HMS "Prince of Wales"/GPM Nr 198

[Scorpio]

Now, the paper-strips come on underwater-ribs over it however later.

Under on the photo the first rehearses adaptation for deck

Greetings,

Christoph

 

[cardfan]

Christoph,

Wonderful work, I hope to employ some of your techniques on my next project. Thank you for all of your efforts in this thread!

Glen

 

[DN]

Great construction review Christoph. Everybody will benefit from this.
But you are cranking up those models with such speed that I'm getting dizzy

 

[ehouli]

Hi Scorpio,

Thanks for sharing this information with us. Your explanations remind me of those from the person who introduced me to paper models when I was like 10 years old. Shame I could not learn more from him, but this will make up for it.

Thanks again,

Erick

 

[bholderman]

Christoph,

You're taking paper shipbuilding to a new level for me. I appreciate the lesson.

Cheers,
Brad

 

[andrewthewise]

Christoph,

I greatly appreciate your lesson's. I also have this model and i will employ some of your techniques when i get around to building it.

Thanks,

Andrew

 

[Jim Krauzlis]

Hi, Christoph!

I have to join in the choir of thanks for giving us a superb "how to do it" photo essay on building this kit...one of the many areas I have little experience in building with card is the full hull, particularly the formers. After seeing your excellent write up and superb illustrative photos I feel more confident to tackle a kit like this. I don't know many forums where folk are so generous and willing to share their experience like this one, and your posts are a prime example of what makes this forum great.
Thanks!!

Cheers!

Jim

 

[Scorpio]

Hello friends,

Now I have stuck on all ribs 6mm breadths paper-strips and have painted with red watercolour.
Why do I do something similar?
I would like to explain something into this position.
That torso becomes just like in the instruction stands, without spatulas, without painting of Skin parts.,( for paper-purists),
Then, I show the torso like I further to get planking about possible seamless underwater-crooked processes

 

[Scorpio]

I have stained all cut-crusts of plunging to skin parts with red watercolour-pen

 

[Scorpio]

Now all parts of underwater-ship-planking are prepared to the sticks on Frame scaffolding

Greeting
Christoph

 

[Jim Krauzlis]

Christoph, you haven't even put the hull plating on yet and my jaw has already dropped to the floor in amazement!

Superb posting, great lessons from the write-up, and outstanding work...what more can I say but...WOW!!!

More when you can.

Cheers!

Jim

 

[Scorpio]

Hello friends,

So preparatory Frame scaffolding will now stick I with the Skin part. Now, I would like to clarify another very important matter: That possesses no matter which form torso, first I look for a Skin part the simplest figure has, quadrangle. This part is stuck as last. On reason his/its more simply moulds one can always cut them off if the too wide becomes or produces again if becomes the too narrow. My principle is always underwater-planking of stern to this simplest part and from tip to this part. And at the finishes only the simplest remains to glue on part in the figure.

 

[Scorpio]

Thus sees pasted with this wise underwater ship skin.
Now one can do of course all missing still small parts like oar, screws stick around the work to complete.
I have not stuck them yet because as well as I have already written the skin will farther work on.

Here the rear

 

[Scorpio]

And the whole underwater ship

 

[Scorpio]

Here one sees the contact places of skin parts.

Greeting
Christoph

 

[bholderman]

Sheesh,

I wish I could get my parts to fit like that.

Brad

 

[Jim Krauzlis]

Beautiful, Christoph, just beautiful!

And I see how all that fairing of the formers helps to make for a very smooth transition between each plate. Superb job!

Cheers!

Jim

 

[andrewthewise]

Fantastic Christoph,

I have always had trouble getting the hull correct. Now I see that my problem has been with correctly shaping the formers. I look forward to your next up-date.

Thanks,

Andrew

 

[Scorpio]

Hello friends,
As I have already written I, that of everything will process further now to receive around seamless surface

I sharpen the total underwater-planking with „400 “Sandpaper.
One cannot press too strongly not to damage planking about that. Everyone once with hand controls whether the dragged surface is sufficiently smooth.

 

[Scorpio]

Now thus the underwater ship sees. All crossing place of skin parts are smooth