Scharnhorst by greyhawk - Hachette - 1:200 - parts work

[popeye the sailor]

looks really nice   

[greyhawk]

Scharnhorst issue 41

 

 

A short and deceptively easy one. We continue with planking in the forward section of the ship. The manual fails to mention it, but we need to give all the planks a slight upward twist so they follow the line of the deck above.

[greyhawk]

Scharnhorst issue 42

 

 

We finish planking the rest of the the fourth hull segment. 

 

This marks the 30% done spot, so let's have another look at everything built so far.

 

[popeye the sailor]

your getting there..........looks great!

[CDW]

How much work will be required to make the hull planking match the bow and stern pieces? I can't see how well they match up in the photos.

Overall, I love this model...one of my all time favorite modern war ships.

[popeye the sailor]

the bow piece is likely 1 mm thick........will to bet the planking is about that thick too.   1.5 mm.........what a job that would be!  

[CDW]

1 hour ago, popeye the sailor said:

the bow piece is likely 1 mm thick........will to bet the planking is about that thick too.   1.5 mm.........what a job that would be!  

I looked up at the last post from greyhawk and realized I could click on the pictures, them enlarge the image. In the enlarged view, it appears the planking sits a good 1 mm lower than the molded bow and stern pieces. Unless there is another, 2nd layer of planking, it's going to require a lot of filler and sanding.  

[popeye the sailor]

I'm sure he's got a game plan going......I saw what you are saying 

[greyhawk]

There is indeed another 1,5 mm layer of planking coming. After the second layer is on, the wood will very slightly loom over the plastic parts, so then its just a matter of sanding things level.

[greyhawk]

Scharnhorst issue 43

 

 

We close up the last hull section. First planking is now finished apart from the small strip right below the deck, which will be dealt with at a later date.

[greyhawk]

Scharnhorst issue 44

 

 

We get to cover and kit out in brass the port side of the forward deck structures.

[popeye the sailor]

looks really good   

[greyhawk]

Scharnhorst issue 45

 

 

We start at the sides of the bow with the second planking. These strips are a bit wider and longer than the ones used for the first planking and close up the gap to the plastic parts heightwise for the most part.

[popeye the sailor]

looks much better    you'll have to be careful not to put any scratch marks on the plastic areas.   the method of planking still bugs me though......I would thing they would want you to lock them together with butt shifts and such.  but,  double planking alone will produce a good strong hull.   gonna look nice when your done though  

   I'd still be the one to buy more planking and continue the job.....guess I'm not built for these part works models   

[greyhawk]

Yeah, planking without shift patterns is really feeling weird the first time you do it, but it's pretty standard in this type of model. With Amatis Titanic they even fill up the entire mid section in one go with a single big sheet of wood. I may do that one after the Scharnhorst, it's in the basement waiting for a free wharf.

[CDW]

1 hour ago, greyhawk said:

Yeah, planking without shift patterns is really feeling weird the first time you do it, but it's pretty standard in this type of model. With Amatis Titanic they even fill up the entire mid section in one go with a single big sheet of wood. I may do that one after the Scharnhorst, it's in the basement waiting for a free wharf.

Oh boy, I hope you do a build thread for the Amati Titanic here. Would love to follow that one.

Falling in love with the Scharnhorst.

[greyhawk]

Scharnhorst issue 46

 

 

A short one. Just adding a bit of external details to the forward structures.

[yvesvidal]

I really like the brass used for the sides of the superstructures. Once nicely painted, it will give a museum quality appearance to the model.

 

Yves

Edited May 30, 2018 by yvesvidal

[cog]

She starts to have parts which look like a ship (besides the hull) ... when you've completed her, she'll weigh a ton with those brass plates fitted ... your display reinforced for it? I am thoroughly enjoying your build, eventhough it moves by the whims of the postal service ...

[greyhawk]

I really should weigh her sometime soon. She's darn heavy especially with all that MDF inside.

 

Scharnhorst issue 47

 

 

The next batch of second planking goes up on the sides of the hull from the fore ship to midships. 

[popeye the sailor]

look'in darn sweet.........it is too bad that you don't have the entire kit in front of you though.   you'll definitely need to use primer though,  with all that PE  

 

very nice work!

[greyhawk]

Primer and there's some gaps that'll need a thorough filling, yeah.

[greyhawk]

Scharnhorst issue 48

 

 

Second planking of the hulls sides continues from midships towards the stern. Bit boring, the next one is going to be much more interesting.

[yvesvidal]

You should start sanding the front of the hull..... just to remove the boredom.... :-)

 

Yves

[rtwpsom2]

cough cough cough

 

Oh, don't mind me, just enjoying the build.

 

edit: After going to the manufacturer's website and viewing their model, I should note a couple of things to avoid if you want the model to be accurate.  Don't mount the forward boat davits (or the boats) or the bow and stern flag masts.  The davits were unshipped when the bow was modified to the Atlantic bow and the flag masts were removed after her shakedown cruise.

Edited June 14, 2018 by rtwpsom2

[greyhawk]

Thanks for the info. I'll look out for that. 

 

yves, believe me, with all my other builds going on, I'm far from bored. There's always more work to be done on this beauty (Gorch Fock "2")

[ChadB]

Wow- just sat here and read through your entire log so far. As a few other Americans mentioned, the idea of a subscription model is totally novel idea to me. It's unfortunate something like this most likely wouldn't work here since newsstands are mostly found in cities (if at all anymore) and there's not enough hobby shops around to probably carry them. It seems like it would be a great fit for new modelers so I'm surprised when you mention people giving up- I would think if you bust a railing it would be way easier to go grab another magazine and try again than have to call the supplier or buy a whole kit again (or give up). I'm curious about the magazine- is it a standard modelling magazine or is it only directions/info on that installment of the model? What is the price weekly? Looking forward to following along!

 

 

Chad

[popeye the sailor]

I looked up the Hachette website........it's probably possible that anyone can order and start their own partwork project.   from what I knew,  they didn't ship to the US.  odd that some of the back issues are out of stock.......do they refill as they deplete?  I also noticed that the only model they show for ships  is the pirates of the Caribbean,  and a U-boat.  I went here:

 

https://hachettepartworks.com/

 

[greyhawk]

Hachette offer different partworks in different countries. The Scharnhorst for example is German exclusive right now. U96 first was German exclusive, then was released in France and the UK. There's a lot of Hachette partworks in Italy that are never released in other countries. It's a big mess really. I don't think they deliver to the US at all.

 

Regarding the magazines they give background info relating to the topic at hand. For instance for Scharnhorst their are sections on her build and day-to-day operation, the missions she was involved in, but also sections on other important battleships at the time, maritime warfare in general and so on. For the Stuka and Tiger it was the same, but involving air and tank warfare obviously. 

[cog]

Never seen a part build in NL either