In the beginning, the kit was without form...

first off I filled some gaps on the rotating lugs on the base of the main gun turrets. And I also sanded off some chevrons off the front upper plate of the turrets that did nto belong there.

Here is the hull glued together with the decks placed on for the pics

And a few of the sub assemblies built- the upper superstructure and gun directors

Secondary guns and Anti aricraft guns

Catapult, boat and aircraft cranes

and decks and asemblies placed for a pic

Hull painted in approproate colors

fore and aft superstructure built and decks painted

and its current state (superstructure sides have been painted light gray, decking touched up(lots came up when making was removed), and dark gray added to steel decks) again all sub asemblies only placed for pics and not glued down for painting purposes.

Goodness180

Absolutlly stikpusher.  Welcome aboard.  I will add you to the list.  Do you have any WIP pics of what you have so far???

As a matter of fact I do! Lots... LOL! I will get some posted later on.

Looking good on the lady lex Ray :D

Welcome aboard Stik

I havnt done anything to either of my two ships yet, but I just finished off a panzer from my workbench so that should open up some time to get some attention on these ships.

stikpusher

Mind if I come aboard? I ambuilding Academy's 1/350 Graf Spee and am about 30%-40% built at this point. Lots of sub-assemblies completed and some of the main painting done, but lots of building still to be done.

Absolutlly stikpusher.  Welcome aboard.  I will add you to the list.  Do you have any WIP pics of what you have so far???

dwjr

Opened the box today to check out the contents and start planning my build. I confirmed what others had been saying about the kit railings. They look overly thick so I ordered the Eduard railings and turrets photoetch set.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l535/dwjr/Bismarck/IMG-20101031-00010.jpg

 

 

Nice that will be an awsome kit to see when she's all done.  I think that the photoetched sets will go a long ways.  I myself do not have alot of knowledge and skill in useing photoetched sets but my USS Cole does have some photo etched stuff so i will navigate that very carefully.

Mind if I come aboard? I ambuilding Academy's 1/350 Graf Spee and am about 30%-40% built at this point. Lots of sub-assemblies completed and some of the main painting done, but lots of building still to be done.

Opened the box today to check out the contents and start planning my build. I confirmed what others had been saying about the kit railings. They look overly thick so I ordered the Eduard railings and turrets photoetch set.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l535/dwjr/Bismarck/IMG-20101031-00010.jpg

A few in progress pix of the Lady Lex...

The forward 1.1" and 5" Gun galleries are started

Port side boat pockets

Working on some of the armament now.   6 of the 5" guns are almost ready for photo-etch parts.  6 more 5" to build yet.

More to follow...

Ray

HELLO ALL!!!!!  TODAY MARKS THE OFFICIAL BEGINING OF THE BUILD. 

TIME TO SET SAIL!!!!! 

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR BUILDS AND CANT WAIT TO SEE SOME WIP PHOTO'S.

M1 A1 A2 Tanker

Can I jump in with Trumpeter's 1/350 USS Sullivans?

 

See ya

 

Scott

 

Yesss Welcome aboard!!!!  We set sail on Monday.  You may start Priming now but thats it.  that way you can jump right into all on monday.  I will add you to the list.

Can I jump in with Trumpeter's 1/350 USS Sullivans?

See ya

Scott

Ray.  I live in Kennebunk now, but I grew up in Brewer and moved south for college.  Went to Southern Maine Community College in South Portland.  I love Maine also and would not want to live any where else.

Goodness,

Where in Maine are you located?  I ask because way back when I was in the Navy I was stationed with

VP-10 at NAS Brunswick.  I LOVED Maine and probably would still be living there if I'd been able to find

Steady employment.  I lived on Orr's and Bailey's Island, Bath, and, Auburn...

All the best

Ray

Wow awsome!!! 

dwjr:  Welcome aboard with the Bismarck

Ray Marotta:  Welcome aboard with your Lexington, thats quit the stash of ships you got their.

WELCOME!!!!!!

I'm in!

My entry will be Trumpeter's 1/350th USS Lexington with GMM photo-etch and 30 additional aircraft.

I jumped the gun a little bit and started her last night.

In the ship stash:

Trumpeter 1/350th USS North Carolina

Airfix 1/72nd Flower Class Corvette

Nichimo 1/200th IJNS Yamato

Testors 1/25th Miss Budweiser unlimited hydroplane

Amati 1/80th J-Boat "Shamrock

Ray

sign me up with the revell 1 350 bismarck

B17Pilot

I got a Tamiya 1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65. I already started on her (she's a commission build) before seeing this GB.  All I have done on her is put on a few gangways, propeller shafts, rudders and gave her a coat of red on the bottom.  Is this OK?  I kind of will keep working on her before Nov 1, though she is a big ship so progress will be very slow.  Adding a scratch built hanger bay.

