Hi !
Warning : this is not a new model, but only a restoration of an old one.
If You remember my SMS Baden (posted in the gallery three years ago),
You may see how she looks now, after major refit.
Cheers
Dariusz Mazurowski
 
German WWI battleship SMS Baden (1918)
restoration of the 1/700 WSW resin kit
by Dariusz Mazurowski
 
I started my shipbuilding adventure as a kid almost 25 years ago.
To put it in compact : 1/1400, wood, balsa, paper and scratchbuilding...
But I've found also other interesting things (even more than ships – sorry...),
for example music (I'm a composer & synthesist now BTW) and have had a break,
some 12 – 14 years long... What a pity ! In fact SMS Baden and SMS Derfflinger
were my first resin kits, finished after above mentioned break  in 2001.
Last year I build SMS Bayern, which set a new standard for my ships. No doubt
– the Baden in her first version has been rather average (or poor to be honest)
model IMHO. Couple weeks ago I decided to rebuild this ship, even if it was
not possible to upgrade her to the Bayern's level without total demolition.
So, what's new ? Top of main mast, after mast, some deck fittings & details
(deck lights and coal scuttles), funnel details, rafts and – of course – rigging
(this time made of super thin copper wire). The whole ship has been repaint also.
Some minor flaws remain not fixed – for example two bar railing (three years ago
it was the only one available in my area). That's one of many reasons why
“old new” Baden isn't a perfect model – but I may accept her as SMS Bayern
neighbour now. Initially I have planned to refit my Derfflinger also, but finally
decided to save her “as built”. To catch the difference between first and new
generation of my resin kits...