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

[captainbob]

The shrouds and fastenings really look good.

 

Bob

[popeye the sailor]

lots of progress since I last looked in Nils.........gangway and the masting really looks great!    very nice detail work  

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks Bob and Denis,

for your nice compliments

and all the "likes".... for the button clicks

 

I`ve changed the ratline color, as the other thread was a bit pale...

In lack of crew figurines in scale 1:144 here are some samples in railway "N" scale (1:160), trust they will do as well....although a tiny bit too small in hight

 

Nils

 

 

 

 

 

[Mirabell61]

Hello John,

 

thanks for your interest and for looking in, hope you enjoyed the log tour......

 

Nils

[captainbob]

The figurines are fine.  Instead of being 1.83 m (6 feet) tall they are 1.68 m (5 1/2 feet) tall.

 

Bob

[mtaylor]

Stunning work, Nils.  Using steel cable is something we don't see often but it looks great.

[Omega1234]

Masterful, Nils. Simply masterful!!!

[michael mott]

Nils you make it all look so easy every time I check in you have leapt ahead miles.

 

Michael

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks to Bob, Mark, Patrick and Michael, much appreciated comments...

and all the "likes"....

 

Bob,

I think that around 1900 the people were not as tall as todays, so 1:160 scale will be acceptable

 

Mark,

the experience with the steel cables is from usage on my tall ships, where there are so many shrouds and backstays to keep under tension (turnbuckle screws)

 

thanks Patrick,

pleased you like it...

 

Michael,

sometimes I`m not pleased with the first result, but it`s most times worth a second try...

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Update

 

Started with the coamings for the promenade decks super structure. It`s going to be a "longer" session. After that the railing will be put on.

On 26th May this project was under way for the first 12 months.

 

Had a little shock yesterday when I was a bit uncautioius in turning around, standing sidewise of the modeling table, and by mistake knocking my arm against the foremast from half back stb. side. This overstressed the shrouds and backstays so much that I probably shall have to replace these.       , the mast stayed straight.  Will be some fiddely repair work, but it could have come even worse, was my thought ...., anyway that`s an event that drops one`s attitude to zero for the moment

 

Nils

 

 

 

the middle gap in the front of the promenade deck has been closed

 

 

 

here the contours of the super structure can be seen (mahagony)

 

 

 

here the deck is started with 2 mm wide and 0,8 mm thick pine stripes (pencil caulking of the plank edges)

 

 

 

the promenade deck will have the same appeal as the forecastle- and the waist deck

Edited May 29, 2016 by Mirabell61

[Omega1234]

Hey Nils

 

Lovely detailed work, as always, but "oh my Gawd" that was a close call!

 

Please no more accidents like that...

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Mirabell61]

Thanks Patrick,

 

have now leart "by heart" to more more carefully .......

 

Am now studying fitting out of promenade deckhousing windows, doors, portholes, stairway to upper and lower decks, etc......

 

Also made a prototype of the boat`s davit with tapered (stepped) ends, from 2mm down to 0,8 mm diam. The upper end is 1,5 mm and anealed and flattend at the end and bored for the davit block (boat-tackle)

 

Nils

 

 

[donrobinson]

Your work is always amazing, a real treat to watch this wonderful ship be reborn

[archjofo]

Hello Nils,

I am excited about the great details.

[Mirabell61]

Hi Don,

 

many thanks for stopping by and for your nice words. I`m very pleased that you like this early heritage "Atlantic Runner"

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Hello Johann,

 

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

In the moment I`m still a bit frustrated due to my own fault accident with damaging  the foremast lines and shrouds, so I`m doing (planking) the deck, which will take several days to do....

 

Viele Grüsse

Nils

[S.Coleman]

She looks real pleasing to the eye. Nice work. Defiantly have got your work cut out for you with the deck planking.

[Mirabell61]

thank you very much Scott,

 

the deck planking is running along quite smoothly

 

Nils

[mtaylor]

That's bad news on the damage but you are right, it could have been worse.  I think we've all done that.. in my case, more than once.  Everything is just beautiful and amazingly detailed.

[Jim Lad]

Very nice indeed (as usual), Nils.

 

John

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much, Mark, John (Neptune), and John (Jim Lad),

and all the "likes",

 

Nice words Mark,

I`m doing something else, before fixing the shrouds....

 

John, (Neptune)

I saw, that you undertook a real deep dive into the log...., thanks for your interest, I`m pleased you enjoyed it, you`re very welcome to stay tuned...

 

John, (Jim Lad)

thanks for the compliment..., I`m also happy to see the feedback from my Australian fellow-builders (other side of globe...)

 

Nils

[NenadM]

Old Latin saying: "errare humanum est", which mean, in free translation from Latin - characteristics of human is making mistakes

 

But I have no doubt that you will resolve this, and continue with brilliant work 

[Mirabell61]

Thanks Nenad,

 

as Mark said, this sort of thing probably hapened to all of us once...

 

I hope to see the progress on your CS, you always come up with interesting ideas for producing details....

 

Cheers,

 

Nils

[kees de mol]

Very nice Nils as always. There is so much to build on this ship

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Nils

I can't believe it....it has almost been a month since I've last looked at this marvellous log!

Sorry mate, but family's hassles has to come first. All I the can do is to echo and echo everyones comments, and say that my eyes and heart are so warm now after feasting on this extremely wonderful log.

Your details to your craft is so impressive and to think, it's metal not wood. I can hardly solder two wires together, nether mind, what you can do.

so Happymodelling my friend and Havagooday

Greg

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Kees and Greg,

 

for the nice words, very much appreciated, and to all who pressed the "likes" button....

 

 

the result of two days deck-planking is the 98% commpletion of the port side, which I´m quite satisfied with. The first planks for the stb. side have been "caulked" at the edges already..., and ready for mounting.

 

Kees,

you`re absolutely right  with "so much to build....."), but I have to go step by step and also try to let my thoughts move ahead, how to do details that still may lay several sequences ahead, so there is time enough to consider alternatives...

 

Greg,

I`m happy that you like it, it`s been on the slipway one year now, and thanks to busy little workers, slowly looking like it should. I`m glad that plating and portholes worked out well enough. In the beginning I had a bit concern, that the resembled riveting may be too prominent, but that provides the nostalgic touch. By doing all this soldering work to date, trust I`m quite practiced in this technique by now.

Thanks for your nice words

 

Nils

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Omega1234]

Hi Nils

 

Wow!  Nils, that third photo taken from the bow looks mighty fine!  

 

Then, of course, there's the planking which can be laborious to do, but oh, so worthwhile once done.

 

Nice!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited May 31, 2016 by Omega1234

[Martin W]

Hi Nils -- It's been a few days since I've checked in, and as always find myself astonished at how much and at what quality you're able to do.

 

Cheers,

 

Martin

[Mirabell61]

Hi Martin,

 

thanks for your words, I`m still at the deck-planking job fitting around deck housing contours, etc...

 

Nils

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Hi Nils

 

Wow!  Nils, that third photo taken from the bow looks mighty fine!  

 

Then, of course, there's the planking which can be laborious to do, but oh, so worthwhile once done.

 

Nice!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Patrick you took the words out of my mouth. The bow shot is superb. That was one beautiful ship and you have done it proud mate.

Havagoodone

Greg