1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
My first boat build from 11 years back and a huge undertaking for a novise (like myself). A lot of toiling and grafting, but it turned into labour of love. Never spent a minute on the workbench working on this lady without watching "Sink The Bismarck" with Kenneth Moore. 450 hours and still not quite finished. Starboard side is missing the Baltic camouflage and I´m one Svastika short on the foc´sle. 
"We're going to need a bigger boat"
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Tim Reynaga
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Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
I always liked the look of Bismarck in Baltic stripes. Great work on yours!
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JohnRatzenberger
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Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
Good work !!!
John Ratzenberger 
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It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
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DavidWomby
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Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
I love that. Especially the weathering stains running down the superstructure sides!
David
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iggie
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Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
Very nicely done indeed!
Best wishes
Jim
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Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
Thank you lads. Much appreciated. The smoke stains were made from watery acrylic black paint using up strokes. I had no clue about weathering 10 years ago. I was still having growing pains in those days. 
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ShaunW
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Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
That is a great build, a properly big model ship!
Doing - Tamiya 1/35th Universal Carrier.
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Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
Thank you both. Means the world to me. 
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Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
Great piece of work
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Clashcityrocker
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Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
A lovely looking build.
Nigel
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Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
Thank you James and Nigel. Most appreciated.
"We're going to need a bigger boat"
Re: 1/350 Tamiya KMS Bismarck
Great work
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale