Bismarck Pack 6 - Stage 57

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Range finders and he first 15cm gun

 

On the deck I added the two rangefinders first and then six search light directors in the remaining holes, you need to look quite closely to the instruction photo to check which way round all o these go as they can be inserted facing either way.:

 

This Pack is the first time I have struggled a little with bending the laser cut metal detailing (in this stage and then in stage 60). The difficulty was bending the really tiny tabs by 90 degrees. On looking further ahead, these are all little pegs simply to go into a hole on the deck to align the platforms and get them to hold in place better, so they didn't need to be a perfect right angle, just enough to fit in the receiving holes. 

I found the best technique was to push the peg against the rim of my cutting mat which had a little 'give' in the material which enabled it to grip. I found that trying with tweezers was hopeless as the part is just too small.

 

 

The antennas when attached look really cool because they give some delicate detail coming off the main structure - though they are going to be prone to being snapped off as the build progresses.

 

Then on to the first of the 15 cm guns. these are pretty straightforward. The hidden mechanics are simple to install and then its nice to have a second gun on the deck - starts to show the scale of the main gun!

 

Then it's on to testing the electrics. I didn't read the instructions properly and blew one of the LEDs

MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE THE CIRCUIT BOARD OVER AS IT OBVIOUSLY HAS SOME SORT OF RESISTOR/TRANSFORMER TO LOWER THE POWER!