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Not bad for a first timer... i wouldnt have patience for the rigging...

unless you pay by paypal, then they charge you full...

szent istvan, i think i remember deciding whether to buy that or graf spee. i chose graf spee... but SI has got lovely lines. i might get it in future.
 
Dan, if you fancy anything else from the sortiment of GPM, maybe even halinski, let me know. i will be ordering myself stuf from poland in about a couple of weeks, will be delivered to me by a good friend who is visiting her mum in poland so to save on postage... we could combine packages to save...
 

well, he sells it from norwich, which is in england. the picture shows front page. his name is Adam Walus, which does sound polish to me. so him getting it from manufacturer, it is highly likely, as the number of polish people traveling between uk-poland is great.
look, just ask him to open it on any given page and take a snap...but frankly, i would choose GPM, simply because its easier to build. Halinski has a lot more detail, parts so small you cannot see them without magnifier,.,.

szent istvan, i think i remember deciding whether to buy that or graf spee. i chose graf spee... but SI has got lovely lines. i might get it in future.
 
Dan, if you fancy anything else from the sortiment of GPM, maybe even halinski, let me know. i will be ordering myself stuf from poland in about a couple of weeks, will be delivered to me by a good friend who is visiting her mum in poland so to save on postage... we could combine packages to save...
 

and i have a GPM Bismarck, with the lasercut bulkheads and other details from gpm that i will probably not build. if you would be interested, i could probably pass it on... for the price i paid for it originally plus p&p would probably come a tad cheaper than ordering from Poland.
and here i found one for sale in Malaysia : http://www.banyakdeal.com/index.php/home-living/item/2464-gpm-edition-model-battleship-bismarck
 
 
 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bismarck-1-200-Paper-models-/132210276541?hash=item1ec858b8bd:g:3YQAAOSw7GRZBjGC
although a bit pricey, still a good value, as these models do cost a lot, when out of print. also, it is genuine, not a copy. if concerned with postage, i might be able to send it to the bottom of the world... LOL
 

well, he sells it from norwich, which is in england. the picture shows front page. his name is Adam Walus, which does sound polish to me. so him getting it from manufacturer, it is highly likely, as the number of polish people traveling between uk-poland is great.
look, just ask him to open it on any given page and take a snap...but frankly, i would choose GPM, simply because its easier to build. Halinski has a lot more detail, parts so small you cannot see them without magnifier,.,.

szent istvan, i think i remember deciding whether to buy that or graf spee. i chose graf spee... but SI has got lovely lines. i might get it in future.
 
Dan, if you fancy anything else from the sortiment of GPM, maybe even halinski, let me know. i will be ordering myself stuf from poland in about a couple of weeks, will be delivered to me by a good friend who is visiting her mum in poland so to save on postage... we could combine packages to save...
 

and i have a GPM Bismarck, with the lasercut bulkheads and other details from gpm that i will probably not build. if you would be interested, i could probably pass it on... for the price i paid for it originally plus p&p would probably come a tad cheaper than ordering from Poland.
and here i found one for sale in Malaysia : http://www.banyakdeal.com/index.php/home-living/item/2464-gpm-edition-model-battleship-bismarck
 
 
 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bismarck-1-200-Paper-models-/132210276541?hash=item1ec858b8bd:g:3YQAAOSw7GRZBjGC
although a bit pricey, still a good value, as these models do cost a lot, when out of print. also, it is genuine, not a copy. if concerned with postage, i might be able to send it to the bottom of the world... LOL
 

szent istvan, i think i remember deciding whether to buy that or graf spee. i chose graf spee... but SI has got lovely lines. i might get it in future.
 
Dan, if you fancy anything else from the sortiment of GPM, maybe even halinski, let me know. i will be ordering myself stuf from poland in about a couple of weeks, will be delivered to me by a good friend who is visiting her mum in poland so to save on postage... we could combine packages to save...
 

and i have a GPM Bismarck, with the lasercut bulkheads and other details from gpm that i will probably not build. if you would be interested, i could probably pass it on... for the price i paid for it originally plus p&p would probably come a tad cheaper than ordering from Poland.
and here i found one for sale in Malaysia : http://www.banyakdeal.com/index.php/home-living/item/2464-gpm-edition-model-battleship-bismarck
 
 
 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bismarck-1-200-Paper-models-/132210276541?hash=item1ec858b8bd:g:3YQAAOSw7GRZBjGC
although a bit pricey, still a good value, as these models do cost a lot, when out of print. also, it is genuine, not a copy. if concerned with postage, i might be able to send it to the bottom of the world... LOL
 

you might meant 1:100. otherwise, i don't think you have been building a boat. more like a city... just a pun...

