I Scouting Group wrote:
Maybe the best place to start is with a general timeline of the ship’s activities from late 1941 onward:
Thanks for the quick reply.
That is a much more accurate time-line then the "Stuff" Wikipedia provides. Your timeline also shows there are errors on several other US-based History-type web sites. Thanks for posting that.
REGARDING CAMO...
Several model manufacturers have put out descriptions of camouflage that S-H supposedly had. I have one photo that does show a Camo . I am not 100% sure this is Schleswig-Holstein and could very well be Schlesien.
Information on this photo from every site I have seen says Schleswig-Holstein. Description of the picture says winter 1941-42. It is hard to make out the area behind and slightly below the bridge to compare with S-H where they had an obvious superstructure difference.
This Photo was published in "German-Battleships-of-wwii-in-action-warships-no-2" by Robert C. Stern. This publication and others that followed continued this description of the photo.
An additional photo that can be viewed as possible camo is this one of S-H sunk and possibly already used as a target hulk. This photo seems to show a possible camouflage. Picture was taken after the ship was re-floated and possibly started to be used as a target by the Soviets:
Photo credit: Archiwum Dokumentacji Mechenicznej-Warszawa, Polska Muszeum Wojska Polskiego-Warszawa, Polska.
But this photo of a possible "Camo" is not correct as the photo taken at an earlier date looks like this:
(Also from German Warships: 1815–1945. and Internet sources.)
These photos are probably the reason for some to suggest a camouflage pattern to models:
The above are Courtesy of WSW models.
The Photo below also seems to show a slight Hull color variation but it is shadows:
(German Warships, 1815-1945: Major Surface Vessels, Erich Groener)
Many Internet sites continued the camouflage idea with eBay sales of decals in this example.
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I Scouting Group,
I see you found that stern torpedo door on the 1908 kit "missing". A minor over-site by Trumpeter. Fortunately an easy fix. They did really good on the 1908 version, especially by including many of the "1935" kits parts. I can foresee buying another 1908 and converting it to a "1930's-look" with Torpedo Sponsons at the bow. I will need a few other parts like the single/combining front funnel.
Some additional research and info:
Source for plans of the 1908 ship
http://dreadnoughtproject.org/plans/SM_ ... tein_1908/Some Free paper kits (They still have Schleswig-Holstein.) (S-H is toward the bottom of the battleship page. The site works by donations.)
http://www.shipmodell.com/index_files/0PLAN7B1.html( These paper kits of Schleswig-Holstein have an error in the superstructure design which makes them look like the Schlesien. It is a platform just aft of the bridge and forward of the Boat deck. S-H did not have this high platform.)
Photos and some History:
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/SMS_Schleswig-HolsteinNaval heritage command:
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/hi ... g-holsteinMany VERY good pictures here:
http://tsushima.su/RU/shipsru/shipsdeut ... ein-photo/ Nino.