Thanks for the excellent and positive comment boys.
Good to read it's not only me who thinks these awful kits shouldn't still be in production.
Airfix are doing themselves no favours in doing so......
453, thanks for another 'The Dogs' award. I'm well chuffed you think the build good enough.
Jim, after much chewing over re. the stripes (or lack of) on the superstructure. I've decided to continue them up from the hull. Although Bismark had the stripes just on the sides for a short time, she looks kind'a unfinished. Also, I would really prefer her with the complete set of stripes. Wish me luck!
Spurred on by Dave's most excellent 'Butchering' of his latest sub. build, I've decided to also bite the bullet and cut the hull down/up to the waterline. I had intended just to sink the hull into the seascape, but making Bismark 'Waterline' will make it much easier when I start on the water.
I used my excellent mini driller/cutter/grinder and loads of other 'er's thingy which I bought new from ebay for under a tenner a year ago, to rip down the hull. I wasn't going to waste my money on a more expensive one.
Here's the thing in action. I've kept the cut a couple of mm. below the boot topping.
The diddy machine ripped through the plastic and just 5 minutes later. Job done!
The melted plastic you see, I simply snapped easily and cleanly off along the cut line with my fingernails.
With the ship now sitting flat and secure should also help when I attempt some
rigging.
Next, as mentioned, and before I change my mind, I'll tackle the superstructure's B/W stripes.
Cheers,
Lutgens D.O.G.S.