144, 60 mm long

 

 

 

supports for covering deck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I still had some odd plastic dinghis, from which I cut off the first 30 mm with the bows, glued those together for total 60mm length

 

 

 

added more year 1900 nostalgic (more straight) bow and sternpost (double-ender boats), and dd the lapstrake planking by means of self adhesive metal foil stripes

 

 

Nils

 

 

 

 

 

[Omega1234]

Hi Nils

 

Marvellous stuff; especially the silver dinghy in the second and third photos.

 

Can I ask how you made them?

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited September 11, 2015 by Omega1234

[Mirabell61]

Thanks Patrick,

 

in answer to your question.....

in order to save time, and instead of making it from wood, I made the boat from two cut off (30 mm long) front portions of those odd plastic rowboats I still had, by glueing these face to face together. The resembled lapstrake planking is by stripes of self adhesive aluminium foil. Deck and interior of the small lifeboats will be done later. I would be happy if the "masterboat" will allow an appropriate and clean negative mould to be taken from it, for the resin casting of the "mass-production"

 

Nils

Edited September 11, 2015 by Mirabell61

[Omega1234]

Thanks Nils!

[antanasp]

Hello Nils!

Great project and very nice job. I will be happy to can read this very interesting build log all! Thanks for sharing!

 

Best regards Antanas 

[Mirabell61]

Hi Antanas,

 

Thanks for dropping in, you`re always welcome, and I`m glad you like it

 

Nils

[thomaslambo]

Nils, simply amazing work as usual...just a pleasure to watch your creativity and expertise at work 

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks for your Kind words Boyd,

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Thank you Crackers,

 

I`m momentarily in Progress of evaluating if I should rather plank the Long Promenade deck side-portions first, ( it would be easier to handle),  or to glue on These raw-deckparts, to the hull and do the planking later

 

Nils

[mikegerber]

Hi Nils

 

Great idea with the plastic dinghies - from old make new and to this yet double-ender! ... 

... yes! Double-ender for ever!   

 

I am incidentally pleased with every new KWdG-log - very well done, Nils!

 

Best regards,

Mike

[md1400cs]

Nils,

 

Happily I found your latest project as I was visiting Karl's (Jeronimo) newest project 74-gun ship and then I linked from your comments. Looks, as all of your projects do, awesome so far. 

 

Cheers,

 

Michael

Edited September 14, 2015 by md1400cs

[Mirabell61]

many thanks to Mike and Michael,

and all the "likes"

 

Mike,

with the lifeboats (how to make) I have to start thinking about at an early stage, because the final solution, resp. improvement / changes is still pending, same as with the many vents on the decks, These I would like to make from metal 

 

 

Michael,

thanks for your nice words, and welcome to the build log (s)

 

 

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

quite a bit of progress since I last checked      very nice work Nils........really coming into shape!    the life boats are really cool.

[Mirabell61]

Thank you Denis,

 

I`m just working on the forecastle anchor / chain tubes (6 mm brass tubes), they will have to be faired and equipped wih flanges to sides and deck afterwards, but have to be dry fitted now in case some adjustments have to be made inside the ship.

The forecastle deck comprises 3 shaped parts....

The scetch (partial section) shows the arrangement of the other decks, at least how I intend to do them

 

Nils

 

Little update :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 16, 2015 by Mirabell61

[captainbob]

Love your green clamps.  I'll have to remember that.

 

Bob

[Mirabell61]

Thanks Bob,

 

that was one of those "flash-Ideas" I had during lunch today, seeking for a way to pin down the deck without making pinholes into it, as Long as the glue cures, but it`s only a dry fit in the moment

 

Nils

[NenadM]

Lunch ideas

 

I like this ( sounds familiar)

 

Nice work, as always

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Nenad,

 

it does`nt happen too often, with those ideas but sometimes it helps....

 

Nils

[shipmodel]

Hi Nils - 

 

I thought that I had read through this log, but somehow I missed it. Seriously good work, my friend!

 

Spent an enjoyable two hours with it and found several ideas and techniques that will work their way into my own projects.  It was fascinating to see how the techniques that we use are both similar and different because of the scales that we are working in.

 

I am now hooked into the log for instant updates.

 

Dan

[Mirabell61]

Hi Dan,

 

thanks for your words and for looking in....

You`re alltimes very wellcome

 

Nils

[Martin W]

Nils -- So, I go away for just a few days, and when I get back my head spins at how much you've done!!  Don't you sleep?  Fantastic work, with real care for the fine details. 

 

Cheers,

 

Martin

[Mirabell61]

Thanks very much Martin,

 

I have now made the forecastle deck, planked it and put it on permanently, further the anchor tubes dry fitted in with flanges on the sides.

Some days ago I bought some photo etched copper railing stripes (5 wire plus handrail). Will need to do some trials how to fasten these best. The stripes are only 8mm high (scale 1:144)

 

Nils

 

 

 

the forecastle deck planked with 2mm wide and 0,8 mm thick stips of pinewood

 

 

 

raw fit, the flange base for the deck side tube ends

 

 

 

I think these stripes can be soldered to L-typ profiles and then fixed to the edges of the deck-planking

 

 

 

a view under the forecastle deck....