Thanks so much!
All the work is almost done! And it's true. There are a lot of tiny pieces. Lots of patience and dedication,I guess Kurt wanted to say, that it is a lot of work to make all these guns....
I was interested by Kurts post to check the armament the Bismarck carried
There were a lot of guns
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Still a lot more to build for @pope
German battleship Bismarck - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
More and more...
Boats ready! 
Hangars. "Arado" AR-96 planes got into them.
This is a real photo. As you can see, the boats were on top of them. There we can see the gate through which these planes were introduced.
Here, another perspective of the hangar, already in place. 
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
I never understood why a large battle ship needed so many little support boats.
There were appr. 2.000 seamen on board - so these boats were also used as tender boats
Imagine the traffic necessary for supply etc. when such a battleship was not bearthed at a quay or pier, but laying at anchor
That´s a very good explanation.
In any case, when the ship sank, there was hardly time to haul down all the boats. Most of the survivors were picked up at sea.
Of a crew about 2,200 men, only 114 survived. 
Some of the survivors. Rescued by HMS "Dorsetshire". (Source: Wikipedia).
Some of the survivors. Rescued by HMS "Dorsetshire". (Source: Wikipedia).
Hallo @popeWell, here are a few photos of my last build. This is the battleship Bismarck (Kriegsmarine), at 1:200 scale. I will gradually post more photos. I hope you like it!
Un abrazo a todos desde Granada, España.
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we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Thank you! I’ve considered using super thin plastic pieces on top to simulate steel plates. But I can’t find a good photo of the Esmeralda the ship I’m building to show a hull plate patternWell, that's easy. Once the hull is finished, you have to sand it ,at least a couple of times, so that it´s very smooth. After this you have to give it a good layer of putty. You sand it again very well and then all that remains is painting. It´s a laborious task but with patience everything is done. I'll post photos of how it looks.
Using ordinary spackling compound or a different kind of putty? Thanks. Lou
Thanks so much! One more year...
Well, now it's time for the chimney...
There's less left... 
Let's keep going...
And we continue...The end is approaching, although I must say that it has not really been a "step by step", but rather a summary of the build. I´d like to have more images, but as I said, it´s a small summary.
Now I am focusing on my next build, the Spanish ship of the line "Santísima Trinidad"
Now I am focusing on my next build, the Spanish ship of the line "Santísima Trinidad"