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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19
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INDEX

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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
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009
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.
1
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
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2
2
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19a
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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
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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
66
6
6
6
6
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1
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023
019
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
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26
23
1
1
2
2
23
23
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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
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45mm
45mm
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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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176
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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2
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7
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176 35mm
252mm 59mm 155mm
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231 Insert roof 111 in the joints of the side pieces. Glue it in place and remove the
four side walls 112 (x2) and 113 (x2), two on each side, from sheet 3554.
236 Close with roof 116 and glue it with wood glue in the joints of wall 114 and
resting on wall 110. Temporarily put this structure aside.
233 Rotate the structure and glue the other two walls on the port side.
235 Fasten piece 114 and sides 115 of the structure perpendicular to each other.
232 Lean walls 112 and 113 on the starboard side of the structure, in the joints of base
105 and wall 110; then glue.
234 Move to the rear area of the structure and prepare the pieces presented in the
picture above, which you can nd on laser sheet 3554.
236
231
234
232
235
233
111 111 111
112
113 113
113112 112
113
114
114
115
115
115
115
114
115
109
109
109
116 116
116
115
105
105
113
112
112
110
110
110
110
110 110
105 105
105
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237 Using pieces 117, 118 (x2) 119 (x2) and 120 which you
can nd on laser sheet 3554, move on to the assembly of an-
other smaller structure which will be later xed on the struc-
ture assembled in the previous phase.
243 Insert group 121-122 in the "T" joint of piece 123. The
lower side of piece 121 must protrude under base 123 in order
to receive piece 124.
244 Glue piece 124 under the structure and check the correct
assembly from the picture in detail. Insert and glue piece 125 in
the joint of piece 123. Be careful to correctly orient the elements.
239 Close with roof 120 and glue it in the upper joints of cen-
tral pieces 119.The detail above shows the structure seen from
the opposite side. As you can see, the two pieces 118 protrude
from the prole of roof 120 (white lines).
240 With a small le, remove these protrusions and bring the
two side pieces 118 ush with the roof. Temporarily put this
structure aside.
242 Assemble the two pieces 121 and 122 together, placing
122 on the lower side of the longer arm of piece 121.
238 Insert pieces 118 (x2) and 119 (x2) into the joints of base
117 by orienting the inclined side downwards, then glue with
wood glue.
241 Move on to the assembly of another small structure with
the use of the pieces shown in the picture above and which you
can nd on sheet 3554.
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241
238
242
239
243 244
117
118
118
118
118
118
118
119 119
118
117
117
119
117
118
119
120
126 127
121
122
122 121
121
122
125
123
125
122
124 123
123
123
124
121
120
120
120
240
123
124
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245 Align piece 127 over the structure and glue.
248 With a cutter, cut the attachments notches of the sprues P4 and P3 and separate the four arches 2314, 2315, 2316, 2317.
Clean the pieces with a le and some sandpaper. Lay them on your worktop together with the bow structure oriented as shown
in the picture on the left.
249 Insert the two arches 2314 and 2316 in the two empty spaces at the base of the structure on the starboard side up to the stop
points on the three bases 76, 84, 73. Check their position and alignments; then spread superglue on the contact points.
247 The three structures are ready. Overlap and insert group 117-120 in the joint of wall 110 (see detail);
then glue. Take group 121-127 and try it without in the joint of deck 111. To facilitate subsequent assem-
bly, we recommend that you do not glue it to the deck yet.
246 Complete with piece 126 inserted in the upper joint of piece
121; then glue.
245
248
246
249
247
126
127 126
110
121
2317
2315
2314
2314
2316
2316
127 do not glue
73
73
76
76
84
84
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117
111
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250 Rotate the structure and replicate the assembly of the arches on the port side using plastic pieces 2315, 2317. See also the
next step.
