Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Bismark


Here is an image of Dave Porter's SOB build of the popular 1/350 scale Bismarck by Tamiya. The kit was finished in Tamiya colors. It’s an old kit from the late seventies but it still stands up as a quality item.

2 comments:

  1. Nice one. Now I have the Johnny Horton song stuck in my head.

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  2. In May of 1941 the war had just begun
    The Germans had the biggest ship
    that had the biggest guns
    The Bismarck was the fastest ship
    that ever sailed the sea
    On her decks were guns as big as steers
    and shells as big as trees

    Out of the cold and foggy night
    came the British ship the Hood
    And every British seaman he knew and understood
    They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea
    Stop those guns as big as steers
    and those shells as big as trees

    We'll find the German battleship
    that's makin' such a fuss
    We gotta sink the Bismarck cause
    the world depends on us
    Yeah hit the decks a runnin' boys
    and spin those guns around
    When we find the Bismarck, we gotta cut her down

    [acoustic guitar refrain]

    The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day
    The Bismarck started firing fifteen miles away
    "We gotta sink the Bismarck," was the battle sound
    But when the smoke had cleared away
    the mighty Hood went down

    For six long days and weary nights
    they tried to find her trail
    Churchill told the people put every ship asail
    Cause somewhere on that ocean
    I know she's gotta be
    We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea
    We'll find the German battleship...


    [acoustic guitar refrain]

    The fog was gone the seventh day
    and they saw the morning sun
    Ten hours away from homeland
    the Bismarck made its run
    The Admiral of the British fleet
    said turn those bows around
    We found that German battleship
    and we're gonna cut her down

    The British guns were aimed
    and the shells were coming fast
    The first shell hit the Bismarck,
    they knew she couldn't last
    That mighty German battleship is just a memory
    "Sink the Bismarck" was the battle cry
    that shook the seven seas

    We found the German battleship
    t'was makin' such a fuss
    We had to sink the Bismarck
    cause the world depends on us
    We hit the deck a runnin'
    and we and spun those guns around
    Yeah we found the mighty Bismarck
    and then we cut her down
    We found the German battleship...

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