Trumpeter 1/200 german battleship Gneisenau

my new build , funny thing with this one , couldn’t find any build logs on u-tube or anywhere for that fact .guess I’m on my own with this one .

plenty of plastic comes with it .

splashed out on awood deck , which comes with barrels , rigging thread , chain , and a lot of masking sheets , which I have never used before .

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And the hits just keep on coming :+1::+1::+1:

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Sometimes it’s like that Steve. I try to hit up build logs on most of my builds and every now and then there’s just nothing out there. Maybe you’ll be the first?? 6LnXAP

Looking VERY much forward to watching this one build up. With your skillset, you’ve got this one made.

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thanks guys ,

a couple of quick snaps to show the hull is painted .

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the wood deck has been oil stained , and glued down , with wood glue , I learnt a while ago not to trust it’s glue .

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the main turrets are together with a bit of PE . all ready for paint .

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all batteries are now done .

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cranes are together ,

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started on the superstructure .

painted with some more wood decking on .

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this took a bit , my hands are large and these parts are so small .

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not a lot to show , just a quick update .

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What did you stain the deck with? It is looking really good in those superstructure areas. Did you also end up using the masks or did you paint everything first?

thanks flankme , I used an oil wash of burnt umber oil with white spirit , painted on and wiped straight off . no I haven’t used the masks , as I wanted 2 different colour greys , so I painted everything first . it was just easier .

some more stuff for painting .

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finally finished this piece

started on the next piece

lots of little pieces

also started on the funnel

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Sorry, just curious…..not to trust what and/or who’s glue?
I’ll be doing a wood deck soon on my Titanic and curious what you are referring to here.

Thanks and cheers,
Mark

the glue on the back of the wood deck , is not that great . it will let go in 1 or 2 places , the mid west model shop gave a tutorial on it , with his missouri build , episode 10 , you put white carpenters glue down first , it not only sticks properly , but it allows you adjust the wood deck precisely . hope this helps .I would post a link but ,it wont let me .

what a fun build , :woozy_face: if you look closely , you can see where the plastic is so thin 3 legs snapped getting them off of the sprue .

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Ahhhh, ok. Gotcha. Probably Gorilla Wood Glue. That’s what Ben used on his Titanic build.

Thanks and cheers,
Mark

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starting to come together

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