252 Now remove the two decks 128 and 129 from laser sheet 3556A, which will be inserted from above onto the structure.
253 Perform tests without glue to check the alignment of the pieces. Spread a layer of wood glue on the upper edges of the bow
crossbeams and glue deck 128; then move to the stern and spread a layer of glue on the upper edges of the wooden walls of the
cabins; then glue deck 129 in place.The picture in detail shows the upside-down structure highlighting deck 129 which protrudes
beyond the outer edge of the cabins.
251 The picture shows the inverted structure complete with the assembly of the four plastic arches.
250
252
251
253
2315
2317
2317
2315
2314
2314
2314
2316
2316
2317
2317
2316
73
129
129
129
128
128
73
76
76
84
84
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313 Now prepare the plastic components to set up the walls of the bow superstruc-
ture; you can nd them in sprues P51, P24 and P25.
318 Move to the stern and glue the other cabinet 2323 on the port
side of the superstructure.
315 Orient the pieces as shown in the picture and glue them in place.
317 Rotate the structure and glue accessories 2321, 2324, 2322b 2325, 2326, 2328 to the covering walls of
the superstructure on the port side.
314 On the reliefs engraved on the walls on the starboard side of the superstructure,
nd position of each accessories 2321, 2322a, 2325, 2326, 2327.
316 Move to the stern and glue cabinet 2323.
318
313
316
314
317
315
2325
2325
2326
2326
2326
2327
2327
2327
2326
2326
2328
2328
23232324
2324
2322b
2322b
2321
2325
2325
2325
2322a 2322a
2322a
2323
2323
2323
2321
2321
2321
2321
STARBOARD
PORT
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319 Remove from sprue P23 the two halves of support cylinder
2318 (x2), the two halves of the base of dome 2319 (x2) and
cap 2320 with the range nders; you will use them to prepare
one of the two anti-aircraft shooting positions, which will be
assembled on the sides of the bow superstructure.
325 Remove the two prepared turrets from the mod-
el and keep them aside together with the superstruc-
ture; they will be glued later.
321 Glue dome 2320 on base 2319, placing
the two range nders in the upper lateral
joints of the base. Remove one of the two
protrusions on the sides of the cylinder with a
cutter, leaving only one.
322 Take the bow superstructure and provisionally apply the cylinder in the semicir-
cular cut out located on the port side of the second level deck. Position it so that the
protrusion on the cylinder points towards the bow and at an angle almost with respect
to the handrail (red arrow). Do not glue!
324 Repeat the same assembly procedure for the second shooting position which will be assembled on the port side of the
superstructure. Use the other components which you can nd on sprue P23: 2318 (x2), 2319 (x2) and 2320.
320 Join without glue the two halves of cylinder 2318
and base 2319; after checking that they coincide per-
fectly, x them denitively with superglue.
323 Hold the cylinder in position and glue cap 2319-2320 on turret 2318,
placing the range nders parallel to the rear of the structure and the small
dowel on the cap (red arrow) oriented towards the stern. Warning: do not
glue the turret to the structure.
2318
2318
2318
2318
2318 2318
2320 2320
2319
2318
2318
2319
2320
2318
2319 2319
2319
2319
2320 2320
2320
2319
2319
2320
2320
319
323
320
324
322321
325
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362 Now move on to setting up the front control station that
you have assembled on page 53. Remove from sheet 1556 the
covering walls and accessories shown in the picture.
368 Also ll the crack on the roof with putty and sand with
sandpaper.
369 Take the accessories prepared in step 362 and glue them
to the sides of the station walls in the position shown in the
pictures.
364 Glue wall 781 to the structure and bend the two walls 782
and 783 to adapt them to the front of the structure. The three
side wings of piece 783 serve as spacers to correctly position
the piece on the structure.
365 Glue claddings 782 and 783 to the structure as shown
in the picture. Take roofs 784 and 785, which you will have to
glue over the structure.
367 At this point, ll and level the cracks and imperfections
of the structure with putty and sandpaper in order to level the
walls.
363 Take cladding 781 and shape it according to the curved
prole of the station structure. Observe the next picture to nd
its positioning.
