TamiyaTMYTAM78015 TIRPITZ Scale Model

Having built the Tamiya Battleship Bismarck, I thought that building the Tirpitz would be a lot easier. Not so. It is almost the same as the Bismarck but not exactly. A few areas are different and you have to be careful. I found that painting a lot of the tiny pieces (such as the tiny guns) was helpful. In fact, I painted most of the large items as well this time before they were detached from the Sprue. Once again, items flip up and disappear into the carpet. No damaged parts in either kit I am glad to say but remember, quite a lot of the parts are very small and difficult to handle. You will find you remember a lot of words you thought you had grown out of as a youngster. They kept cropping up from time to time (I managed to avoid any of the family hearing me). You will also have to keep an eye on the plans because there are some 1mm holes to be drilled and they are not that easy to spot. I have found that my eyesight at 72 is not quite the same as it was when I was a regular builder so I have to be very careful when I detach parts and not to cut them too close. Trim them afterwards rather than find you have severed something you should not have done. Overall, 5 star rating for this ship. The box is beautiful showing the quality of the whole thing. Well worth the money.

Tremendous quality. Didn't have to file down any of the mouldings to make them fit flush. Seems to be rather more robust than my previous model, Prince of Wales: I haven't broken any small parts due to clumsy fingers. Challenging paint job. Looking really good, however. Delivery took about 10 days...not bad, considering it was sent from Osaka, Japan!! Instructions are clear, and are set out logically. You'll need a 1mm drill to add some holes to the decks. Enjoy!!

I bought this for my husband as he had bought the Bismarck, he loves it! Clear simple instructions. It turned out great!

This item is very good but the instructions are in chinese not english apart from that it's good

Just some general observation from unboxing it. It is clearly a very detailed kit and certainly not aimed at the novice (which I am). On a skill level of 1 - 5, it is definitely aimed at the 4 or 5 end of the scale. The number of parts are quite extensive and it will certainly take many, many hours to complete. I am anticipating months - doing small amounts of filing, painting, sanding, filling, etc as I go along. I am just getting back into modelling, having not built one for around 30 years. I have bought a couple of AirFix Starter Kits (Skill Levels 1 and 2) and will make my mistakes on these, before I attempt the Tirpitz. Given the price of it, I would like to produce something to be proud of. The AirFix kits can be built in a couple of hours and cost less than £10. Also, make sure you have plenty of workspace and somewhere to leave the parts lying around for a long period of time. This is not one you can hijack the dining table for a couple of hours on. In the meantime, I have been reading up on the history of the Tirpitz, as a way of immersing myself more in the build, and getting a lot more out of, than simply cementing some pieces of plastic together. I'm genuinely looking forward to building it.

excellent model quality and finish of parts very good. Tamiya far better than Revell models

The box alone told that this was going to be a quality model. The moulding on this is exceptional, I could not see flash on any of the sprues. The plastic is a good standard. Going to take time on this one and it would certainly deserve all the aftermarket parts which is my plan. Opted for Tirpitz over her sister ship Bismark as anything relating to the latter is almost always more expensive. I would strongly recommend this for the price!

As usual with Tamiya great quality and presentation. Very enjoyable to build and looks good.

In time as promised. Very nice Tamiya model. I won’t build until winter but everything is there and the packaging was mint.

Bonjour j ai acheté cette maquette par passion

It's a huge, pretty good kit right out of the box, if you add a photo etch like crane, catapult and mast you have a real crowd pleaser.

Bausatz kam sehr schnell und unversehrt an, die Verpackung ist sehr schön gestaltet und die Teile sorgfätig und gut verpackt. Der Aufbau ist wie bei jedem zuvor gekauften Tamiya Set angenehm und entspannend, für die Bemalung am Rumpf ist alles vorgeritzt. Weiter so mit den Modellen Tamiya! Sehr weiterzuempfehlen!

組立中は時間を忘れてしまうほどで、まだ途中ですが出来上がりが楽しみです。