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I am building a 1/72 scale Z plan light Cruiser, that would have probably been called KMS Munich if she would have been finished.

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i am trying to post pics from my Kodak digital camera, but it says they are to big, so im attempting re formating them.

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Hope you can figure out the photo problem .I am interested in your project .

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I reduced the size to 80%. I will experiment with this and find the bigest # and that shold be good, I also have the project posted on an English forum and an Italian forum. it will be on a site about RC stuff in the future. but im glad I got it to work on here.

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I layed out the plans on posterboard and taped it for cutting.

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I added more detailed 15 cm / 5.9 inch gun turrets onto the original line drawings.

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The bow cut out for the layout.

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Note the allignment as part of the plans were cut out of the prints, about a scale meter. and the torpedo launchers in the mid ship is actually one deck down under the main weather deck that runs most of the length of the ship from fore to aft.

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The aft most gun turret is on the lower level that matches the torpedo launchers in the midship. You can see the third barbette casing with out a turret blocking it on the prinnts, however there is a turret on the ship when fineshed.

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The Model will be about 8 and a half feet long. The Sharnhorst in the same scale is about 11 and the bismark almost 13. which is amazing since the USS Enterpise (CV 65 ) is still the Worlds longest Aircraft Carrier at 1,105 feet long and is 15 feet in this scale.

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Glad you have posted pictures .I am interested in this build and will be watching .Good luck .!

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There is also interesing stuff on ships of this scale on IMPs Malta, and The Jolly Roger shipyard, With all due respect of this forum. This and the other 2 forums seem to be the only ones I have found that are serious and organized to help the Modeller and or Remote Control enthusiest perpetuate the hobies and give a good place to let us all help each other and, a good source for the interested spectator to veiw our respective arts. Thanks goes to the creators and moderators of this and the other sites as it is work and takes time to keep the Ducks inline.

I am currently working on a RC forum that I hope to have up and running in the future, but i'm more tied up with building the KMS Munich at the moment, so I am trying to not be so distracted.
Thank You for the inerest in my project.

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an old model of a 109 i made when I was 16 and recently test flown by my 7 year old Daughter. gives a little reference to scale.

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a turret I started in balsa wood just a bit to big in scale.

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Making a top Deck pattern for the bow on 1/8th inch oak plywood.

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after cuting it out with my jigsaw.

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glueing rib braceing on the horizontal keel support.

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glueing on the first side rib.

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had to cauculate the right deck pitch and length where it started to slope.

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rough start but the real ones dont look like much ill you keep adding on.

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