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Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set


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Hi everybody, I actually started this November of 2016. for a long time I didn't want to create a build log because all I have for a camera is an Iphone se.  I didn't take many photos up till now, but I will from now on if the photo quality is ok.  Even tho I'm about halfway done here are the few photos I have so far. This is the first model I have built since Revell kits 25 years ago when I was 11 years old. So you won't see anything fantastic here :)

 

 

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Some photo etch and deck fittings ready for paint with Tamiya Sky Grey

 

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before weathering and after weathering.  this is the first time i have ever weathered. It's not a good job but it is what it is.

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More photo etch. Also the smallest set of stairs i have ever seen.59d8eb848bfa6_bismarck021.thumb.JPG.9996b9726567813da6006687e321f5ed.JPG59d8eb86a5214_bismarck022.thumb.JPG.bf9eae3e700426d058d59354fe97bee0.JPG59d8eb88902b8_bismarck023.thumb.JPG.2ce8ba62a843e1206f6a76388e4cf8e5.JPG59d8eb8a98632_bismarck024.thumb.JPG.b0f5a365443276ee70819b8a0f2432ae.JPG59d8eb8c8aa14_bismarck025.thumb.JPG.6582d4442290d956888087a015370aac.JPG

And painted along with some guns

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shes wondering why I have been working on my model for 6 hours forgeting to take her for a walk59d8eb9795209_bismarck034.thumb.JPG.e01e26473fcef729d654a6949bc7ef99.JPG

These Veteran Model mini kits of the various guns are so great. The detail is amazing! 59d8eb9ba473c_bismarck039.thumb.JPG.144beda0a2d4e23c5fc6ab4e43634870.JPG59d8eb9d90616_bismarck042.thumb.JPG.4b2a7b85e6282619346d43d2d3b6112e.JPG59d8eb9f83193_bismarck043.thumb.JPG.d882249a216be7f90ef558c8353a50a4.JPG59d8eba178ffb_bismarck044.thumb.JPG.d0435c365b4846703ba62200cce8bd8b.JPG59d8eba37d68f_bismarck045.thumb.JPG.b096b6ad2d2f5c03ffd99009c51cc5a4.JPG

my work bench59d8eba59ef20_bismarck049.thumb.JPG.738356041d073f904c71439c9c80149d.JPG

And finally some railing work brings us to where i am now with the model. 59d8eba7affb8_bismarck050.thumb.JPG.18f36f2efeb3df5e70670ff2c8d7ed64.JPG59d8eba9bf5fa_bismarck051.thumb.JPG.fac13b51205e699df925c0c75d7171d0.JPG59d8ebac1eaef_bismarck052.thumb.JPG.4c3f37923d709c61f9ed65d50a0b4bb4.JPG59d8ebae57488_bismarck053.thumb.JPG.8ff8e38cb20df45b6cf785c8ffa2087e.JPG59d8ebb0634e0_bismarck054.thumb.JPG.c024a673df7f6fedd82d81d35fcfaeea.JPG59d8ebb27a746_bismarck055.thumb.JPG.d71f0af303f9771a5567fd21186f15bb.JPG59d8ebb49dd53_bismarck056.thumb.JPG.93555ca232d80655a777cfdb4121a7dc.JPG59d8ebb6d5f42_bismarck057.thumb.JPG.0cd4d14ad25b1decde2b39812f2bdb80.JPG59d8ebb8d319b_bismarck058.thumb.JPG.acc7705d40e309768574d627dbec296a.JPG59d8ebbadd1ef_bismarck059.thumb.JPG.d40b40129a323cdd66c6c7625aaeac95.JPG59d8ebbd177e6_bismarck060.thumb.JPG.5b8351857af89c7cf18ea49d38c2f570.JPG59d8ebbf70d37_bismarck061.thumb.JPG.7395f0c83f459865678ac7ec10c7b405.JPG59d8ebc186533_bismarck062.thumb.JPG.f29147c1a40cb6f12ea4b37a84abaad4.JPG59d8ebc3b0e17_bismarck063.thumb.JPG.1aca092942b29d09c03046856a21fb18.JPG

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What can one say - Amazing detail  so crisp and tidy.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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Thank you guys! I havn't done a model since I was a child. Seeing all the great work people do on this site Made me think twice before creating a biild log as I am a rookie.  But I have to start somwhere.  Chris, it is huge challenge for sure! I never thought I had shakey hands until I tried assembling some of these tiny parts! 

