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As she is done by many the way she was when accompanying the Bismarck...I decided to do her end of war...that's when she had her max of AA guns.
first done hull... and then....black water line

did some cutting from sprue cleaning the pieces...and fitting/gluing level by level...dryfitted...I only glue 2 levels when all details on both is done
This is a very pleasant moment in a kit construction build up...you start from scratch and in 1 day....it does look like something
now comes the long slow process of detailing, correcting etc

got to start somewhere...so...I started with forward mast base structure

doing some cutting...drilling portholes, rebuild cut...much to do

only thing ....now its so clear behind those windows....I'll need to put some detals in there...what was it used for?
some said in other web sites "bridge"....but that is for me just behind the second front main gun turret...with the 2 walkway's on the side....

It was the admiral's bridge some basic navigational and control devices were fitted - pelorus, telegraphs, voicepipes - here's a bit uninformative picture

txs for that info and pic
I should have thought of that...such a great viewpoint.... not for the common sailor lol

guess what this is.....the admiral's chair ...will go in the admirals bridge....re-did all the little wall on that admirals bridge...not sur I'll do that again

did some paintings...continued some cutting from sprue and basic together putting...I had to see how she looks with her main turrets...dry fitted all I have atm

Boy, that ship had nice, clean lines. Love the rake at the bow.

Nice job! Keep up the good work.

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Larry Steiner


Completed: 1:200 USS Missouri (Monster Mo)
Next project: Definitely NOT another big ship!!

I agree she was a very beautiful ship with great proportions....I'm against all fanatic extremist regimes...but boy...Nazi Germany knew how to build awesome looking ships
and with it...all the reports I've read....she was a great sea worthy ships...after all ...she did survive 2 atomic bombs before finally capsizing

Nice job mate, keep on going

TXS Jeff and Steinmann
installed the chair...lets say this will have to do for "inside the Admiral's bridge"
put the lit on it...I mean roof lol
but here's a few shots...just before roof closed it

Very nice work including the Bridge Detail.....Cheers mark

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txs mark...I suppose after looking at many heller 1/400 scale prinz eugen ...haven't seen one yet that has transformed that bridge...glad I did cause as kid compared to pictures...she's very small...how is the admiral gonna walk-work in there.
in the last picture you can see the gray is kid the white my adding...the chair is proportional (I took it from a PE gun I hadn't used) so inside the original kid... there is hardly 80cm (in real scale) the previous pic. black and white of that bridge....shows there is more.

correction...I think Antony Tow made also a modification of that bridge (looks great overal...only would like to have better pictures)
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

some more stuff done...windows on captain's bridge, starting the tiny details like windows and doors..correcting them according pictures...
put the 2 outer propellerschafts and rudder...painted the whole....hull almost done now
also defined on deck where the anker chain will go and painted it accordingly...enjoy pics
added for comparison my other build...a T-boot

had a little mail exchange with our fellow modelling Anthony Tow about his model and decided to also modify the airplane hangar and open it up...I'm thinking of using the airplane I have from heller to put in there...on the catapult there will be a resin plane...anyway...here's start.
Like Anthony....it will be 2 floors deep.

now with gliding roof on..
1 had to make a new wall to limite space ...
2 I decided to make a small observation balcony
3 there will be stairs going up to walkway

done some little things...will post once pics taken...here's one of the arrado that will go inside hangar
I had first bended the wings upwart like the US plaines like Convair...but then I saw a pic of a arrado with wings bent...backwards....so I had to change and try making it look same.

back to this one...didn't do much here lately...
first top of main bridge
next...this is what kit proposes for torps
with pic of real....will need some big time scratch to improove