by John Bange
1/500 DKM Adm. Graf Spee (Revell Germany Kitbash)
This is a kitbash of Revell's Gneisenau/Scharnhorst battlecruisers in 1/570. After losing a bidding war for a Nichimo 1/500 Graf Spee, watching it go for more than 75$,I started to look at the rest of the fine German warships. I started seeing some similarities.
My Graf Spee uses the control tower from Gneisenau as its funnel. Radar,aircraft, two thirds of the main battery, and AA weapons were used along with a wood control tower and plastic trim. The 5.9's came from a Lindberg Hood.
With the exception of the control tower and cedar hull, it is all Gneisenau. Some brass for a cutwater and cheap jewelry for anchor chain along with PE from GMM finish it off.
I would like to give credit (or blame) for the color scheme to Captain J.E. Moore R.N..
The publication is: The Encyclopedia of the Worlds Warships.
Anybody need an 11" German triple turret in 1/570?
