Thanks a lot, Maarten.
You mean the exhibition at the "
International Maritime Museum" in Hamburg? Unfortunately not. My friends from the German forum "
Die graue Flotte" will be there again, but I have other commitments that weekend.
Will you be there?
And now we come to my current status with my Mikasa model.
Construction has stalled slightly as I need to consider my next steps.
I don't want to continue working on the bow section at the moment. I plan to attach the chains and davit later, and the lifeboats at the stern won't be installed. So I think it's time to focus on the torpedo net supports and the casemate hatches.
To that end, I've removed the model from its assembly stand, as I want to modify it slightly for the next steps in the hull construction.
I took this opportunity to take some photos of the almost finished model on its final stand.
I also had a very nice name tag made by the company ModelMonkey, which was even attached for a test fit.
There’s still quite a bit to do on the outside of the hull. I’m already dreading installing the gallery at the stern.
Man, the silhouette of that ship is really great.
I especially like Mikasa from the front. As if she wanted to impale her opponent.
So, dear community, I’m just adjusting my assembly stand now, and then I’ll take a short break because I have some personal matters to attend to.
I have to build something for a retiring colleague from the fire department as a farewell gift for decades of service.
But after that, I’ll be back with my little construction report.
