Bismarck 1/100

[Capit�o Norbert]

in building

repairing the height...

[Capit�o Norbert]

parts

another view

the work continue

[Capit�o Norbert]

ready to assembly

[Capit�o Norbert]

glued in place

until next

[Capit�o Norbert]

new drawing to mount the high part of funnel too...
soon new pics

[Dave Wooley]

Hi Capitoa Norbert The funnel casing assembly is a difficult and testing piece of construction . As a matter of interest have you the book "Schlachtschiff Bismarck" by Ulrich Elfrath and Bodo Herzog ?
Dave Wooley

[Capit�o Norbert]

Hi Dave, yes i have the book.
now i think i am in the right way.
i am following the drawing who show this inclined parts.
but this funnel is really intricate but not invencible. LOL

[russclark]

exellent work,the styrene you are useing looks fairly thick,what do you cut it with,i find cutting thicker pieces with curves to be very diffecult.it seems a lot of force is needed to cut but then it is hard to keep it from moving around. a have a circle cutter but it is good only for balsa wood or thin sheets of styrene,unless i am useing it wrong.

[Capit�o Norbert]

Hi Russclark, thank you by the nice coment.
well i use simply olfa cutter kniffes sometimes i use the light cutter or hard cutter(big size blade snapp off blade cutter)
i use teh 300 yellow and an older stainless steel olfa cutter. but you can use any cutter.
don't need cut all styrene - just make some 2 cutts and with hand you can broke this. is more easy and faster.
about curves i explain how i do in the page 9.
but don't use so much larger plate to make a circular belt.
i use 0.5, 0.8 or 1mm, not more than this.
in the funnel revesting i am using 0.8mm
well i have the circular cutter and i cut 2mm styrene using this cutter, explore more the cutter...
i wait help you. any question feel free

[Capit�o Norbert]

Hi modellers
i am posting just two pictures cause my digital camera need reformatting
so i loose many many pics - actually i need start again the pics....
i am solving the hardest part of funnel
and working full in the hood..

soon new pictures here with new advances

[Capit�o Norbert]

hood of Funnel yes.....

[Capit�o Norbert]

hI people..
i am posting the works on funnel's hood...
and installation of exaust or admission or air tubes on funnel.
each plate was drilled by x-acto and file and each plate have 47 holes(my hands what say) LOL..
but still incomplete this work... more progresses i post...
regards

component pieces. middle plate still not driled

[Capit�o Norbert]

[Capit�o Norbert]

[Capit�o Norbert]

the primer is coming soon.....
i come back later bye

[Dave Wooley]

Hi Capitao Norbert this is beautifully accurate workmanship in styrene .
Dave Wooley

[Capit�o Norbert]

Thank you Dave.
yes the work is hard sometimes but the satisfaction is all.
i would like to know about Kiev too...
thanks by the kind words

[GTDEATH13]

Oh boy... this is called work for a monastery to say the least...

Great patience and skill required, both of which you seem to possess Norbert...

Where did you find the metal parts?

[Capit�o Norbert]

Hi GTDeath13
i thank you so much the kind words.
yes i having patience and discipline but this consuming more time to do.
in my case the time is short always the weekends and some weekends i need give attention to wife and childrens.
well the tube brass i purchase here. here have a shop called CENTRAL DE METAIS E FERRAGENS(central metal and ferrous) who sell all about metal.
well when more progress i post
regards to Grecia = paradise of Gods and Godesses...

[Capit�o Norbert]

Hey Gtdeath13
i forgot to say you
some tubes are of older antenaes from radios etc..
wich i desbast the nickel cromo using a routary Dremel� retific..