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Posted by Robert Apfelzweig on October 14, 2026, 12:21:11, in reply to "SMS Derfflinger"
The Derfflinger model I selected came with the tripod foremast (very well cast, incidentally) and a smooth upper hull with no anti-torpedo nets, just as it should have been for this ship after its post-Jutland repairs. The full hull was still in four sections with imperfect alignment and joining, but after extensive puttying and sanding it resulted in (to me) a satisfactory model. I'm awaiting my earlier submission of photos of the Japanese battleship Settsu to "the other site" to appear (it's been two weeks; my two previous submissions, the USS Marblehead and USS Pensacola, were displayed on that site the next day!), then I'll submit my photos of the Derfflinger. And I still have my photos of the Italian battleship Dante Alighieri ready to submit. 
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Did you add a tripod for the 1917 Derfflinger? I'm building the 1916 Jutland fit with torpedo net, shelves and booms but with a pole foremast. During the repairs from Jutland, Derfflinger dropped the nets and net booms but added a tripod. If you have the nets and booms on your build, what material did you use for the net booms? I bought some piano wire for the booms but it is hard to cut.
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1/350 SMS Derfflinger (1917), another 3D-printed kit from China. Recently completed, and am now awaiting delivery of my next 3D-printed kit, the French heavy cruiser Algerie. So many models, plenty of time, but less and less room in my home to display them! Previous Message
I've got a number of kits started as usual.
I picked up some of older kits cheap so I started building them:
White Ensign Models HMS Renown in 1941 fit in pre war navy gray.
Hi Mold USS Maryland kit in 1940 fit.
Also, in various building stages on the shelf:
Flyhawk HMS Hood 1941
Triumph Models HMS Lion 1915 (Nearly complete).
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Am just starting USS GERALD R. FORD in 350 scale.
All the best!
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