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

[cog]

2 hours ... not bad. How do you apply your CA? I use a small piece of bass rod (0.5mm thick), the CA on a piece of plastic  (everything seems to be packed in plastic so that's the obvious choice) and dip the rod in the CA and apply it to the parts.

[Robin Lous]

I love this CA applicator...

you can pin point tiny drops with it. Clean with a lighter and fine sandpaper...will last.

[semorebutts]

I either use that thin applicator nossle, or a tooth pick with a blob of glue on a card. 

 

[cog]

I think I wouldn't like the nossle with the stuff. When I see how my CA easily runs out of the bottle ... I would do a transparent paint job

[semorebutts]

im starting to not like it also. especially with the thin CA. micro mark sells a pin glue applicator too Robin. I think something like that is what I should try next.

[popeye the sailor]

when I buy the Testor's glue in the tubes,  I buy the pack that has the nozzles in it.   I have a bunch of them,  but what I use them for the most though,  is wood filler.  I cut the neck so I can fit a nozzle in the hole,  and I can extrude a fine line of filler wherever I need it.  I hardly use them for glue because they always tend to clog up.

 

your doing a great job so far.......definitely wouldn't class you as stupid  

[semorebutts]

I finished the paravane booms and bending railings to shape. Now it's time for some airbrushing. 

[semorebutts]

Took way longer than I thought to paint this. The new needle and nossle for my airbrush work wonderfully. 

[cog]

"Took way longer than I thought to paint this." That's what they all say...

 

You have a very nice finish on those items, and I have to say your railings look very sharp!! The mast doesn't look bad at all, that is to say the rungs stand out quite well

[semorebutts]

THANK YOU!  The top 4 rungs look solid. where it looks like the top of the ladder ends there's another 4 hidden rungs lol. but all in all I'm happy, it was waaaay worst before. Painting always takes long for me. after looking at what I had to paint I said to myself 15 drops of thinner and 30 drops of paint should do it. I ended up doing that 3 more times! I was way off! 

also I don't know if I should bother shading any of these pieces. maybe just the ladder on the mast?

Edited November 18, 2017 by semorebutts

[Landlocked123]

Hi,

 

You have a beautiful build here.

 

I use a simple home made tool for precisely placing tiny drops of CA.  You take a needle and snip off about 1/2 the eye leaving you with a small “V” shaped end. Stick the pointy end into a dowel for a handle.  I then place a drop of CA onto a piece of foil and dip the tool into the drop.  The “V” will pick up some glue and when you place it where you want the glue to go, capillary action draws it from the needle.  When the end gets clogged with glue, take a lighter to it and it burns right off.

 

Best,

John

[semorebutts]

Thats a great idea John! I was going to buy it from micro mark $ 9.95 and $8 shipping for basically exactly what you just discribed. Thanks for the tip. Right now I just use a drop thats to big then touch a papertowel to it to exract the extra. 

[RGL]

I’ve taken to placing a pin head of glue then using a Zapper fluid on a lot of my PE work noemw as it really causes it to set instantly and hard as a rock. Stops having to make a mess with lots of glue. 

[cog]

For Tamiya I use 1:1 paint:thinner

On Vallejo Air I use it straight from the flask, the others 2:1 1:1 paint:thinner ratio, it depends how it works out I have used 1:2 ratio for it's primer. It just depends on the weather/humidity temp, etc. It isn't an exact science you might say. I had to store my airbrush and paints, as night frosts are cooling the attic, and spraying gets rather difficult whit frozen paint

[Canute]

Put your paint pots in some warm water before loading your brush. And don't let the paint freeze. Shouldn't have much of a odor issue with the acrylics, so store then in your work-space.

[semorebutts]

Cog I have only ever done 2:1 ratio and only ever used tamiya. Seems to be working out ok so far. I had a horrible experience with lifecolor paints. Its to bad they have an entire kreigsmarine set with excellent colors.  I have the set but its awful to Airbrush.  I wonder which paint company has colors for the missouri? I dont think tamiya does but I'm scared to use anything else after the disaster with life color. 

