![]() ![]() Although it was probably unnecessary, I reinforced the hull seam with filler. The hull required careful manipulation and pressure to reduce the possibility of gapping. I decided it would be prudent to give all the components a coat of grey at least the parts that might later become inaccessible will have been painted. I proceeded with the sequenced subassemblies and where necessary flash and seams were sanded smooth. I began by painting both of the Heinkel He 114’s supplied with the ship. The bow depicts her in the 1939 time frame, as do her two He 144 floatplanes. All the light grey mouldings appear to be present and are detailed to the usual standard for this scale. I bought this kit from e-bay and the end of the box was damaged. So, should you wish to model her at the Battle of North Cape you should alter the bow, change the aircraft and make other changes too. So, as the Airfix kit has the bluff bow, then you can assume that the planes are supposed to be He114's. Around the same time (July-August 1939) she had her bluff bow replaced by a longer "Atlantic" bow. At some point in mid-to-late 1939 they were replaced with Arado Ar 196A-3s. When commissioned in January 1939, Scharnhorst didn't carry Arado Ar 196A-3's as they weren't yet in production and she carried Heinkel He 114's. I think a re-tooling to the later configuration is in order. ![]()
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