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Ahoy dear model building friends.

 

On 5/15/2024 at 9:02 AM, Jeff59 said:

Fantastic job on this, it’s certainly a labour intensive model, great to see others solutions to this model. 🤛👍

 

Thank you Jeff.
With my approach to the model, painting it actually takes a lot of time. I'll save myself this time if I filter out lots of tips and solutions in your construction report. 
😉

 

I don't have much time to build models at the moment, but progress is still going slowly.
I have finished aging the hull for now and turned a new ship into an old veteran.

 

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I particularly aged the anchor hawse and the area below the anchor berths, as a lot of dirt is likely to accumulate here.

 

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And port side.

 

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The chipping is also strongest here, as the anchors are likely to leave clear marks.

 

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Amidships I aged more subtly.

 

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And a little more at the rear.

 

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The painting of the fuselage only continues when the missing parts are attached to the outside, i.e. pretty much at the end.

 

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The wooden deck was also glazed and applied.
 
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Now I can start equipping the deck, which I’m looking forward to.
 

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Greets Jölle.

 

modellmarine

 

 

 

 

 

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Wow, that's looking fantastic Jolle!  Another masterpiece in the making!

Mike

 

Current Wooden builds:  Amati/Victory Pegasus  MS Charles W. Morgan  Euromodel La Renommèe  

 

Plastic builds:    Hs129B-2 1/48  SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48  Five Star Yaeyama 1/700  Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama  Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32   IJN Notoro 1/700  Akitsu Maru 1/700

 

Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

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Hallo, Joelle.

 

Happily, I read German, but most of our members don't. Please post in English. I followed your Millennium Falcon build, so I know you can do it! 😉

 

Thanks!

Chris Coyle
Greer, South Carolina

When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
- Tuco

Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop

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22 hours ago, madtatt said:

It probably happened to me because I post in German and English forums.

 

And I know from experience how difficult it can be to post in foreign language forums (I used to post regularly in one of the German card modeling forums), so I really appreciate the effort you make to share your work here.

Chris Coyle
Greer, South Carolina

When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
- Tuco

Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop

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  • 1 month later...

Ahoy dear model building friends.
There isn’t much new to report, but I wanted to get in touch again.

Some people know that my wife is very sick and is currently receiving chemotherapy. I very rarely have a free head to do crafts. I would probably ruin more than move forward.
But what I have done is prepare the final stand.

 

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This is easier to adjust if there is nothing on deck yet.

 

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I no longer liked the Pontos holder because it holds the ship very high.
I prefer it this flat.

 

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In addition, the dry dock was expanded to include a slightly higher sheet pile wall.

 

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The cannons that look out of the casemates above cannot get their barrels later because they are one with the cannon body.

 

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And that’s why they have to be protected separately from my scatterbrainedness.

 

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Greets Jölle.

 

modellmarine

 

 

 

 

 

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27 minutes ago, madtatt said:

Some people know that my wife is very sick and is currently receiving chemotherapy. I very rarely have a free head to do crafts. I would probably ruin more than move forward.

 

My thoughts are with your family, Joelle.

Chris Coyle
Greer, South Carolina

When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
- Tuco

Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop

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Thank you for the comforting and encouraging words.

This is truly a difficult time for me and my wife.
But we look to the future with confidence because the therapy is having an effect and the prognosis is now very good.
It is true that model building can certainly be an outlet to relieve mental pressure and I could imagine using it again soon.
But that only works because the worst is probably already behind us.

I would like to thank my wife again for her kind wishes for her recovery. She says she could use any encouragement.

Greets Jölle.

 

modellmarine

 

 

 

 

 

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Model looks great and I'll keep your wife in my thoughts and prayers that all continues to go well.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

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Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

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CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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  • 3 months later...

Ahoy dear model building community.

I hereby report back to the craft table.

My break had lasted a little longer than planned, but I had suffered a few personal blows this year. Three of my immediate family members have fallen ill with this terrible plague called cancer, including myself.
I think it blows up every statistic.

Three of them have now defeated it, only my mother unfortunately died from it three weeks ago.

Nevertheless, everyday life is returning to my life and that’s a good thing. Even though I’m still grieving for my mother, I’m going to start doing my hobby again. I think it will comfort and distract me a little.

And so my Mikasa appeared on my workbench again.

 

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First start with something small to warm up again. The barbettes were still missing splinter protection.

 

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Then I soldered the internal parts of the fans. In 1905, not all of the fan scoops were there anymore and that’s how you saw them. But I don’t know why they were removed.

 

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I researched the orientation of these internal parts as they were attached differently on different models and finally found this picture online where they are parallel to the direction of travel.

 

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And that’s how I installed them on the deck during the first superstructures.

 

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So a small start has been made and I think that I will now regularly report to you about my construction progress.

So, read again…

 

Greets Jölle.

 

modellmarine

 

 

 

 

 

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So sorry to hear of the loss of your mother.  Wishing you good health in the future.  The Mikasa is coming along great.

Ryland

 

Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society

            - Ship Model Society of New Jersey

               - Nautical Research Guild

       

 

Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat

Completed Build - Medway Longboat

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Then we want to follow our words with actions and continue building.

Let’s get to the internal structures.
All relatively simple, geometric structures. Neatly sanded and primed.

 

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Added a few doors and hatches to make the monotonous surface more interesting.
However, I am entering into an area of historically unprovable assumptions. Only the pictures of the museum ship show the inner deck of the Mikasa. But that certainly doesn’t have much to do with the original ship.
So I allow myself some artistic freedom here, such as the railing, which is only placed here for customization. It is not documented historically. But it made sense to me, as you could get to the platform at the chimney via the gallery.
And a ladder should also be attached to the component, otherwise how would you get up to the front gallery!?
And that’s how this came about.

 

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We continue with the first 32-foot rescue cutter. A dream detail.
However, there is a small problem with the cradles. They are usually not in the places where they come onto the superstructure. That’s why you can see an unsightly gap between the cradle and the cutter, see arrow.

 

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Nothing that couldn’t be corrected with thin Styrene strips.

 

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Now the boat is lying neatly in its cradles again.

 

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And so the inner deck is slowly taking shape.

 

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Greets Jölle.

 

modellmarine

 

 

 

 

 

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I'm sorry to hear about your mother.  Seems like good news for the others including yourself.  I'm happy to see you back.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Let’s move on to the internal structures and fans. The deck is slowly filling up.

 

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One thing bothered me. Two box-shaped structures were squeezed between the two main houses.

 

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Seems completely illogical to me and cannot be seen on many models, including those from museums. And that’s why I don’t use it, the corridor remains open.

 

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Especially since a small platform can be seen on both deckhouses. Probably to get to the funnels.
That’s why I won’t install the boxes, but will attach a ladder and a railing here.

 

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I further refined the superstructure that accommodates the rescue cutter.

 

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The doors are from the MK1 set, the railings are from the model’s original etched parts set.

 

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And the ladders come from the leftover box.

 

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I’m starting to like it that way

 

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Greets Jölle.

 

modellmarine

 

 

 

 

 

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