Bismarck - Veteran Models kit builds - Searchlights, rangefinders, 10.5 cm guns
1December 27, 2022Searchlight images from Anatomy of the Ship. This is the main reference source used for this project, although not the only one.
2December 27, 2022These next 4 pictures are positioned like the above drawings to show the detailed of the Veteran Models kits
3/4 view
3December 27, 2022Port side
4December 27, 2022Starboard side
5December 27, 2022Port Aft view
6December 27, 2022This shows that the searchlights are moveable / positionable
7December 27, 2022Next 3 images show the finished searchlight compared to the Trumpeter kits pieces. No comparison In My Humble Opinion
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10December 27, 2022The next 9 pictures show test fit on the searchlight deck level. The deck pieces have not been finished or primed and there is a lot of cleanup work to do before it is ready.
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19December 27, 2022One down - six to go.
Trying to give the viewer a sense of how small and detailed these parts are
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21December 27, 2022These are hard to see, but they are the rods that go on the bottom right side of the searchlight and the control handles that fit on each side of the searchlight base.
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23December 27, 2022Six primed, Ready for painting. There will be more of the finished products in a short while.
24December 27, 20223M Rangefinder (2 types) total of 4
Assembled and ready for primer.
25December 27, 2022
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This is the photo log of the build of the various Veteran Models kits for the Bismarck project,.
