BossMark builds the Bismarck

BossMark · 11-10-14, 06:21 AM

Got this absolute awesome model there is weeks probably months of work here

Can anyone give me any advice on the easiest way to mark the waterline?

More pictures to come when I start painting and building

ajrimmer42 · 11-10-14, 07:59 AM

Ooh can't wait for this

When I did my Corvette I found the easiest way to do the waterline was to just simply get a looong piece of thin tamiya tape and just sort of go for it lol, stick it where you think you want it and it tends to be about right, but using a single length of thin stuff makes it easier to adjust the position once it's down, but also actually makes it easier to get a straight line in the first place.

Sailor Steve · 11-10-14, 09:45 AM

Awesome indeed! Have fun with it.

BossMark · 11-10-14, 11:26 AM

Just got the prima on and waiting for the MK 1 design kit with the wooden deck to arrive from a model shop in the USA (Georgia) which was sent out to me a week ago.

Sailor Steve · 11-10-14, 06:06 PM

Wow! Going whole-hog, eh? I've found that the greatest asset for building is patience. Take your time and you'll end up with a display piece you can really be proud of.

Herr-Berbunch · 11-10-14, 07:27 PM

No! Glue it all together tonight, don't wait for other bits. Then paint it tomorrow - all of it. What could go wrong?

I expect regular progress reports, and good luck.

PS - once it's built - don't try heading for Brest too soon.

BossMark · 11-12-14, 06:46 AM

So this where I am now rudder and screw shaft mounts fitted and another coat of primer (this stuff takes 24 bloody hours to dry)

Tomorrow will be the fitting of the deck and masking out the waterline and painting.

STEED · 11-12-14, 07:03 AM

That's going to cut into your drinking time, pubs around you may go out of business.

11-10-14, 06:21 AM	#1
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	BossMark builds the Bismarck Got this absolute awesome model there is weeks probably months of work here Can anyone give me any advice on the easiest way to mark the waterline? More pictures to come when I start painting and building __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

11-10-14, 07:59 AM	#2
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Ooh can't wait for this When I did my Corvette I found the easiest way to do the waterline was to just simply get a looong piece of thin tamiya tape and just sort of go for it lol, stick it where you think you want it and it tends to be about right, but using a single length of thin stuff makes it easier to adjust the position once it's down, but also actually makes it easier to get a straight line in the first place. __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

11-10-14, 09:45 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Awesome indeed! Have fun with it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-10-14, 11:26 AM	#4
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Just got the prima on and waiting for the MK 1 design kit with the wooden deck to arrive from a model shop in the USA (Georgia) which was sent out to me a week ago. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

11-10-14, 06:06 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Wow! Going whole-hog, eh? I've found that the greatest asset for building is patience. Take your time and you'll end up with a display piece you can really be proud of. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-10-14, 07:27 PM	#6
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	No! Glue it all together tonight, don't wait for other bits. Then paint it tomorrow - all of it. What could go wrong? I expect regular progress reports, and good luck. PS - once it's built - don't try heading for Brest too soon. __________________

11-12-14, 06:46 AM	#7
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	So this where I am now rudder and screw shaft mounts fitted and another coat of primer (this stuff takes 24 bloody hours to dry) Tomorrow will be the fitting of the deck and masking out the waterline and painting. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

11-12-14, 07:03 AM	#8
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	That's going to cut into your drinking time, pubs around you may go out of business. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!