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    Some of the finished pictures of 1/144th Scale Austrian River Monitor: SMS Leitha now in the possession of Jager (Karl): (Hopefully included in an AAR in the future)

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    Very cute!
    What materials did you use (especially for the deck planking, it looks awesome) Neil?

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    Here are pictures of the first one you did, Neil! So sorry I got sidetracked and forgot to take and post pictures of it when we talked about it earlier... Now that they are both here in Ohio, Karl and I are in negotiations on how best to showcase them at Origins this coming year. They are things of beauty, indeed - SMS Leitha and her sister-monitor SMS Maros

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    Here's a shot of it being escorted by one of the new A-H Albatros DIIIs...

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    Thanks again for your thougthfulness and largess, Neil!
    Always the best,
    Matt

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    Can't wait to see them both in action together Matt.
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    The main deck planking and also the upper deck, were laser cut by a friend of mine specifically for this project.

    Turrets (less upper wheelhouse and guns) were completed by Sparky after my butterfingers couldn't manage them.

    The 2 Nordenfeldt machine guns (obsolete by WW1 but a real nice model) are Shapeways.

    The crew figures are German 1/144th Shapeways figures (1 of the group even has a tray with a glass and bottle on).

    The upperstructure and hull sides are plastic card, the railings, forward funnels and stairs are from a model shop that deals in ship extra's.

    The funnel is a metal rod cut to size.

    The hull (under the laser cut deck) is foamboard.

    The upper deck supports and armoured wheelhouse are wood.

    The wheel on the mark 2 is scratchbuilt.

    Here is a link to my album with some of the construction pics in:

    https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/al...p?albumid=4060

    Neil

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    Very cute!
    What materials did you use (especially for the deck planking, it looks awesome) Neil?
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    These look the dogs Neil, very nicely done. Matt's mat really shows off Maros well.
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