Paper Ship: SMS Emden (1910), 1:250

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Added the steps, the outer deck houses and some of the railings:





Still quite a bit to add to it, but the bridge at least is getting there now.

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Finished the bridge railings and steps:



and the outrigger support structures:

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Spent a few dull evenings assembling steps, literally step-by-step:



And fitted them among some of the more complicated rear deck railings. Also fitted the compass binnacle tower:

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Did some more work on the rear deck; railings completed, the wheel and a few skylights and ventilators added:

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Spent a long time making tiny structures, and adding them to the rear deck and bridge area, unfortunately it doesn’t look a great deal different:









The ship’s bell in metallic paper is a nice touch:

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Few more fittings added, and secured it to its proper base:

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Spent this evening making the remaining three binnacles. Each one comprises 12 parts:



Fitted to the rear deck and tower:



And the bridge roof, along with a “thing with holes in it” to use the correct nautical term:



Also made a start on doubling up the upper mast parts:

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Thanks for the comments guys!

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tvrtuscans said:

What was this ship actually used for back in the day?

The usual battleship type stuff; sank a few ships, then got sunk itself.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Emden

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Apparently the front and rear decks were covered with protective linoleum panels..which were flammable. Hence the strange colour and absence of plank markings.

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Bollards and foredeck details this weekend:

Edited by dr_gn on Monday 22 October 09:11

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Turn7 said:

Patience.Of.A.Saint.....

Before I saw this stuff, I wasnt even aware that paper models were a thing, much less the levels of detail and intricacy.

Your work is top drawer, and Im always fascinated to read these build threads, so thanks !

Thanks T7!

I didn’t appreciate how good the latest paper kits were until I’d seen some completed on display in a museum. Some of the competition standard scratch-built paper ships are mind bendingly good, especially since many of them are much smaller than 1:250, yet seem to contain the same detail.

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kurt535 said:

mcdjl said:

If you thumped that boat, thats what mine would like like with my best efforts.

+1 and then some!

It’s just cutting bits of paper out and sticking them together. Sure, it takes time, but for me the end result is what makes it worthwhile - hopefully!

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I needed some easy wins on this, so I cut out the emblems and name plates and stuck them on. I think the crest on the stern should maybe go a bit lower, but it conveniently covered a gap higher up, so it was too good an opportunity to miss. Also added the anchors and foredeck railings (which didn’t fit too well). Dampening helped a bit, but the fronts still needed trimming:

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Bridge finished, with the addition of extension pieces, navigation lights and the ‘boxes on stalks” on the wheel house roof:

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Made a start on the main 10.5 cm guns, by making the barrels. Each one comprises three overlapping rolls of paper:

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hab1966 said:

In your opening post you showed what i believe to be the parts out of the box and an additional laser cut set?

Are the laser cut bits to replace the stock bits that you cant really model in paper?

All the parts are buildabe in paper, there are no extra parts in the laser-cut set. however, in paper with things like railings, the rails themselves would be printed onto a white or grey background in paper, you couldn't cut the individual rails out.

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Did some work on the main guns (or a gun). Some of the parts:



Assembled to an educated guess, and some reference images (instructions are vague to say the least). First, without the shield:





And with the shield:



Just another 5 of these, and another 4 without shields. Then on to the secondary armament...

Edited by dr_gn on Sunday 28th October 18:21

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Thanks guys - yes tubes are a nightmare. I've yet to do the masts, which are the worst things to get looking right.

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Pretty much finished the main deck guns:





Each complete gun comprises 30 parts.

And there are still four more to build for the hull guns, then the secondary armament. This bit of the build isn’t that much fun.