Scharnhorst 1/150 - Scratch Build

[Pietro127]

Hi,

Yes i mean that I havent seen it even on bigger models. I know real ship has curved deck, but in this case ... Im not sure about it.. to be honest. Its true I have not done any deck riagh now so there is still time and space to do it, but on the other hand all superstruckture were designed to be on flast surface.You guys make undecided :D

[Hazooka]

On this kind of ships, big cruisers and battleships, camber and proper deck planking is the first things that catch the eye.
Decks on those ships are the biggest surfaces exposed to the viewers.
Made improperly take out a lot from the overall experience of the model.

But small moves of course, you can make it once you feel it's necessary.

[Pietro127]

okay I might do it now , better sooner than later, so question on you guys... do someone know how much should it be ? I found only for Bismarck that vas 9-12 inches I think so I might come up with same numbers ? OR do somoene have actually any referal number ?

Many thanks!

[JohnMGD]

This is what I found online:
A good, simple way to make a template for cambering deck beams is: 1. Draw a straight line on a piece of paper. 2. Make two marks on it, representing the maximum beam of the ship. 3. Bisect that distance, and mark the center. 4. Figure out the distance between the height of the deck at the ship's side and the height of the deck at the centerline (i.e., 1/4" for every foot of the ship's maximum beam). Make a mark at the center of your line that distance away from it. 5. Take a thin piece of reasonably flexible wood (plastic strip would work, too), lay it on the paper, and flex it so that it touches all three points. 6. While holding both ends and the middle of the wood strip in position, trace along the edge of it with a pencil. You now have a template for every beam in the ship. Just be sure to keep the center point lined up.

This is, (the red text) of course, for a real ship, to transfer this for a model just divide the measurements by the scale !

So for "Scharnhorst" this would mean (0,25 inch=0,635 centimetres), 98 ft. (30 m) X 0,6 cm= 5,88 cm (588 mm) divided by scale 1:150 = 4 mm deck camber midships.
The deckhouses etc. you can adapt to this camber by making a template as described above.

[Hazooka]

Here I attach a drawing with a sample camber.
You can see the size of it and which decks have it.
Usually only the higher decks of the conning tower are without camber.
The main superstructure and bridge decks are cambered.

Kind regards.

[Pietro127]

Hi guys, many thanks for help, i will check it and try to undertasnd it ... but when I discovered even upper structure should be cambered ... Im on my way just lesve it as it is ... I can try main deck but for upper body ,, kind of too late I hade already done a half of it even more .