Hello, olla, ahoy friends and collegues.
i think the time just come, that even i create a thread with my work. Not that there is much to show, hehe...
i am building Hms victory, as title of the thread would also tell you.
by no means i build with much of, what you would call skill, its just mere attempt to finish off what i started as a slightly younger enthusiastic modeller with no clue.
i have already described my attempts at building this ship elswhere on this great forum. For those who did not catch it, it whas where i described it as a kit for learning (that for learning what i can and cannot do) and that it is sodomised. The latter i still stand for. In the pictures you will see, why i say so.

my appologies for the choice of surrounding for the pictures. My and the admiral we live in a small flat and i dont have a dedicated workshop.
for those building the same model, i am on issue 69, building and fitting out fore mast.
 

The gallery sits on slightly out of allignement. Nothing i can do now, and i have learned my lesson. Next one will be built a lot better.

You can see, i had to use a lot of filler. It does not bother me, first planking job. Because of that, i had to settle for painting, to cover the botched job.

Also, i dont think this was entirely my fault, but bow looks different to what it should. I have faired it to the point where all the planks were sitting flat. Maybe i over did it... 

Main mast was done according to the instruction, which are btw very, very detailed. Just not correct. Very schematic and simplified.


Main yard. Instruction called for twisting the wire into coil and attach it to the yard. I hate the way it look and will re do it using just thread. Should i stiffen the thread using ca glue or pva?



I tried to imitate the cannon tackles. Looks so bad... good thing is it wont be visible. Those blocks are just way too big for the
scale.

Also, i have not had bees wax just yet, when i finished the railings, thats why the line looks so not hanging much...

I will take any criticism, altough its too late to fix much of it. For encouragement i thank you in advance.
next update will be after the finished fore mast fitting out.
one question: what kind of primer to use on hull? I know car primer, but which one?

My first attempt at building a Ship's Boat turned out rather well. I had no idea how it would have to fold as the instructions told me NOTHING . I cut out the hull from a spare thin sheet and soon got the idea - very simple and a fairly good design .
 

 
I made a work platform by carving out a piece of balsa to hold the very slippery customer :
 


 
The completed boat. Only 5 more to go :
 



 
  Danny

So, By the end of next week HMVS Cerverus will be finished, right?

Thank you all for your kind words, pictures do not show the true face if the monster. I will have to take a few closeups, to convince you guys
I found the answer: chuck passaro...

So, By the end of next week HMVS Cerverus will be finished, right?

Dan, have you decided which Bismarck you going to build? Halinski, gpm, jsc, maly modelarz? Or perhaps one of the free versions?

Hello, olla, ahoy friends and collegues.
i think the time just come, that even i create a thread with my work. Not that there is much to show, hehe...
i am building Hms victory, as title of the thread would also tell you.
by no means i build with much of, what you would call skill, its just mere attempt to finish off what i started as a slightly younger enthusiastic modeller with no clue.
i have already described my attempts at building this ship elswhere on this great forum. For those who did not catch it, it whas where i described it as a kit for learning (that for learning what i can and cannot do) and that it is sodomised. The latter i still stand for. In the pictures you will see, why i say so.

my appologies for the choice of surrounding for the pictures. My and the admiral we live in a small flat and i dont have a dedicated workshop.
for those building the same model, i am on issue 69, building and fitting out fore mast.
 

The gallery sits on slightly out of allignement. Nothing i can do now, and i have learned my lesson. Next one will be built a lot better.

You can see, i had to use a lot of filler. It does not bother me, first planking job. Because of that, i had to settle for painting, to cover the botched job.

Also, i dont think this was entirely my fault, but bow looks different to what it should. I have faired it to the point where all the planks were sitting flat. Maybe i over did it... 

Main mast was done according to the instruction, which are btw very, very detailed. Just not correct. Very schematic and simplified.


