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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2008 14:18:47 GMT 1
Welcome to the board vontunzelmann. To upload photos to here. Ok 1st you'll need an account with either photobucket or imageshack photobucket.com/ or imageshack.us/ Both free and then upload your photos to your account as an 800 pixel by 600 pixel jpg image. Photobucket: Copy the IMG Code, (left click on it) and paste into the msg box here. Imageshack: Copy the Direct link code to here and place bewteen [ img ] and [ /img ] tags minus the spaces. Hope this helps for the photos. or see the following thread. buildthebismark.proboards52.com/index.cgi?board=hull&action=display&thread=1027
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Post by nm on May 27, 2008 15:16:03 GMT 1
Magic!
Outside diameter 1.2mm, inside diameter 2.5mm
NM
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Post by vontunzelmann on May 28, 2008 9:14:50 GMT 1
Thank you for pointing out the mistake nm. The outside diameter is 3.2mm. the inside diameter is 2.5mm.. Will post photos in the next few days when I get back from a short business trip. Keep an eye out on ebay as I have two sets prepared with porthole glass included which I will put on there.
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Post by afkmatrix on May 28, 2008 12:04:31 GMT 1
Hi Von,
If you can post a few pics mate I may well be interested.
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Post by eric on May 28, 2008 12:24:13 GMT 1
Agreed.
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Post by Achtung!! on May 28, 2008 12:43:23 GMT 1
Count me in
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2008 13:01:52 GMT 1
Could be interested here as well, but I want to see the photos, any questions about doing it just ask.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2008 1:23:40 GMT 1
Had an email from vontunzelmann about the portholes. Hello Anthony, Just got back this evening. Re the portholes for the Bismarck. I have attached two photos. I have manufactured them out of stainless steel. Here are the final specs outside Diameter= just under 3.5mm to allow them to fit easily into a 3.5mm hole drilled into the hull. Inside diameter = 2.5mm Thickness= 1.2 or 1.6mm (depending on batch) Please feel free to post the pics and info on the build the Bismarck site. Oh! Price: $10.00 per set + $5.00 airmail anywhere I accept paypal account: richardm@petrie.hotkey.net.au regards Richard
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2008 11:54:15 GMT 1
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Post by davelancs on Jun 13, 2008 12:23:36 GMT 1
I've noticed from the promotional photos of the finished model that the rainshields above the portholes on the original ship have not been included in the model.
I've tried to add these to my model and it's worked a treat, so I thought I'd share it....
I used small staples, individually bent around the stem of a small paint brush to ensure they were all the same size and bent in the same way. I then marked and cut them down to size to end up with 'rainshield' shaped pieces of staple that were identical and the right length and diameter.
The next problem was how to attach them to the hull. I used a small dab of PVA glue above each porthole and then used tweezers to drop a rainshield into position. I found using a small nail was the best tool to move the rainshield into it's final position. The glue obviously dries clear and can't be seen - although don't use too much glue or the rainshields won't sit flush against the hull. I decided not to use superglue as it dries too quickly to allow time to get the rainshield in exactly the right place and it also has a tendancy to dry opaque and spoil painted surfaces.
The last tip is to attach the rainshields after the hull has been fully painted. As they sit proud of the hull surface, it would be difficult to use masking tape and get a straight edge when adding the hull camouflage. The bond using PVA glue is fairly strong but I'm not sure it would stand up to the pressure of masking tape.
My hull is already fully painted with camouflage added so I just counted the number of portholes on the sections of hull that are different colours and painted the right number of rainshields to the right colour (with a few spares because they are easy to drop and lose!). Finally, I attached the colour matched rainshields above the portholes.
Unfortunately, I haven't got the facility to post photos but I guarantee the effect is very good and adds a more realistic level of detail to an otherwise flat hull surface.
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Post by al1x on Jun 13, 2008 15:05:57 GMT 1
Sounds great your so far ahead!
I contacted that hopeless place of call centre month's ago about the eyebrows, was told these should be supplied as part of the series as photo-etched parts. Surely these should have been supplied & fixed before any primer was advised, though looking at the photo's of the model I can see non! How can they say this model is accurate if a key visible feature is not on the model so I now question if the eyebrow's are going to appear at all?
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Post by Achtung!! on Jun 13, 2008 15:28:35 GMT 1
May be wise not to paint the hull just yet.
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Post by eric on Jun 13, 2008 16:09:07 GMT 1
Agreed, I've primed my hull only, no plans to topcoat it for a long time.
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Post by afkmatrix on Jun 13, 2008 16:49:08 GMT 1
But if you put the eyebrows on before you paint it as Davelancs has mentioned you might have problems in masking off areas as the masking tape has to go over these eyebrows. You could always scrape a tiny bit of paint of the hull to make the eyebrows stick better.
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Post by eric on Jun 13, 2008 17:36:58 GMT 1
The masking tape would not really be a big problem, I have used masking take on 1/350 and 1/600 scale kits without pulling off small details.
What I will do is to have paper covering these parts, and the tape only along the line of the waterline and going a few mils in only.
Every time you scrape off paint and re-apply you add more layers, loose more detail and maybe have some areas where is becomes obviously over painted. And of course, with a year and a half to go on the build plenty of damage can be done during handling!
Painting the final layer on the hull will be one of the very last jobs I do on the ship.
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