Gordon Williamson Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 The manufacturers (Amati of Italy) did a great job on the decks, accurately printed on wafer thin wood. You might just be able to make out the pin holes along the edge of the deck which will take the stanchions for the ships railings The final parts are due to arrive in the next week or so. No major componenta just the myriad of tiny pieces, deck fittings etc etc which need to be added before the major sub-assemblies can be added. Assembly should be completed I hope before Xmas, but the rigging will probably be added later as this will no doubt be complex and time consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hello! Gordon Wonderful work. :jumping: :cheers: All the best Morten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Well, the final components have arrived so I am now finishing off the various sub-assemblies. Rigging takes ages, but it should be finished soon. Here is a taster with an area that is virtually completed, the bridge/forward superstructure. More to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Well, she's finished , apart from a few touch up jobs on bits of paintwork and the canopy to be added to the Arado floatplane. Here are some snaps Note that the capstans were painted red/green for port/starboard on most German capital ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Forward main turrets "Anton" and "Bruno" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Forward superstructure and bridge looking up from "sea level" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Same area, overhead view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 and again. The figures are modified 1.200 "architectural" figures used to give a sense of scale to model buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Aft superstructure. Couldn't quite get it all in focus but gives ab idea how "busy" this area is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Midships area. You can just make out, as on the real ship, the angular camouflage stripes on the hull which were overpainted, but could still just faintly be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Aft superstructure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Midships again. Rigging was a real pig of a job to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Ships boats atop the hanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Same area looking up from sea level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Looking down onto the main bridge/funnel area. Had to do these as area shots as she is so big (around 4 foot) that to get her all in one shot you have to be too far back to capture detail. All in all, quite a challenging job compare with the simple assembly of a plastic kit, but good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny70 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Fantastic work Gordon, it looks magnificent! Do you have any idea of the amount of hours you have put into it? Regards - Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMHF Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 (edited) Gordon This is very beautiful, I noticed the large swastikas were not painted on yet, are you going to add them?? I am very amazed about your work: Thank you for sharing the step by step mothed of building a beautiful life like model of the Bismarck Lorenzo Edited December 21, 2009 by IMHF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 WOW! so, when you pass on the the other side, which museum will get this wonderful piece of work!! Terrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christerd Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 :love: Totally amazing work! I´m stunned, I have a 1:350 model of Titanic at home but that is a piece of cake comparing to this. Fantastic workmanship. Thanks for showing us, and of course Merry Christmas (even if it is a little early) Christer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 Thanks for the kind comments guys. Difficult to say how many hours went into it as it was done over an extended period as the component parts were released. I guess in total somewhere around 300-400 hours over nearly three years When I pass on, it will probably end up in a rubbish skip. Lorenzo - the large swastikas were only carried when she was in training in the Baltic. They were painted over in grey before she set off on her combat voyage, at the same time they painted out the black/white angular bars on her hull and superstructure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hello! Gordon Wow,fantastic. :jumping: All the best Morten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Absolutely stunning Gordon, great to see the end result. Do you have a photo with it that shows the size of the overall model ?? I am guessing it is rather huge ! Must also add that the skill of the modeller shows through with the build as well. Fantastic work !!! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 Do you have a photo with it that shows the size of the overall model ?? I am guessing it is rather huge ! Bob, Biggish, but not that huge. Quite small if you compare her with one of these shipyard models, but certainly enormous compared with the average plastic kit. Here she is overall, with an example of the Fleet War Badge propped against her for scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Sweet job Gordon :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacHel Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 A work of art! Congrats on an AMAZING job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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