Kommandoturm Error Disaster number two. I was looking at period photos of Pommern and discovered that there was in fact, no entrance structure behind the Kommandoturm. Great; all that work for nothing. So I popped it off and naturally it took a big chunk of the back of the Kommandoturm with it. This photo shows the Kommandoturm under repair and the offending structure removed. Click Once To Enlarge

Too Many Holes? NOOOOO! Disaster number three. Before painting I sat down with all my period photos and compared each part of the Aufbau. When the lower part of the Aufbau was made, I had used the Deutschland shipyard drawings. Comparing it now to actual Pommern photos, I discovered that I had 12 portholes where there should not be portholes, and it was missing 4 portholes. No point in complaining, just fix it. All 12 excess portholes were filled using body putty by filling and flattening with clear plastic. Then back to sanding, priming, sanding........ Click Once To Enlarge

NOW am I Ready? I have done everything possible to ensure this is the most accurate representation of the unique SMS Pommern Aufbau (suerstructure) that could be made. Finally I feel comfortable and ready to paint. Click Once To Enlarge

The day of Reckoning; Paint. I decided to paint the deck color first which on Imperial German war ships, was a wine-red linoleum. I was unable to find a decent semi-gloss color as paint seems to be either high-gloss for cars or flat for military, so I ended up using Floquil train paint; ATSF Mineral Brown. It was flat, so I had to cover it in several coats of gloss so decals would stick to it.

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Aufbau Intro / Lower Deck / Boat Deck / 8,8cm Gun Platforms / Upper Deck / Structures / Platform Supports/ Armoured Bridge / Air Vents / Priming / Crow's Nests / Deck Panels / Final Product