Canute, warm water, thats a good idea! thanks for the tip. 

[cog]

You might find this link to german colours interesting

For the USS MIssouri here

and

these you can translate with this

Vallejo Conversion Chart.pdf

[semorebutts]

Thats life color! It sucks that i cant use them they have great paint sets. 

Great chart!

Edited November 19, 2017 by semorebutts

[cog]

I know you can't, but when you know the colour code from lifeColor, you can get the corresponding colour from the chart. I've got a another chart somewhere which gives the mixtures for certain colours, but haven't found it yet

[semorebutts]

this piece is finally 100% done now that I just installed the railings. 

 

[Dan Vadas]

Perhaps THIS LINK to Kriegsmarine colours may be of use to you. If you click on the "Return to Paint Chips" button it also has the US Navy colours and others.

 

  Danny

[Cathead]

That just looks fantastic. Weathered enough to look realistic but not overdone, and lovely detail. This has been really fun to follow.

[semorebutts]

Thank you Eric. It's been my pleasure as the advice I get here is great and plentyfull.  Im just relieved people actually watch my build. 

 

I was starting to install the catspult catwalks and paravane booms. Just as I was getting started I got an emergency call into work, but before I left I got one catwalk on. Sorry it's not much progress. 

 

[semorebutts]

Does anyone know if I can buy a photo etch set of these 20 mm flak guns anywhere. Even if its part of a bigger set. I know theres eduad, white ensign, ka, pontos. One of them must have a smaller set which has these guns. Or even a set with just guns. I broke the trumpeter guns and dont know what to do. 

[Old Collingwood]

On 19/11/2017 at 12:53 AM, semorebutts said:

Cog I have only ever done 2:1 ratio and only ever used tamiya. Seems to be working out ok so far. I had a horrible experience with lifecolor paints. Its to bad they have an entire kreigsmarine set with excellent colors.  I have the set but its awful to Airbrush.  I wonder which paint company has colors for the missouri? I dont think tamiya does but I'm scared to use anything else after the disaster with life color. 

Canute, warm water, thats a good idea! thanks for the tip. 

I use lifecolor  and had no problems  but also hand paint never spray,    at 1/350 scale the sub assemblies are small enouth to be painted by hand,   what I did/do find usefull is to keep the pots stired whils't working with them also to keep the tops of the pots/jars real clean from dried paint residue.

 

OC.

[cog]

Scott, you'd better start lookin' on ebay like: 20mm flak PE 1/200 or bismarck 2mm flak PE 1/200, etc, etc

e.g. this one unfortunately 1/48 but you'll get my drift

[Dan Vadas]

THESE are the ones I got for my Bismarck. They would be the exact guns you're looking for .

 

  Danny

[semorebutts]

that will do nicley Danny thanks!  and at $18 a deal.  as soon as I get paid friday I'm going to order it.

[cog]

Plastic or paper ... it doesn't seem to make much difference PE-wise ...

[popeye the sailor]

tuning in from my work week Scott....you've made some really nice progress!   the super structure looks really nice with the railings.....very good paint work as well.

    I've got three of the life color sets......haven't tried to use them yet.  I use enamels for all of my models,  although I have a few acrylic colors kick'in around.  the Testor thinner that I use comes with a secondary cap....a sort of plug to prevent leakage.   I use it though to measure out the amount of thinner to prep the paint.  since the EZ airbrush I use,  uses the 1/4 oz bottles as the siphon pot,  I just mix up the whole bottle......I get empty bottles by buying the 1/4 oz thinners.   I use Model Master as well,  for the flats,  but they come in 1/2 oz bottles,  so it's good to have the extra bottles.   look online for conversion charts.....they can also give reference to the difference brands and what to use.  for the particular model though.....I guess you'd have to see if anyone published that information.   it is out there though........your doing a really nice job!