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the kit searchlight is way too small...so made one scratch... first riggings, stack fixing.... also made stands for small boats...put them on, some PE railings to replace the uggly kit one..a few extra ladders....awell...its getting there

again some more stuff done...she is starting to get her final form... closing end

found the 2 rear cables too thick....so re-did them...added a few extra's like a home made hook(cupper wire) and some more lines...also on front mast
now I posted them...enlarged them...saw they need some fine tuning (paint wise)
not sure if I will re-paint dark grey the ladder going to top deck bridge...what do you all think?...leave it that way...or dark grey

these specially made PE railings are extremely difficult to handle....not for beginners at all ...it took me at least twice the time as with the other regular railings...one side is fully placed
now other half...a few details...a few riggings.....and she's done....

FYI I have used this picture mainly as ref for my built...not many pictures around...unfortunately the rigging's are big time behind the square...

more done....missing is only mainly the connecting rigg's between mast

decided to fix her with transparent bars on wooden base....looks ok...did all riggings
she now is done for me....unless I find the compass to be placed in the small rear tower...I somehow lost it...but its not main thing for me...also missing is german "Keizerliche Marine" flag...just need to find right sized decals
hope you enjoy ...her final pictures

Good job once again. The only thing that is surprising me are the yellow cable reels...

I considered it...but...
the yellow colour makes it show
on the ships they often had covers to protect them from bad weather and seawater corrosion so when not used....not yellow because of cover
in use ...the yellow sticks out and peeps see them better and don fall or have accidents with them....
thats my reasoning behind if correct or not....but mainly...I wanted them visible...the whole thing is so dark lol

A few days ago I started a new USS Somers, this time it will be the TB 22 so the one before the 4 stacker.
The ship was build in Germany by Ferdinand Schichau, Elbing as private invest and Sold to the US in 1898.
she was active in diverse services untill 1919 to be scraped in 1920.
she lost her name though in 1914 ... it was to be given to the Clemson class DD 301 and got a new name Coast Torpedo Boat No. 9 untill scraped

I'll build the ship scale 1/240 so she fits to my DD 301 and she will be totaly scratch build... as there is no kit repesenting these type of ships

hull almost done

a bit more done

and front triangle added, but some more fine tuning needed

Nice to see you doing a difficult hull form like this. Hope to see more.

here's more ... now must wait for dry and harden

continue now on this waiting beauty here

to me it always takes form when paint is used... looks way better now

worked a little on this one... starting to look as a ship now

Not sure if its a little to thick ... vertical bars are 0.3mm and horizontal bars are 0.2mm

not much time for my ship yard... even so, a bit more done and with details coming on she is realy getting her form

bit by bit