1/250 SMS Frankfurt HK-Verlag upcoming event

[Werner]

Hi papermodellers and shipfreaks of WW I
we will announce at end of 2015 beginnig 2016 an new fullhull cruiser SMS Wiesbaden/Frankfurt.
This ship is in contruction since beginn 2015 and now we make the final test an hope to sell it end of the year.
In this threat I will attach some pictures

regards Werner

[Mike1158]

Looking very good, I like the rigging especially.

[Werner]

Now I had additional Information to the ship SMS Frankfurt:

Fate:
Frankfurt burning during bombing tests
The fleet remained in captivity during the negotiations that ultimately produced the Versailles Treaty. Reuter believed that the British intended to seize the German ships on 21 June 1919, which was the deadline for Germany to have signed the peace treaty. Unaware that the deadline had been extended to the 23rd, Reuter ordered the ships to be sunk at the next opportunity. On the morning of 21 June, the British fleet left Scapa Flow to conduct training maneuvers, and at 11:20 Reuter transmitted the order to scuttle his ships. British sailors boarded Frankfurt and beached her before she could sink.


She was raised the following month and thereafter transferred to the US Navy as a war prize. She was formally taken over on 11 March 1920 in England and commissioned into the US Navy on 4 June. Frankfurt was towed to the United States. The ship was ultimately expended as a bomb target on 18 July 1921 by the Army Air Force and Navy bombers off Cape Henry , Virginia. The attacks started with small 250-pound (110 kg) and 300 lb (140 kg) bombs, which caused minor hull damage. The bombers then changed over to larger 550 lb (250 kg) and 600 lb (270 kg) bombs; Air Force MB-2 bombers hit Frankfurt with several of the 600 lb bombs and sank the ship at 18:25


I found this Information on WIKIPEDIA


The leading ship was the SMS Wiesbaden but for the papermodel you can build both: The Wiesbaden and the Frankfurt.
The only differences was 2 funnels and light-platform.


My question to the US modellers is: Are there any internetpages in the US with pictures of the SMS Frankfurt. I found some, but lost the URL.


Thanks in advance


and now I have some pictures from the construction of SMS Frankfurt


regards Werner

[Royal Navy Fan]

I will watch for the release! It's a beautiful ship!

Bill

[Ikraos]

What a beautiful model, where do i need to sign up for one :-)

Ole

[Royaloakmin]

Great news, Werner!

[Werner]

Hi freaks
thanks for reply, especially greetings to Fred from Mannheim
@Ikraos: the hp HK-Verlag will be soon online ore your look to Slavomir(Modellshop, kartonmodellshop.de)
regards
Werner

[Royaloakmin]

Sounds like all is well in Mannheim!

[Werner]

Hi folks

News from Germany: the HK-Verlag and the GK-Verlag is history. We grow up with a new company called Mannheimer Modellbaubogen.
And now we sell the SMS Wiesbaden/Frankfurt under our own logo
Here we are:

Regards Werner

[Royaloakmin]

That's great Werner, who will carry it?