Main yard. Instruction called for twisting the wire into coil and attach it to the yard. I hate the way it look and will re do it using just thread. Should i stiffen the thread using ca glue or pva?



I tried to imitate the cannon tackles. Looks so bad... good thing is it wont be visible. Those blocks are just way too big for the
scale.

Also, i have not had bees wax just yet, when i finished the railings, thats why the line looks so not hanging much...

I will take any criticism, altough its too late to fix much of it. For encouragement i thank you in advance.
next update will be after the finished fore mast fitting out.
one question: what kind of primer to use on hull? I know car primer, but which one?

Hello, olla, ahoy friends and collegues.
i think the time just come, that even i create a thread with my work. Not that there is much to show, hehe...
i am building Hms victory, as title of the thread would also tell you.
by no means i build with much of, what you would call skill, its just mere attempt to finish off what i started as a slightly younger enthusiastic modeller with no clue.
i have already described my attempts at building this ship elswhere on this great forum. For those who did not catch it, it whas where i described it as a kit for learning (that for learning what i can and cannot do) and that it is sodomised. The latter i still stand for. In the pictures you will see, why i say so.

my appologies for the choice of surrounding for the pictures. My and the admiral we live in a small flat and i dont have a dedicated workshop.
for those building the same model, i am on issue 69, building and fitting out fore mast.
 

The gallery sits on slightly out of allignement. Nothing i can do now, and i have learned my lesson. Next one will be built a lot better.

You can see, i had to use a lot of filler. It does not bother me, first planking job. Because of that, i had to settle for painting, to cover the botched job.

Also, i dont think this was entirely my fault, but bow looks different to what it should. I have faired it to the point where all the planks were sitting flat. Maybe i over did it... 

Main mast was done according to the instruction, which are btw very, very detailed. Just not correct. Very schematic and simplified.


Main yard. Instruction called for twisting the wire into coil and attach it to the yard. I hate the way it look and will re do it using just thread. Should i stiffen the thread using ca glue or pva?



I tried to imitate the cannon tackles. Looks so bad... good thing is it wont be visible. Those blocks are just way too big for the
scale.

Also, i have not had bees wax just yet, when i finished the railings, thats why the line looks so not hanging much...

I will take any criticism, altough its too late to fix much of it. For encouragement i thank you in advance.
next update will be after the finished fore mast fitting out.
one question: what kind of primer to use on hull? I know car primer, but which one?

Dan, have you decided which Bismarck you going to build? Halinski, gpm, jsc, maly modelarz? Or perhaps one of the free versions?

Hello, olla, ahoy friends and collegues.
i think the time just come, that even i create a thread with my work. Not that there is much to show, hehe...
i am building Hms victory, as title of the thread would also tell you.
by no means i build with much of, what you would call skill, its just mere attempt to finish off what i started as a slightly younger enthusiastic modeller with no clue.
i have already described my attempts at building this ship elswhere on this great forum. For those who did not catch it, it whas where i described it as a kit for learning (that for learning what i can and cannot do) and that it is sodomised. The latter i still stand for. In the pictures you will see, why i say so.

my appologies for the choice of surrounding for the pictures. My and the admiral we live in a small flat and i dont have a dedicated workshop.
for those building the same model, i am on issue 69, building and fitting out fore mast.
 

The gallery sits on slightly out of allignement. Nothing i can do now, and i have learned my lesson. Next one will be built a lot better.

You can see, i had to use a lot of filler. It does not bother me, first planking job. Because of that, i had to settle for painting, to cover the botched job.

Also, i dont think this was entirely my fault, but bow looks different to what it should. I have faired it to the point where all the planks were sitting flat. Maybe i over did it... 

Main mast was done according to the instruction, which are btw very, very detailed. Just not correct. Very schematic and simplified.


Main yard. Instruction called for twisting the wire into coil and attach it to the yard. I hate the way it look and will re do it using just thread. Should i stiffen the thread using ca glue or pva?



I tried to imitate the cannon tackles. Looks so bad... good thing is it wont be visible. Those blocks are just way too big for the
scale.

Also, i have not had bees wax just yet, when i finished the railings, thats why the line looks so not hanging much...

I will take any criticism, altough its too late to fix much of it. For encouragement i thank you in advance.
next update will be after the finished fore mast fitting out.
one question: what kind of primer to use on hull? I know car primer, but which one?