ZioPrudezio 1:200 scale Bismark

[Gman93643]

I decided to get ambitious and attempt to build ZioPrudezio's Bismark in 1:200 scale having just completed the Taschen Titanic. I have taken the Bismark plans and up-scaled them from 1:400 to 1:200 scale. If my dimensions are correct, the Bismark now laid out on my work bench is approximately 49 inches long. Here is the print out:






Something about the larger scale just appeals to me. Maybe its because I have worked with larger can projects such as the 6 foot SR-71 now hanging at Beale AFB. Who knows, call me crazy, but I will now attempt to build this wonderful model in 1:200! I hope...

[herky]

thats something i have wanted to do with this model for awhile.will watch this with interest.can i suggest if you like the results you should really build his zara model alsol

[elliott]

This is going to be a build thread worth watching. Will you superdetail it or do you plan on doing a stock build? Looking forward to it either way.

[Gman93643]

Thanks guys, it is going to get interesting. I may have to make some modifications on the fly due to the scaling of the model. My plan is to build it stock as I started on the Taschen Titanic, but I have a tendency to modify things should I not like the affect.

The bottom of the hull is mounted on 5mm foam board to make the hull nice and straight so it doesn't warp.

I've started the framework and already due to the size I can see a few modifications on the horizon:

[jmr248]

Up-scaling from 1/400 to 1/200 is pretty interesting since I have never even considered this as something that could be done on a printer that prints 8.5 X 11 paper. So for the uninformed and uneducated, me, how did you double the size of the parts and have them print on a normal printer. I hope you are going to say you had them enlarged at a printers but I have a feeling that is not the right answer.

Thanks for the up-scaling lesson and I look forward to following your build.

Joe

[paperengineer]

You could poster-print it, if your printer and the file allow it

[herky]

i go half way with my jsc 1;400 models.they go to printers and blow up to a3 size

[VinceM]

I upscaled Krzychu74's 1/400 scale SS Ivernia to 1/200 using an HP printer set to "poster". It made one page into 4, so the print went from like 12 pages to like 48. It creates some weird joint lines in large parts like hull plates, and a few issues like lifeboats cut in two. The lifeboat problem I solved by reprinting complete boats and ignoring the ones with joint lines. I have a pic showing a page enlarged here:

SS Ivernia, 1:200 scale

Overall, the parts fit together really well.

[Gman93643]

I would say that I used a similar technique to the one that VinceM described, except I use Foxit PDF editor to do all of the enlarging. Then I simply can position the parts on the pages in a sort of virtual view within the program to avoid having any unusual joint lines. These are unavoidable on the largest parts of course. But when I assemble these larger pieces, I print out corresponding black and white pieces on my laser printer, splice them together and then overlay the corresponding color pieces on top to create one seamless piece. I did this with the three huge deck sections and unless I point out where I joined them, I doubt that anyone might notice unless they were deliberately looking for them. I have used this technique for many years working on commercial endeavors such as my 72 inch long Sr-71, 48 inch AN-225 and my 36 inch F-15 Aggressor.

[Gman93643]

More progress today working on the hull formers and the main deck: