AMATI Bismarck User manual

GERMAN BATTLESHIP
Bismarck
1
est. 1879

Bismarck
PLANKING
R/C PLACEMENT
BOW AND STERN STRUCTURES
RUDDERS AND PROPELLERS
BOW SUPERSTRUCTURE
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INDEX

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001
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002
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003
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006 Perform tests without glue; then, glue the supports to the bulkheads.005 Remove from sheets 3551 and 3550 the two bulkheads 19 and 23 with the re-
spective supports, 19a (x2) and 23a (x2), smooth any imperfection on the pieces with
sandpaper and lay them on your worktop. The four supports 19a and 23a must be
glued aligned to the external prole of bulkheads 19 and 23 (red arrows).
004 Take the two supports 21a. Distribute a layer of wood glue in the joint and x
them inside bulkhead 21, as shown in the picture above.
001 Take laser sheet 3550 and write in pencil the number of the individual parts of the
frame shown on technical table 01.
003 Take the two bulkheads 21 and 22 and try to position them (without gluing them)
in the joints of keel 1, oriented as shown in the picture above. Warning: the two bulk-
heads must be perpendicular to the keel. Apply a layer of wood glue inside the lower
joint of the bulkheads, then insert them and glue them in their seats.
002 Using a knife or sandpaper, remove any attachment material from where the piec-
es were connected to the parts sheet. Remove keel 1, bulkheads 21, 22 and supports
21a (x2); with ne-grit sandpaper, smooth any imperfection and notches and lay them
on your worktop.
21
1
1
22
22
21
23
23
19
19
23a
23a
23a 23a
19a 19a
19a
19a
21
21a
21a
1
21a 21
22
21a
BOW
BOW
BOW

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011
007
010
008
012
010 Try inserting keel 2 in the bow joint of keel 1; then glue with wood glue. 012 Move forward and try assembling bulkheads 18, 17, 16, 15 in the joints of keel
2. Check that they are perpendicular to the keel and parallel to each other; then glue.
011 Take support 7 and place it on the joint of keel 1-2 against bulkhead 19. Check
its positioning and glue.
007 Remove from laser sheets 3550 and 3551 bulkheads 20, 24, 25, 26 and lay them
on your worktop together with bulkheads 19 and 23, which you have prepared in the
previous steps.
009 Move to the bow of the model and lay on your worktop keel 2, support 7 and
bulkheads 18, 17, 16 and 15 which you can nd on laser sheets 3550, 3551 and 3552.
008 While performing tests without glue, insert the bulkheads in the respective joints
on keel 1. Check that they are perpendicular to the keel and parallel to each other;
then glue.
Warning! Supports 19a of bulkhead 19 must point towards the bow (see
detail), while supports 23a of bulkhead 23 must point towards the stern.
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1
1
1
1
19
19
2
72
7
7
7
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
23
23a
23a
20
20
19
19
21
21
22
22
BOW
BOW
2
2
BOW
BOW
19a
BOW

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013
016
014
017
015
018
014 Place keel 3 in the joints of keel 2; check that they are perpendicular to each
other; then glue with wood glue. Remove bulkheads 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 from laser
sheets 3552 and 3551, smooth any imperfection and lay them on your worktop in the
order shown in the picture.
013 Move to the bow joints of the model and lay keel 3, which you can nd on laser
sheet 3552. Position it on your worktop as shown in the picture above.
26 25
016 Move to the stern of the model and lay on your worktop keel 5, 4 and two sup-
ports 6 (x2) which you can nd on laser sheets 3552 and 3551.The lower joints of keel
4 must be glued in the stern joints of keel 1 and of shells 25 and 26.
018 Glue the dovetail joint of the two elements 5-4 and the two supports 6 at the
joint. Check that the pieces are perfectly in line with each other and that the lower
part of the keel is on the same level of the worktop.
017 Try positioning keel 4 without glue oriented as shown in the picture above. Apply
wood glue in the joints and x it perpendicular to keel 1.
015 Insert the bulkheads in the upper joints of keel 3. Check that they are perpendic-
ular to the keel and parallel to each other; then glue.
15
2
3
BOW
15
14 13
12 11
10
3
2
9
8
3
15
14 13 12
11 10
9
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
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6
6
6
BOW
BOW
BOW
BOW
BOW
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1
1
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022
020 021
019 Lay pieces 27, 28, 31 and 33 on your worktop, which you must remove from laser
sheets 3551 and 3552. Find their position in the joints along stern keel 5, 4. Warning:
bulkhead 27 is not symmetrical; the central joint must be oriented towards the port
side of the model (see detail).
023 Glue the rst two crossbars 35 in the central area of the hull, in the upper joints
of bulkheads 23, 22, 21, 20, 19 and in the two supports 21a (red arrows), as shown
in the picture.
021 Move to the stern and in the same way glue pieces 33 and 31 in the joints on keel
5 as shown in the picture above. Leave to dry thoroughly before continuing.
020 Apply wood glue inside the central joints of the bulkheads, then insert bulkheads
27 and 28 in keel 4 and 5 and glue them. Check that they are parallel to the bulkheads
already applied and perpendicular to the keel (if necessary, use a set square).
022 Prepare crossbars 36 (x2), 35 (x2) and 34 (x2), which you must remove from laser sheets 3550 and 3551 and glue to the central structure of the hull in the internal joints
of the bulkheads from 26 to 15. Lay the pieces on your worktop as shown in the picture, with the joints pointing towards the outside.
33 33
31 31
34
34
36
15
36 35
35
21
21a
20
22
35
35
5
5
44
5
28 28
28
27
27
27
26
26
BOW
BOW
BOW
BOW
BOW
26
23
1
1
2
2
23
23
19
19
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The drawings illustrate three different versions of Bismarck's camouage colouring. The battleship was painted in all three ways, in three different moments. In order to proceed in the subsequent assembly stages, you can choose the version you prefer. Warning:
we recommend version 3, which is the most complex, to more expert and more skilled modellers in painting.
The hull colouring operations described in the subsequent assembly phases refer to version 1.
VERSION 1
VERSION 2
VERSION 3

