Ship Models - German Ships - Admiral Graf Spee - William Terra
Model build by | William Terra, Maine, USA |
Kit Manufacturer | Scratch build |
Scale | 1:20 |
Additional Information | The model is scratch build like a canoe using 2,54 - 10,16 cm (1 - 4 in) bass wood strips and then covered with fiberglass. Estimated weight 318 kg (700 lbs). The beam is 1,32 meter (52 in). The length is about 9,1 meter (30 foot). It can carry 2 persons. The model is powered by a 15 hp (11,2 kw) outboard engine under rear gun turret. It can sail 24 kilometer per hour (15 mph). Furthermore the model has a music system build in. While William Terra cruise the lakes of Maine he enjoy listen to Wagner. The Commander-in-Chief in the photographs below is William Terra. William Terra would like to see more models build in this scale. |
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The Model - Status 2002 | |
Photographs: © John Hubbard | |
Photographs: © William Terra | |
The Model - Status 2003 | |
Photographs: © William Terra |
I once saw a similar model of the USS Arizona at Penns Landing in Phildelphia, except his position was more concealed than on this one.
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Nice touch.
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Sure this guy's name isn't Otto?
Divers recover large piece of Graf Spee (+ lots of unique Graff Spee photos)
Floating crane maneuvered near sunken World War II era German warship off Uruguay
Effort to raise battleship GRAF SPEE at mouth of Plate R. in Uruguay postponed b-c high winds.
I figured this thread was going to be about Seal and Heidi Klum.
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Holy Cow!
Lots of pictures of the real version here:
http://www.deutschland-class.dk/admiral_graf_spee/gallery/gallgrafspeemontevideo.html
Seriously, though. The Admiral Graf Spee was not a battleship. It was a large cruiser given 11-inch guns. Basically, it was an redo of a concept used in pre-dreadnought armored cruisers.
The "pocket battleships" were useless accept as commerce raider. Facing real british cruisers, the Graf Spee was forced to retreat after a hard battle and the captain then had the ship scuttled.
I’ve seen bigger ones.
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Cool!
Some years ago a 12’ Missouri visited in our city marina. It was every bit as detailed as a fine purchased plastic model.
That is truly a thing of beauty!
That may be the coolest thing I’ve seen in quite some time.
I’d love to go fishing in that and see if the game warden messes with me then.
HMS Exeter, whose 8" shells brought the Graf Spee to her knees and led to her scuttling.