Bismarck. Trumpeter 1/200.

[Jim R]

Worth it :thumb2: looks good.

[Neil Merryweather]

Those planes look the bomb, Ian!
They're 1-200, you can't judge the interiors against a 1-72 scale cockpit! I'm sure they will look fantastic once they are in place on the finished model

[The Smythe Meister]

That's fantastic.... and so tiny too...
Superb work Ian,(not to mention patience!! )

[Ian M]

Just a quick hello I'm still at it kind of post.
Not to many photos just this one:

Just put some colour down on the spotter 'planes. decals next time.

99% of the ship is now in primer and there are bits of ship everywhere! lol.
I will get the hull painted and the main deck area, well the bits on it that is, then work my way up one deck at a time. It is primed in black so the few photos I did take were hopeless black blobs. Hence not even going to try posting them.
Hope for a not so warm day tomorrow.

Laters.

[Ian M]

Bismarck has a red(ish) bottom!
Had a day of R&R today and it has been quite cool; compared to the last many weeks! Only 24c !
I celebrated by painting Bismarcks bum!

Bit shiny at the moment. Believe it or not after all the hassle of getting the Colour coats paints I painted the hull bottom with Vallejo model color!!! After having used the Colour coats for the boot topping I had a headache the rest of the day and the room stank for two days. The Vallejo is a perfect match for the "propper" colour.

I'll have a good look tomorrow and see if it needs another coat or I can just switch around a bit with the masking and start on the above the water line stuff.

Phew now its warm again!
Comments welcome

[tigersteve]

Looking very good , only just caught up with this build and watching with interest as I will be having a stab at my first ship soon ( only a little 1/500 so nowhere near the detail here ! ) Have fun ..........

[BattleshipBob]

That's a mighty fine bum lol

[boatman]

YES Ian she lookin very good an should be a cracker of a model when finished very well done so far
chrisb

[Jack L]

Somehow missed this until today. Looking great. I would love to model the Tirpitz but need more courage than I have now. And cash.

[Ian M]

The good lady was bogged down with work today so it was a visit to the cave for me. Oh Shucks! :tears-of-joy:
Bismarcks bottom was looking fine (:flushed::surprised So I made a start above the water line.
So far the long center bit that's supposed to look like a smaller ship is all that is done so far. When I feel it safe to mask off I'll do the false 'bow and stern', then the white bits..
So not wanting to touch the hull for a while, I mixed up some KM01 Hellgrau 50. and had at it. Got almost all the bits done. Need to do the two cranes and three deck strucktures.
Nuff waffle here are some piccies.

Main guns need the tops painting. KM05 or 6, one or the other...06 I think...

Bits of Bismark all over the shop. At least it is going the right way now.

Need to get the Alclad out for the funnel top and the screws. White Aluminium for the first and brass for the ships screws.


Time for a well earned cup of coffee.

Comments welcome as always.

[boatman]

Well Ian at least your ship wont take as long as mine to buid lol
chrisb ps am enjoyin the build

[Ian M]

Well Ian at least your ship wont take as long as mine to buid lol

Maybe not four years but somehow I tend to slow right down when I get to the rigging. The last one took just over a year I think but I did put her aside for over half of tht time.

[Ian M]

Well another day hotter than I can be bothered with. Worst heat there is. Cloudy and humid. yuk I hate that. So I hid in my cave which is actually quite cool.
Started the day with getting the last of the houses painted and then the steel decks. A few touch ups needed due to the shakes!
The last of the wooden decks got put on.
Then after the thunder I went back in and started to pile things up...Oh and repaint the main and secondaries as I painted the barrels the colour! and stopped the roof colour to high up.

I had better put some glass in the windows soon befor there is to much in the way...

The huge funnel and the aircraft hangar are jut placed the rest is stuck down!

One of the 'better' whoopsies.

Missed the steel deck by the tower in the center. I'll paint that i tomorrow...along with the walkways around the top of both towers! Damn and blast!

Blast bags need a splash of paint. Common research says white,... I seem to have overlooked the fact that I will need to paint to red banners and hagenkrus on the decks fore and aft! Not a thing I want to c*ck up painting them onto a wooden deck. I guess I can paint them out with grey if I do make a hash of them and say it was the next day.
Bismarck tried on more party frocks than my Ex before going to a party!
I have settled for 21 may '41

[scottie3158]

Really taking shape.

[stillp]

I have settled for 21 may '41

Morning or afternoon?
Pete