Honestly I kind of had a 'block' because I had no idea how to properly shape the main deck. Finally I just sat down and measured the blueprints in 2cm slices to have the exact height from the waterline. Then I sanded the sides of the hull to shape, with the top view plans clamped to where the deck should be.
I've been using 100 grit sandpaper and a wooden sanding block to do the job, this would be increased gradually to 1000 grit or so. Learning from the Bretagne and Viribus Unitis builds, it is very important to sand each piece between layers of filler/primer/paint to have a truly smooth surface.
I've been using 100 grit sandpaper and a wooden sanding block to do the job, this would be increased gradually to 1000 grit or so. Learning from the Bretagne and Viribus Unitis builds, it is very important to sand each piece between layers of filler/primer/paint to have a truly smooth surface.
Here's a pug and some of the stuff collected for the build so far. On the left, photoeched railings and ladders; then some lifeboats from the never finished SMS Árpád build; and finally, some 1/700 scale Bismarck/Tirpitz brass barrels, which are incidentally just the correct size for my ship. This saves me the trouble to scratchbuild some ugly looking main battery barrels.
After some 5+ hours of hard work with the sandpaper, I have the outline of the main deck finished. Of course I just ditched my very accurate measurements, and did most of the work by eyesight. I'm really proud of the outcome.
This is all the sawdust and shavings that accumulated today. I might be making MDF out of the dust, or find some other use.
Next up is fine detailing the main hull, including the outline for the armored belt, marking the wooden deck etc.
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