Great looking model mr Kapitan-Leutnant, Burkard von Mullenheim-Rechberg.
Steven
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Nice bit of rigging Herr Kapitan.
Albert RossComment
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Very impressive, Ron.
I am also currently using EZ line for some rigging and must say the product is good.
TonyComment
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That looks great, Ron. Rigging looks well in scale which is hard to achieve. Must take lessons from you when it is time to do my HMS ZULU.
John.Comment
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Hi Ron
Your rigging looks great. The R5 system really works.
JimComment
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Oh my lord, this has shaped up to be a beauty, Very nice work indeed.Thanks chaps.
Herr Stug. I've done about 4 seascapes during actual builds. I'm happy do do another, but surely it's a bit pointless?
Ian. Yes, I've seen Tirpitz's paintwork. Have you seen her in her 'land' Camouflage? Now that's a challenge and one that I must have a stab at sometime soon....But NOT on an Airfix Kit!
The reason I cut off the lower hull was it's a bit like a tit on a bull - Not necessary. It also makes the seascape a bit easier through not having to bury the hull into the base.
Jim. Thanks. I've locked in an idea for the lower hull.
Update....
Yesterday, I painted the superstructure stripes using a titchy pointed brush.
I roughly marked the lines with a pencil. With all the ins and outs, it was impossible to mark dead straight lines. So I had to try and get the lines near enough to be some sort of guide.
I painted on a thin coat with white first. Keep in mind, 'Dark over light' This means, that although initially the white is painted over the light grey, the final cutting in is the grey, one side, and black the other. Much easier that trying to obliterate the black with the white. I managed to get the white summat like straight, then repeated with the black. Took a blimp to see how things were shaping up, then applied a second and third coat of both. Straightening, and also making sure the lines were getting parallel as I progressed. At the final stage, I painted any 'wobbles' with both colours, but also used the light grey on the outer edges of the stripes to finish things off.
The camera lens has again bent the hull and made the stern stripes look slightly stepped. They are in line, honest!
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'Swasty Tickers' and aircraft to do. Check the brute over, then that's it, finally ready for rigging.
Cheers and thanks for your continued support and excellent posts. All much appreciated and believe me sorely needed!
Ron
I haven't built many ships over the years.... I think the last one was a tiny Russian akula class submarine, gawd knows where that is nowadays..Comment
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Excellent job Ron. The paint job turned out great and the rigging works just fine.
Off to look up the landscape camo....Comment
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Thanks ever so much for all the continued support during this build. I appreciate you good people taking the time to post your most encouraging comments.
Chris. a bit of a can of worms are these 'ere Swasty Tickers'. I've only come across one model of Bismark with them on the angle. None in reality....
I've seen a 'real' picture of the Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen with them on the angle, though.
To further compound the question, here is a photo of Bismark at Hamburg. Presuming it is Bismark!
discussion purposes......
There are images of the shipwreck which show both swastikas clearly enough, but it's difficult to orientate the images. The one on the stern does show it between the two deck vents which indicates it is square and not at an angle.
Be interesting if we get the right answer, me thinks. Either way, I ain't repainting them. Thanks for the input. :thumb2:
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OK Ron I TAKE your point about repainting them as i dont think i would either an i think you are right about it being the Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen as was with the admril hipper an remebering the program on telly was great escapes of world war two where admrill donizt if thats right organised a great german people excapse from the russionsThanks ever so much for all the continued support during this build. I appreciate you good people taking the time to post your most encouraging comments.
Chris. a bit of a can of worms are these 'ere Swasty Tickers'. I've only come across one model of Bismark with them on the angle. None in reality....
I've seen a 'real' picture of the Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen with them on the angle, though.
To further compound the question, here is a photo of Bismark at Hamburg. Presuming it is Bismark!
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discussion purposes......
There are images of the shipwreck which show both swastikas clearly enough, but it's difficult to orientate the images. The one on the stern does show it between the two deck vents which indicates it is square and not at an angle.
Be interesting if we get the right answer, me thinks. Either way, I ain't repainting them. Thanks for the input. :thumb2:
Ron
chris ps a bueaty that model will look great in the wetstuff on a dioComment
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Sorted Chris. Nice one. :thumb2:
Just to round things up, here is a picture taken from Admiral Hipper during the sinking of HMS Glowworm. You can see the angled S.W. I see where the confusion has arisen now.
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All good stuff and keeps us on our toes.
Going off at a tangent. The worst maritime drowning of all time so far occurred during the evacuation you mention. The cruise ship cum Hospital Ship, Wilhelm Gustloff embarked refugees from Danzig (Gdansk) in Jan. 1945, aiming to flee the Russian advance. She was torpedoed by a Russian Submarine...Nearly 10,000 souls lost their lives. The accounts of the sinking make for good, but harrowing reading.
Whilst I was searching for images of swastikas, I came across a photo of Bismark's bow area being painted with the false wave etc. and I spotted there was NO boot topping forward of the wave, so.....
Here is my model re- painted with the boot topping obliterated.
Wow, this is fun. The hull paint is now nearly as thick as a docker's butty!
I ain't going to look at any more photos of the ship, but will now concentrate on the base.
Cheers,
I. Will Plasster.Comment
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GOD 570 youve altered that ship more time then the real thing lol :rolling: :flushed: but i admire your drive to get it right an regards the S/W havin them painted like in your pic at a angle makes them to me seem more evil an i was sure i dint imagine it an you done well to get the pic off your telly as its only a quick flash at the bow where the S/W is very well done boyo now lets see her with the hood along side ? as ive never hardly seen the comparisons of the two ships as if ive got it right hood was just a heavy battle cruiser but bizzy was a full fleged battleship
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