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Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 3:39 pm
by 109
tms wrote:Hi 109,
Your effort worths to be ...
Christos
Hi,
that�s a picture of my first attempt based on a commercial hull � it is not to scale

. The "valid" pictures are of my second scratch built hull posted in the later half of my build log!
Talk to you soon,
Bernd.
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:30 pm
by tms
I sent two pm already but I see them staying in outbox. Maybe I am doing something wrong.
Kindly let me know if you received already.
Best regards
Christos
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:34 pm
by Timmy C
PMs are in the Outbox until they are read by the recipient, so just leave them be.
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:07 am
by 109
Did some fine tuning on the sonar and a test for the degaussing cable ...

Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:11 am
by 109
On to the passiv low frequency sonar GHG ... first dry fitting of the drill template.

Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:32 am
by 109
I also finally finished the center shaft housing - an area that is always wrong* on "scale" models.
* my personal opinion, not necessarily the only valid opinion
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:13 am
by 109
The crystal (Kaliumnatriumtartrat-Tetrahydrate) microphones and their bezels made from stainless steel ....
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:28 am
by tms
Hi 109,
I noticed that while preparing the sonar recess on the bow bulb, you engraved one waterline ang some welding seams around the sonar recess. Do you intend to make welding seams all over the hull?
CHRISTOS
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:04 am
by 109
tms wrote:Hi 109,
I noticed that while preparing the sonar recess on the bow bulb, you engraved one waterline ang some welding seams around the sonar recess. Do you intend to make welding seams all over the hull?
CHRISTOS
Hi, probably .... BTW, did I send you that email?
Bye!
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:06 am
by 109
Drilled the port side GHG and glued the bezels in ....

Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:58 am
by tms
Magnificent job. What is the dia of those bezels in 1/100? Did you make yourself in a lathe?
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:13 pm
by 109
Hi,
made them at a friend�s lathe. This year I want to buy a lathe and a milling machine for my own workshop ...
Diameters are 1 mm for the microphones and 2 mm for the bezels.
Bye,
Bernd.
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 2:42 pm
by 109
Finished both sides ...

?Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scal
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 2:50 pm
by Mickosh3
Hi, Bernd!
Again and again you surprise me by your accuracy and ... an unexpected technical data!
I mean the GHG .
There is a difference (location and number) with
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/technicall ... g/ghg.html
Why?
With best regards
Anatoly
Re: ?Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:09 pm
by 109
Hi,
hmmm... that layout looks very artificial to me - at best!

I have not seen a single plan with such a layout of the GHG ...
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:45 am
by Mickosh3
Hi, Bernd,
The picture looks both nice and strange.
Where did you get it (if it isn't a top secret, of course)?
Anatoly
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:14 am
by Richard J OMalley
Incredible!
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:13 am
by 109
Sacha,
I don't know!
Bye
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:04 pm
by russclark
hi bernd,you are a great one for finding details everyone else seems to miss,your hull is stunning keep up the posts.
Re: Reconstruction of hull, Battleship BISMARCK, 1/100 scale
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:10 am
by 109
Mickosh3 wrote:Hi, Bernd,
The picture looks both nice and strange.
Where did you get it (if it isn't a top secret, of course)?
Anatoly
Hi,
it�s from the "Doppelboden und Stauung". Do you know this drawing?
Bye!