Bismarck - Veteran Models kit builds - Searchlights, rangefinders, 10.5 cm guns
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Searchlight images from Anatomy of the Ship. This is the main reference source used for this project, although not the only one.
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These next 4 pictures are positioned like the above drawings to show the detailed of the Veteran Models kits
3/4 view
3/4 view
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Port side
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Starboard side
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Port Aft view
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This shows that the searchlights are moveable / positionable
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Next 3 images show the finished searchlight compared to the Trumpeter kits pieces. No comparison In My Humble Opinion
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The 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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One down - six to go.
Trying to give the viewer a sense of how small and detailed these parts are
Trying to give the viewer a sense of how small and detailed these parts are
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These 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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Six primed, Ready for painting. There will be more of the finished products in a short while.
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3M Rangefinder (2 types) total of 4
Assembled and ready for primer.
Assembled and ready for primer.
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27 December 2022, 17:40
Album info
This is the photo log of the build of the various Veteran Models kits for the Bismarck project,.