Schlachtschiff Bismarck von Trumpeter 1:200

[madtatt]

Ahoy everyone.
So as promised, here are the fruits of my labor after two and a half years of construction.
All that's left for me to do is wish you a lot of fun looking at the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sinnerboy]

Superb! well done Sir!

 

Who is the crew made by?

[madtatt]

Thank you.
The figures are from North Star Models.
Unfortunately I don't know what's going on with the company because their website is down.

 

Here is a link to scalemates, the figures were available from many nations in different poses.

 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/north-star-models-nsa350508-us-navy-figures-in-working-positions-set-2--1075025

[robgizlu]

It's a beautiful model, rigging detailing and weathering are all excellent.

Congrats 

Rob

[davecov]

A stunning build. Well done. 👍

 

Dave

[Richard E]

That is an astounding, museum quality, replica.

[MilneBay]

WOW!!! That's a magnificent model. Well done.

[europapete]

Now THAT is how a large scale ship should be done!Awesome, well done. 

[Bandsaw Steve]

Wow! 

[ArnoldAmbrose]

Gidday Jolle aka @madtatt, I followed your build thread, and this is a magnificent model. I think it is certainly museum quality. Regards, Jeff.

[europapete]

Totally agree Jeff

[theskits62]

That is stunning - hope you're going to put it in a glass case to keep the dust off !!!

[madtatt]

Thank you all.
I'm very pleased that my boat is well received.
Of course it has already been given an adequate berth.
I think in the pictures above you can even see a little dust that landed on the model during the construction phase. And that even though I covered it with a cardboard box during construction breaks.

 

Have a look.....

 

 

Edited September 20, 2023 by madtatt

[ArnoldAmbrose]

Gidday Jolle, it's good to see that such an exquisite model will be protected. BTW, that's a very tidy work bench. It's not natural, get some junk on it! 😁 Regards, Jeff.

[madtatt]

Thanks Jeff.

 

Believe me, this is not the natural state of this workbench.
That was just to pose. 😉

 

[theskits62]

2 hours ago, madtatt said:

Of course it has already been given an adequate berth.

 

Phew i can relax now ! Congratulations once again on a beautiful model.

[Keeff]

That is awesome ..... loads of detail and the rigging and weathering are superb!  👌

It definitely needs pride of place! 

 

Keith 😁

[mick]

excellent work

[Dancona]

Well I think that you have just set the gold standard that all of us 1/200 builders are aspiring to !!

Very well done, just the right degree of weathering, and some lovely set pieces with the crew.

 

cheers

 

David

[Zoran Srb]

Wow ! Just, WOW !!! Very, very, VERY well done Sir!! Construction, painting, weathering, rigging, figure composition..... 10/10 !!! She's a beautiful beast, and you did her justice !!!! I just hope that we won't have to wait two years for the next one!! Although, she's worth the wait... 👍👍👍

[kiseca]

I was just going to say WOW! but I see I've been beaten to it, more than once!

[madtatt]

44 minutes ago, Zoran Srb said:

I just hope that we won't have to wait two years for the next one!! Although, she's worth the wait... 👍👍👍

 

First of all, a wow back to everyone. Thanks for the many great compliments.

 

Zoran, I feel bad for disappointing you.
I became unfaithful to building model ships and started building a spaceship. Unfortunately it is a childhood dream of mine as I am a big Star Wars fan, to build the Milenium Falcon.
But I swear, after that we'll move on to the next ship straight away.
You can choose from the Mikasa and the Yamato from Japan or the Rodney from England.

 

 

Edited September 20, 2023 by madtatt

[Zoran Srb]

22 minutes ago, madtatt said:

 

First of all, a wow back to everyone. Thanks for the many great compliments.

 

Zoran, I feel bad for disappointing you.
I became unfaithful to building model ships and started building a spaceship. Unfortunately it is a childhood dream of mine as I am a big Star Wars fan, to build the Milenium Falcon.
But I swear, after that we'll move on to the next ship straight away.
You can choose from the Mikasa and the Yamato from Japan or the Rodney from England.

 

 

Disappointed !! Heavens, no, I'm impressed!! And, I'm honored....  I have both Mikasa and Yamato in stash (but in 350th scale), and although Yamato is most impressive, both of them can be seen... But Rodney... that's a rare fish, so if you might consider her... That would be a real treat....

That doesn't mean that you should put Millennium Falcon away, and if it's in  72nd scale.. Yay !!!

[madtatt]

Phew, I'm reassured. Great, so we'll be reading a lot more about each other. I'm happy.
It's still a while before the decision is made as to which ship it will be. But I will let you know in good time. 😉

 

[Farmerboy]

Stunning work, you ship modellers never fail to impress with your skills and patience, good job!