Bismarck
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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 finders; 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 finders 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 find 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, fix them definitively with superglue.
323
Hold the cylinder in position and glue cap 2319-2320 on turret 2318,
placing the range finders 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
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323
320
324
322
321
325
BOW
BOW
BOW
do not glue