Wow, those filters and the wash are transforming it … the looks it has now is spectacular… That is some great weathering and so realistically done.
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Wow Jörg. I have only just discovered this thread and had the pleasure of following progress a bit more rapidly than than others! This is incredible work. I’ll be following the further developments with great interest.
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I have noticed a workbench with nothing on it. Who does your workshop cleaning? Are they available? I swear mine just grows stuff on its own.
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…and happy you can be! Definitely!
As everybody said, this is absolutely outstanding work, looks superb!
Cheers
Jan
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Hi Jorg,
Agree with the guys on this thread, great work, I need to get my bench tidied, it is totally cluttered.
Cheers.
Si
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Good morning model maker and thank you for the nice comments.
It’s nice that you came along too, petbat.
Haha, too much honor, even for my workbench.
There is a legend in Germany about house ghosts that we call “Heinzelmännchen”. They did their work at night when the citizens were sleeping. However, once they were observed doing this, they disappeared forever. And since then I have had to clean my workbench myself again.
And this happens after every step when I take photos for you. 
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Ahoy dear model building friends.
At the moment I don’t find much time for model building, but nevertheless it’s slowly progressing.
I have finished aging the hull for now and turned a new ship into an old veteran.
I particularly aged the anchor hawse and the area below the anchor berths, as a lot of dirt is likely to accumulate here.
And port side.
The chipping is also strongest here, as the anchors are likely to leave clear marks.
Amidships I aged more subtly.
And a little more at the rear.
The painting of the fuselage only continues when the missing parts are attached to the outside, i.e. pretty much at the end.
The wooden deck was also glazed and applied.
Now I can start equipping the deck, which I’m looking forward to.
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Some of the best weathering I have seen. Looks superb.
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I agree with John. I love watching the progress on this beauty! 
—mike
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Thank you both, that makes me proud.
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Excellent work!!!
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Ahoy dear model building friends.
There isn’t much new to report, but I wanted to get in touch again.
Some people know that my wife is very sick and is currently receiving chemotherapy. I very rarely have a free head to do crafts. I would probably ruin more than move forward.
But what I have done is prepare the final stand.
This is easier to adjust if there is nothing on deck yet.
I no longer liked the Pontos holder because it holds the ship very high.
I prefer it this flat.
In addition, the dry dock was expanded to include a slightly higher sheet pile wall.
The cannons that look out of the casemates above cannot get their barrels later because they are one with the cannon body.
And that’s why they have to be protected separately from my scatterbrainedness.
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Nice update Jörg and everyone here will fully understand about you going missing for while. Your priority is the wifey mate, and sincere wishes in that she makes a speedy recovery and stays well. I know 2 close friends who are going through chemo at the moment and its beyond tough how hard it is. Stay strong and our thoughts stay with you and your family.
I have said it before but will continue to, the weathering you have achieved on this hull is superb … you have captured how you want it to look and nailed it !
The protective dry dock is another clever idea …
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Thank you for the comforting and encouraging words.
This is truly a difficult time for me and my wife.
But we look to the future with confidence because the therapy is having an effect and the prognosis is now very good.
It is true that model building can certainly be an outlet to relieve mental pressure and I could imagine using it again soon.
But that only works because the worst is probably already behind us.
I would like to thank my wife again for her kind wishes for her recovery. She says she could use any encouragement.
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That is great news. 
Keep a positive attitude even on the tough days as your attitude can be more powerful than any medicine.
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Ahoy dear model building community.
I hereby report back to the craft table.
My break had lasted a little longer than planned, but I had suffered a few personal blows this year. Three of my immediate family members have fallen ill with this terrible plague called cancer, including myself.
I think it blows up every statistic.
Three of them have now defeated it, only my mother unfortunately died from it three weeks ago.
Nevertheless, everyday life is returning to my life and that’s a good thing. Even though I’m still grieving for my mother, I’m going to start doing my hobby again. I think it will comfort and distract me a little.
And so my Mikasa appeared on my workbench again.
First start with something small to warm up again. The barbettes were still missing splinter protection.
Then I soldered the internal parts of the fans. In 1905, not all of the fan scoops were there anymore and that’s how you saw them. But I don’t know why they were removed.
I researched the orientation of these internal parts as they were attached differently on different models and finally found this picture online where they are parallel to the direction of travel.
And that’s how I installed them on the deck during the first superstructures.
So a small start has been made and I think that I will now regularly report to you about my construction progress.
So, read again…
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Firstly, my deepest sympathies on your bereavement and your other problems, particularly those concerning your health. I admire your decision to seek solace (or at least distraction) in your hobby.
As these do not appear to extend all round the barbette I wonder if they are more of a breakwater?
I wonder if these are replacements for the older style ventilator cowls which I believe could rotated to best catch the breeze when the ship was not moving? Perhaps these could spin freely like those ventilators one sees on top of closed-bodied vans and the like?
Best Wishes,
M
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Hello M.
Thank you for the appreciative words.
You might be right about the splinter protection. Although I have never seen a breakwater in this position. Be that as it may, that’s where the protective shield belongs, no matter what it is.
So the fan hoods were definitely rotatable. I just don’t know if the inner workings have changed. In the picture I found online they are as I have installed them now.
Thanks for these suggestions. It’s fun again to exchange ideas about the model and its original in the forum. I really missed that…
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Sorry for your loss, I understand as it took my mother a few years before Covid.
The ship is looking good.
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Glad to see you back Jörg, and as the others have said, so sorry for your loss and the issues that have knocked at your door… Hopefully bench time will help unburden you a bit and you can relax with the work you do here.
The detailing is still 100% and she’s looking great 
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