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 Evening Folks Trust yous are all keeping well in these uncertain times Looking for an aid to constructing the hull of SMS Scharnhorst I came across her sister ship SMS Gneisenau. The construction of this model is slightly different as the upper frames are off set to the lower frames.  She still has all the cool lines from the armour belts and decks Noticed that they have supplied templates on each side of the lower frames thus making it easier to "plank" the gaps in between  Making a start Enlarged the templates by 200% on to kraftpaper giving a scale of 1/100. The copier paper tray was set for Heavy 1 and went through without jamming. Templates cut out and used carpet spray glue to stick them to 2mm thick MDF Cut and sanded one half off the keel and some lower frames. The slits were cut and sanded to give a smooth fit without putting any stress on the keel Plenty more to go Thanks for lookin' budgie attached the following image(s):
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Hey Budgie long time since we’ve heard from you but this looks well worth the wait! You’re off to a great start and will be following with interest  Regards Gray
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Great to hear from you again Budgie and its always nice to see something different being brought to the forum. Certainly haven't seen anything like this kit before so will definitely be watching with a lot of interest. Good luck with the build.... Regards Alan
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This looks like being a nice model. Not a brand i have come across before so looking forward to seeing how you get on with this one. Tony Happy Modelling
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Looks a very nice kit. Count me in as one of your followers, very interesting build. Mark
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 Thanks Gents for popping in and taking the time to comment Anyhoos...There are tabs on the lower hull frames which slots into a false deck (if done properly  ) This should keep everything square..ish  Thought it still best to make some kind of build board come jig to hold things together to start with. Removed the card template from the mdf The keel is in 2 parts not glued together yet Thanks for lookin' budgie attached the following image(s):
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Hi off to a great start, look forward to following your build. Cheers mick. Builds hms victory, suzuki gsx 1300 R hayabusa, honda C B 750, lamborghini countach L P 500 S, tamiya 1/16 rc full option tiger 1 tank,
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Good steady progress as usual from you, looking good.... Regards Alan
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Very nice start. Mark
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Now, that’s something that never occurred to me; using a paper kits profiles for patterns to do a scratched wood build! (Yeah, I miss the obvious a lot....)
There are some very interesting paper kits out there...
Mark
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Afternoon Folks Lower hull frames cut out and inserted into keel Nothing glued as yet I want to get as much slotted together first to see how it all comes together and sitting nice n straight budgie attached the following image(s):
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Looking good Budgie and she looks like she's going to be a big un.... Regards Alan
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Morning' Folks False deck loosely dry fitted with lower frames in their slots Nothing glued at moment (darker patches are glue stains from the templates) Off to cut out the upper frames budgie attached the following image(s):
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Hi Budgie, This a monster build in that scale and looking good.  Good luck, its an interesting project that I will certainly be following. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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delboy271155 wrote:Hi Budgie, This a monster build in that scale and looking good. Good luck, its an interesting project that I will certainly be following. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Hi Derek the real ship was 144meters long my attempt at 1/100 scale should be 144cm budgie attached the following image(s):
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Just love how this is going together And the use of those blocks is genius
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Great update Budgie. Coming along nicely and at that size hope you have a massive shelf for it to sit. Chris On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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That’s going to be a monster. Coming together very nicely. Mark
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magpie1832 wrote:Great update Budgie. Coming along nicely and at that size hope you have a massive shelf for it to sit. Chris Thats awfully optimistic of you Chris, thinking that I may require a shelf with my track record Anyhoos Folks some pictures of progress before I start dismantling her. Nothing has been glued yet but I think it best to strip her down and get some glue and supports on the lower frames This will also give me a chance to see if I can redo a couple of them. The ones that have wee pointy bits for the thin line that runs along the hull Thanks for lookin' budgie attached the following image(s):
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Looking good, that is quite some size. You could almost get a mini champagne bottle to launch her with once finished. Mark
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