Bismarck by Kevin - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

The kit is ordered, the Deluxe PE kits is not available in the UK at present, should be another couple of weeks

The Victory is safe and secure for a while, and will be finished

The Workroom has had a bit of a make over as well, i put a window in at the weekend, at last i have some natural light in there and a different carpet as the one i had, it was impossible to find anything when dropped onto it, 

 

research 

 

http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2250&start=30

http://www.kbismarck.com/models/

 

http://3dhistory.de/wordpress/3d-models/dkm-bismarck/bismarck-high-res

 

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=144178

http://www.bismarck-class.dk/shipmodels/shipmodels_menu.html

https://www.facebook.com/BismaarckModell148Scale/photos_stream

http://www.bismarck-class.dk/shipmodels/shipmodels_menu.html

[Jim Lad]

Very nice looking work space, Kevin.

 

John

[Trussben]

Always nice to have natural light, good looking shipyard.

 

Ben

[augie]

Very nice Kevin and the daylight is a big plus.  Now enough 1:1 work, let's see some heavy metal @ 1:200   

[realworkingsailor]

A sledge hammer and a concrete wall.... Who could ask for a better way to spend an afternoon

 

Andy

[gjdale]

Nice looking work space Kevin. Now let's see some work!

[popeye the sailor]

glad to hear your almost ready to start this build.........I will enjoy following along 

[realworkingsailor]

So have the posties been good to you today?

[dafi]

New place, new ship, new luck :-)

 

Looking forward for your adventures!

 

Daniel

[channell]

Best of luck on your build! I will be following...

[realworkingsailor]

Yeah...... you don't get out that easy....  

[Beef Wellington]

Before this build log gets to page 2, can we at least see a picture of the box? 

[Kevin]

some pictures

[Kevin]

hello everyone

 

This evening is being spent - checking it is all there

There is lots of it, all seam very well molded,

 

the bonus pack is a see through gun turret, which apparently makes a very nice stand alone kit, and leaves enough room for some super detailing

My intentions are not to run both builds together, just taking a break from the Victory, come Easter, depending where i am on the Bismarck i may swap over

 

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[realworkingsailor]

"I swear.... it looked a lot smaller in the catalogue"

 

Hooo Boy! Are you in for some fun with that one...

[Beef Wellington]

Looks like a very nice kit Kevin, can't wait to see this one underway!  The gun turret looks interesting, will it lift out so you can see the internal mechanism?

[popeye the sailor]

it looks great Kevin......did you get the wood deck kit as well?

[gjdale]

That's one monster kit Kevin! I'll follow along with interest too, even though it's you who have left us (woodies that is). Do you plan to keep your Vic going in parallel, or are you taking a total break from wood?

[JPett]

Ahoy Kevin

 

Beautiful kit. I was waiting for this one before I switched to wood. You know Eduard has a Big Ed for this

 

http://www.eduard.com/store/Eduard/Bismarck-1-200.html?cur=2&listtype=search&searchparam=Bismarck

 

Will be living the dream through your build,

 

Good luck with her

[Kevin]

Ahoy Kevin

 

Beautiful kit. I was waiting for this one before I switched to wood. You know Eduard has a Big Ed for this

 

http://www.eduard.com/store/Eduard/Bismarck-1-200.html?cur=2&listtype=search&searchparam=Bismarck

 

Will be living the dream through your build,

 

Good luck with her

J.Pett

 

good morning

I am aware that Big Ed do the PE kit but does not include the wooden deck, Where as the Mk 1 by KA does,

[JPett]

Ahoy Kevin

 

That is a sweet package

 

http://www.model-dockyard.com/acatalog/info_MD20003.html

 

I have not had the pleasure of using any of MK1 PE. I have used their decks before and found them excellent even in the 700 scale

[Paul Salomone]

Hello Kevin,

 

Nice one mate, shall be following this topic. If you need anything, just ask.

 

That kit is a real beauty.

[channell]

lol this is all your fault

 

You will not regret taking on this beast... too much.

 

[ScottRC]

That is one big model.  A 1/200 HMS Hood would go nice with it.

[Kevin]

That is one big model.  A 1/200 HMS Hood would go nice with it.

LOL - i don't know where to start on this one

[popeye the sailor]

to much candy kevin??  

[Kevin]

to much candy kevin??  

the problem is that Trumpeter Bismark has its problems, wrt to the portholes, to clear the manufacture mouldings the portholes on the angles areas of the hull and superstructure do not  point exactly in the right direction, they tend to point 90 dec to the fwd aft line, rather than the direction in which they are positioned,  this is made worse by the thickness of the plastic it's self, as Channell puts it, some are like wabbit burrows. 

i am not at present going down the drastic route of cutting them all out as i don't know any one who would notice, the build will never been seen in a show or away from my living room, and i don't believe you could see in a photograph, i also don't have the PE kit at present, may be another two weeks before i can get it, so i want to avoid building to much, only to enhance it later

next is i dont know how to spray paint, even though i have a compressor airbrush 

i may have left the woodies for a while, but a whole new set of skills to learn

[JPett]

Ahoy Kevin

 

 i dont know how to spray paint, even though i have a compressor airbrush 

 

 

Airbrushing is a skill that requires some time to develop. The curve is pretty steep and unforgiving too. I would buy some cheap kits and get yourself to a point where you have some confidence before embarking on this beauty. I am no pro but would be happy to share with you what I know. I made a mess of a few models, the airbrush really makes it easy.

[WackoWolf]

I would like to have just the see-true Gun kit. Do they sell that by itself? Or does anyone want to see me it?

[popeye the sailor]

my comment was not meant to be sharp.........with a kit this size......where do you start?         I'm sure you have plenty of ideas,  and so much can be done to enhance the beauty of this fine kit.   I used to work with plastic,  so I know where your coming from.   when I started working with wooden ships,  I became good friends with the airbrush.  I had tried it earlier when I was younger,  but with smaller kits,  I wasn't too keen on the clean up and upkeep.   check out the Testor's EZ line of airbrushes.....not too much clean up and very easy to use:

 

Testors » Airbrushes » Airbrushes

 

I use the 'Amazing Air'  airbrush kit........costs around $30.00.  I adapted it to run it off my large compressor,  and I have been using it for around four years now.   it utilizes the 1/4 oz bottles that the Testors, Humbrol, Pactra {just to name a few} comes in........for clean empty bottles,  I just buy a bunch of the 1/4 oz bottles of thinners,  and I'm good to go.   I have two other airbrushes too.......a gravity feed w/ compressor,  and another siphon feed........haven't even tried them out yet........this crazy little unit hasn't failed me yet      just take it slow,  and do all you want to do.   experiment before you commit,  if you have to,  but be sure that the only person who is satisfied,  is you.    these big builds seem to be making a presence here.........this is so cool!