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For a rookie your work is exceptionally clean, sharp and neat.  Look forward to seeing more.

 

Cheers

Slog

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HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold)

Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build)

Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200)

Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) 

F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)

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Today I continued work on the super structure. I woke up at 5 am I was so excited. I used a tiny amount of medium Zap-A-Gap to just tack the ladders and portholes to the model. 

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After they have been tacked on I used Gator's Grip Thin Blend glue mixed with water to a milky consistency. I apply it to the porthole with a small brush. the glue flows around the photo etch I guess do to capillary action. it works quite well.  I also got more Veterans Models mini gun kits in the mail yesterday, these are great! sorry for the up-side-down photos... whoops.IMG_0591.thumb.JPG.6b4c1dbf4723738089666031f8d9d56f.JPGIMG_0595.thumb.JPG.d85ad5ebc2e003ff754eb3f4a9f819b1.JPG

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That's all the progress for today.  Believe it or not just that took me 4 hours as I'm very slow.  here are some photos of the ship so far. the first photo is how i have to store it under plastic due to all the dust in my basement. I wonder if i can convince the fiance to let me set up my workshop in the living room...IMG_0597.thumb.JPG.191a895a364da4e82c9c14b6d5ecdfd6.JPGIMG_0598.thumb.JPG.c6d0cba7f9481126815abae033a4734a.JPGIMG_0599.thumb.JPG.d22cd4b851cdc9927f2f48537f3b7cd4.JPGIMG_0600.thumb.JPG.190cda4df920a76cdb2eba2a03c42991.JPGIMG_0601.thumb.JPG.4089f42419c654438dacaabfecddeef3.JPGIMG_0602.thumb.JPG.d63bc2644563615fafbff9cc37784d55.JPGIMG_0603.thumb.JPG.b43b4a7ac3529ae107b43736dfc41c75.JPGIMG_0604.thumb.JPG.c4b8eac149922e144bf3da529b41f0ee.JPGIMG_0605.thumb.JPG.5506eaee459e88fe770a070ceca06f88.JPGIMG_0606.thumb.JPG.1872f6934804b4e538f465c0e15410a4.JPGIMG_0607.thumb.JPG.79cfc5f3ffccf321d8ded94cc5f9bef8.JPG

I'am scared to weather the portholes on the hull, the rudders and the hull itself.  I'm not even sure what i weathered was done correctly or even looks ok. it does to me but I don't know much about weathering at all.

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The way i want to display the two catapults is to make one put away and the other like its being used. the two planes will also reflect that theme.

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When I built the case base I put a 1/8 inch slit around the whole thing. My plan is to build a acrylic or glass box to encase the model.  the two pillars the ship sits on are just two cabinet knobs from home depot.

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And finally a few guns patiently waiting for there place in the world. It really shows the detail level of the VM mini kits. and I didn't use nearly all the pieces.IMG_0614.thumb.JPG.6cf23bd1a4664787dc2e53db0ebd09f3.JPG

Thanks for looking everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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She is looking Absolutley Superb Amazing work  please keep up the fine work, utterly  enjoyable.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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Thank you OC! Today I continued with the super structure. It's been a challenging day. Also I spilled a whole bottle of Tamiya Extra Thin Cement so I'm feeling a bit lite headed from all the fumes. First thing i did was try to fit the deck onto the first piece I did yesterday. It did not want to fit at all, but a bit of sanding did the trick.

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Next I cut out some PE portholes and ladders.

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Again I tacked them down with medium CA glue then thinned down Gators Grip glue to finish.

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I also cut out the windows to the bridge.

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The super structure grows slowly but surely.

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Until next time!

