by Robert Hernandez
1/450 German Battleship Bismarck (UPC)
This is the old out of production UPC 1/450-scale Tirpitz kit converted
to the Bismarck. It is the Bismarck in the paint scheme I believe it had
upon its arrival to Norway for operation Rheinübung. Note; Current
information indicates that there were no banners around the swastikas at
that time. I used this old kit as a practice kit to remove some of the
rust from my model building skills. It had been a few years since I had
completed a kit due to my career demands and challenges. The kit had no
collector’s value because of the shape of the box and the fact it came
to me minus the instructions. The photo-etch comes from Tom's model works.
The ship was completely hand painted using Tamiya
paint.
