elmarriachi Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) The “Bismarck†was the first of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the primary force behind theunification of Germany in 1871, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched in February 1939. Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the German fleet. Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz were the largest battleships ever built by Germany, and two of the largest built by any European power. In the course of the warship's eight-month career under its sole commanding officer, Capt. Ernst Lindemann, Bismarck conducted only one offensive operation, in May 1941, codenamed Rheinübung. The ship, along with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, was to break into the Atlantic Ocean and raid Allied shipping from North America to Great Britain. The two ships were detected several times off Scandinavia, and British naval units were deployed to block their route. At the Battle of the Denmark Strait, Bismarck engaged and destroyed the battlecruiser HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy, and forced the battleship HMS Prince of Wales to retreat; Bismarck was hit three times and suffered an oil leak from a ruptured tank. The destruction of Hood spurred a relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy involving dozens of warships. Two days later, while heading for the relative safety of occupied France,Bismarck was attacked by obsolescent Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal; one scored a hit that rendered the battleship's steering gear inoperable. In her final battle the following morning, Bismarck was neutralised by a sustained bombardment from a British fleet, was scuttled by her crew, and sank with heavy loss of life. Most experts agree that the battle damage would have caused her to sink eventually. The wreck was located in June 1989 by Robert Ballard, and has since been further surveyed by several other expeditions. (source: www.wikipedia.com) 1/200 - Trumpeter's big Bismarck Several time ago, Trumpeter released the Bismarck as 2nd kit in their big 1/200 scale series (after the USS Arizona). Later, several more kits were released until today, and more future kits were expected. The kit of the Bismarck consists of more then 1.700 parts, 13 plates of PE-parts. The total length will be about 125cm. I already built one of the big Trumpeter kits with the additional parts by KA Models / MK.1 design (and more) several time ago. This time… I will do it in a different way.... First of all… what parts will be used to build the Bismarck as detailed as possible? This time… I will use the big “Advanced set†by Pontos Models which includes a lasered wooden deck, 318 turned brass parts, turned gun barrels for all guns on deck, 15 plates of PE-Parts, 27 resin parts, 25 life rings, dry transfer decals. Additionally used are some resin parts by CMK which were very high detailed. Further PE-Parts by Modellschlachtschiffe.de (which I still have on my stock from last Bismarck project). Fabric flags and EZ-line for rigging, decals for the big markings on the deck by Blue Ridge Models, and the wonderful 3D figues by North Star Models. Brass lamp risers for the display of the kit are ordered and needed before starting the project finally. Right now I am waiting for these to start the project. The painting of the kit will be done mostly with colors by Lifecolor in the camouflage 1941 scheme with the white/black stripes and the painted waves at the bow/stern. Weathering will be done with several oil colors, pigments, and other stuff. I hope that you would like this new project and that it will be of interest for you! Starting soon, as soon as the parts for the display arrived! I think it will become a long lasting project again..... and a lot of patience Cheers. Michael Edited June 1, 2015 by elmarriachi Iain, Menelaos and Zero77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Smith Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Very much looking forward to this build, Michael Should be amazing!... John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Ambitious, I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Wow, that will keep you busy for a while! How accurate is the kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Watching this one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 The kit is amazing.... wonderful detailed... but still space to do more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Bin gespannt wie ein Flitzebogen - seat in the front row booked !!! I love big ships Lothar dpastern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenhen Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Hi Micheal. I'm definitely going to be watching this. I finished mine about 6 months ago and used the Ponto's kit as well. It was a great build, but definitely a lesson in patience and repetition! It will definitely pay off though! Enjoy the build, and keep the pictures coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Great project, and I like the scheme you've picked the best too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Wo bekommt man diese Lampendinger her? Suche sowas schon ewig... Ansonsten: Great project of a great ship! Looks like summer is coming and somebody wants to have a canoe tour with is own boat - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Thanks a lot! @Dutik: Frag nicht, wie lang ich nach so was gesucht hab... und ich weiß trotzdem bis heute nicht, wofür diese Lampendinger eigentlich sind..... Such mal bei google oder ebay nach "Lamp riser" und "brass". Ich kann Dir aber nichtmal die Deutsche Bezeichnung sagen..... :) Aber wenn die Dinger da sind und die Größe passt, wäre das genau das, was ich ewig gesucht hab .) CheersMicha dutik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 That's one hell of a detail kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Hello. finally the brass parts for the display arrived from USA! SOHERE WE GO ..... First step, measuing the hull for the display stand. 45cm away from bow and stern.... two wholes drilled inside the hull and checked the brass parts.... looking not bad I think .... Next step will be a nut on the inside, glued and fixed for later mounting of the brass stands.... Also the hull received two plastic parts on the bow.... later filling and sanding ... Cheers. Michael Iain, Out2gtcha and Girlscanplay2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I need to do the same to my Gato. Already glued the upper deck though, but I think I have a solution for that. I'll be eyeballing this, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Very nice....mine lingers in drydock, as I strive to finish the 1/200th Missouri...along with a host of other projects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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