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ZHBismarck Class Battleship
- Numbering:
- 98005
- Scale:
- 1:300
- Recommend Age:
- 6+
- Pieces:
- 2686
- Brick Size:
- Normal size
- Material:
- Eco-friendly ABS plastic
About this set
Bismarck Class Battleship commands the room at 1:300 scale with 2,686 compatible bricks shaping the legendary German capital ship. The build layers superstructure decks, crane posts, and twin 38 cm turrets into a long hull that rewards careful sorting of dark grey elements. Recommended from age 6+, it bridges naval modellers and brick collectors who want Atlantic Fleet presence without resin kits. Eco-friendly ABS keeps the finished ship display-stable on a shelf or custom stand. Every funnel, catapult track, and anchor hawse tells the story of Europe’s most feared surface raider in brick form.
Historical background
Commissioned in 1940, Bismarck and sister Tirpitz were the largest European battleships, armed with eight 38 cm guns and engineered for Atlantic raiding. Her May 1941 breakout sank HMS Hood, shocking the Royal Navy, but air-launched torpedoes and surface pursuit ended the voyage in days. The wreck discovered in 1989 revived public fascination. Building Bismarck in bricks connects collectors to a ship that symbolised naval arms races, Hitler’s surface fleet dreams, and the reality that air power now dominated sea control.