Russian Battleship Andrei Pervozvannyi, GPM-142, 1:200

[fluthecrank]

Hi folks,

I started a new project yesterday.

It´s the russian Battleship Andrei Pervozvannyi, GPM-142, 1:200.

Build in 1905 in St. Petersburg.
Displacement 18.600 to.
Length 140.2 m,
width 24.38 m,
gauge 7.92 m.

speed 18 Knots
crew 956 men

destroyed 1919 ...................

yesterday I made all formers, doubled with 2mm cardboard

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-13

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-13

after that I assembled the decks.....

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-13

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-13

the cardboard in the middle is a spacer for the next parts, it´s for allignment the decks in a proper way.....

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-13

Meanwhile I started with the skin............the difficult sections, bow and stern, are still covered.............

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-13

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-13

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-13

best Flu

 

[Fred Bultman]

Very nice start, Frank. Always wanted to see this one built, along with the Rurik. Good luck!

 

[gippolot]

A fine looking ship Flu. :thumb:

I'll be keenly following your build.

Andrew

 

[fluthecrank]

the underwater hull......

Dear friends,

just have a look at the nearly completed underwater hull..............

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-14

Shot at 2008-01-14

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-14

best Flu

 

[B-Manic]

Good looking hull. I look forward to seeing more of this one, its on my must build list.

 

[fluthecrank]

the hardest part is done...........

Hi folks,

the hardest job is done...........the hull is finished (nearly)

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-15

the bow is rather good...............

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-15

and unfortunately a fold near the bow...........I hope a bit weathering and a nice anchorchain will cover tha..........

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-15

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-15

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-15



best Flu

 

[fluthecrank]

the hull...

Dear friends,

the latest pictures.................

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-17

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-17

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-17

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-17

Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2008-01-17

best Flu

 

[fluthecrank]

the first casemate deck..........

Hi friends,

just have a look at the casemate deck........

the prepared deck.....

the faceplates of the casemate guns....

to get a right alignment of the deck section, I made some "formers".....

the best of all, it works.............

so long friends !!

FLU

 

[fluthecrank]

decks material

Hi Carl,

you are right, fortunately I found a lot of pictures in the web, so the kit seems to be historical correct..........

best flu

 

[fluthecrank]

latest news..........

Dear friends,

just have a look at my latest progress.

The second casemate deck.........

preparing the walls

and using formers for easier alignment

the prepared casemate section

and assembled

here is the status for the weekend, the superstructure of that ship is very interesting, at least because of the two independent casemate sections

all small uncleanliness will be covered after mounting the railing and doing a bit weathering..................

best regards FLU

 

[cdcoyle]

Very nicely done, flu! There are a lot of folds and curves in that casemate...a tricky bit, but you did it masterfully.

Cheers!

 

[nibel]

I am impress you did so well for those curving casemate. I always spoil them... Maybe I will try next time to split teh casemate and teh main body first when building...

 

[fluthecrank]

some details..............

Hi friends,

thank`s for the kind coments.

Here some details, in that scale it`s easy to build detail self, for examples -stairs-

with a little color it looks more nice.........

at last a picture from the original with a comparable view......

so long guys...................flu

 

[fluthecrank]

the rear control room

Hi folks,

yesterday I made the rear control station....

the observation slits are cut out, inside is a blck cylinder to improve the realistic image........

the upper construction is, as usual, made from plastic sprues

and assembled with laser railing

best regards FLU

 

[eibwarrior]

Very nice "micro" work Flu. This is an expert build for sure.

It's striking how similar your model is to the actual photo of this area.

 

[fluthecrank]

the main bridge-....

Hi folks,

just made the main bridge.........procedure like the rear one......

best Flu

 

[cgutzmer]

lookin cool!

Does that cube really say resin on it? for shame for shame
Chris

 

[fluthecrank]

;-)) Hi Chris ;-)

not a shame for me, I still build in card.........

it`s a new forum, try it

Der Modellbauer

best regards FLU

 

[cdcoyle]

Hallo, flu!

There are some excellent models pictured at that forum! Well worth a visit.

Regards,

 

[Amazyah]

Very nice work as usual, FLU.
You certainly can cut an awful lot of card in a short time!
Beautiful job! Can't wait to see more!

Russell