 

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Best air your spaces out. Those plastic cements can be noxious, semore.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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Fantastic build! Great pe handling and I love the shading of the paint. Just right! not over the top. Awesome!

 

Robin :)

WIP: No ships atm...sorry!🙄

Completed: Greek bireme - Dusek - scale 1:72

 Louie da fly: "I think it requires a special kind of insanity to choose a galley to build a model of."

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Canute, your right and  that's exactly what I did. I put a fan in my little window. It's sucking out air and the fumes are still potent!!

Thank you Robin!  It's amazing, this whole time I was thinking what a bad job I'm doing on the model. But when I created a build log here I got so many compliments! It's really what I needed for my moral and drive.  So really thank you everyone! :)

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Very nice and interesting BLOG. After Flory's Bismarck Blog, this is the best I have seen on Internet.

 

What is the name/brand of the small tool you use to fold your Photo Etched parts? It looks very nice.

 

Yves

 

PS: I have the 1/200 Bismarck and the Ponto set of details. Your Blog is very precious and a good stimulant to get started.

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I don't see a rookie here!?!?!?!?   what gives..........where in the blue blazes, have you been hiding?   this is an awesome looking model,  with some really finely done crafting ;)    and to think.......I traded my P.E.  tool for a Billing's Bluenose............I'm kick'in myself in the butt right now!   we have a few excellent builds going on at the moment of battleships and cruisers....welcome to the club!  :)

 

beautifully done! 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Hi Yves, It's called the etch buddy. I got it on micromark.com tho it's pricey. I should have gotten a cheaper one, they seem just as good.  I dont think I could've done this without the Flory models blog! It's amazing! I'm trying to follow exactly what he is doing. infact you can see his blog in the background of one of my photos. thank you for the compliment:).

 

Thank you Popeye! I wish I saw what you see. I see all of the mistakes every time I look at the ship, but that's just how I am. I assure you I haven't done a model in about 25 years:) However I am being very very very careful at every step being sure to study Flory models build.  maybe that helps hide me being green lol. I am going to watch closely your new/old heller kit, very interesting!

 

 

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thanks.....I do have an update,  but it nothing compared to the work your doing  ;)    I'll enjoy following along  :) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Ragove,  Thank you! I try my best that's for sure.

 

I have a small update because I don't think I'm doing any more today. I'm not happy with this first piece. The hand rails were hard for me to put in as a result there is pencil marks and glue EVERYWHERE! I hope airbrushing hides a lot of the sloppyness.  Note to self, do not sand off the panel line that runs under the handrail. It would have been a lot easier had I not sanded it away.

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This next piece should be interesting.

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Have a great day everyone!

 

 

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can't throw denial at a face like that.......I have an Esky that does the same thing :)    tough to work around those panel lines......or anything like that....I've found it to the worst thing with plastic modeling.   I can remember when models didn't even have them  ;) whooooops!  showed my age :blush:   looks really good though........

perhaps you might be able to scribe some in.   really nice work area....I'd love a table that long!  nice bit of progress...really interesting  :) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Hi

I bought one of their other sets ( the set with Hitler is always out of stock!) and the figures measure 9mm which comes out at 1800mm or a shade under 6 feet. 

 

I tried to paint them with acrylic but couldn't get it to stick. Since they are resin I believe you need to use enamels or at least prime before hand. 

 

Cheers

Slog

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HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold)

Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build)

Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200)

Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) 

F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)

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Always use a primer before painting. Tamiya and Mr.Surfacer spay cans are very good.

It's recommended to clean resin parts with a mild soap before painting.

WIP: No ships atm...sorry!🙄

Completed: Greek bireme - Dusek - scale 1:72

 Louie da fly: "I think it requires a special kind of insanity to choose a galley to build a model of."

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1 hour ago, semorebutts said:

I'm going to order these little guys for the Bismarck. I have no idea how im going to paint them. At 1/200 scale 1 foot = 1/16 inch  So a 6 foot tall man is only 3/8 inch tall! 

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Now thats added an extra dimension to the build, if you can paint them fairly well they will bring the build alive  like dafi  HMS Victory build with all his little sailors.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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