Heavy AA-Guns on WHV-Battleships

[Darwin]

Frank, of course there are mystery builds. As crowded as my schedule is trying to get the workshop finished, it's an absolute mystery that I've been able to get anything built.

[Frank Kelle]

Hello again!
As promised I will try to translate the email from WHV... do not hit me if I fail...

First the german original (only shortened in the beginning and the end for the names of the persons)

10,5 cm Flackgeschütz Bismarck und anderer Großkampfschiffe
Teil 90 f (Bismarck) sorgfältig ausschneiden. Die beiden Flügel am hinteren Teil rückseitig zusammenkleben, dann die vorderen Seitenteile mit der Frontplatte verkleben und nun das hintere Teil nach innen einklappen und die beiden Seitenteile bündig mit den Seitenwänden verkleben, sodaß die hintere Innenwand mit der Aussparung für Teil 90 i abschließt. Danach erst die Geschützrohre einbauen bevor die Bodenplatte verklebt wird.

Zusammenbau bei den Modellen Scharnhorst-Gneisenau, Prinz Eugen und Panzerkreuzer analog obiger Beschreibung.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Möwe-Verlag

The translation:
10,5cm AA-Gun Bismarck and other bigger battleships:
Cut of part 90f (bismarck-no) carefully. Glue the flaps at the rearpart at the back together, connect and glue the front sideparts with the frontplate. Now fold the backpart and glue both sideparts covering to the side panels so that the inner panel ends with the recess for part 90 i. Now you can build in the gun barrels, before fixing the groundplate.
Assembly of the models Scharnhorst-Gneisenau, Prinz Eugen and Panzerkreuzer similar to the mentioned description.
Best regards
Möwe-Verlag
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You may laugh about it, it sound VERY easy, but the problme for me were the flaps at the rearpart. In the original description they are not noted, and you stand alone how the sideparts shall fit to the panels without cutting them off and fixing them seperately. ... 3 guns normally have to loke very red due to the spoken curses from me during building them....
Perhaps the email will help some of you to avoid this point.

Best wishes
Frank

[Fozzy The Bear]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelle

Hello again!
As promised I will try to translate the email from WHV... do not hit me if I fail...

Perfect Frank! Thank you for providing this.

I promise not to hit you :D

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

[dansls1]

Thanks for sharing! I'll have to pull out the model tonight just to picture the parts along with this description - and I'll probably print it out and add to the instructions

[Bluenoser]

Yup, me too. I am going to print this out and keep it with the model until such time as I am ready to build it.
Thanks Frank.

[Don Boose]

This is a very clear and easy-to-understand translation, Frank. And the additional information is useful. Thank you very much for taking this trouble to share the information you obtained and the results of your own experience.

Don B.

[B-Manic]

Thanks this should save a lot of agravated hair pulling :D

[Frank Kelle]

Thanks a lot to ALL of you for your comments, I am happy when I would be able with this small little text to help you! Unfortunately there is no smily with the face going red in shame...
Frank