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Any Trumpeters 1/350 Bismarck reviews, looks

oyoy23

United States
Joined: July 11, 2009
KitMaker: 410 posts
Model Shipwrights: 20 posts

Posted: Saturday, August 29, 2020 - 05:20 AM UTC

Really nice better than Revells???

mat

Limburg, Netherlands
Joined: November 18, 2003
KitMaker: 894 posts
Model Shipwrights: 44 posts

Posted: Saturday, August 29, 2020 - 11:51 PM UTC

You can check the youtube channel of Mike Ashey, he does a review of the set and I think it looks impressive

Biggles2

Quebec, Canada
Joined: January 01, 2004
KitMaker: 7,600 posts
Model Shipwrights: 833 posts

Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2020 - 11:35 AM UTC

Can't say anything about the fit, but the Trumpeter makes Revell's look pretty bad!

MartinJQuinn

New Jersey, United States
Joined: January 19, 2005
KitMaker: 574 posts
Model Shipwrights: 530 posts

Posted: Monday, August 31, 2020 - 05:03 AM UTC

Review here: http://www.modellmarine.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5856:trumpeter-deutsches-schlachtschiff-bismarck-1350&catid=69:tru

It's in german, but you can use Google translator. Bottom line, he liked it.

A very talented ship modeling buddy of mine - he's won "Best Ship" at an IPMS National Convention - just got the kit. He says it may be the best injection molded ship he has ever seen.