Building the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen (GHQ / 00)

Jörg Luther
Wow. If I calculate that correctly, the Prinz is more or less the size of a king size cigarette and the whole dio would fit in a cigarette box. The model is white metal, is it?

Christian Bruer
Intersting project in a really small scale. Looks very nice so far 👍

Mathias Carl
@Jörg: I don´t know, how long a cigarette is...
The model itself is 8.5cm long, and yes, it´s made from white metal.
The whole diorama is 11.2 x 4.1 cm, just like the one with my Graf Spee:
Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee (GHQ / 00) | Album by Graf Spee

@Christian:
I´m glad you like.
This is my first try, to built such a scene.
I´m hoping, it will look as good, as I want it to, in the end. 😉

Meanwhile, there are also some more photos added. 🙂

Jörg Luther
The cigarette is 84x7mm - so the Prinz is just a little bit broader. Inbelievable. Very cool looking docks & wharf!

Ulf Petersen
This is so cool, Mathias! You are the true master of micro modelling.🙂👍

Ingmar Stöhr
Very cool! The buildings look great.

Mathias Carl
Thank you both. 🙂

Christian Meyerhoff
Too small for me, but excellent! 👍

Holger Kranich
This GHQ stuff is so unbelieveable good detailed!

Bart Goesaert
nice work on such a small scale...

Mathias Carl
Thank you, mates. 🙂
@Christian: I guess I´ll bring it with me to Uplengen, so that you can see it there. 🙂

Christian Meyerhoff
That`s nice Mate! I will have a very close look at it for sure! 🙂

Christian Bruer
Don't forget your magnifier😉

Christian Ristits
Spectacular, how tiny is this???

Mathias Carl
@Christian Bruer: That wouldn´t be that easy, as I don´t have one...

@Christian Ristits: The ship itself is about 8.5cm long.
The whole scenery is 11.2cm long and 4.1 cm wide.
The highest building (the second one from the left) is 0.7cm high.
The "Helgengerüst" is 1cm high.

Christian Ristits
This is crazy!

Bart Goesaert
I agree, but very nice...

Mathias Carl
Thank you. 🙂
Unfortunatly I had to dismantle the whole hall, as the windows and the roff weren´t as I wanted them to be.
Pictures will follow soon.

Christian Bruer
Guess you once told me crazy because of the small scales I build🙂
Mhhh, just thinking who is more crazy😄
Top work my crazy mate 👍

Mathias Carl
Thank you, Christian....
One of the next steps will be laying down the tracks and build a locomotive including some wagons.
And in the meantime, I´ve built a U-Boot and a small ship for the wharf.

Christian Bruer
You know you'll need some crates, pipes, boxes etc. next to some figures and Opel Blitz trucks to bring life to the scenery😉

Mathias Carl
We´ll see about that.😉

Eugen P.
I didn´t know this scale 😮 This is nano modelling.

Ingmar Stöhr
What should I say. Stunning work!

Mathias Carl
Thank you. I´ve just uploaded the pictures of the "Kleinlokomotive Köf II".
Hope you´ll like it. 🙂

Bart Goesaert
pfff... I hope you don't cough or sneeze while painting... so tine, but wel done...

Christian Bruer
Yep for sure, you are much more crazy😄

Good you mentioned Kleinlokomotive (small locomotive), otherwise no one knows - hehehehe

All I can say Mathias, I lift my hat of this microscopic work 👍 I remember you do not use a magnifier? May we should call you Eagle Eye!

Mathias Carl
@Christian: Yes you´re right. Still working without magnifier, only with "Eyeball Mk. I"😉

Mathias Carl
The tug I need is finished in the meantime and so is the train.
Hope you like them.

Next step: Maybe some Opel-Blitz trucks, and then, finaly, the Prinz himself. 🙂

Ulf Petersen
Awesome!😮

Bart Goesaert
how about some personnel maybe, while at it... but love to see the blitzes... micromodelling at it's best...

