Ready to Position
To ensure the Kommandoturm would be straight and to help me position it after painting, I added small brass pegs on the bottom which slip onto corresponding holes on the deck.

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The Lower Observation Deck Completed
Here is the basic Kommandoturm and observation deck completed. The upper observation deck will be built once I have the Aufbau (superstructure) painted.

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Ship's Cranes
The ship's cranes will be built in a later stage, but the lower halves had to be built-in now. I used 13mm (1/2") copper pipe which matched the Pommern Shipyard drawings perfectly for diameter.

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