The Ship Model Forum

Thanks guys for the great comments.
At first, I wasn't sure how much I should age the skin and was worried I'd done too much. But apparently, I'm on the right track if you say you like the weathering. :thumbs_up_1:

That superstructure look really great! Excellent paintwork Jölle! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

looks alive!

Brilliant.

Really nice work. Love the weathering.

Just another small update that I had to do before moving further toward the bow.
I was still missing the bollards and other small items that would go directly in front of the bridge houses.

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These are now also attached to the deck.

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This had to be done so that I could install the companionways that lead to the main deck.

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This means the inner area is almost complete.

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And so the bridgehouse was glued in front of the steam pinnaces towards the stern. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to install the companionways behind the pinnaces.

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Now I can start with the anchor area at the bow and have cut everything I need out of the boards.

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How true, Eberhard, this model demands everything from me. Building the Bismarck, in comparison, was like putting Lego bricks together. Simple geometric segments, a little brass, thread, and paint, and that's it.
But the Mikasa, everything so intricately and delicately held together, that ship really drives me crazy.
I'm curious to see if I'll be able to complete this build without a catastrophe.

Yep, working out the sequence of assembly of such complex project is not so easy. The sequence may need to be different compared to the prototype.

Thank you very much, Eberhard.
I'm particularly pleased to receive praise from someone with your expertise.
After a short break, I’m continuing.
The lower bridge houses are finished weathering and can be put on the deck for a test run.

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Now I have to think about the most logical way to proceed.

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I think the rear bridge house is not glued to the deck yet.

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Because directly behind it the steam pinasses come onto their cradles.

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It’s probably better to have a little more room for my fat fingers.

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For the armored control center, I lined the entrance with a profile. It was clearly too thin.

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And there isn’t much space in front of the bridge houses up to the tower.
So I’ve already fitted the lower parts of the tower into their barbettes and made them move freely. They were practically impossible to move.
And I’ve also prepared the lower ladders that belong on the mast.

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Nice work as usual :thumbs_up_1:

Another little mini-update to round off the weekend.
The only thing missing were the support poles for the awning, and then the base coat could be applied.

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The protruding details such as profiles, davits and the like are accentuated again with a light grey.

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In combination with the preshading, this creates a fine first contrast.

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Now I can start aging next week.

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Now that the short masts are firmly anchored to the deck, I can return to the bridgehouses. First, I soldered additional attachment points for the rigging. It’s simply the best way to hold.

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After that, I did a little more research. There aren’t many original images of the ship, but I did find something interesting.
In the following image, I noticed two dark squares. Look at the green arrows.

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In my opinion, these can only be the gratings of the accommodation ladder. Since I will be showing my ship at full speed, as usual, they will also have to be stowed there on this model. But that will only happen after I have attached the bridgehouses to the deck.
What I am already doing is attaching the corresponding davits. I have identified them in the following pictures. Rear bridgehouse…

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And the implementation by me.

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And at the front. Strangely, my image editing program didn’t allow a green arrow. So a white arrow points to the davit.

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Note that the davits point to the right and left.

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Great, I love searching for details like Sherlock and then adding them. :shipcaptain:

Today, it was all about properly securing the masts to the deck. I’m always a little nervous before such important steps.
That’s why preparation is key to ensuring everything goes smoothly. That’s how I did this small plate that serves as a support for the stop angle.

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By placing it on the bridge house, I can quickly check the angle of each side of the mast. This is important because the time window is very small. I use superglue with a long setting time, but it still has to be done quickly.

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I won’t keep you in suspense, but it worked. I laid some more rope next to it and had a sailor check the ropes.

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And everything went smoothly at the rear as well. Phew…

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The deck amidships is slowly filling up.

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Now I can continue working on the bridge houses.

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Okay, let’s move on to the masts and pause for a moment with the bridge houses.
I noticed the really tight space in which the masts have to be installed.
Once the ladders leading from the bridge house to the deck are installed, there’s hardly any room left to properly secure and align the masts.

