Pictures from the construction of DKM Adm. Scheer

  1. Original bow and the replacement atlantic bow in acrylic
  2. Ditto with plan enlarged from "GERMAN WARSHIPS 1815-1945"
  3. Started to cut out for the new bow
  4. Dry fitting
  5. Glueing
  6. Masking before the cutting of windows
  7. Drilling the corners
  8. Seen from the inside
  9. Started to cut. (paint tins are used as weights)
  10. Cutting continued
  11. Half cut.
  12. Ready cut, dry fitting the superstructure.
  13. Glueing stringer to hull.
  14. Anchor chains and capstan ready (used as lockingmechanism for the servicehatch)
  15. Acrylic place for the CO2 bottle can be seen midships
  16. Servicehatch locking mechanism from below (connected with anchorchains)

    Making planking of the deck:
    Draw a line 3mm from the deckedge
    Mount the deck on a plank
    Start from the middle of the deck and mark every 2mm
    in parallell upto the periferal mark.
  17. Apply Permatex (darkbrown) in the marks (the tool used for marking is shown here) (Oops upside down...)
  18. Remove exessive Permatex and sand the deck
  19. Color the deck.
    Ready to apply the clear layer.
Pictures above are copyright 1998 Peter Cahling
Pictures below are copyright 1999 Per Hamrin
  1. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Dryfitting Arado 196 on Prinz E. and Adm. Scheer Aft
  2. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Dryfitting Arado 196 on Prinz E. and Adm. Scheer Midships
  3. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Dryfitting Arado 196 on Prinz E. and Adm. Scheer Bow
  4. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Adm. Scheer side of interior "A" turret
  5. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Adm. Scheer side of interior CO2 bottle
  6. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Adm. Scheer side of interior radiobox
  7. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Adm. Scheer side of interior Aft turret, motors and rudder servo
  8. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Top view Radiobox and pump Adm. Scheer
  9. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Lifting the lid of the radiobox Adm. Scheer
  10. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Deck-locking mechanism built into torpedotubes, rudder servo and rudder Adm. Scheer
  11. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Motormounts and propellers Adm. Scheer
  12. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Bilge keels Adm. Scheer
  13. Dryfitting Arado 196 floatplanes 211K Rudder, and propellershaft mounting Adm. Scheer
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