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ONLY a little bit of flash isnt it Ron
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Airfix 1/600 BISMARK
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I would have to agree a,Tim, at least 1 600 is a nice size for my peepers
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Take too much to sort out the very old moulds or lack of demand due to 1 700??
Yep, it would. 1/700 is harder on the eyes though........
Totally agree, I find it hard enough with 1:350 scale.
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YES Carl got to agree there as i think 1/350 scale is a nice size for ships as then the small bits ai'nt so small an easy on the ole mk 1 eyeball lol
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So that’s why Ming the merciless left town.Thanks Bob, but I'll need an empty, not full one!
Ladies and Gentlemen, for your evenings amusement and delectation, I give you some of the sprue sections!
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Thanks for the input boys. 
Sorry Tim, I missed your question about the 1/1200 Bismark I built. I've just found out I never actually made a sea diorama with just Bismark on it. The one I did make, included the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. when they joined forces and broke out into the North Atlantic....
I've rectified the situation and just finished a little seascape featuring the diddy Bismark on her lonesome.....
Here's a photo from that build. I'll post the rest over in 'Ships Completed' asap.
Cheers and thanks for the timely reminder.
Photo taken from a destroyer escort whilst heading across the Baltic Sea.
Your Servant,
Admiral Gunther Lutjens
Sorry Tim, I missed your question about the 1/1200 Bismark I built. I've just found out I never actually made a sea diorama with just Bismark on it. The one I did make, included the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. when they joined forces and broke out into the North Atlantic....
I've rectified the situation and just finished a little seascape featuring the diddy Bismark on her lonesome.....
Here's a photo from that build. I'll post the rest over in 'Ships Completed' asap.
Cheers and thanks for the timely reminder.
Photo taken from a destroyer escort whilst heading across the Baltic Sea.
Your Servant,
Admiral Gunther Lutjens
That must be the one I remember.....this one looks good as well.
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A bit cold still, even in my den. but I've managed to push on with this build.....
Two piece hull glued together and the two sections of the main decks fitted. Needless to say an initial bad all round fit, but I managed
Deck detail just right. At this scale and smaller, the caulking and detail around the fittings etc. would be virtually invisible.
First coat of Vallejo 'Air' acrylics brushed on. I rarely use primer, so the first coat of grey went directly onto the bare plastic... Pass the sick bucket!
Luckily, The boot topping lines are moulded in, so no need to scribe them around the hull with a pencil ( as I usually have too)
For any brush painters that don't use masking tape, I always work top to bottom on a hull, that way I only need to paint two straight lines throughout the three colour changes. Let the paint go below the lines. Grey/ black/ then bring the red up to the lower black line.
Here, you can see I've worked the grey to below the lines. Next comes the first straight line - the top line of the black boot topping. I will paint the black over the lower line a tad. Thus only leaving just one more straight line to do....The lower hull, red up to the bottom of the black.
I hope that all makes sense and makes this part of the painting a bit more straight forward.... Sez he!
A second coat of grey should be enough.
Cheers.
Ron
Two piece hull glued together and the two sections of the main decks fitted. Needless to say an initial bad all round fit, but I managed
Deck detail just right. At this scale and smaller, the caulking and detail around the fittings etc. would be virtually invisible.
First coat of Vallejo 'Air' acrylics brushed on. I rarely use primer, so the first coat of grey went directly onto the bare plastic... Pass the sick bucket!
Luckily, The boot topping lines are moulded in, so no need to scribe them around the hull with a pencil ( as I usually have too)
For any brush painters that don't use masking tape, I always work top to bottom on a hull, that way I only need to paint two straight lines throughout the three colour changes. Let the paint go below the lines. Grey/ black/ then bring the red up to the lower black line.
Here, you can see I've worked the grey to below the lines. Next comes the first straight line - the top line of the black boot topping. I will paint the black over the lower line a tad. Thus only leaving just one more straight line to do....The lower hull, red up to the bottom of the black.
I hope that all makes sense and makes this part of the painting a bit more straight forward.... Sez he!
A second coat of grey should be enough.
Cheers.
Ron
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Very nice Ron, i think its got the infamous aztec stairs lol
Who’s been reading up on ship models then....LOL.....mind you, that’s exactly what they look like....
Looking good, feels like there’s more ship Building than anything else at the moment. Must be that time of year.
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Thanks chaps.
I have no idea what "Infamous Aztec Stairs" are. Help please.
After brushing on a final coat of grey, I've freehand painted the boot topping up to the grey line, but allowed the paint to go over the bottom line. This I will straighten out when I add the below waterline colour.
I have also started weathering the main deck planking.
Thanks for looking in.
Ron
I have no idea what "Infamous Aztec Stairs" are. Help please.
After brushing on a final coat of grey, I've freehand painted the boot topping up to the grey line, but allowed the paint to go over the bottom line. This I will straighten out when I add the below waterline colour.
I have also started weathering the main deck planking.
Thanks for looking in.
Ron
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Only with lots of pictures
Looking good Ron. Deck colour is coming on well especially.
With respect to the “Aztec stairs” it is the Aztec pyramid step appearance of the walkway ladders on Airfix 1/600 ships commented on a lot on ship forums. These are illustrated by the steps up to the deck behind the superfiring turret in your last picture. Not something I would worry about unless I was going down the etch madness road.....
With respect to the “Aztec stairs” it is the Aztec pyramid step appearance of the walkway ladders on Airfix 1/600 ships commented on a lot on ship forums. These are illustrated by the steps up to the deck behind the superfiring turret in your last picture. Not something I would worry about unless I was going down the etch madness road.....
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Thanks boys.
Tim. Thank you for your positive comments re. the deck colour. Much appreciated.
I don't read mags, or go on ship forums, so thanks too for informing me about the steps. I don't 'Do' p.e., so I'm afraid they will have to stay as lumps of stone.
Cheers,
Ron
Tim. Thank you for your positive comments re. the deck colour. Much appreciated.
I don't read mags, or go on ship forums, so thanks too for informing me about the steps. I don't 'Do' p.e., so I'm afraid they will have to stay as lumps of stone.
Cheers,
Ron
There’s sensible......don’t blame you at all.....