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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.
Admiral Graf Spee - William Terra
The Model - Status 2002
Photographs: © John Hubbard
Photographs: © William Terra
The Model - Status 2003
Photographs: © William Terra

1 posted on 09/25/2007 7:07:04 PM PDT by Stoat
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To: Stoat

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.


2 posted on 09/25/2007 7:09:38 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (Columbia = Ayatollah U.)
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To: indcons

Military History Ping :-)


3 posted on 09/25/2007 7:09:40 PM PDT by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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To: Stoat
It also plays music by German composer Richard Wagner through an in-built stereo...

Nice touch.

4 posted on 09/25/2007 7:10:27 PM PDT by Petronski (Congratulations Tribe! AL Central Champs)
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To: Stoat

FUTURE HEADLINE: Jet Ski Sinks Battleship


5 posted on 09/25/2007 7:11:25 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (Columbia = Ayatollah U.)
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To: Stoat
Registration is ME109E, a german fighter plane.

Sure this guy's name isn't Otto?

6 posted on 09/25/2007 7:13:16 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (Columbia = Ayatollah U.)
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To: All
Some recent FR threads on the 'slightly larger' Admiral Graf Spee   :-)

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.

Divers Aim To Raise The Graf Spree

8 posted on 09/25/2007 7:17:47 PM PDT by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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To: Stoat
The man with the German Supermodel

I figured this thread was going to be about Seal and Heidi Klum.

11 posted on 09/25/2007 7:34:49 PM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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To: Stoat

read later


15 posted on 09/25/2007 7:47:44 PM PDT by LiteKeeper (Beware the secularization of America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
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To: Stoat
1/10 scale Yamato at the Yamato Museum Kure, Japan
24 posted on 09/25/2007 8:26:32 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
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To: Stoat; Professional Engineer; alfa6; SAMWolf; Mr. Silverback

Holy Cow!


28 posted on 09/25/2007 8:34:32 PM PDT by Samwise (Fred Thompson: I think the problem with crime in this country is criminals.)
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To: Stoat

Lots of pictures of the real version here:

http://www.deutschland-class.dk/admiral_graf_spee/gallery/gallgrafspeemontevideo.html


31 posted on 09/25/2007 8:45:30 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Stoat
So is he going to flee to South America, get beaten up by three limeys, and shoot himself now?

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.

36 posted on 09/25/2007 9:47:24 PM PDT by rmlew (Build a wall, attrit the illegals, end the anchor babies, Americanize Immigrants)
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To: Stoat

I’ve seen bigger ones.


40 posted on 09/25/2007 10:07:11 PM PDT by battlegearboat
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To: Stoat

Kewl Thread BUMP


43 posted on 09/25/2007 10:36:26 PM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for president Bush. Pray for our troops. Pray for congress, Pray for our nation.)
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To: Stoat

Kewl Thread BUMP


44 posted on 09/25/2007 10:36:28 PM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for president Bush. Pray for our troops. Pray for congress, Pray for our nation.)
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To: Stoat

Cool!


47 posted on 09/26/2007 3:40:35 AM PDT by cibco (defconw = Mrs. cibco {:0))
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To: Stoat

Some years ago a 12’ Missouri visited in our city marina. It was every bit as detailed as a fine purchased plastic model.


49 posted on 09/26/2007 5:09:40 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: Stoat

That is truly a thing of beauty!


51 posted on 09/26/2007 5:41:17 AM PDT by Little Ray (Rudy Guiliani: If his wives can't trust him, why should we?)
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To: Stoat

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.


52 posted on 09/26/2007 9:45:06 AM PDT by BJClinton (Don't taze me, bro!)
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To: Stoat
Guy better watch his butt or we're gonna send this guy out after him:

HMS Exeter, whose 8" shells brought the Graf Spee to her knees and led to her scuttling.

56 posted on 09/26/2007 10:47:40 AM PDT by JewishRighter
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