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There’s even less space toward the stern.
That’s why I decided to attach the lower part of the masts in front of the bridgehouses. It’s nice that the lower mast is then split in two, so it won’t be a problem in terms of height.

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I also noticed the very limited surface area where the mast connects to the deck. I consider this a problem. Especially since I’d like to take this model to one or two exhibitions. A little more adhesive surface would be helpful.

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So I decided to make it larger. This was done using an M4 washer. I drilled it out to the appropriate size and reduced its thickness. I then soldered it to the bottom of the mast.

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Primed…

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…and painted and placed in the holes on the deck for testing.

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I quite like this so far. This should significantly increase the strength of the masts on deck and make aligning them at right angles easier.

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It’s fun to put your own stamp on a model that’s produced in large numbers. However, you should be aware that sometimes things won’t work out as you hoped. That’s what happened with the last construction phase.
Cost me a sleepless night, but first things first.

A new coat of primer was applied very thinly to check the profile height and build quality.
I quite liked it.

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As I considered how to proceed with the bridgehouse, I encountered a problem. I have to say that building this ship is considerably more challenging than, for example, the Bismarck, with its rather simple, straightforward superstructure.
Everything on this old ship of the line is so delicate and intricate that you really have to think carefully about the order in which you assemble the model. The mast is another thing I’m racking my brains over, but that will come later.
Now back to the bridgehouse and the culprit that made my life difficult.
This one:

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This is the external connection from the bridge house to the deck above. The supporting structure is once again extremely detailed by Pontos and simply beautiful to behold.

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The problem is that this outer bracket on the bridge house extends very low and could conflict with my profiles. So, to be on the safe side, I removed parts of it and rearranged them.
Believe me, that really bothered me. But I think I solved it quite well. Less is sometimes more.

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It was a bit frustrating to remove the profiles at this point, but I wanted to play it safe. With such delicate structures, I felt it would be too risky to just keep going, only to find out at the end that it wouldn’t fit together.

A first coat of primer to check the profile height. Then I sanded it down further and adjusted it.
Now I’m satisfied.

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The rain deflectors for the portholes are neatly lined up, and the door looks great. Pontos, in fact.

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The height of the portholes on the front bridgehouse is completely wrong; they are positioned much too low. So, they were filled with styrene round material and re-marked.

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Drilled and better…

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The grinding orgy continues.

And now we continue with the application of the profiles.
I used the same ones on the bridge house as on the hull, only this time I glued them on the short side.

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I thought they should look narrower on the smaller superstructures. That’s why they were sanded down quite a bit afterward.

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But today is the end of it for now, the whole thing needs to dry properly overnight before I sand it.

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Now I can repeat the whole thing at the front bridge house.

Once again, the details are sanded down, portholes drilled out, and holes filled in to replace and re-clad everything with beautiful brass.
First, the rear bridge house.

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The gusset plates are too thick for me and will be replaced with 0.25 mm thick styrene.

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And again on the deck.

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Now the same with the bridge house on the bow side.

Thanks for that, Joe. :smallsmile:

I can report that the symbiosis of Pontos and Ka Models on the Funnel has been a success.
It did require a bit of trickery, but I think it looks impressive.
Let’s start on the port side.

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I had to position the rings so that the second ring wouldn’t interfere with the gallery. Therefore, it was important to measure the ring spacing precisely.

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Next came the task of threading the pipe into the gallery. The lower pipe clamp could only be attached after the pipe had already been installed on the funnel. A serious fiddly job.

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Additionally, the rings were in the way of the tubes to the right and left of the center. As mentioned in the last post, they needed to be slightly padded. Otherwise, they wouldn’t fit over the rings.

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It was not intended that the two accessory sets would be mixed together.

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I did have some initial difficulties, but I think I got the most out of both sets. And the result feels very satisfying.

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I love this build!