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Hallo, friends!
Let me begin the new part of posts about my work.
The aft superstructure isn't ready yet - so, it will be posted step by step, as soon as ready.
Also I change a little bit a style of my accounts.
A history and what I have for today:
Pic.1 - It was time and time ago - when I followed the Hachette's recomendations.
Pic.2 - Then the superstructure was modifired a little bit.
Pic.3 - The modern view of the superstructure.
Pic.4...6 - The close views of the "floors" of the superstructure.

With best regards-
Anatoly

Awesome got my popcorn cant wait to see what you got in store for the superstructure .Kevin

Hello Anatoly very very good work



p.s. what type of wood do you using?

Hi, Capitao!
thank you for the compliment!
About the wood what I used for decks - I took it from schoolpupil rulers. I don't know exact what wood is it, but I think it is a pear or somthing like pearwood. The wood ruler is hard enough and keeps its form very well.

With best regards -
Anatoly

Mickosh3 wrote:Hi, Capitao!
thank you for the compliment!
About the wood what I used for decks - I took it from schoolpupil rulers. I don't know exact what wood is it, but I think it is a pear or somthing like pearwood. The wood ruler is hard enough and keeps its form very well.

With best regards -
Anatoly

Thanks for response

Anatoly:

Thank you for sharing the construction technique. Looks to be a very stout build which should hold up,well over time. Could you share the method of laying the deck, are these individual pieces or scribed into the surface somehow?

Regards. Tom

Hi, Tom!

I used separated planks for the deck and a epoxy glue. There is a picture where you can see the process. The deck's thikness is 0,75 mm after gluing and 0,5 mm after sanding.

With best regards-
Anatoly

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

Tom

Anatoly,

The decks look great! I especially appreciate that you are putting in the margin boards - nice detail and a lot of work.

How did you create the "tar" between the boards?

Phil

Some have run a black marker along the side of the board before gluing it down. Anatoly has certainly achieved a nice effect in this scale!

T

Hello, friends!
Thanks for interest to my work!
I made a scheme how I work with wood desk (1)
Also the photo of my saw (2)
With best regards-
Anatoly

Thanks Anatoly!

The use of a table type saw would be a good way to do this with precision! Not too easy to work with such small pieces!

Regards: Tom

Hello everybody!

There is a short step ahead.

pic.1 - the side parts of the aft superstructure were covered by aluminium 0,2 mm
pic.2 - the catapult's base was formed
pic.3 shows the "aluminization" process
pic.4 - the close view of the main hangar
pic.5 - the result of my probes with lacquers- the deck is matt and sandygrey.

With best regards-
Anatoly

Great work! Please remind that the deck behind the aft command post was steel, not planked.

Bye!

Anatoly:

Horisho! Nice work indeed.

Regards. Tom

Hi, friends!
Thanks for your kindly replies!

Yes, Bernd, it was steel surface (the Tirpitz had planked deck in the area)
But there is a question: was the steel deck behind the aft command post smooth or seamy (anti-slipp) ?
Please, give me a answer, if you know.

With best regards-
Anatoly

Mickosh3 wrote:Hi, friends!
Thanks for your kindly replies!

Yes, Bernd, it was steel surface (the Tirpitz had planked deck in the area)
But there is a question: was the steel deck behind the aft command post smooth or seamy (anti-slipp) ?
Please, give me a answer, if you know.

With best regards-
Anatoly

From what I know it was smooth!

Bye!

Such beautiful work. Looking forward to seeing it completed.

Hi, friends!
It was a long term for experiments.
I did.
I redid.
I overdid.
Now let me introduce for you some results.

Pay attention that storm lids are closed (the reference time for my model is 24.05.1941, 5:50)

With best regards,
Anatoly.

the superestructure looks great