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1/350 DKM Bismark with WEM PE Set

a build story by Mike Taylor
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With the major sub assemblies finished it’s time to put it all together. The superstructures are added deck by deck. Then the armaments. The boats are painted and detailed with WEM parts and added to the various locations. The masts are built and P.E. footropes and braces are added before they’re glued in place. Now the shop is mounted to the display base with the bolts inserted from underneath, through the pedestals and screwed into the hull. Using as many photos as I could find, the rigging was done with carbon fiber. These fibers are .004 thick, dark gray in color and are straight and will not bend. Each place is measured and each piece is cut to fit, the ends dipped in glue (white or CA) and set in place. The final task is setting the main deck railing in place and giving the entire ship a final spray of Testors Dull coat.

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Jurjen
Wow, I'm really impressed. Good work! I would really like to see this model in real. Those 2cm Flakvierlings looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.
APR 08, 2005 - 02:17 AM
blaster76
You can always expect first rate work out of Mikes stuff. I would love to see some close ups as well, especially since I plan to do this one for my Dreadnaught campaign. His rigging is exquisite.
APR 08, 2005 - 07:28 AM
Halfyank
Dang, that's one nice looking model. It lives up to the often claimed, but not always seen, "museum quality." Then I saw Mike's bio saying he build models professionally. You can tell. I have one comment, or question. The side camo looks like a photo I've seen of th Bismark where the black and white stripes were painted over for the Atlantic mission, and were basically showing through the paint. At that time the fore and aft swastikas were also painted out. I feel like I'm trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs but is this paint job strictly accurate?
APR 08, 2005 - 07:48 AM
modelguy2
I think the swaztikas were covered with a canvas. The fact that they're clearly visible on the wreck lead me to this conclusion. Still could be wrong.
APR 08, 2005 - 11:10 AM
95bravo
I believe that is correct in regards to their being covered with a canvas. I'm sorry, by the way Mike, you never cease to amaze me with your ships. Truly. I noted that you brought up the swastika issue. I've always wondered about that, I thought perhaps that they were red and the gray question emerged after the relocation of the Bismarck. Afterall, at the time, at least to me, it stood to reason that they would appear gray since red light is absorbed at those depths and that in order for the red to be visable that they would need to be so many feet away with the flood lights or cameras to reflect the red. Anyway, I was just curious as to where this question arose.
APR 08, 2005 - 11:38 AM
skipper
Hello Mike Although I edited and published the article I din't had the chace to say: Congrarulations on the model and on the article! A+ work and writing!! It was a joy working on it, and it really made me would like to see the model "in person" Thanks for dedicating it to Garry Keep'm commin' (models and articles) Skipper
APR 08, 2005 - 01:07 PM
goldenpony
Fantastic! The Bismark is right up therewith my favorite ships. Great job. Thanks for sharing!
SEP 24, 2007 - 12:17 PM
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