Compass looks great and well worth the effort of building it …. that whole area has a nice sense of movement with the crew doing various tasks.
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Thank you so much, Johnny. This is, of course, only possible thanks to modern 3D printing technology. The figures from ION can be wonderfully incorporated into displays.
Just a few pictures of the rear bridge today. It’s now been fitted with crew and interior details. The searchlights are still missing, as I’m waiting for the 3D print from New Zealand. Also, a signal flag is supposed to be hoisted, but for that I need the complete mast. 
It still annoys me a little that I didn’t show how to attach the tarpaulin here. But crying won’t help, so this is what I’ve done.
The crew is being trained on the 12 pound cannons.
Under the strict supervision of the officers.
That means I’ve now finished everything amidships. As always, following my crafting maxim, I’m working from the inside out.
And so I can now turn my attention to the bow and the stern.
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Good morning, everyone.
I have a major setback to report.
I was so engrossed in depicting a great scene on the bridge that I made a huge mistake. I installed the wrong guns.
The Hotchkiss Conspiracy.
Apparently, villains stole the 3-pounder Hotchkiss, and the shipyard workers mounted the wrong guns.
This cost me a sleepless night. But I was able to remove the 12-pounders that didn’t belong there from the bridge without causing too much damage.
The veneer on the starboard side was more severely damaged and a figure has come loose.
Things went better at the stern. However, removing the cannons there was much more difficult because of the figures.
But it worked. Only one figure came loose, leaving a bit of shoe sole on the deck.
And here you see the culprits and their successors.
Thankfully, the 12-pounders are only minimally damaged. Nothing that can’t be fixed. And to cover the damaged veneer, I found suitable flanges from an old photo-etched brass sheet, which will then go under the Hotchkiss guns.
I’ll keep you updated.
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Mikasa is looking brilliant Jörg! 
I’m glad you got the Hotchkiss conspiracy sorted also 
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Me too. 
That was detective work. 
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More outstanding work 
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Thank you guys.
I managed to correct my mistake. The incorrect guns were replaced, and ultimately no damage was done to the model. The smaller Hotchkiss guns have taken the place of their larger counterparts, and you can no longer see any trace of the damaged veneer.
But see for yourselves.
The whole thing looks much more harmonious now. The 12-pounders were obviously far too big for the delicate deck.
The team was also able to resume their training.
The whole thing was incredibly stressful.
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Nicely done Jörg! 
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The flag lockers add just the right touch of color to this beautiful build!
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Hello everyone, and thank you both. 
On the German forum “Modellboard,” a user pointed out to me that wherever there’s a gun, there should also be space for ready ammunition. Ideally in the form of crates, I assume.
There really isn’t much space on the narrow bridge, so I went searching again. I can’t see any crates in the few pictures that exist, but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. Without the canvas cover, the Mikasa is only shown in its black and white peacetime paint scheme, and the guns weren’t yet installed on the bridge then. And at the point in time when I’m depicting the ship, i.e., in war gray, the bridge already has a canvas cover in all the pictures, and you wouldn’t be able to see the crates anyway, whether they were there or not.
So I placed various unpainted crates in different locations for testing, and these would be my favorites.
This position aft of the bridge, near the Hotchkiss gun.
On the bridge towards the bow, I can’t place them too close to the guns because the large wheelhouse takes up a lot of space. There simply isn’t enough room without it looking cramped.
That’s why I chose this spot.
Finally, I’d like to briefly show you another fantastic 3D printed item from Micro Master, which has just arrived from New Zealand: the 24-inch searchlights for the bridge.
I’ve already experimented with silver paint and Micro Krystal Klear on the lens, and I quite like the result.
Of course, with all this I’m again venturing into the realm of unconfirmed historical information. But that’s really scarce when it comes to this ship. So artistic license has to do. 
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