Trumpeter 1/200 Missouri build [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Jim Lauser]

Here is another pic of the area where that gun cluster is located, just a larger area, there are 13 guns here.

 

[Jim Lauser]

Here is a pic of the ammunition racks inside one of the 40mm Bofors mount. Please remember that these images are magnified and do show some inconsistency in the placement of the pieces. If anyone has any negative comments, all I can say is "You do it better".

 

[GaryM]

I love the wooden deck. Really helps make it look real. I bought the one veneer for the Titanic that has over 10,000 individual planks to represent and it really looks great. I will be using this when I build it but it was not cheap. Since the ship is over 6 feet long, the planking sets was over $350.00.

 

[Jim Lauser]

Hey Gary
The wooden decks for both the Bismarck and Missouri projects were included with the add-on kits I purchased. The wood itself is roughly 0.25mm thick and I would assume it is produced on a machine that cut it and defines it's character with some sort of laser. The engineering is just superb. Fortunately, the expense is no where near what you paid for the Titanic, which was down in the $200 range for each of the add-on kits.

 

[Jim Lauser]

Next I am going to work on the crane that mounts on the stern. The following pics show the assembly of the control unit. The paper clip used in these pics is one of the small ones. After this, my son Richard suggested I use a dime for clarity.
The first pic shows the components
The second shows the completed controller
The third shows it mounted on the stern

 

[Jim Lauser]

Moving on to the assembly of the crane itself, here is the first set of parts.

 

[Jim Lauser]

Here is a shot of the crane with the first 8 cross braces installed. For the photography buffs out there, I shot this hand held using aperture priority at f32 for 1/4 second with a 300mm lens. Phew!

 

[Jim Lauser]

The inside structure pieces in the boom have been added

 

[Jim Lauser]

All of the outside frames have been bent into place

 

[Jim Lauser]

These pieces are for the wheel on top of the crane

 

[Jim Lauser]

here is the completed wheel assembly

 

[Jim Lauser]

This shows the wheel assembly installed at the joint of the crane

 

[Jim Lauser]

And finally, the completed crane. Some of the final assembly photos have been skipped.

 

[GaryM]

Very niffte. Even if it says you will do this is the year 2020. :lol:

 

[Jim Lauser]

Maybe finish by 2020 !!!!!!!!!! :text-lol:

 

[NMBROOK]

Excellent work Jim and thank you for taking the time to post some step by step images :text-thankyouyellow:

Kind Regards

Nigel

 

[Jim Lauser]

Thanks Nigel

Next thing to be assembled are the catapults. There are two, one on each side of the ship.

Here are the parts that make up the first stage of the assembly.

 

[Jim Lauser]

Here is the completed stage 1 starboard side of the catapult.

 

[Jim Lauser]

And here is the port side

 

[Jim Lauser]

Next comes the stage 2 parts