Graf Spee 1:400

[Papercut]

Another Kartonist of 1st rate........1/400
I am working on the CFM 1/250 version of this vessel and I will or shall say, can not go any smaller if I even want to try and build a card ship.
Your attention to detail, clean and precise work, edge coloring and overall build is just vonderba.........you get the idea.
Rick

[Joe711]

Hello Dieter!
Like the ship, cutting out the windows very good idea!
Best regards, Joe

[didibuch]

Hi all,
thank you for your kind words.

I was a long time thinking about the small 3,7cm anti-aircraft-guns. JSC did a poor job here, the guns look very simple.
In the end I replaced them by the guns of the kit from Zio Prudenzio. Placed on deck they look convincing.
And I think about doing the same with the 2cm-guns...

On the last picture you can see in the background my next project: the Italian small cruiser Muzio Attendolo.

Greetings
Dieter

[Michael Mash]

Hello Dieter,
Your ship looks fine in the overview (final) images.
Looking forward to your Italian cruiser.
Mike

[marco1971]

Hello Dieter,

good choice, armaments of JSC are truly disastrous.

Marco

[didibuch]

Hi Michael, hi Marco,
thank you.

Hi all,

as mentioned before, I don't like the very simple 2cm-guns of JSC.
So I took a drawing of the guns in a book and tried to scratch-build the gun. The first is nearly ready (painting of the base still missing), 13 more are in the process of making.

Kind regards
Dieter

[didibuch]

Hi all,

at last I added the painted small guns and a radarantenna made of thread. And now I call this ship 'finished'.

It was a great fun to build this model of JSC, even when some parts were made very simple in the original kit and I had to improve them a little.

Best regards
Dieter

[didibuch]

At last some pictures of details.

Best regards
Dieter

[Hi-Torque]

Hallo Dieter,

Great work and an interesting report. Thank you!

Kind Regards,

Cris

[sander1942]

Fine work. I'd like to tackle the Graf Spee myself in the near future. I can use your log to assist me.