Trumpeter Bismarck 1/200 & Pontos advanced upgrade

[Pantherman]

Me too! I thought maybe as involved as this project is you might be. I've got about ten years to go and this is going to be a long ten years.

I have 7 so just a little bit further to putting my feet up and no stress. Pantherman

 

[BOATMAN]

Me too! I thought maybe as involved as this project is you might be. I've got about ten years to go and this is going to be a long ten years.

well Ron becarefull for what you wish for as i was fairly liveley while i was at work an feeling good but since ive retired ive now got aches an pains where i never thought youd get them
so enjoy your ten yrs RON as im at 73 an nr one foot in in the grave
SO DONT WISH YOUR TIME AWAY GUYS an guys remember they may put up the retirment age as my jen was hopein to retire soon but she now has to wait another couple of yrs
chrisb

 

[Ron2]

well Ron becarefull for what you wish for as i was fairly liveley while i was at work an feeling good but since ive retired ive now got aches an pains where i never thought youd get them
so enjoy your ten yrs RON as im at 73 an nr one foot in in the grave
SO DONT WISH YOUR TIME AWAY GUYS an guys remember they may put up the retirment age as my jen was hopein to retire soon but she now has to wait another couple of yrs
chrisb

Good advice but my main takeaway was that you married a younger woman!

 

[BOATMAN]

Good advice but my main takeaway was that you married a younger woman!

I DID Ron as jen is younger than me
chrisb

 

[Pantherman]

So Easter has given me a chance to get a little bit more done. I want to get the hull moving on a bit so have started drilling all the 0.3mm and 0.5mm holes for the various PE. Thankfully pontos have provided templates. Pantherman

 

[Ron2]

So Easter has given me a chance to get a little bit more done. I want to get the hull moving on a bit so have started drilling all the 0.3mm and 0.5mm holes for the various PE. Thankfully pontos have provided templates. Pantherman
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A template is nice! Looks good and uniform!

 

[Pantherman]

The degausing cable was really bugging me, just didn't seem right so I have removed the lot, sanded it all out and now ready for refitting this week. Pantherman

 

[GCB]

Looking good!

 

[Pantherman]

I have had to add an extension top to the bench as this beast is just too big to keep moving around.

I will keep my previous top as it's a nice sized bench extension for smaller kits. Pantherman

 

[Ron2]

I have had to add an extension top to the bench as this beast is just too big to keep moving around.

I will keep my previous top as it's a nice sized bench extension for smaller kits. Pantherman
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How long is that?

 

[Pantherman]

How long is that?

The shelf is 1600mm and the ship is 1263mm. Pantherman

 

[Pantherman]

The new extension bench is much easier for work on the monster. Pantherman

 

[Ron2]

The shelf is 1600mm and the ship is 1263mm. Pantherman

So 125.3 cm, 2.54cm per inch, approx 55-57 inches long? Ok just checked my math and it's more like 48". Now I have a headache from math! Haha. I remember them telling us in high school we'd be using metric system in the future. I'm a bit familiar with it because I'm in the medical field but we're still standard measurements!

 

[Pantherman]

Got the 70 ladder rungs fitted to the stern. Only realised that there were 2 different sizes when I finished the port side. 1mm difference but it made sense afterwards why some rungs were not fitting all that well. Pantherman

 

[kevin]

Congratulations sir, the ladder rungs caused me the most frustration on the USS IOWA.
Those look pretty darn good

 

[Pantherman]

Congratulations sir, the ladder rungs caused me the most frustration on the USS IOWA.
Those look pretty darn good

Thanks Kevin, will probably get the hang of fitting near the end. Only another 210 to go..... Pantherman

 

[GCB]

Nice alignment! Great job!

 

[Pantherman]

I have been pondering how to get the angled stripes neat and in line on all the various parts.

I have found a solution. A mini laser at a budget £12. Pantherman

 

[Pantherman]

Sprayed the hull red this morning so decided to have a go at a few of the smaller launches for a bit of fun this afternoon. Took me over an hour just to clean the sprue spikes off.

Reasonably happy with them so far. Had a few folds break off but it was my fault as I bent them the wrong way and tried to bend them the right way, they don't like that. Pantherman

 

[BarleyBop]

Very nice! Those are looking great.

 

[Pantherman]

Very nice! Those are looking great.

Thanks Barley. PM

 

[Rockin' Rob]

You know? Messing with PE? I just don't know if I could do a big ship like that without going batshit crazy. Those pictures are awesome. You make it look so darn easy

 

[Pantherman]

You know? Messing with PE? I just don't know if I could do a big ship like that without going batshit crazy. Those pictures are awesome. You make it look so darn easy

Thanks, and I pretty much am batshit crazy but I kinda like it. PM

 

[GCB]

Nice! Dont even see the glue! Or you didn't apply glue so far?

 

[Pantherman]

Nice! Dont even see the glue! Or you didn't apply glue so far?

Thanks, it's all glued together. The extra thin CA is great to hide. PM

 

[Pantherman]

Little bit more done on the bigger launches. I will add the canvas framing after they are painted to avoid damage. Got a few more PE bits to add but I will also do these later. Pantherman

 

[kevin]

Its times like these that I think the Pontos sets are worth the money. Other times, not so much.
Looking good......

 

[Pantherman]

Its times like these that I think the Pontos sets are worth the money. Other times, not so much.
Looking good......

I agree, many thanks. PM

 

[Pantherman]

And now with the rudders added. Pantherman

 

[Jantk14]

Those are some cool little boats