SMS Karlsruhe by Wreck1919 - 1/100

[Roger Pellett]

Beautiful model Sascha.  I particularly like the linoleum decking.

 

Roger

[Wreck1919]

The linoleum on the forecastle deck is finished - its the smaller pieces that take forever. Other than that not much visible progress as its small parts now. Cheers sascha

 

[amateur]

Are you doing those hooks still with 'basic tools' or did you upgrade in the meantime.  In any case:  increadibly crisp work.

(and the studded chain: bought, or also self-made?)

 

Jan

 

 

[Wreck1919]

Thanks for your comments guys.

Jan, still the same tools 😎. Jewellers saw, file and drill. As for the studded chain: my name is not Valery😬 and i dont know how to spell soldering - so no way me making that. That was bought. 
greetings sascha

 

 

[wefalck]

Another project that I had missed so far, perhaps because it is somewhat outside my 'time-frame' (19th century).

 

Very nice work on the slip-hook. Are the pieces for the shackles etched or stamped ?

 

Talking about the slip-hook: are you sure that it is attached that way to the anchor-chain ? I thought these slip-hooks were used at the end of chain-stoppers (short chains or wire-strops), hooked with the opening part into the anchor-chain, while the other end was shackled to an eyebolt on deck.

[Guest]

Beautiful work, looks very realistic!!

[Wreck1919]

Thanks for your comments Guys. Sorry for the delay, didnt check this page…

wefalck, of course. I only wanted to try and see how it looks attached to something. will post a picture .

Martin, thank you. I saw your Scharnhorst pelican hooks and tried to copy 😀. 

 

[Valeriy V]

Sasha, your process is wonderful!  

[Wreck1919]

Thanks for your comments guys. A bit of update: didnt like the capstans, so made new ones (brass/wood) plus the chain deflectors .

Lashing chains (? English?) are now also there. Bit of work that as it required to remove the studs from the first two links of the anchor chain and then threading the lashing chain through it and finally getting small shackles through to fix it to the eye on deck. Will need to touch up some paint as it took uncounted tries.

some progress on the bridge with some interior „decoration“, glass for the windows. Built the 3m rangefinder and made my first piece of railing/handrail. 
latest were the first bollards plus fairleads (rollers still missing) .

 

[BobG]

I just read over your build log, Sascha. Fantastic work on this unusual model!

[Guest]

That is a very nice job, you did there like it a lot. !! 

[Bill Morrison]

Stunning work!

 

Bill

[Wreck1919]

Again a little catch-up. Steel cables holding the mast i found to be wrong in my plan. Were drawn as passing the bridge structure, but that would have them blocking the LoS of the 6 in gun. Photo study showed they pass through the bridge…took courage and care to drill the holes without wrecking it. (Mast is just temporary for angle). Also started on the ammunition rails. 
cheers sascha

 

[Wreck1919]

Hi all, the past months i had quite some work to do, so not much shipbuilding. Also study of the original builders plans revealed more differences to the model plan i started with. Long story short, i had to re-start with the entire bridge structure (lenght,width, position of supports, upper bridge has addtl deck level, steel girders for support, etc). Some photographs…

still work inprogress, loosely arranged for pics.

 

 

[KeithAug]

Glad to see you back and to admire your work.

[Valeriy V]

Thoughtful work without undue haste gives excellent results.

 

And the sailor on the deck is too small in scale or is it a cabin boy?  

[Wreck1919]

😎 Valeriy,.. the sailor is to scale. He‘s my building inspector. Macro shots sadly show all deficencies… but here is a close up with him and the 15cm (6“ for our imperial friends). The curious black one is guarding the shipyard - Stanislav.

 

[Valeriy V]

Sasha, now against the backdrop of a wonderful gun, your inspector looks very respectable.  

[Wreck1919]

Thanks for your comments. New lower bridge with supports is finished. The assembly was a bit nerve wrecking with the thin supports and angled deck, but it the end it worked.

cheers sascha

 

 

[NavyShooter]

That looks amazing.  I am in awe of the skill that you have.  This ship is going to be magnificent!

[Wreck1919]

Thanks for your comments. The upper bridge/flooring is done as well. Of course all fittings still missing😎. But dinner awaits.
cheers sascha

 

[shipman]

Very crisp and clean work. Love the vessels from that period.

[Wreck1919]

Just a small update (not much time to buil) .deck torpedo tubes were made (no machines, so couldnt make gears etc). Spent time figuring out were the big vent goes (middle of picture) as model plan with which i started the build is very different from builders plans which i got some months ago. Also funnels are painted. As you can see, the colour is different. Shame, because its the ssme brand&code but they must have changed the recipe… annoying for work going forward (eg touch up, corrections). But this will be „crew re-painted on board“😎. 
cheers sascha

[Wreck1919]

Thank you for your comments 😀, a short update:

to distract me from the „colour no more available“ subject, i made two searchlight platforms and more vents. Also finally the linoleum decking is finished. The small puzzle pieces take the most time. 
cheers sascha 

 

[Valeriy V]

Sasha, your process is wonderful!  

[wefalck]

Nice, crisp work indeed. Are the rail stanchions around the platform commercial pieces or did you turn/drill them yourself ?

Edited January 4, 2023 by wefalck

[Wreck1919]

Moin Eberhard, i dont have the capability /machinery to make these. Those are photo etched stanchions from Saemann. very good quality and service.

cheers sascha

 

[Valeriy V]

10 minutes ago, Wreck1919 said:

Those are photo etched stanchions from Saemann. very good quality and service.

cheers sascha

 

Sasha, I did not quite understand what detail we are talking about. About the one that I indicated with an arrow?

[wefalck]

Yes, it's these stanchions we are talking about. They seem to be of really good quality, etched from both sides with exactly aligned masks. They look almost like turned ones.

 

Saemann is known for good quality and they have been in the market for many years. Unfortunately they don't do anything in 'my' scale (1:160).

[Joe100]

Seeing the linoleum work is fantastic!