"Sink The Bismarck!"

[Tim Marlow]

Looking good Ron. The shot with all three is a good one. It shows them all off really well, and in addition it shows how consistent your build and paint regime is. The secondary barrels do look too long at first glance, but it could be the design of the turrets that gives them that impression because more is exposed than usual.

[spanner570]

Thanks Paul and Tim...

Tim. Me thinks, not so much a consistent build and paint regime, as consistent luck!

Main guns in place. I heated the mounting pins so the guns can turn without falling off.
I find one of the hardest parts of a ship to paint is the demarcation line between the teak deck and the steel edge/combing of the hull. This has to be done. There is no escape...



The two cranes. Nice detail for something so small. I've also glued the upstands on the main deck, below the boat deck.



Next the very, very flimsy masts.

Cheers.
Ron

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
A very busy model, lots of detail. The three scales together make an interesting comparison.
Jim

[spanner570]

Thanks Jim.
Yes, for a small model there is plenty of detail. A pain in the a*** sometimes, but that is the price you pay for going diddy!

Thanks for the post. :thumb2:

Ron

[Mini Me]

Sweeeeeet!

[scottie3158]

Lovely work mate, but excuse my ignorance but what is an upstand?

[peterairfix]

Busy busy busy.....

[Ian M]

Looking very nice. As you say, well detailed for a 1/700.

[boatman]

Lovely work mate, but excuse my ignorance but what is an upstand?

YEA 570 as Scottie says as i dont know ethier ?
chris b

[stillp]

Lovely work mate, but excuse my ignorance but what is an upstand?

A thing that stands up? :tongue-out3:
I've heard the term used for a piece that goes at the back of a fitted kitchen worktop where it meets the wall, just extends up the wall a couple of inches, but I've not heard anything nautical called that before! Perhaps there's a nautical word?
Pete

[spanner570]

Thanks for the support during this build, boys.

The 'upstand' I'm referring to is that long strip of metal with the drain holes, fixed to the main deck, flush with the hull outer edge and in front of the diddy grey boat.

Sorry for any confusion, I haven't a clue what it's called either. Upstand is the nearest word I could think of.

Ron

[Tim Marlow]

Gunwales?

[yak face]

Gunwales?

Ah , thats why the barrels are so long ,theyre guns for whales :thinking:

[Tim Marlow]

Ah , thats why the barrels are so long ,theyre guns for whales :thinking:

Well Tony, The prince of Wales was a ship of the same class :thumb2:

[Ian M]

Upstands- I think the word you are looking for is.....


Bulwarks !