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

[semorebutts]

Airbrushing makes all the difference for me.  If I had to brush on paints the bismarck would not be the same. Some people do awesome with just a brush. I'm not one of them lol. 😕

[semorebutts]

 I started work on the first four  launches today.   This is the fun stuff I love to do. The first thing I did is drilled out the portholes, 24 in all. 

next I take these pieces. 

fold  up the two tabs towards the rear. 

then  slide the two tabs into two slots on a corresponding peace. 

I did that four times

Now alot of bending coming up. 

 That is all for now.   Did I use the word corresponding in its correct context? 

[cog]

you must be a lover of world peace mate. I would insert them in the corresponding piece

[semorebutts]

Oooooh now I get it Cog.. piece haha. 

 

I bend most of the PE for this step.  They look like tiny coffins. 

 

[cog]

might be something for a sailor when he looks for a peaceful resting place ...

incredible quantity of brass on those launches Scott, will be nice when finished, lots of detail

[semorebutts]

Thanks cog.  I agree, the PE Looks really nice for these launches. Do you mean pieceful?

[cog]

4 hours ago, semorebutts said:

Thanks cog.  I agree, the PE Looks really nice for these launches. Do you mean pieceful?

both ...

[semorebutts]

Still just continuing to bend and glue PE.  I think these launches will be hard to paint. 

 

I have an audience today

Edited September 15, 2018 by semorebutts

[cog]

Nice audience, they can get very excited, hopping from one foot on the other. Hpe hey steer clear of the brass tough ... Turns out rathe spiffy  mate

[mtaylor]

I agree with Carl on the audience.   They do look very pleased and hopefully won't take "home" a souvenir. 

 

Question, is the framing glued in place?   That looks like it will limit access for painting the deck.   You have more patience than I for all that brass work.

[semorebutts]

they were very excited!  they love sitting on the couch looking out the window. when I put my hand out to bring them back home they ignore me lol.

the canopy frame is not glued in place yet. it will be painted grey while the rest is painted wood color. it don't like to glue painted brass to painted brass but I think I have to this time. that reminds me any suggestions on what paint to use to simulate wood.  also how to simulate wood.... I have no idea what I'm doing.  the Flory models build uses primer then tamiya buff then brush on oil paint then wipe the oil paint off to simulate wood. it comes out awesome but there has to be an easier way.

[CDW]

Vallejo sells a wood and leather paint set. It involves a primer first, then a base color, then 2 or 3 washes. Comes with a color brochure giving instructions on how to achieve the finish. It sounds like Flory's method involves fewer steps and may actually be easier to achieve the effect you want. The Vallejo set gives a wider range of options for finished color and tint. There used to be wood grain decals you could cut to fit your particular application. Some were quite nice. Often used to simulate WW1 aircraft plywood construction on planes such as the Albatross for example.   

[cog]

4 hours ago, semorebutts said:

they were very excited!  they love sitting on the couch looking out the window. when I put my hand out to bring them back home they ignore me lol.

the canopy frame is not glued in place yet. it will be painted grey while the rest is painted wood color. it don't like to glue painted brass to painted brass but I think I have to this time. that reminds me any suggestions on what paint to use to simulate wood.  also how to simulate wood.... I have no idea what I'm doing.  the Flory models build uses primer then tamiya buff then brush on oil paint then wipe the oil paint off to simulate wood. it comes out awesome but there has to be an easier way.

Ain't no easy way, but for the "real" wooden decks you can buy for some ships. I used off cuts from Musashi's deck to use on the bridge of my previous destroyer build, might use such a piece again on the current, as simulating wood at this scale is rather hard to realise

[CDW]

If you were to use a wood grain decal, you would want to try and scale the decal as close to your ship's scale as possible, or else the grain would be way too large. Most of these decal sheets are for 1:48 to 1:32 scales. But I looked on Ebay and noticed they have these wood grain sheets for N scale railroad. That may be about as close as you will find to the scale you are working with, 1:200.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Microscale-601406-N-Scale-Decals-Textured-Plywood-Weathered-Wood-Grain/183383582275?epid=1307723479&hash=item2ab2836643:g:JT8AAOSwulxbdnTi

 

[semorebutts]

Slight progress today,  I glued on the shafts and rudders. 

I also glued the cabin doors, but thats it for today. Sorry it wasn't more. 

 

[cog]

You will get a problem with the capt'n, leaving those doors open ... Even tiny steps are steps mate

[semorebutts]

Oh. Good thinking. 😮

[Koppalakki]

I usually use sand color for wood. After that couple of washes/filters with burnt sienna and umber oils usually do the trick.

Depends really what kind of look you're after. You can also go to extremes as to apply filters on specific planks to give them more life.

[popeye the sailor]

you could also look at the life color kits...I have three of them.   I haven't tried them out,  since I don't do much with acrylics.  they have one for decks,  armor,  and figures.

 

great looking progress so far   

[cog]

3 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

you could also look at the life color kits...I have three of them.   I haven't tried them out,  since I don't do much with acrylics.  they have one for decks,  armor,  and figures.

 

great looking progress so far   

if you use a brush. not impressed with the airbrush quality personally

[semorebutts]

I just finished up the first 4 launches ready for paint.  Hopefully the paint hides the gluey mess I just made.  I will wait to  finish all 11 before I start painting.  

I lost a few pieces so one of the launches does not have any grab rails. That one will go in the back. 

 here is basically all the PE for the last seven launches

[semorebutts]

Still just cutting out and filing all the pieces i'm going to need. 

[cog]

You don't have another sheet of PE? looks a bit poor on parts ...  These are like my previous and current build ... every time I find something I missed. That's the pits with Musashi that big bastard has to many sheets of PE, and very unclear instructions

[semorebutts]

26 pieces per launch is plenty for me!!

[cog]

to much for me mate

[semorebutts]

To much for me too... im lucky if I use half of them. 

[semorebutts]

 Work on the launches continues slowly. 

I cut out every piece I need for all launches leaving me with one less PE sheet and a bigger scrap heap. 

this is basically what I have to do with the PE

like the other launches I started with the rudders

 

Then I started with the PE. 

Folding tiny boxes and gluung in place etc.  

[semorebutts]

I  know I have been going slow lately.. I just haven’t had a lot of time lately. 

 I started by bending boxes and gluing them in place  minus one box. 

oh there you are! I was worried. 

I bent  all of the stairs I would need, though  I don’t know if I’m going to use them yet. 

 Next is to glue all the doors minus one because it  got sucked into a black hole never to be seen again. 

then the hatches got glued in place. 

 And that’s where I am at right now. It’s a long weekend so hopefully I can get more done. 

 

 

 

[JohnEnglish]

Fantastic work as usual.

 

I must admit I'm a bit jealous. I'd love to start this kit but with my schedule I'd probably only have time on the weekends to work on it and it would take years to complete.

Edited October 8, 2018 by JohnEnglish

[semorebutts]

Thanks John. Like me! I can only work on it on the weekends. Its going on 2 years now.