DKM Battleship Bismarck by Trumpeter 1:200 with Pontos set

[madtatt]

Let's move on to the last little ingredient with which I want to breathe a little more life into the model.

Sole sailor at work.



Clean up on deck.



A picture for the family of the big ship.



This gives the yawls more substance in the davits.



Next Back.



This causes anger on the part of the supervisor.



Take provisions with you.



Stand still.



Two sailors are photographed raising the flag. A fairly well-known image from the internet.

 

[madtatt]

I worked on this model for almost two and a half years. I thoroughly enjoyed creating such an extremely large ship model. Of course, it takes time, but every hour of crafting was worthwhile.

Trumpeter simply does a great job producing model kits. The fit is excellent, and the individual assemblies are logically coordinated in their construction and sequence. Furthermore, the outstanding detail set from Pontos deserves mention; it adds incredible depth to the model, even if a few minor errors crept in. This, however, gave me the opportunity to use plastic profiles to give the model the finishing touches. I gained a considerable amount of experience during this build and hope to apply it to my next project.

And here are the pictures of the finished model. Enjoy!

 

[Buster]

That is an exemplary build, I was captivated at each stage of assembly and as others have mentioned, the weathering is done to accurate perfection.

Very well done indeed Joelle.

 

[madtatt]

Thank you so much, Buster.
I'm glad my mini build report captivated you.

 

[TomS]

Bei aller Liebe zum Detail, müssten die Wellenbrecher umgelegt sein, wenn die Stützen die sie stützen sollen allesamt umgelegt sind.

 

[madtatt]

OK, please forgive me this small mistake.

 

[oldflyer]

Stunning work - beyond museum quality

If I might be a bit presumptuous, there is a plastic ship builder such as yourself who has also built the most astonishing example of (in a diorama no less)
of the USS Missouri Japanese surrender. Along with 1000s of sailors and the signing desk aboard the ship. I so believe that you would be interested.

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On youtube

Builder channel Studio Blue
name of video Making the Japanese Surrender on USS Missouri Diorama

About 2.4 million views so far.

Not adding link - just felt it was not proper within your log....

Again your work is superb!!

Regards,

 

[madtatt]

Thank you so much, John, that's very kind of you. I'm so glad you like my model so much. Especially since it was the first one I used to get back into our wonderful hobby after a long break.

I'm actually already familiar with this model, and it truly is outstanding, so it's no problem at all that you mentioned it here. On the contrary, it makes me proud when you compare me to it.

 

[Magellan]

That's breathtaking. Careful that this blog doesn't break the internet! Awesome and beautiful.
Loved it - many thanks. Thoroughly enjoyed these photos with my cup of tea and a wedge of cake.
Appreciated!

 

[sgs351]

This is incredible. Jaw droppingly stunning. Espec liked this comment - "But painting is really Sisyphos work."

 

[ChrisP]

Excellent build. Incredible detailing. Such a pity that an old fashioned string-bag plane of the British Fleet Air Arm managed to disable the original with one lucky torpedo.

 

[Signet]

Take a 1700 part super-detailed Trumpeter Bismarck kit over 4' long, add over 1,000 PE, brass and resin super-detailed parts, and on top of that 2 1/2 years of customization and added detail, and you have one truly remarkable model worthy of the most discerning museum or collector! I real masterpiece! I had no idea there was so many details and equipment around the decks of a battleship, but it all makes sense when you see it. Good for including the swastikas, a real part of the looks and personality of the ship and a part of history that should be remembered and not forgotten. Like the rebel flag from the US civil war (war of Northern aggression) here in the South. Soldiers and sailors from the losing sides of wars were no less brave and valiant.

 

[Anchorman]

A true masterpiece.

 

[Capt Parsons]

You have absolutely blitzed it Matey. Beautiful! BRAVO ZULU!!

 

[dpktraf11]

Absolutely incredible, amazing and precise detail, places your Bismark way off and above the chart. Definitely one of the finest models I have ever seen. WOW!!!!!!
I envy your ability. The paint job is so very realistic, the aging and rust are perfect.

 

[tmaher2]

Let's get to the rigging.
Of course, the main mast must be completed first.

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Then the tension cables...

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And lastly the mizzenmast.
The pictures here are not entirely in chronological order. You can already see the mast in the last post.

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Now all the masts are up and things can continue.

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First I built a device to run the longwave antennas parallel between the triangles.
This way you can get the same tension on both sides.

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And the first threads are already hanging.

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Now came a point that got on my nerves. Four cables each led from the two double-stranded long-wave antennas, which narrowed into one towards the mast.

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Then the rest was easy. However, the rigging is not yet complete, as I still had to attach searchlights and anti-aircraft guns to the funnel. according to my motto, always work from the inside out.

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And from the front.

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The last two searchlights are on the gallery.

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What is under the hemispherical shapes on each side of the funnel(towards the front)? They look like they fold back like the convertable roof for a car. Even the super-cheap models of Bismarck and Tirpitz (like I've built) have them.

 

[MisterCA]

WOW!!! Your attention to detail is exemplary. I'm sure Trumpeter did a fine job on producing the kit but YOU made it a masterpiece. I'm sure it exceeded their expectations on builds as well.

 

[Forester]

I still have time to write a post.
With that to the on-board crane. First scratched two rope drums. OOB only bare roll.

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The crane body is already finished and there are still endless components.

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The angle of the crane arm had to be exactly right so that it would fit into the boom.

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A cross brace against the beating of the rope and a lamp were also scratched.

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Everything comes together like that.
I created the crane rope with silver-colored white rigging thread.

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Fits perfectly into the crane holder.

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And so the rigging could also be completed.

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The foremast.

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And here are pictures of the complete rigging.

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Since I liked the row cutters and dinghies on deck so much, I chose the period from April 1941.

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The last yawls in the davits have come on deck. A PE set from a destroyer in 1:350 had to be used for the cable drums.

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I still have time to write a post.
With that to the on-board crane. First scratched two rope drums. OOB only bare roll.

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The crane body is already finished and there are still endless components.

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The angle of the crane arm had to be exactly right so that it would fit into the boom.

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A cross brace against the beating of the rope and a lamp were also scratched.

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Everything comes together like that.
I created the crane rope with silver-colored white rigging thread.

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Fits perfectly into the crane holder.

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And so the rigging could also be completed.

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The foremast.

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And here are pictures of the complete rigging.

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Since I liked the row cutters and dinghies on deck so much, I chose the period from April 1941.

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The last yawls in the davits have come on deck. A PE set from a destroyer in 1:350 had to be used for the cable drums.

View attachment 586652Hi Joell Astounding work! A brief question; what is the grey putty you stand the model parts on while working on them? I assume that its nothing that leave a residue. Thanks, Barry

It in no way deters from a superb build. JJ..

 

[Magic Mike]

Welcome Joelle to the forums and your ship is a masterpiece! Greetings from Texas, Magic Mike

 

[Hubac’s Historian]

WOW - this is all just so brilliantly well-done! What a ship actually looks like during deployment, and filled with the life and activity of the real thing. So. Well. DONE!!