DKM Bismarck 1/200-Scale Paper Model

I built this paper model over ten months in 2013-14. I do not know why I have not posted it here before this but better late than never. The kit is from GPM (Poland). I built the superstructures first, figuring that if I finished them, I would be compelled to build the hull. The aft superstructure came first, and I can see the effect of my learning curve as I went from stern to bow. 

I have taken the model to several IPMS meets. At the 2023 Midwestern Model Ships and Boats Contest at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in May, my Bismarck received a Gold Award. 

So far, this is the only capital ship model I have built, though I have paper kits for DKM Graf Spee (GPM), HMS Prince of Wales (GPM), HMS Rodney (Gomix/FlyModel), and IJN Yamato (Halinski). I have started the escort carrier USS Gambier Bay (Halinski) and have GPM's kit for the USS Yorktown, complete with the Doolittle Raiders' B-25s, all in 1/200 scale. That is several years' worth of model building!

The model is on permanent (I think) display at the Ripon Public Library. The library staff tells me it is very popular with visitors and patrons. I built the case.

Below, that is my Bismarck on the cover of the Autumn 2022 issue of NRJ. Inside is my article on "Some tips and techniques for paper model ships."