366 Position roof 784 aligned with walls 781, 783 and roof
785 aligned with walls 781, 782.
362
366
363
367
364 365
368 369
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782
784
781
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784
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787
787
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370 Now prepare the plastic components for the roof of the station. Remove the
pieces from sprue P25. Separate the three searchlights 2333 which you can nd on
sprue P36 with a cutter (see detail).
375 Once dry, glue the oors with the gratings to the deck.
372 Rotate the structure and in the same way set up the opposite wall of the station.
The station is ready, put it temporarily aside.
374 Glue the two walls 2354a and 2345b to deck 2353 as shown in the picture. The
two vertical lines in relief on the walls must be oriented towards the inside of the
deck. At this point, you will have to paint the deck, only its plastic structure, with Ral
7001 grey and the brass oors with Ral 1001 wood colour.
371 By consulting the picture above, glue the plastic accessories on the roof and on
the wall of the control station. Be careful to correctly orient the pieces.
373 Now prepare the lower navigation deck with the use of parts 2353, 2354a,
2354b which you can nd on sprues P45, P44 and oors 789a, 789b, 789c on sheet
1556. Lay them on your worktop oriented as shown in the picture.
370
373
371
374
372
375
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789b
789b
789b
789c 789c 789c 789a
789a
789a
2338
2338
2333
2333
2333
2334
2334 2333
2333
2339
2339
2337 2337
2336 (x3) 2336
2336
2353
2354b
2354b 2354b2354a
2354a
2353
2353
2353
2354a
2336 (x3)
2333
2331
2331
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376 Take the three prepared structures: the front control sta-
tion, the lower navigation deck and the bridge, lay them on
your worktop oriented as shown in the picture.
382 Glue the two range nders 2363 and 2364 to the sides of the turret
with the protruding lenses oriented towards the bow. Prepare the acces-
sories shown in the picture for the preparation of the turret which you can
nd on sheet 1557.
383 Glue prole 790 along the edge of the turret
roof.
378 Always insert without gluing the control station in the cen-
tral joint of the deck; it will serve you as a guide to correct the
position of deck 2353.
379 We advise you not to glue the structures but only
check their position before proceeding with the nal
painting; this will be done later. Put these elements aside.
381 Join turret 2361 to base 2360 and insert piece 2362 in
the hole on the roof of the turret; then glue.
377 Perform tests without glue. Position the deck aligned with the
front walls of the underlying superstructure and the side railings.
380 Remove the components of the front shooting direction
turret from sprue P35 and lay them on your worktop orient-
ed as shown in the picture above. This turret will be prepared
following the next assembly steps and assembled later on the
front control station.
382 383
376
380
377
381
378 379
2353
2353
2361
2360
2360
794
790
790
791
793
792
2362
2361
2362
2363
2364
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880a
880a
881a 881a
882a
882a 882a
384 Insert and glue ring 791 in base 2360, insert the ends of prole 792 in the small
signs engraved on the side wall of the turret as shown by the red arrows in the detail.
389 The picture shows the turret with its newly assembled radar device. Correctly
orient the radar by placing the straight and long side of grating 880 upwards; plate
882a will be the point of attachment to the front wall of the turret (red arrow). Keep
the two structures aside without gluing them, they will rst be painted, then glued
together, nally assembled on the front control station.
386 Glue prole 794 to the rear of the turret.
388 Fold the long sides of grating 880a upwards and insert piece 882a into the cen-
tral joints of crossbars 880a and 881a as shown in the picture.
385 In the same way, glue prole 793 on the other side of the turret symmetrically.
387 Now move to the photo-etched pieces (sheet 1557) shown in the picture, which
you will need to prepare the radar device to be assembled on the front wall of the
newly assembled bow turret. Fold one of the two short sides of grating 880a upwards,
insert one end of piece 881a into the sixth slot of the lattice and glue. Bend the other
short side by inserting the other end of piece 881a into the sixth slot; then glue.
384
387
385
388
386
389
2360
792 791 793 794