German battleship Bismark

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I used Windsor Newton raw umber oil paint over modern desert sand to whether the deck.
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It's all just an organized a mess!
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Hard at work!
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you can see I changed the swastika colors. I was doing a little research and on May 21 1941, this was the paint scheme theyhad so I changed it. Problem is the white circles need to be a bit larger, which I will fix this problem later in the build.
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Kommentarer

11 November 2013, 04:52

Holger Kranich
Thats a good project to follow! You will build right out of the box?

11 November 2013, 07:47

Steven Gilbert
Yes out of the box, I did using squadron putty made the percussion bags on the main guns. So other then that and the swastika on thebow and stern it will be box stock. I will have updated pictures periodically.

11 November 2013, 15:06

Aghis Barberopoulos
I am interested too, naturlich😉

11 November 2013, 16:52

Holger Kranich
Aber natürlich, Aghis!😢

11 November 2013, 18:07

Barry Lloyd
Looks like you've got a production line going there, with the guns! I'm looking forward to the updates.

12 November 2013, 19:09

Steven Gilbert
Plugging away trying to put as many hours in as I can. So for now I found the assembly line has worked best lol thanks for following I will keep the updates coming! 🙂

13 November 2013, 19:38

Steven Gilbert
Well after a looooonnnggg break, lots of research... and built models later! I started on the Bismarck project again. I am making progress. I am now using Tamiya acrylics, insteadof Model Master Enamels. Slow but sure hope y'all enjoy the pics I will keep them updated this time!

1 April 2014, 11:50

Bill Spargo
Great job Steven, I have the old TAMIYA kit to build, one day I'll start it. Yours looks fantastic,I'll be watching.

2 April 2014, 21:30

Bill Spargo
Steven, good move to acrylics. I have used only TAMIYA and GUNZE for about 30 years now, best thing I ever did was to change to acrylics, especially if you airbrush and far easier to clean up.

2 April 2014, 21:36

Clifford Keesler
Very nice, I'm watching.

2 April 2014, 21:38

Steven Gilbert
I agree acrylics are far better in many ways. I gave enamels up because my son got into my paints, and made a real big mess. That very day I put all my enamels away and went out and bought all Tamiya acrylics. Which by the way was cheaper than the ModelMaster enamels. Thanks for whatching.

3 April 2014, 02:00

Barry Lloyd
I still prefer Humbrol enamels for brush painting parts, I find that acrylic dries too quickly and I can't get the same coverage. Maybe I'm doing something wrong!

3 April 2014, 07:47

Bill Spargo
Barry, I know what you mean. I find acrylics seem to be "oily" if thats the right word when painting with the brush. I find you need to apply arcylics "wet" and in one stroke, dont go back over your stroke otherwise you tear the paint I find. I'm not much for brush painting , I do very little and I need lots of lessons to improve application. When I did paint with enamels , as you say it was easier. All the best.

3 April 2014, 11:13

Hunter Cummins
Vallejo model color and mig ammo acrylic paints
the ammo stuff ir pre thinned and airbrushes and brush painted awesome check out my wall in 1 day

3 April 2014, 21:00

Jermaine Hoskin
Im in on this show as well, so much better than TV these days.

4 April 2014, 00:55

Hunter Cummins
Aint it though lol
TV is nothing more than a bunch of commercials lol

4 April 2014, 00:59

Steven Gilbert
I use 70% rubbing alcohol to thin the paints and found that by doing this they stick far better then just right out of the bottle. I use 90% rubbing alcohol for cleanging my airbrush and paint brushes. I started this sequence because of trying to paint right from the jar and yes if you use to many brush strokes the paint starts to come off. It works for me anyway. Also you must lay down a primer coat I use flat black spray paint or flat white spray paint.

5 April 2014, 02:41

Hunter Cummins
Looking good 👍

14 April 2014, 02:28

Clifford Keesler
Looking Great.

14 April 2014, 02:38

Barry Lloyd
Good work!

14 April 2014, 05:55

Steven Gilbert
Work on the Bismarck has been very slow. But I did find and order the swastikas for the bow and stern.

16 April 2014, 22:27

Christian Bruer
Nice work! Do you pland to add PE railings? Cheers, Christian

17 April 2014, 17:13

David Lengyel
Looking great so far!

17 April 2014, 17:21

Steven Gilbert
No I am building the ship box stock except for the swastikas

17 April 2014, 21:50

Steven Gilbert
Thanks everyone

17 April 2014, 21:51

Steven Gilbert
Able to put some time in today! Also working on the display.

20 April 2014, 02:17

Christopher Bowling
Steven, I'm not a ship modeler, but wow! Can't wait to see it finished.

20 April 2014, 02:57

Steven Gilbert
Thanks Christopher I am so glad y'all are enjoying the build. This is only the second battleship I have ever built. U.S.S North Carolina was the first, which I gave to my uncle before he passed away. He was in the navy stationed on a battleship in WWII.

21 April 2014, 00:22

Steven Gilbert
I am on step #80 out of 101!!! Almost there!

29 April 2014, 07:35

Holger Kranich
Oh i love this ship! Very impressive, so far! Have you sprayed the swastikas?

29 April 2014, 08:30

Hunter Cummins
Holger
he used a decal sheet with different size swasticas

29 April 2014, 10:39

Holger Kranich
Ah, good to know that, Hunter! I´m jealous of you guys, those stuff is not available here in germany..

29 April 2014, 11:02