Subject: Pictures of my 1/450-scale UPC Bismarck model for the site part 1
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 21:44:28 +0000
From: rhernandez914@attbi.com
To: Ship-Gallery@modelwarships.com

Hello,

I have attached some pictures of my 1/450-scale UPC Bismarck converted from
the
Tirpitz kit.

As to the model:

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.

Best regards,

robert-hernandez
Robert Hernandez
Rolling Meadows, IL  USA

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