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

[semorebutts]

Thanks Danny and thank you 

Henry. Both issues cleared up now

[mtaylor]

3 hours ago, matelot said:

As it turns out Bismarck originally had the catwalks and railing.These were removed at her one and only refit.

So depending on the time frame either would be correct.

Henry

Well.. that explains it. Thanks Henry.

[semorebutts]

 That also explains why MK1 supplied the other cat walk. To give you the flexibility of displaying it with or without the catwalk. 

[willz]

have you tried alclad, expensive but the best metal paints

[semorebutts]

Hey Willz, yes I was going to go with alclad but tamiya was  available at my local hobby shop.  Had I known how horrible it was I would have ordered alclad. 

 

So I finished shading, assembly, then I installed the funnel/hangers onto the ship, here are a bunch of photos. In some photos the paint looks unshaded. thats just the desk lamp, I usually shut it before photos but forgot.  Also the tamiya "flat aluminum" in the first photo looks way worst in person. It looks like the German sailors bedazzled there smoke stack.

 One hanger open one hanger closed. 

I found this  organizer in the trash, i love it!

so now begins the 3rd part of the super structure. I begin with marking out what has to go for the PE to replace it with both MK1 and Pontos. 

I'm  going to keep the stock louvers considering how good they look and what a pain in the butt the pontos louvers are to assemble

Just a quick  no on the differences between MK1 and pontos instructions, I enjoy working with pontos instructions mich more. 

And also the "Arado hanger rails" im also not going to bother. I dont think it's worth the effort  considering a lot of it is hidden. 

 that's all for today folks.  Happy new years! And may the best of 2017 be the worst of 2018. 

 

Edited January 1, 2018 by semorebutts

[Old Collingwood]

Superb.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

looks really nice    well done!

[cog]

Looking good Scott - have a happy and healthy new year

[Dan Vadas]

Looks great Scott, apart maybe from the Hot Rod Silver .

 

Be careful with the way you have your knives stored in your Organiser, won't you. Is there a spot for Band-Aids?

 

  Danny

[cog]

13 hours ago, Dan Vadas said:

Be careful with the way you have your knives stored in your Organiser

Scott likes to live on the edge ...

[semorebutts]

Yes, my middle name is "the edge". 

[Paul Jarman]

Looking brilliant. Great kit this as are the other Trumpeter kits. Love your attention to detail. So much PE.

 

I am building the USS Missouri alongside my main model from the same kit makers and have lots of PE. I have built other kits with PE but I usually get bored with it and give up half way through as I have with the Prince of Wales and Yamato.

On the other hand I can spend hours adding small details on wooden models and never get bored with it. Probably because I know it will take around three years + to build.

Paul

[semorebutts]

Thanks Paul!  I bought the missouri with pontos PE for my next build. But now I'm  undecided.  Lately I've been telling myself I want to buy my first wooden model kit.  I have narrowed it down to the Syren, Confederacy, Diana, Agamemnon or the Vanguard. 

[cog]

39 minutes ago, Paul Jarman said:

On the other hand I can spend hours adding small details on wooden models and never get bored with it. Probably because I know it will take around three years + to build.

Interesting, I would get bored with a slow build, and build a "quicky" on the side to fuel my interest

[popeye the sailor]

I tried that Carl.......that's what got me to where I am today      not the bored part though....sometimes it's good to have something to work on while glue or paint dries {now that's the boring part  } 

 

glad to hear your wanting to dive into a wood build.   for so long,  I used to look at them and feel daunted by them.  they looked so good.....but I would still be hesitant.   I had to have one land in my lap,  to show me that I was just being silly      

 

is the funnel and aft structure cemented on the deck?   looks darn good my friend!   very nice work!

[RGL]

Just awesome, the bigger the ship to more tiny details to forget! I just don’t think I can face a battleship for a while. You’re doing a marvellous job. 

[semorebutts]

Thanks everyone! Ya popeye its glued down. Was Isupposed to. Now your making me nervous

[cog]

Just keep the edge Scott

[semorebutts]

A little bit of progress today. I can only do little bits during the week. I removed and sanded smooth the kit fittings and cut out the PE needed. I still have to drill out the portholes, even the square-ish ones. 

[popeye the sailor]

sorry if I made you second guess in any way.   if you are done with that part of the structure,  by all means,  it should be cemented in place.   that's a milestone in itself.......calls for a celebration     it's nice to see a project grow.    really like the direction your going with this project   

[semorebutts]

I repeat what I did the other day.  Now im ready for a few days of glueing PE. 

[semorebutts]

Oh wow, that's good to know. The only problem is most of it is brass from Pontos. I will just live with it I guess. It used to be my favorite part of the ship too.

[Paul Jarman]

Coming on nicely. If you are thinking wood for your next kit, of those you mentioned the  Agamemnon would be my personal choice.

Paul

[semorebutts]

Thanks Paul. I've narrowed it down further to the Agamemnon, Syren and the Diana but add the Pegasus. I'm also leaning towards the Agamemnon, being big has a lot to do with it, I love big models. Of course I imagine all the tools I've built up for Plastic modeling would be useless. I would have to buy a lot of expensive tools ( I don't mind though it's money well spent)

 

hey Peter I was also thinking that. It's glued to the ship but I could just paint with a small brush. less of that horrible "flat aluminum" to look at can't be a bad thing. 

 

so today I get up, set up all my tools and get to work on the bismarck.  10 minutes into it I'm just not feeling it and don't really want to work on the model right now. ( the 30 hour shift I just worked didn't help) So I just put everything away, now I feel like it's a wasted day of progress.  Maybe I'm just strange...

[semorebutts]

awesome Peter thank you!  I'm going to paint it black with a brush.

[Paul Jarman]

Know how that feels, you are just as strange as all of us modellers. Who hasn't done that.

As great as this modelling business is there are times when helps to say enough is enough and have a rest. By pure coincidence, I have just done the same. I was adding hand rails and the simplest of tasks was proving frustrating. I persevered with them and started making silly mistakes so will start again next weekend.(I find a week not touching the model helps). 

Agamemnon is a big kit, lots of work on cannons, but the other kits are also very good as well.

as for tools you will be pleasantly surprised how many of those you already have will be ideal for working in wood as well as plastic.  You will have the needle files, clamps, scalpels, Etc. and will just need a few extras.  

Paul

[semorebutts]

I got an early start today. Its also a 3 day weekend do i hope to get alot done after taking last weekend off. 

I started today glueing brass components onto a ship piece. Its a mix of Pontos and MK1. 

Then I painted. Ill wait 24 hours before shading. 

next is the bigger of the 2 pieces. It will be the same process. 

For some unknown reason I really love this piece of conduit. 

Also these. Such detail!

And finally I love the hose reel. The piece just stack up building a hose reel. 

[semorebutts]

So here is before shading. 

Shading applied but not wiped off

Final product

Here is that conduit peice I like so much installed

[semorebutts]

Alot of PE on this piece! And this is just one side. 

[cog]

still a lot of plastic ... looks real pretty an shiney