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166 Now proceed with colouring the hull, in our case version 1. We recommend using acrylic spray paint. Before proceeding, please refer to the technical drawing shown in the picture above, it will serve as a reference to identify the colouring areas. The dimensions
shown in the picture, which are the same for both the right and left sides, will be useful for tracing the dividing lines of the colours.
167 To begin, take the model and lay it on your worktop in an orthogonal position. With a pencil, draw the water line that must run on both sides 50mm above the keel, as
shown in the photo. To perform this step, we recommend using a tracker (Amati 7378).
168 The picture shows the trend of the water line at the bow section of the model.
166
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50mm
50mm 50mm
50mm
50mm WATERLINE
50mm WATERLINE
50mm 50mm
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173 With a matt black spray paint, colour the central part of the hull on both sides.
The picture shows the nal result of the colouring of the black band towards the stern.
170 Using Ral 8012 brown red colour paint, colour the part of the hull located below the water line. Warning! Let the paint dry well, then remove the paper and the paper
tape strips with which you covered the top of the model. Observe drawing 166 and draw in pencil the two reference lines to be able to colour the black band that runs along
the hull 5mm below the waterline and doubles in the central part of the hull 5mm above the waterline. See also the detailed pictures to identify the breakpoints of the double
black line: towards the bow from the fth porthole and towards the stern from eyelet 630. Break the black line towards the stern with a small inclination towards the centre
of the hull as shown in the detail at the top left. Always work on both sides.
171-172 Mask the model above and below the lines drawn so that you can proceed with the colouring of the black band. At the points of interruption towards the bow and stern of the double black
line, resume masking along the waterline. Mask the eyelets which protrude from the hull towards the stern and that are close to the upper limit of the black line. The central part of the hull that
corresponds to the black band must be free of masking as shown in the pictures above. As you can see from the initial scheme, part of the colouring will be the nal one; while the rest will be the
background for the white tiles, which you will colour following the next steps.
169 With wrapping paper and paper tape, mask and cover the model above the line
just drawn in order to preserve the decks and the section of the hull above the water-
line. Do this on both sides of the model.
169 170
171 172 173
BOW
BOW BOW
45mm
45mm
630
10mm

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177 Cut out the ve cardboard templates from the printed adhesive sheet: A, B, C, D,
E on the starboard side and try to position them dry on the signs traced on the hull.
Remove the double-sided adhesive backing on the back of the cardboard and attach
the mask on the hull in place.
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175
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174 The picture shows the nal result of the colouring of the black band towards
the bow. 175 Now position yourself on the deck and locate the centreline, bring the dimensions shown in the picture and technical drawing 166 to the edge of the bulwarks. Move
perpendicularly on the side of the hull and mark in pencil on the black band the position of the white pieces, A-B-C which correspond to the three cardboard masks that you
will need for colouring, see step 179.
176 Move to the bow and in the same way mark in pencil the dimensions shown in the picture on the edge of the bulwark and then on the side. Always work on both sides
of the model.
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252mm 59mm 155mm
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