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1/200 Trumpeter Bismarck with Pontos 27001F1
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:dudeOk Allmost Caught Up on all my Progress :woohoo:
There are 4 of these Hatches i Marked in Red what you need to Remove and ill Mention that i use White Glue mixed with water to a milky consistence i Find it the best for working with PE it Dries slow but the Bond is better than Super Glue if you can Believe it, A company called Gator That has the Best PE glue its A better Form of White glue I've Ordered a Bottle to try out (http://gatorsmask.com/gatorglueorder1.html)
Now to Glue the Deck on Exciting :woohoo: I test fitted it a Dozen Times and Of Coarse the Bow Section Does not settle Proper :angry: So there is a Small Lip and ill that to Sand and Maybe Putty
After IT was Dry there where some Areas that were not Seamless so i Tried this method and it worked great. You Start with it Lightly Clamped
Then I Used some Tamiya Thin Liquid Glue in the Joint
Then Give a light Squeeze and the Platic Bonds, you just Sand it and you got your self a Perfect Seam without use of Putty
So i was Bored After that so i pulled out the Structure and test Fitted it just for Fun
Now just gotta Finish the Details for the Hull and she is ready for Prime and Paint :yipee
There are 4 of these Hatches i Marked in Red what you need to Remove and ill Mention that i use White Glue mixed with water to a milky consistence i Find it the best for working with PE it Dries slow but the Bond is better than Super Glue if you can Believe it, A company called Gator That has the Best PE glue its A better Form of White glue I've Ordered a Bottle to try out (http://gatorsmask.com/gatorglueorder1.html)
Now to Glue the Deck on Exciting :woohoo: I test fitted it a Dozen Times and Of Coarse the Bow Section Does not settle Proper :angry: So there is a Small Lip and ill that to Sand and Maybe Putty
After IT was Dry there where some Areas that were not Seamless so i Tried this method and it worked great. You Start with it Lightly Clamped
Then I Used some Tamiya Thin Liquid Glue in the Joint
Then Give a light Squeeze and the Platic Bonds, you just Sand it and you got your self a Perfect Seam without use of Putty
So i was Bored After that so i pulled out the Structure and test Fitted it just for Fun
Now just gotta Finish the Details for the Hull and she is ready for Prime and Paint :yipee
Looking great Rob! It's too bad that once the main deck is put on, people won't be able to see all the hard work you put into the seawater intakes. Nice job re-drilling the hydrophones...too bad Trumpeter didn't do a little research and get the holes right in the first place.
You'll like the Gator Glue...mixed with a little water it's great for photoetch parts. I understand the guy that markets it also has a Gator Glue Thin out, but I haven't tried it yet.
PS...I've almost finished my 1/200 Bismarck, just a bit more rigging to do
Bob McFarlane.
You'll like the Gator Glue...mixed with a little water it's great for photoetch parts. I understand the guy that markets it also has a Gator Glue Thin out, but I haven't tried it yet.
PS...I've almost finished my 1/200 Bismarck, just a bit more rigging to do
Bob McFarlane.
Very impressive work Rob.
Kenny Loup of Gator is a good friend of this website, think he has a new batch of thin glue, speaking of that I need to hit him up for some.
Kenny Loup of Gator is a good friend of this website, think he has a new batch of thin glue, speaking of that I need to hit him up for some.
Some nice work being done here!! Too bad alot of it will be hidden once the decks installed :facepalm 
Thanks Everyone :cheer: Ive Emailed him a couple times he must be a busy guy I'm Hoping to Order The Mask and Glue and Maybe this Thin Stuff looks like a Faster Dry Time,
Here is the Screws Test Fit they look so Good!
One Issue tho I found a Small Metal Ball in one of the Screws (im Guessing its part of the Smoothing Process where they Make them) It was such a Bugger to get out had to Dermal It out
Here is the Screws Test Fit they look so Good!
One Issue tho I found a Small Metal Ball in one of the Screws (im Guessing its part of the Smoothing Process where they Make them) It was such a Bugger to get out had to Dermal It out
Nice! 
Well Last Night i broke my last 0.3mm Drill Bit :vmad so i ordered some more off Ebay a couple packs of 10 for 2 Bucks pretty Decent. But i decided to build something fun 
Here is ANTON, He is massive
I Also got a Package today MY LANCASTER EGG PLANE, Im part of the Hamilton IPMS Modellers Club so this was a Must buy for me :woohoo:
Here is ANTON, He is massive
I Also got a Package today MY LANCASTER EGG PLANE, Im part of the Hamilton IPMS Modellers Club so this was a Must buy for me :woohoo:
Looks good, If you don't mind my throwing it out there. I don't know what you're paying on Ebay but check these guys out.
http://drillcity.stores.yahoo.net/
They have some neat values in there.
http://drillcity.stores.yahoo.net/
They have some neat values in there.
Exactly Swordsman, i just want to give a Tunnel Effect when you look though the Intake Vents.
Thanks Surfsup, She is massive i have no idea where i am going to Display her lol, The Tamiya kit is great only major flaw that took sometime to fix was the Aircraft Hanger was slightly wrong, I have a list somewhere with all the Errors that have easy fixes.
So Last Night i had one of those Face palm moments, In this Picture you can see the Plastic Barrels on the Right, So took the Plastic Barrels Cut it down, Centred a line Drilled it out Sanded spent an hour doing this, Then noticed that there are a 2nd Set of half Barrels on the Fret, Amazingly Trumpeter Did this for After Market Barrels so you wouldn't need to do al the work i did
. You can see in the Picture there are Half Circles So it can help Line your Barrels up while it dries on the Fret.
Thanks Surfsup, She is massive i have no idea where i am going to Display her lol, The Tamiya kit is great only major flaw that took sometime to fix was the Aircraft Hanger was slightly wrong, I have a list somewhere with all the Errors that have easy fixes.
So Last Night i had one of those Face palm moments, In this Picture you can see the Plastic Barrels on the Right, So took the Plastic Barrels Cut it down, Centred a line Drilled it out Sanded spent an hour doing this, Then noticed that there are a 2nd Set of half Barrels on the Fret, Amazingly Trumpeter Did this for After Market Barrels so you wouldn't need to do al the work i did
. You can see in the Picture there are Half Circles So it can help Line your Barrels up while it dries on the Fret.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
So Last Night i had one of those Face palm moments, In this Picture you can see the Plastic Barrels on the Right, So took the Plastic Barrels Cut it down, Centred a line Drilled it out Sanded spent an hour doing this, Then noticed that there are a 2nd Set of half Barrels on the Fret, Amazingly Trumpeter Did this for After Market Barrels so you wouldn't need to do al the work i did
Actually the half circles are for the slide mold to do the holes in the barrel bases, but neat in that it can hold the AM barrels too.
Question! What was the coin you placed on the Bismark with the Anton gun turret?