I have tried to contact this company but get no response they have some great stuff that would be very useful for this build any news or feedback on them would be great

Did you try the contact form on their website?
Might be some delay in answering due to holidays here in Europe too.
Julian

Yes i had mate was probably 2 weeks before christmas ..... and your right maybe the holidays is some of the problem would like to know though i have this big girl waiting on some photoetch

I have recieved a reply from the above website they apparently dont ship outside of Germany..... I have asked if they would consider it though

Stephen, you may need tp be sitting down when they gave you the postage rates anyway. Germany seems to have some of the highest postage rates in the known world for stuff going to Australia.

I just went to the site again and looked at his Bismarck build. I was struck by the fact that he had used very very little PE on the ship. Wouldn't you think if you sold the stuff and it was any good you would be using it wherever possible?

True mate but i was looking at the port hole eye brow covers and a couple of other little things just to enhance Trumpeters details they are virtually non excistent

Cheers,
Julian

Fantastic build! You have me itching to go build something myself!

Brilliant Julian
And a happy new year you to all you Bismarck brothers,mine will start soon
Andy

Jim, Andy,
Thanks guys,
If you are not yet building go for it
May 2013 be a great year for you all.
cheers,
Julian

January 2nd update:
Working on the capstans now. Added vents on the shelter deck accommodation to the centre 15cm mount bay, added stiffeners to the aft shelter deck bulkhead underneath the catapults and added the mounting plate for the main mast stays on the shelter deck accommodation at the aft 15cm mount bays. Added the forward storage tubes for the barrel cleaning rods and the 37mm AAA bulwarks:








I ran into a nice link to some 3D images of the Bismarck:
http://3dhistory.de/wordpress/?page_id=179

Cheers,
Julian

Exquisite advances... If this way we begin 2013!! Since we will end?? Congratulations and I continue learning.. . Regards Daniel

Holy ... i can see that I have to get a bit in gear, otherwise the Dutch yard takes the front !!

Cheers/Jan

Hi Daniel and Jan,
a very happy 2013 to both of you !
I think you are still out in front Jan
Slow and steady here, have had some problems along the way, had to strip and repaint part of the main deck, the Trumpeter swastika air recognition signs shattered when I put them in water so I had to make up some of my own with Testor's decal film. Seem to have things under control now.
Back to work tomorrow so that will slow the pace too.
Cheers,
Julian

My package from Frank Brechmann in Germany will be arriving tomorrow and my 1/200 AAA sets have shipped from GPM in Poland so I am slowly getting some detail sets together.

Jajaja Happy 2013 Jan!!! You were lost!!
Really Julian I tread on the accelerator to full!!!
Have care.!![:::]
Julian who punishes his mishap with the decals.
You will be waiting anxious for your package jejejej.... AAA gun from Poland estan very well!!!

The "Big B" is looking great, Julian. I'm particularly impressed with the deck, it looks very realistic. shows what can be done with careful painting. Al

Hi Al,
all the best for 2013 !
Thank you very much, the big B is starting to work into shape now after a rather strained start to the build.
cheers,
Julian

The polish website you listed has some good photoetch for 1 200 scale plus they have a set of 3 frets for the Bismarck and resonable priced as well. It is such a shame about the other modle site they had some really nice photoetch and definately wont ship to Aus. Is the man you mentioned Frank Brechmann in Germany on the same website as the one listed earlier if so you are very lucky..... have you looked at the porthole sets from the polish website at all

Hi Stephen,
Frank Brechmann runs "der Sockelshop", a fantastic model shop in Germany.
GPM in Poland is also a very trustworthy and helpful web based shop.
cheers,
Julian

Hello Julian thanks for the reply and thanks for the heads up on the german model company have done a search and found them.......interesting stuff indeed..... The polish website is great i am just going through it to se what i can order from them it is very simislar to

http://www.modellschlachtschiffe.de/default.asp

but the best thing is the ship to the rest of the world

Ahoy mates
The DX pack is on Ebay now


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-200-BISMARCK-DX-PACK-for-Trumpeter-by-MK-1-Design-MD-20002A-/271128699717?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item3f2087a345

ouch

Thank you Andy!! You ruined my day!!! Jajajajjaja
My god!!!
My Bismarck will go out of box!!! Jejejeje

Regards

I'm going down the GPM and painted decks route
Thats waaaayyyyy toooooo much money,£75 more than I paid for the kit
This site dont work for me so I dont know what goodies they have
http://www.modellschlachtschiffe.de/default.asp

Andy

Well,......................at $399,- they won't be selling many sets will they?
Julian

The Model battleship site does seem to have gone tango uniform. Would be a pity if this was permanent,
Julian