1/700 scale bismarck wreck.

[eddiesolo]

Here is my Bismarck wreck. A lot of research went into to getting the damage as best as I could do due to the scale. Total build time for this 35 hours.

Si

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[takeslousyphotos]

That is a superb job Si ......... I always enjoy builds of the Bismarck......... and this dio, with it's subject is great.

I was lucky enough to have been taken on a tour of the private museum in the shipyard where it was built a few years ago. They have a huge model in there, as I recall, it's something close to 15ft long ....... and walking in the drydock built for the Bismarck, gives an dea of the size of the thing.

Peter

[eddiesolo]

That is a superb job Si ......... I always enjoy builds of the Bismarck......... and this dio, with it's subject is great. I was lucky enough to have been taken on a tour of the private museum in the shipyard where it was built a few years ago. They have a huge model in there, as I recall, it's something close to 15ft long ....... and walking in the drydock built for the Bismarck, gives an dea of the size of the thing.

Peter

Cheers Peter, this was a tricky so and so to do as I kept finding out info after I had built the ship...had to do the hull compression damage after the deck was well fastened to the hull...then had to cut and faff with internal structure and plating...but it worked in the end.

Si

[Guest]

Another fantastic build!!

Will do sometime the Titanic...?

Cheers

[eddiesolo]

Another fantastic build!! Will do sometime the Titanic...?

Cheers

Pleased you like it. Titanic...maybe...maybe.

Si

[papa 695]

I really like this Si some great work

[eddiesolo]

I really like this Si some great work

Thanks Ian, looks easy but was a pain as I was forever tinkering, still not sure if I am 100% with it.

Si

[spanner570]

Top drawer build Si, really nice representation and something different.....

Well done.

Ron

[Gern]

I really like that!

What happened to the main turrets does anyone know?

[eddiesolo]

Top drawer build Si, really nice representation and something different.....Well done.

Ron

Cheers Ron, came out rather well.

Si

[eddiesolo]

I really like that!What happened to the main turrets does anyone know?

Thank you mate, glad you enjoyed my build. The main turrets fell out when the Bismarck capsized, each gun turret weighed 1,900 tons each and was held in by gravity alone.

Si

[Guest]

That's really cool. Must have taken a long time to get just right.

Excellent stuff

[eddiesolo]

That's really cool. Must have taken a long time to get just right.Excellent stuff

Around 35 hours total build time, on and off and faffing around, for such a small scale it proved to be more of a handful than I thought. Thank you for commenting Luke and glad you like it.

Si

[Alan 45]

Yes what a beauty makes me feel patriotic

[eddiesolo]

Yes what a beauty makes me feel patriotic

LOL...ta mate.

Si