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

[dr_gn]

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:

[dr_gn]

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

[dr_gn]

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

[hab1966]

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?

[dr_gn]

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.

[dr_gn]

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

[Squirrelofwoe]

Incredible work!

[shortar53]

dr_gn said:

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

Argh.. the nightmares this is invoking.

Stunning work as ever though Doc

[dr_gn]

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

[dr_gn]

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.

[dr_gn]

Deck mounted 5.2 cm guns completed:

[caterhamnut]

As I reset my Pistonheads password and start model making again, I naturally turn to your most recent threads Dr, and this is why - amazing!
By the way - you may have done so before, but love the drawers set up you have on your workbench - can you share a picture/source! cheers

[dr_gn]

caterhamnut said:

As I reset my Pistonheads password and start model making again, I naturally turn to your most recent threads Dr, and this is why - amazing!
By the way - you may have done so before, but love the drawers set up you have on your workbench - can you share a picture/source! cheers

Ha ha thanks - it’s been a while I guess. A few models have passed over the bench!

Here is the bench. I got fed up with packing everything up after a modelling session. The units are from Hobbyzone:

http://www.hobbyzone.pl/

Although I did print a few extras to my own design...

[caterhamnut]

Thanks - great inspiration!

[dr_gn]

All 18 guns finished now. Glad that’s done tbh:



Now to fit them...

[4321go]

Why does that snap make me think of the Young Ones scene with Robbie Coltrane? The one where the chocolate eclair falls onto the Petri dish and wipes out an entire civilisation........

[dr_gn]

4321go said:

Why does that snap make me think of the Young Ones scene with Robbie Coltrane? The one where the chocolate eclair falls onto the Petri dish and wipes out an entire civilisation........

I think it was a microscope slide rather than a Petri dish...

Mine’s a Pringles lid - also very good as palettes for paint and glue: not much sticks to them.

[LarJammer]

I can only assume you are using this in your pics. Top work!

[shortar53]

LarJammer said:

I can only assume you are using this in your pics. Top work!

Having attempted a couple of these kits myself with a much lower degree of finesse, I can testify that
a) its a real 50p and
b) Doc is making this look way easier than it actually is.

[dr_gn]

shortar53 said:

LarJammer said:

I can only assume you are using this in your pics. Top work!

Having attempted a couple of these kits myself with a much lower degree of finesse, I can testify that
a) its a real 50p and
b) Doc is making this look way easier than it actually is.

Figuring out how to hide the worst bits - like these gun barrel joints - is half the battle...