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

[Kevin]

lots of masking to set up the aircraft identification markings with a combination of airbrush and freehand, as the wood decking was hard to mask and some bleeding occured, lol this will not be re done again

[popeye the sailor]

well done on the markings.........I'm surprised that you didn't have decals for them.

[Kevin]

well done on the markings.........I'm surprised that you didn't have decals for them.

there is But I doubt they would have sat very well on the wooden deck,

[gjdale]

Looking good Kevin. A tip to prevent the bleeding when you mask - paint a thin line of clear coat along the edge of the masking tape. This will seal the edge of the tape and prevent any coloured paint from seeping under. Hope this is helpful.

[Kevin]

Looking good Kevin. A tip to prevent the bleeding when you mask - paint a thin line of clear coat along the edge of the masking tape. This will seal the edge of the tape and prevent any coloured paint from seeping under. Hope this is helpful.

Thank you Grant

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

made progress on the bow today, and then started to darken the decking more, you can see the difference by number 2 turret,

 

My trusty friend Dobbie is never far away from me

[DenPink]

Hi Kevin

 

Very nice work.

 

Denis.

[WackoWolf]

Glad to see that you back working on this ship again. It's looking very nice. I have been away for awhile because of the surgery and also my main computer is down right now, haven't gotten around to working on it because of the knee but figure in a day or two I should have it back up and running again, and then I can catch up on what I have been missing.

[Kevin]

Glad to see that you back working on this ship again. It's looking very nice. I have been away for awhile because of the surgery and also my main computer is down right now, haven't gotten around to working on it because of the knee but figure in a day or two I should have it back up and running again, and then I can catch up on what I have been missing.

 

Thank you Joe, and everyone for the likes and comments

 

spent more time today on the bow area, will need a lot of weathering I think

[popeye the sailor]

nice!    looks good Kevin  

[WackoWolf]

I like the weathering of the deck, keep the post and pictures coming.

[Piet]

Hello Kevin and a very happy 2017 to you and the family.  Great progress with the build my friend, looks very impressive.

 

Cheers,

[Kevin]

for some reason i am not able to get decent picture with new camera, the build actually does look better in RL, still experimenting with the weathering

[Keith_W]

Kevin, I downloaded your second image and looked at the EXIF info. I see that you are using a Canon 1300D, at 32mm focal length, f/4.5, 1/60 shutter speed, ISO 160, and shooting in Program mode. The reason you can not get a decent picture is because the depth of field is too shallow. 

 

May I suggest you try this: Aperture priority mode, f/11, auto-ISO, shoot your lens at the widest setting, and tripod. Also, try to avoid taking images where your model is angled, as it is in both your pictures. This means that part of the picture will be in focus, while others are out of focus. 

 

That weathering looks great, by the way. 

[Kevin]

Keith, I love you, in a very NRG MSW sort of way, lol

 

I bought the EOS 1300 in December to replace my EOS 350D and yes I do a lot of green zone auto settings ( just using it a point and shoot), - I will try harder, just need to adapt to the replacement, thank you for the advice

Edited January 8, 2017 by Kevin

[popeye the sailor]

weathering looks super Kevin   very nice indeed!

[Kevin]

spent a few hours yesterday and today working on the ships boats, only the outer hull is original from the kit, the rest is PE

 

only the outer hull is used, everything else comes as part of the KA PE kit

 

 

all parts for one

 

and four

 

well that's 7 done

 

 

 

 

Edited January 10, 2017 by Kevin

[popeye the sailor]

those look cool!   awesome job  

[Piet]

Nice going Kevin.

 

Cheers,

[Kevin]

good evening everyone, today spent some time on the aitrcraft, and at the end of it, I just placed two of them and put some of the ships boats into position (possibly not the right position) to see what it looks like, I am actually quite pleased with it

 

[Old Collingwood]

So much detail at 200 scale  I was so thinking of getting Hood in that scale for my 100th  - when I finish my ole lady :D

 

 

OC.

[Kevin]

So much detail at 200 scale  I was so thinking of getting Hood in that scale for my 100th  - when I finish my ole lady :D

 

 

OC.

And still a lot of amidships detail to go in, I already have my next project lined up in the same scale, 1/200 Sovremenny, with the detail set being sent from WEM

[popeye the sailor]

the dry fit looks awesome Kevin...........and another big kit to boot?!?!?!   holy cow!

[WackoWolf]

Looks like your getting use to the new camera

[Everest]

Here is a web site you will like. maritimequest.com    Click on links on the title page then on the next page that comes up, click on Bismark

Lots and lots of information on the Bismark, build history , war history, changes made during her life and quite a bit more,

[Kevin]

Good afternoon 

Apologies for my absence, i have been contemplating walking away from the hobby, but decided against it, I dont know why i have lost interest in so many things and ............

anyway im here and the Bismarck has been progressing she has some teeth now with the big guns in place, the ships  boats will hopefully be in place in the next week or so 

[WackoWolf]

Glad to see your back. We all get to that point where we think about quitting so don't feel alone.

[RGL]

We all get stale mate, that's why we walk away for a while. Big elephants one bite at a time. 

[popeye the sailor]

glad your hang'in in there!   we would miss out on so much      you've made some decent progress on the Biz.........she's a great looking model  

[Kevin]

Good evening, Im still adding loads to the build, but can see the end in sight and actually have a completed builds portfolio to my name LOL most of the armament is made and in paint, then wethering and rigging, hope to complete her within a couple of weeks