Cool yea welcome aboard.  Be great to see some pics of it.

I got a Tamiya 1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65. I already started on her (she's a commission build) before seeing this GB.  All I have done on her is put on a few gangways, propeller shafts, rudders and gave her a coat of red on the bottom.  Is this OK?  I kind of will keep working on her before Nov 1, though she is a big ship so progress will be very slow.  Adding a scratch built hanger bay.

6 days till anchors away.  Very Excited.  If you want to you may start priming but thats it!!!! Have fun and I am excited to start seeing some pictures!!!!!

Here is a cool reference page from Wikepedia, its a list of Current Ships of the U.S. Navy.  Alot of good information found on this one page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy

Picked up my kit today.  Trumpeter's 1/350 USS Cole DDG-67.  Will probably get yelled at by the girlfriend, ended up spending more money then i expected but oh well lol.  :)

Konigwolf13

Well here are my two entries

First up Dragons 1/350 USS Ticonderoga, I'll be building as the Yorktown (CG 48)

I rate it as about 40 % done, while the basic hull is in place along with superstructure, all the small bits plus overall painting (hull needs re-painting) and Lionroars PE guard rail set.

Second up is Tamiya's 1/350 Yamato

I figure this girl is about 10% done. I've had to totally rebuild the hull after shattering it, otherwise I've added metal barrels to the main guns, some painting and a couple of ladders from the rear section and main guns from the Eduard PE set, leaving ALOT of work to go.

Andrew

Awsome, Kind of sucks you had to re-build the Yamato.  But it looks good what you have their.  I will add em to the list.

eatthis

Goodness180:

 

eatthis:

 

iv got plenty of ships to do most are 1/350 or 1/700 scale the main 1 i want to complete is the trumpeter 350 scale repulse its about 40% complete so just about eligable :)

iv also got

bismark

musashi

missouri

graf spee

prinz eugen

all 350 scale

 

 

Sounds great cant wait to see it.  Post a pic if you have one of what it looks like now so we can get a feel where you are now and can dream of where you'll end up.  Welcome aboard.

 

 

the type vii is the same scale!!

 

 

the doomed pair

 

 

Cool can't wait to see them 100% complete.

Well here are my two entries

First up Dragons 1/350 USS Ticonderoga, I'll be building as the Yorktown (CG 48)

I rate it as about 40 % done, while the basic hull is in place along with superstructure, all the small bits plus overall painting (hull needs re-painting) and Lionroars PE guard rail set.

Second up is Tamiya's 1/350 Yamato

I figure this girl is about 10% done. I've had to totally rebuild the hull after shattering it, otherwise I've added metal barrels to the main guns, some painting and a couple of ladders from the rear section and main guns from the Eduard PE set, leaving ALOT of work to go.

Andrew

Goodness180

 

eatthis:

 

iv got plenty of ships to do most are 1/350 or 1/700 scale the main 1 i want to complete is the trumpeter 350 scale repulse its about 40% complete so just about eligable :)

iv also got

bismark

musashi

missouri

graf spee

prinz eugen

all 350 scale

 

 

Sounds great cant wait to see it.  Post a pic if you have one of what it looks like now so we can get a feel where you are now and can dream of where you'll end up.  Welcome aboard.

the type vii is the same scale!!

the doomed pair

So i will be stoping by my hobby store tomarrow and looking for a kit.  Thinking of a DDG, maybe a carrier (I love positioning the small aircraft), or if the store has it i will get the new LCS class!!!!  One way or another I am coming home with something 

eatthis

iv got plenty of ships to do most are 1/350 or 1/700 scale the main 1 i want to complete is the trumpeter 350 scale repulse its about 40% complete so just about eligable :)

iv also got

bismark

musashi

missouri

graf spee

prinz eugen

all 350 scale

Sounds great cant wait to see it.  Post a pic if you have one of what it looks like now so we can get a feel where you are now and can dream of where you'll end up.  Welcome aboard.

Archangel Shooter

I haven't had much luck with completing a couple of past group builds due to family emergencies and other issues that pushed my model building on the back burner but I been wanting to start on the 1/350 Arizona so I will give it a shot!

No worrys about it at all.  Theirs a good chance that if the group continues to grow the deadline can allways be changed.  Welcome aboard Archangel shooter!!!

iv got plenty of ships to do most are 1/350 or 1/700 scale the main 1 i want to complete is the trumpeter 350 scale repulse its about 40% complete so just about eligable :)

iv also got

bismark

musashi

missouri

graf spee

prinz eugen

all 350 scale

Awsome I will put both of you in for it.  Welcome aboard!!!