The Ship Model Forum

Some updated photos, taken at my local IPMS club meeting Friday night with a proper camera. Bismarck is now safely tucked away at home, awaiting further work. Before I can give any more attention to this model, I have to finish Iwo Jima, and then I have a commission to build a 1/350 USS North Carolina for a fellow at work who just built a vacation home down in the Outer Banks.

Bonkers Martin but a realistic result.
Rob.

Spent an enjoyable day this past Saturday (2/25) with some fellow ship modelers and naval history buffs in central NJ. I brought my WIP of the Bismark for display, with most of the superstructure dry-fitted for effect. Here's a few shots... Seeing it with the superstructure parts on certainly gives me the impetus to keep going on it, but gotta finish a few other things first.

It's coming into focus, now. Nice.

Took a ride down to the Battleship New Jersey Museum with my son today, to pick up a 1/350 Tirpitz that had been on loan to them for almost six years.

When I got home, I put the two sisters together. Tirpitz is an older work, and frankly not one of my best efforts. What a difference between the Bismarck's deck and the plain plastic (albeit weathered) deck of Tirpitz... I briefly thought about buying a wood deck for Tirpitz and upgrading her, but quickly talked myself out of it, as I'd probably have to remove all the railings from the ship and re-do those. I'm certainly NOT going to replicate what I did with Bismarck either!!

I would agree; life is too short. I know, go out and buy one each of the new Revell kits...............

Maybe Bismarck will rise again, once IJ is finished.

You hand-planked the entire deck of a 1/350 Bismarck... and survived?!

Unbelievable!! I am amazed!

Channell wrote: I am amazed!

I am amazed too. That I survived, that is...

Nice work! But you still haven't finished your model?

EJFoeth wrote:Nice work! But you still haven't finished your model?

Mr. Pot,

Thanks for the kind words. Appreciate it!

Regards,

Mr Kettle

Fantastic work there martin.

Don't think I would have the patience for all that planking.

If it had not been for the decks that you can purchase I would have had to paint them!!!!
Watching with Interest.

Dan K wrote:I know, go out and buy one each of the new Revell kits...............

Buy a Revell Tirpitz, he said. It will be fun, he said...

But the new Tripitz looks so sweet...............

Took long enough.