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

[Mirabell61]

Thank you Jason,

 

from now on the design goes after the sequences requirements, I have a certain pattern im my mind, but still there may come some unforeseen necessity for short term adjusting here and there. If I were designing a "kit" one could say,,, the first prototype and see what comes out...

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

I love the size Nils!    simply awesome......slip set up is awesome too! 

[Mirabell61]

thank you for your nice complement Popeye,

very much appreciated..

 

The size was limited to max. 1500 mm, looks like it will turn out appr. 1390 to 1400 mm over all, but still considered as scale 1:144, but its going to be a "beast" compared with my other models.

 

Nils

[NMBROOK]

You are off to a great start Nils,on what is a beautiful vessel

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

[Mirabell61]

Thanks for dropping in Nigel,

and thanks for your nice appreciation

 

its good to hear from you again, hope all is well on your side (job and house moving related....)

 

Nils

[rafine]

A great start Nils on what will be a fantastic model. I'm really looking forward to watching this one grow.

 

Bob

[puckotred]

This is looking great Nils. You are a true craftsman!

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Bob and Mr. Pucko,

and all the "likes",

 

 

Bob,

I was also very much interested in building a British Naval Cutter of 1777, but then favoured this odltimer Atlantic runner which was also on my list as the next Project.

AnywayI have saved up all my gathered cutter-Information and plans though, perhaps for the overnext...

 

 

Mr. Pucko,

Thanks for your Kind appreciation

 

 

Nils

[Angarfather]

Hello Nils,

 

A wonderfull start by an perfect kratfsman.

 

i have following your build.

 

Best regards Hartmut

[Jim Lad]

The hull is really coming together now!

 

John

[Mirabell61]

Hartmut and John,

 

thank you very much for your Kind words and your interest in this build...

 

Nils

Edited June 3, 2015 by Mirabell61

[Mirabell61]

Build log part 5

 

 

preparing for attaching the stingers to the frames

 

 

 

all frames are set and glued in. The cut out notches for the stringers are also done

 

 

 

there are three places, where the  3 stand M4 spindles go through keel and square bar. Some supporting ply bits prevent later distortion of keel when spindles are tightened to the stand

 

 

 

spindle fitted in and reinforcement cladding both sides to the keel

 

 

 

 

there are locking nuts M4 on the inside of ship (into the sqare bar)

 

 

 

bow post fitted in and beveled to angle where the later planking will lay on

 

 

 

 

 

Stern is also prepared for putting on stringers

 

 

 

the stringers have been cut with my hand- circular saw, (which I fitted as a table-saw) Then cut the 2 m long strips from a 5 mm thick plank. I wanted to have the stringers over the full ship length in one piece

 

 

 

Nils

 

[popeye the sailor]

a very interesting design.......I like the idea of the stringers.    I also like the size    super progress at this point Nils 

[Mirabell61]

Thanks Popeye,

 

my other ship hulls are also built comprising stringers of pine wood. If the stringers follow the frame outer contours without dents and boils, the planking afterwards shall be an easy job to do. Also the stringers provide very useful hold for glueing and for for all the pegs and pins whilst planking. It is also much easier to do the sanding over the stringers and same time in some places the slightly overstanding odd-outer frame potions when fairing (before planking)

I do single layer planking, 2mm thick and use mostly only white PA glue. I do`nt use screws or nails for planking

 

Nils

[pete48]

Nice work Nils, Shes looking really good 

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[Mirabell61]

Thanks very much Pete,

 

Nils

[NenadM]

Those days I felt some magic appear on MSW, but could not locate it

 

Today I find your log, and now I know. You are obviously one of the MSW modeling wizards

 

Can I join  ?

 

Fantastic work, as always

[dafi]

Impressive project :-)

 

Love it !

 

XXXDAn

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks Nenad and Dafi,

and all the "Likes".....

 

 

Nenad,

thats a nice comment , also wish you all the Magic on your CS, I saw you (like it..) are making so many Details by yourself

 

 

Dafi,

Thanks Dafi, glad you like it, and greetings from Glinde to Ludwigsburg

 

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Starting with the stringers.......

 

 

 

 

 

it takes appr. 2-3 hours to have the glue cured, before removing the pins and the pegs for the next glueing session

 

 

 

I`ll have to move the screws that hold the frames more to the outside for having better access to the srews now, before further stringers are put on

 

 

 

 

the relatively long and gentle bows do not bring too much tension on the on the wooden strips

 

 

 

the tricky part of the job though will be the stern portion, maybe I shall use filler pieces to a certain degree....

 

 

 

 

 

Nils

[kruginmi]

Nils,

 

I am doing my modeling lately by watching this build.  Love the progress.

 

mark

[Omega1234]

Hi Nils

 

Even though the hull is still at the framing stage, there's no doubting her beauty and gracefulness.

 

This is going to be another "Nils Masterpiece" for sure!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited June 7, 2015 by Omega1234

[BenF89]

I've been following along so far, and I'm really excited to see this starting to come together. She's a very nice subject, and the type of ship I don't see done a lot on here (but maybe I'm just not looking in the right places.) You're going to do her justice, I'm sure of it.

 

I'd love to have space to build and display a model of that size. 

[dgbot]

Another interesting build that will teach me something and how how much I have to learn.  You know how to pick a project Nils.  I might have missed it nut how did you determine the notches for your stringers?

David B

Edited June 7, 2015 by dgbot

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks to my fellow building mates   Mark - Patrick - Robin - Ben- David,

and all the "likes"

 

Mark,

I`m happy that you like and enjoy following the progress...

 

 

Patrick,

whilst doing the hull I can well imagine, what the actual designers had in mind way back in 1897

 

 

Robin

thanks very much. I do hope that the original shaped ship`s magnified shape and lines can be brought into this model, I also love the shape of this early engineering and shipwright design

 

 

Ben,

I appreciate your nice comment, and hope you shall further enjoy......

 

 

David,

I`m glad you like it. For determining the stringer notches I refer my own drawn frame plan. I`ve set a stringer  at the outside frame contour at the crossing point of every horizontal deckline (see pic below)

 

 

Nils

 

 

 

how to determine stringer notches.....

 

 

The bilge keels will be brought in later on...

 

 

 

[popeye the sailor]

looking very nice Nils!

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Popeye,

 

Nils

[Jaekon Lee]

Hi, Nils. What a great start and progress!!!

[Mirabell61]

Thanks for your nice complement Lee,

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Build log part 6

 

 

Today I built two prop tubes 6 mm diam. with glide bearing bushings at both ends to take up the propshafts made from 3 mm round Brass bar.

some more stringers have been cut and most of them already brought on. Now the sub waterline streamline end claddings were shaped and dry fitted to place. For doing so I had to mount the shafts and the props to check out the clearance to the hull.....

 

 

 

dry fit of props and shafts

 

 

 

two more stringers will go to the port side

 

 

note the fastening screws for the frames, I set them to the outside for better access now

 

 

 

the propcircles go so close to the hull, there`s hardly 1/2 mm or less clearance

 

 

 

the base can be tuned to every desired way for all round access

 

 

 

the lines are extreme sharp and slim, just like the actual ship

 

 

 

the portions above the upper stringer line ( line of Promenade deck) will be cut off, when the hull is removed from the base later on

 

 

 

Nils