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

[Piet]

Wow Kevin, she looks magnificent. So glad you stuck with her and finishing that beautiful build.

Please keep at it my friend.

 

Cheers,

[WackoWolf]

Glad you keep going Kevin. Very nice job for sure.

[popeye the sailor]

WOW!  super looking ship....love the weathering      I'm glad you kept at it too........

[Kevin]

Lots achieved today, she even has props fitted, but apart from small weapons to be painted and fitted,and some radar sets I will now concentrate on weathering her for the next day or so and then finish her off with the rigging, have enjoyed this build, and have other projects lined up like the 1/200 USS Hornet and 1/200 Sovremenny, but it looks like i am now back in the mood to push on with the Victory 

[WackoWolf]

Glad to hear that your back in the mode.

[Kevin]

Good evening every one, I have put quite a lot of time into this build and hope to have her finished within days now, (subject to change) Im quite pleased the way she is turning out, hope everyone is having a great Sunday

 

[popeye the sailor]

amazing!  superbly done Kevin!  

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone, LOL i dont post for months then here I am two days running

 

Rigging one of these is for me a bit hit and miss, I don't have enough research books to see where all the lines are secured to, I f i get another day on her tomorrow, i should have have most of it done, it is an elasticated line in to thicknesses EZ line i think its called

 

dont show so well with this backdrop, on top of the rubbish bin

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Piet]

Nice going Kevin, very impressive build.

 

Cheers,

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

Here is something you don't hear often form me

 

The Bismarck is finished 

 

[CDW]

She's big, beautiful, and impressive. Outstanding effort and really appreciate the way you hung in there to "getter done". 

You've got something to be proud to display. Looking forward to your future builds.

[Kevin]

Good evening CDW 

I have the Victory on a long term hold, whilst I decide what to do with her, the 1/72 SD14 cargo  carrier in card another 1/200 Trumpeter which i will be doing next the Russian Destroyer Sovremenny which I dont have a build log for, This has been my teach myself how to use a air brush build, BUT i have a new build on order, it is a 1/72 County Class Destroyer Hull from Fleetscale, I will scratch build the Superstructure and purchase the fittings kit to go with it this is a vessel i served on during 1978-1980 HMS Fife 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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187 kb · Done

 

 

 

[S.Coleman]

Well done and congratulations! I just had a look in the gallery, What an impressive build. Looks realy good with the weathering. 

[gjdale]

Congratulations on completing a fine build Kevin. If this was to "teach myself airbrushing", you seem to have mastered it very well indeed. 

[mtaylor]

Very well done, Kevin.  Congratulations.

[popeye the sailor]

OMG Kevin....she's beautiful!   so glad you stuck with it and finished her     a truly awesome ship........I'll have to see her in the gallery  

[Piet]

Magnificent build Kevin, she looks awesome and most powerful.

Congrats on the completion.

 

Cheers,

[donrobinson]

Great build, congratulations

[Old Collingwood]

On 01/07/2017 at 8:55 PM, Kevin said:

Good evening CDW 

I have the Victory on a long term hold, whilst I decide what to do with her, the 1/72 SD14 cargo  carrier in card another 1/200 Trumpeter which i will be doing next the Russian Destroyer Sovremenny which I dont have a build log for, This has been my teach myself how to use a air brush build, BUT i have a new build on order, it is a 1/72 County Class Destroyer Hull from Fleetscale, I will scratch build the Superstructure and purchase the fittings kit to go with it this is a vessel i served on during 1978-1980 HMS Fife 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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187 kb · Done

 

 

 

WOW  I spent many years loving the Devonshire class  even went over her at Pompy as a lad.

 

OC.

[RGL]

Well done mate! Great achievement 

[cog]

Wunderbar, impressive, you have done your build proud. Very clear, adn crisp details, alse in the weathering.

[md1400cs]

Super nice build. Just saw the completed photos on the home page and went to your log. Congrats on a beautiful build - and as has been noted the weathering is awesome

 

Regards,

[yvesvidal]

Kevin,

 

I recently bought the Bismarck 1/200 by Trumpeter. It is an old dream that goes back to when I was 14 years old and drawing the Bismarck at the scale of 1/100. I even had a couple of turrets and cabins made of wood and copper tubes.

 

Anyway, I am really impressed by what you achieved with your kit and will keep your Build Log (as well as Flory's) as the reference for building that great kit.

 

Yves

[CDW]

1 hour ago, yvesvidal said:

Kevin,

 

I recently bought the Bismarck 1/200 by Trumpeter. It is an old dream that goes back to when I was 14 years old and drawing the Bismarck at the scale of 1/100. I even had a couple of turrets and cabins made of wood and copper tubes.

 

Anyway, I am really impressed by what you achieved with your kit and will keep your Build Log (as well as Flory's) as the reference for building that great kit.

 

Yves

That makes two of us. Bought one on Ebay for a discounted price. Now to find a detail set. Huge box, longer than the 1:200 Iowa box.

[Kevin]

4 hours ago, CDW said:

That makes two of us. Bought one on Ebay for a discounted price. Now to find a detail set. Huge box, longer than the 1:200 Iowa box.

 

6 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

Kevin,

 

I recently bought the Bismarck 1/200 by Trumpeter. It is an old dream that goes back to when I was 14 years old and drawing the Bismarck at the scale of 1/100. I even had a couple of turrets and cabins made of wood and copper tubes.

 

Anyway, I am really impressed by what you achieved with your kit and will keep your Build Log (as well as Flory's) as the reference for building that great kit.

 

Yves

good evening and thank you for the comments, I have plenty more phots of the build, the weathering was kept quite simple with a few pastels sticks and Flory washes, i used the KA MK1 pe set