Kostas Katseas shares with us his depiction of the end results of the first major clash between Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine and Allied Naval Forces of the Second World War where the outcome would be decisively in the hands of the Allies.

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Kostas,
That's a fantastic diorama, especially with all those figures. It amazes me you can put that much detail in such a small scale. A superb effort!

I am curious, though, because apart from the wrecked floatplane, I'm having a tough time spotting any battle damage.

Kostas, I just can't get enough of your beautiful works of art ... very impressive!

—mike

A master modeler.

What a superb example of historical diorama storytelling!

In addition to the fine craftsmanship, Kostas has carefully researched what went on at a certain moment after the Spee's arrival in Montevideo and captured it exactly.

Bravo!

--Karl

There should be a large ragged hole on port bow just above the waterline, as well as many other smaller holes and splinter damage to the superstructure, as well as the absence of the seaplane retrieval boom which was jettisoned early in the cruise. But I really shouldn't criticize as I certainly couldn't do any better!

Thank you gents.

The only visible damage from pictures was the large hole on port side on bow and various smaller holes all bunched up on either sides of the ships hull.The plane ofcource .Now regarding damage on superstructure which am sure there should be some, i just couldnt locate any visible enough to worth depicting in that scale from the pictures available so i decided not to improvise .

Fine job on this one Kostas! I just look past the missing damage and can appreciate the work you put into it! Excellent work with the crew!

Kostas, this diorama is absolutely stunning! I especially like the realistic depiction of the crew and the flag-draped coffins being transferred to the lighter. Beautifully done!

Kostas, at the risk of sounding like a cheerleader - you have created yet another superb model and diorama! That burnt-out Arado, how did you do that!? The coffins - poignant.