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Hi Russ, Every little bit helps in the construction, keep up the good work,

Hi Russ your gun is superb with many pieces to completing the gun
i love it

You have really gotten good at this Russ she is coming along awesomely..





Jose

Russ
Your guns are super .Realy nice job .

blast bags i have used many differant methods,this is my new attempt,i poured some latex rubber moulding stuff on a flat surface as thin as possible.when it set up it made a very flexable sheet of thin rubber.this is what i used for the bags,i will then paint some white glue on top for a little more contrast...the 11" barrels i cheated as you know there is very little 1/144 stuff around ,so they are 1/200 ,15" warspite barrels from gpm. ,there is just one little step extra in them.the conversion from 1/200 to 1/144 is 1.33. So the 15" barrels come out at 11.2" ,dam close.and the lenght is spot on.

Russ, The gun barrels look fine , good idea for the blast bags,

Hi Russ good shots of the barrels and guns
the blast bags very well solved i like it
fantastic

thanks for the encouragment guys.it is nice to see a 1/144 scharnhorst being built ,s.c and her share many things,guns, plane,fitting and such.well all the guns exept for the 20 m.m's are finished,the 11" guns have red tops as of apr.1941.this is the year i have picked to depict sheer.all the major upgrades are done except for the realy long funnel top,i prefer the shorter extension.some drawing show s.c having a darker gray hull,but i do not think this is right,i think hull and upper are the same shade of gray.i will have to reseach if the upper decks are a darker gray than the vertical walls.if anyone knows for sure,let me know please. thanks.

Hi Russ Just catching up on your progress I have a lot to digest. An enjoyable read and a superb build.
Dave Wooley

Russ I agree Dave
your work is superb and wonderfull i like the red color in the guns

hello all friends and fellow scratch builders,summer is coming and building will come to a halt untill the fall,to many things to do outside in the good weather.in the few years i have been on this forum there has been a lot more scratch builders showing up and the skill is amazing ,every one keeps getting better and better .even the first attempts are light years ahead of mine,i think the internet has a lot to do with it,lots of info and help.heres a few pics of s.c .i put all the parts so far on the hull to show where she sits as of now. i will check in every once in a while to keep an eye on all the superb work being done

Russ, I think you are running yourself down, your work looks great, you have to remember we have been at years, you think mine for one is great, but I can tell you when I go to our society meetings I am one of the lowly modellers, so take heart, you improve as you keep building, look forward to more of your work, thats if im still around.

Hi Russ
Your Admiral Sheer is Super .You can't take the summer off ,we wont allow you .

Hi Russ your model is superbly well done and looking it now
i can say how i am slow in my build....
good to see these magnific pictures from you

Russ your Scheer is looking magnificent , hard work and dedication is paying off . I take my hat off to you but I do understand about the more pressing work at home that comes with the better days , needs must as they say . .
Dave Wooley

russclark wrote:hello all friends and fellow scratch builders,summer is coming and building will come to a halt untill the fall,to many things to do outside in the good weather.in the few years i have been on this forum there has been a lot more scratch builders showing up and the skill is amazing ,every one keeps getting better and better .even the first attempts are light years ahead of mine,i think the internet has a lot to do with it,lots of info and help.heres a few pics of s.c .i put all the parts so far on the hull to show where she sits as of now. i will check in every once in a while to keep an eye on all the superb work being done

Wrong! As a CERTIFIED NEWBIE I can tell you that if our efforts are ok, it is because we are able to watch guys like you, and the Masters, Dave, ARH, and the rest of the gang

Your work is really good Russ and I enjoy watching the build.

Andrew

thanks for the kind words dave,richard,ron, norbert,andrew, norbert,andrew it is coming on summer up here ,so i guess down there things are cooling off a bit.

Temps are dropping off in Brisbane now, it is down to a cool 23 degrees C

Hi Russ cool coming summer there..
today is 25�C but this increase in the day...
middel day is a hot sun

Ticonderoga,
23 deg is considered a nice summers day where I live.

Russ
Enjoy your summer break, I look forward to your resumption in the autumn.
Regards
Richard