John, David, Russ and Tim,
thank you very much for your kind comments!
As always, I’ll rely on all of your kind support - while motivation is high now, projects of this scale almost certainly will have their ‘downs’, and conversations on MSW more than once has helped to overcome them 
John, thanks for joining in, it’s great to have fellow modelers from different ‘branches’ visiting!!
Dave - honestly, I for myself are about as much interested in what methods I will be using… 
Russ, mate, of course I count on you! (And I have seen Si as a registered member, I really hope he will join in and continue his splendid build logs here!)
Tim, you’re right, she’s just cool looking, a beautiful ship, certainly one of my all time favorites! I think it will be spring 1940, “Weserübung” with bright red turret tops (air recognition marks).
So a litte more done yesterday - started working on the bow and drilling some portholes. From what references (pictures only for that, because all drawings show it different and I can’t tell which one is correct) the second row of portholes above the armored belt has to go with the exemption of four portholes in the vicinity of “Cäsar”-turret. So I sanded the eyelids and will fill them (all marked green).
Than the tip of the bow needs work, no teak deck there, the forward hawsepipe needs to be closed (not done yet) and there is a lead underneath the flagpole that I started cutting and driving out. Details add up, once you start looking closer…
Cheers
Jan