1/700 SMS Lützow (Flyhawk)

Here it is, my first model for the 100 years anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.

The Lützow was the second ship of the Derfflinger class battlecruisers. They where the first armed with 30,5 cm guns. She was launched on the 29.11.2013. But with the outbreak of the war, the commission was only in August 1915. During the trials she got a heavy turbine damage, which repairs lasted until February 1916. From March on it sailed with the fleet and took part on the bombardment of Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. In May it made some practice shooting in the Baltic Sea to prepare for the battles to come. On the 31. May 1916 it sailed as flag ship of the I. AG under Vizeadmiral Hipper with the High Sea Fleet against the British Grand Fleet. During the following battle it sinks with her sistership Derfflinger the HMS Invincible. But she got also hit hard and this caused her bow torpedo room to be flooded. Hipper leaves the ship with torpedoboat G-39 for his new flag ship the SMS Moltke. Lützow was then escorted by 4 Torpedoboats home. But when turret B came under water and the rudders and screws came out of water, it was decided to leave her. All remaining crew leaves the ship and the Lützow was torpedoed bei G-38 and finally sunk. 128 officers and crew died in the battle.

The kit is from Flyhawk and has all necessary parts for a nice model. It closely depicts the ship during February - April 1916, as I built it. But in this time there where no 8.8 Flak guns mounted, so I left them away For the ship during the Battle of Jutland there are some changes necessary. The model is painted with Lifecolors for the hull and Vallejos for the small parts. I also used 30,5 cm turned barrels from Flyhawk and 15 cm from NNT. The wood deck is from Woodhunter. It is really beautiful but to be true, when you use it, you have to sat all molded on parts higher. So in the end painting the deck is easier. The water is made with water effects from Vallejo. I made three thin layers first and then a fourth with forming the waves.

Gallery updated 2/8/2016

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