| The Stern The stern received the same treatment; hardwood plywood is cut roughly to shape and glued and clamped into position. |
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| Shaping of the Stern The initial sanding to shape is almost completed, the final outline is marked in pencil. |
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| An Unexpected Development At this stage, the hull was looking quite good. Then in the mail, I received from my friend Peter in Germany the "Holy Grail" that had sought for this project. A copy of shipyard drawings of the SMS Deutschland made in May 1910 by R.M.A. Plankammer B III. Exact outlines of the hull, super structure, battery decks upper and lower, propeller and rudder layouts, ships boats, top and side views, with the accuracy of a professional drafting company. They were everything a model builder dreams of. The thumbnail to the right contains more than one view of these drawings. |
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| Intro / Getting Ready / Cutting Stations / Gluing the Stations to the Keel / Planking / Bow & Stern / Catastrophe/ Casemates / Final Product |