Tamiya 1/350 German Battleship Bismarck Build

[@melvinjohnson2074]

Not many builders want to tackle the black/white stripes topside and you really did them well. Overall excellent build although you forgot the swastika's on the deck fore and aft. Easy thumbs up!

[@DarkStarProjects-hw2hn]

Thanks, the stripes added some interest so I felt they were worth the effort.

[@권재현-q2n]

what a beautiful build process! I really enjoyed your process~thanks!!

[@DarkStarProjects-hw2hn]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@loki7441]

I am just finished the Tirpitz. just some rigging ans small arms to fit. A slow process with arthritis in the thumbs. With out a full set of photo etch parts It really is a boat shaped plastic blob. But it was brilliant back in the 1970's and way ahead of the competition. Bismark now that I recall was the first plastic kit I built in the 1960's. I was possibly 5 years old. My father had bought it and was so slow in building it, the real thing would have been built faster. I took it to my room and finished it off in a few hours. It looked great to me and I think he was impressed as he didn't give out to me.

[@DarkStarProjects-hw2hn]

The kit is not the most detailed but I was pleased when I found it in my stash. I'd forgotten I'd bought it and the King George V, which I keep intending to build but get sidetracked onto something else. I agree they do need the etched brass but it makes for a tricky and expensive build so I keep it to a minimum.

[@m.akimoto5736]

How do you get black and white paint to go on a structure in a straight line? I don't understand.

[@DarkStarProjects-hw2hn]

I used a combination of a laser spirit level, careful masking and constant checking/rechecking that the alignment looked correct before airbrushing.