Does any one make a 1/72nd scale Bismark

If you find one, I'd love to see the size of the display case it would be in!!!!

You mean, you have a 15 ft room to spare?

Nope, I honestly do not think there is anyone out there who makes it. The best you can hope for I think are scale drawings.

What do you think something like that would cost? I know the 6 foot long 35th scale andreas sub is $2k, but they are a little on the expensive side. speculation....$5k. Then think of the aftermarket...hundreds of little people, cloth flags all the PE sets. Interior sections, wooden decks (which really should come with the kit) Ofcourse you'd have to get special delivery as the US mail or UPS wouldn't be able to deliver something that big. I'ld have to get a lakefront house and big RC stuff so I could terrorize my neighbors (BOO-HA-HA)

maybe 1/114th scale

How about 1/100th? The only thing I know of in large scale are fiberglass hulls. Sale shipyard has one:
http:/www./scaleshipyard.com/

but complete kits? I don't think they exist.

No, Unfortunately Matt,
If you want a subject that stretches to that scale, mate, you're gonna have to do some serious scratching, sailor...
I've seen R/C Bismark's out there, quite large, but never anything kit-wise to the tune of 1/72 scale...
Like Tracy said, get yourself a 1/100th fibreglass hull, some scale drawings, and get modeling!
~Gunny

Blohm und Voss, the builders of the Bismarck made a one of 1/50th scale model of the Bismarck that is still viewable at their shipyard so that they could say,

"Here mein Fuhrer is an accurate scale model of what the Bismarck will look like when completed!"

In fact most of the shipbuilders for the Kriegsmarine capital ships made such accurate and beautiful models which were pinched by the victors at the end of the war. The Prinz Eugen model is in some National Museum in the good ole USA!

Oh yes, its not a very good pic, but here is the url to the 1/50th Bismarck at Blohm und Voss

http://www.kbismarck.com/models/model52.html

MmmHmm, now that's what I'm talkin' about!

Can you imagine taking on a build this size?! It would be a total gas!
True craftsmanship, mate, thanks for sharing...searching for more pics will follow this post!
~Gunny

Some interesting pics regarding Blohm und Voss and another pic of the 1/50th scale Bismarck model in this link.

www.bismarckclass.dk/bismarck/miscellaneous/bismarck_birth_place/bismarck_birth_place.html

EDITED by Skipper: Working link

There are lots of larger scale scratch built models of the Bismarck out there. ALmost everyone is quite stunning

Scratching a large model is not so difficult as it would seem. I do mine in 1:144, you just get a good set of plans, lay out the ribs and get going

The detailing is actually easier, everything is bigger! You can rough out turrets from a block of wood with a jigsaw, and rough sand them with a dremel tool... It still takes time and attention to detail like any model, but it's definately cool to have one that big on display.

That said, a 1:72 model of Bismarck... My wife would shoot me. That'd be 11 feet, 4 and 21/32 inches long. I don't think my hobby room is that big, unless I put it diagonally. Hmmm...

I'm planning to build myself a little flotilla of 1/72 vessels - already have a corvette and intend to add some MGBs, MTBs, and so on. In that scale the largest is about 3 feet long, so they are (relatively) easy to find the display space for.