Mathias Carl
Thank you both.
@Bart: I´m realy thinking of how to do the personnel... If I´ll find a solution, I´ll definitly add it. 🙂

Bart Goesaert
mhh, a person of 1m80 should be 0.75mm in scale, waist of 40cm is 0.2mm, maybe 3 0.1mm wires together one side arms and leggs, other side and waist and head in between... but it will be tiny, but I don't think I'll have to remind you about that 😉

Ulf Petersen
I wouldn't be surprised if Mathias even would realize some uniform details on those!😛

Christian Bruer
Guess he has noch chance not to do cause we all wait for this😎

Mathias Carl
To be honest, I´ve already built a Opel Blitz, Opel Admiral and Opel Kadett...
There will be a few "figures" from 0,15m wire, but they will be very simple.
Simply a painted piece of wire.
I think, figures in this scale are to tiny for me. 🙁

😢😉 😄

Christian Bruer
Cool – photos please! About the figures, may you can use wire for the body, paper for legs and arms and a drop of PVA glue for the head, to make some hundred figures - workers and crew members – to bring some more life to the tiny diorama. Looking forward to your progress😄

Mathias Carl
Your wish is my command.😉
I´ve tried to built the figures, just the way you suggested, but I guess my limit (at this moment) is reached. 🙁
But we´ll see in the future.
"How tiny can you build?"😉 😄

Christian Bruer
Guess I'm out with this scale because of the focus of my magnifier. I tried a scale 1:1250 with some modifications cause you fixed me with your Graf Spee. That seems to be the smallest scale for me. You should note, the older you get the bigger the scale😉 😄

Mathias Carl
Hmm at the moment, for me its the other way.
I started as a boy with 1:48, then came 1:72.
After a break I started again with 1:350 and then came 1:2400...😉

Christian Bruer
You're young, that will change in a few years😉

Mathias Carl
Meanwhile the Prince and the tug are in position.
Only the ropes, figures and smoke are missing.

Holger Kranich
Looks great, Mathias!

Mathias Carl
Thank you.
I had quite some trouble, making the waves of the tug, towing the Prinz, looking right.

Ingmar Stöhr
very impressive!

Christian Meyerhoff
Well, That`s great! May we see this one next Friday?
Cheers Mate!

Mathias Carl
Thx, Ingmar. 🙂

@Christian:
You´ll definitly see it at the Stammtisch.
But it´s on Saturdasy, not Friday.😉

Christian Meyerhoff
Yep!😉

Björn Leichsenring
Ist schon geil so ein Streichholzschachteldiorama. Fehlt nur noch ne angebaute Lupe für die Betrachter.

Torben Ke
Wow! Very impressive.

Mathias Carl
@Björn: Ne, das würde dann den Effekt haben, dass man versucht, nicht vorhandene Details zu finden...
@Torben: Thx, mate. 🙂

Mathias Carl
This project is almost finished.
Prinz Eugen and Tug Emil are in position, the towing line is also rigged.
Figures are in place so that only the masts of Prinz Eugen and their rig are missing.

Ingmar Stöhr
I wanted to ask where the main mast is, but thought you'd never forget such a detail 😉

Ulf Petersen
Amazing!😮

Mathias Carl
@Ingmar: I´ll scratch the mast, because the "kits" part wasn´t looking like the real one.

Christian Bruer
Excellent 👍 but take care, in photo no. 33 I spot left and right two of Bernhard Wallis secret bouncing bombs😄

Mathias Carl
Thank you both.
The scenery is completed, so that I can make some pictures of the result soon. 🙂

Bart Goesaert
I need a new set of eyes to be able to enjoy this completely...

Mathias Carl
Maybe you can see more "details" on the Pictures from the final result.
I´m hoping I´ll be able to make some this afternoon. 🙂

Mathias Carl
So here´s the link to the pictures of the finished model:
Schwerer Kreuzer Prinz Eugen (GHQ / 00) | Album by Graf Spee
Hope, you like it. 🙂