Bismarck by Ian B - Amati - 1/200

[Ian B]

Cable Fitted ,first coat of red 

[rcmdrvr]

Impressive.

[Ian B]

forward array added --to be weathered... hull starting to be weathered

 

  

[Ian B]

Bow weathered   The grey is the primer so not touched the top half yet, need to get the correct colour paint.

 

 

[Joe100]

Looking good! 
 

Don’t go too heavy on the underwater weathering. They ran her aground prior to Rhine Exercise and she was drydocked for inspection. The hull paint was touched up at this time too, so her bottom was mostly clean. She’d also been docked in December 1940 too, so no matter which period between December 1940 and her loss, she’s pretty clean underwater. 

[Roger Pellett]

I don’t understand weathering of major warships.  Manning guns and handling ammunition in battle required large crews that would be idle when the ship was not at General Quarters.  This offered a large workforce for the First Lt. to use for spit and polish.  These ships often embarked a flag officer and his staff.  He could demand that the vessel be maintained to a level commensurate with his lofty standards.

 

Small ships like convoy escorts were  different story.  These vessels took a beating from wind and water.  In port time was minimal and smaller crews had less idle time for maintenance.

Roger

Edited May 12, 2023 by Roger Pellett

[Ian B]

15 hours ago, Joe100 said:

Looking good! 
 

Don’t go too heavy on the underwater weathering. They ran her aground prior to Rhine Exercise and she was drydocked for inspection. The hull paint was touched up at this time too, so her bottom was mostly clean. She’d also been docked in December 1940 too, so no matter which period between December 1940 and her loss, she’s pretty clean underwater. 

Hi Joe, it is just a light touch..one it's new to me and two it was just to add a slight contrast to slabs of colour..I'm only doing the hull,the super structure won't have it apart from I think some panel lines. 

[Ian B]

6 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

I don’t understand weathering of major warships.  Manning guns and handling ammunition in battle required large crews that would be idle when the ship was not at General Quarters.  This offered a large workforce for the First Lt. to use for spit and polish.  These ships often embarked a flag officer and his staff.  He could demand that the vessel be maintained to a level commensurate with his lofty standards.

 

Small ships like convoy escorts were  different story.  These vessels took a beating from wind and water.  In port time was minimal and smaller crews had less idle time for maintenance.

Roger

Good point Roger..the super structure won't have any I just want to break up the mono slabs of colour on the hull.

Keep those comments and observations coming .👍👍👍

[Joe100]

I recently did a presentation to a university class on Bismarck, and I remarked that, adjusted for inflation, Bismarck cost $1.6billion. These capital ships were very well maintained, especially during the first half of the war. 
 

Some minimal color modulation will go a long way to help break up her slab sides and make her more appealing. Can’t wait to see what you do. 

[Ian B]

Change of mind .I'm going for the full 5th May striped ,yellow topped turrets so she will need to look smart above the waterline ..I'm doing a trip to the model shop this morning 😄 I hope I don't regret all the masking I'll need to do 😆

[Ian B]

Been looking on line for deck masks for the swastikas..can't find anything in 1/200 .saw one but no stock. Any suggestions?

 

I might have to do a tricky masking job...just want to be lazy 😂

[hof00]

21 hours ago, Ian B said:

Been looking on line for deck masks for the swastikas..can't find anything in 1/200 .saw one but no stock. Any suggestions?

 

I might have to do a tricky masking job...just want to be lazy 😂

Hi Chap,

If you want to do Decals, I got mine from Custom Hobby Decals in "The West Island", (Australia 🙂)

From memory, about NZD $25.00

 

KMS Bismarck German WWII Battleship – 1/100 1/200 1/350 1/570 1/700 1/1000 1/1200 1/2400 – Water Decal – Custom Hobby Decals

 

There is a Red Background option available but best to drop them an E-Mail if you require that.

 

The advantage here is that you get all the Pennants/Arado Stuff as well.

 

Cheers....HOF.

Edited May 14, 2023 by hof00

[hof00]

Sorry Ian,

That should have read $25.00 not $2500!!  🙂

(Corrected the above.)

 

Cheers....HOF.

Edited May 14, 2023 by hof00

[Ian B]

I started marking out the stripes on the hull before I painted the grey so marking it wouldn't matter. using the instruction measurements it was clear the stripes if continued up the hull would not cut the superstructure in the right place. It would be ok for the painted out version they depict but would be a nightmare for a full stripe job. I temporary taped down the deck and using the AOS book I marked where the stipes cut the deck and worked backwards. On the hull picture you can see both my draft strip marks and the small marks are where the instructions have them

Edited May 15, 2023 by Ian B

[Ian B]

PS -- also looking at the AOS book the false bow waves are asymmetric and not the same both sides as per the masks with the kit. 

[Joe100]

Indeed, the bow waves were all different. They were doing a lot of experimenting with the Baltic scheme, and this was just another attempt to see which shape worked best. 

[Ian B]

stripes added --but not enough for a Zebra

 

 

Edited May 23, 2023 by Ian B

[hof00]

Hi Chap,

Very nice indeed!!

 

Cheers....HOF.

[Ian B]

swastikas painted-- deck fitted

 

 

[hof00]

Hi Chap,

Very, very nice!!

 

Cheers....HOF.

[Ian B]

6 hours ago, hof00 said:

Hi Chap,

Very, very nice!!

 

Cheers....HOF.

Thanks, I was worried that if I got it wrong I could muck up the decking--still new to air brushing and never tried doing any masking like this before.. My 18thC ships just don't call for it LOL

[hof00]

Hi Ian,

Looks like your Airbrushing skills are not too bad!! 🙂

So, Wots your next task on your radar?

 

(BTW I pulled out the Trumpeter version to have a scan of the kit and Mk1 PE. I ordered a Pontos PE upgrade to embellish the MK1 stuff.

I'm not going to "Dive In" just yet but am very tempted....)

 

Cheers....HOF.

 

[Joe100]

I just finished a series of paint scheme diagrams for my upcoming book, so if you need any help in this area, let me know. 

[Ian B]

On 5/27/2023 at 8:39 AM, Joe100 said:

I just finished a series of paint scheme diagrams for my upcoming book, so if you need any help in this area, let me know. 

Let us know when it's out ...

[Ian B]

The skeleton of the first superstructure is done .now to try and wrap it in PE 😲

[Ian B]

Not posted for a short while.   I have been slowly plugging away at the main decks and bridges. Once all the PE is on a section I gave it a light grey spray to show up any bad joints or wobbly parts-- far easier to see. The three decks are not glued together.

 

Edited June 21, 2023 by Ian B

[wernerweiss]

Hello Ian, 

good progress so far.....I myself had not glued the railings at this time. There is still much work to be done on the superstructure, and there is always danger of accidently touching the railings resulting in bending 

[Ian B]

17 hours ago, wernerweiss said:

Hello Ian, 

good progress so far.....I myself had not glued the railings at this time. There is still much work to be done on the superstructure, and there is always danger of accidently touching the railings resulting in bending 

Your right the few bits I have done keep getting bent 😞

Edited June 22, 2023 by Ian B

[Ian B]

quite pleased with the result-- just a bit of paint and placed on the funnel to see how it looks

 

[Ian B]

in all the rush to show it I placed it the wrong way around lol--- all the deck sections and funnel are not glued. I wont do that until they are all painted,