the Bismarck

Mooncatt · 02-24-07, 04:39 AM

hey guys for those of you that live in the UK i saw on an advert on tv last night that you can start collecting parts to build the model Bismarck from what i saw its huge i guess about 3-4ft long. im gonna start collecting the issues and of course it comes with a magazine telling you all about it too. anyone else gonna do it?

TarJak · 02-24-07, 04:44 AM

Is this the one that costs about GBP1.95 for the first issue then about 5 quid for the rest of them, collect 1250 issues to finish getting the parts for the model?:rotfl:

Mooncatt · 02-24-07, 04:45 AM

ummm no the first part costs 50p then a fiver afterwards think there is 500 parts

TarJak · 02-24-07, 04:49 AM

Sorry, couldn't help taking the mick. I've started a few of these collections and never finished one usually because I can't buy the magazines anywhere after about issue 5.

Good luck with it if you can stick it out. BTW I think GBP2500 is a lot of money for a model no matter how big it is.

Mooncatt · 02-24-07, 04:51 AM

yeah i tried that spitfire one..you remember the remote control one??
mind you when you put it like that (£2500) i might give it a miss :rotfl:

TarJak · 02-24-07, 05:46 AM

Yeh I was the same with the spitfire. got to issued 5 and lost interest.

Mooncatt · 02-24-07, 05:51 AM

i think i got to about 20 and then when i was ordering the issues parts were missing from them so just became more of a pain than it was worth

Eagle Eye · 02-24-07, 02:58 PM

I've already built the Bismarck

waterline series, Had it on backorder for 7 months but it was worth it. this was 15 years ago. I still have the Bismarck but the rest that i built got trashed over the years.

Stev1 · 02-24-07, 03:35 PM

It would be cheaper to purchase the Plastic model version of the Bismark.

High Voltage · 02-24-07, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Stev1

It would be cheaper to purchase the Plastic model version of the Bismark.

For that price it would be cheaper to REBUILD the Bismarck..

Kpt. Kozloff · 02-24-07, 03:52 PM

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Check this:
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/shipmod...dels_menu.html

johnm · 02-24-07, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooncatt

hey guys for those of you that live in the UK i saw on an advert on tv last night that you can start collecting parts to build the model Bismarck from what i saw its huge i guess about 3-4ft long. im gonna start collecting the issues and of course it comes with a magazine telling you all about it too. anyone else gonna do it?

the advert says first issue 50p, rest 4.99 per. at 140 issues, the model runs out at £694.11 and you build it yourself. For that price, I'd expect a model built for me and big enough to sit in and sail!

Einbaum · 02-24-07, 08:02 PM

I was going to start a thread about this...because I was thinking about it too. But yes...if you add it up it's absurd. You have to collect every issue for nearly 3 years...miss one and that's it. And it'll cost you a fortune. Anyone else notice it's not really a reputable company doing this...if I'm not mistaken? By reputable I mean DeAgostini and others who do these weekly things.

Sounds like a rip-off...

02-24-07, 04:39 AM	#1
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	the Bismarck hey guys for those of you that live in the UK i saw on an advert on tv last night that you can start collecting parts to build the model Bismarck from what i saw its huge i guess about 3-4ft long. im gonna start collecting the issues and of course it comes with a magazine telling you all about it too. anyone else gonna do it? __________________

02-24-07, 04:45 AM	#3
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	ummm no the first part costs 50p then a fiver afterwards think there is 500 parts __________________

02-24-07, 04:51 AM	#5
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	yeah i tried that spitfire one..you remember the remote control one?? mind you when you put it like that (£2500) i might give it a miss :rotfl: __________________

02-24-07, 05:51 AM	#7
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	i think i got to about 20 and then when i was ordering the issues parts were missing from them so just became more of a pain than it was worth __________________

02-24-07, 03:52 PM	#11
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Check this: http://www.bismarck-class.dk/shipmod...dels_menu.html __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

02-24-07, 04:44 AM	#2
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Is this the one that costs about GBP1.95 for the first issue then about 5 quid for the rest of them, collect 1250 issues to finish getting the parts for the model?:rotfl:

02-24-07, 04:49 AM	#4
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Sorry, couldn't help taking the mick. I've started a few of these collections and never finished one usually because I can't buy the magazines anywhere after about issue 5. Good luck with it if you can stick it out. BTW I think GBP2500 is a lot of money for a model no matter how big it is.

02-24-07, 05:46 AM	#6
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Yeh I was the same with the spitfire. got to issued 5 and lost interest.

02-24-07, 02:58 PM	#8
Eagle Eye Bosun Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 63 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've already built the Bismarck waterline series, Had it on backorder for 7 months but it was worth it. this was 15 years ago. I still have the Bismarck but the rest that i built got trashed over the years.

02-24-07, 03:35 PM	#9
Stev1 Medic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 164 Downloads: 205 Uploads: 0	It would be cheaper to purchase the Plastic model version of the Bismark.

02-24-07, 08:02 PM	#13
Einbaum Seaman Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 40 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was going to start a thread about this...because I was thinking about it too. But yes...if you add it up it's absurd. You have to collect every issue for nearly 3 years...miss one and that's it. And it'll cost you a fortune. Anyone else notice it's not really a reputable company doing this...if I'm not mistaken? By reputable I mean DeAgostini and others who do these weekly things. Sounds like a rip-off...