Building the Trumpeter 1/350 scale SMS Viribus Unitis WWI Dreadnought

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In this 4th model ship build for the channel, we construct, paint and detail the World War I era Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Viribus Unitis 1/350 scale model kit by Trumpeter Item No: 05364.

This vessel was the first in the world to ever sport triple mounted main gun turrets. It also transported Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie during official functions as well as carry their bodies after their lives were taken – starting World War I.

This video could not have been made without the generous contributions of information from Naval Historian Andrew W. Wilkie of British Columbia, Canada.

Please visit his site for all thing SMS Viribus Units and more! www.viribusunitis.ca
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Credits:
(Rare) SMS Viribus Unitis images are courtesy of Andrew W. Wilkie

All other SMS Viribus Unitis images are Public Domain

Movie Clips:
“Horror Express” (1972) is Public Domain due to lack of current copyright

“Your Name Here” (1960) by Calvin Communications is Public Domain and is used as parody

“Battleship Potemkin” (1925) is Public Domain due to lack of copyright

Music:
“1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky is public Domain

“Growing Space” by Astron is Creative Commons (CC0) and is public Domain

“Night Snow” by Asher Fulero is Creative Commons (CC0) and is public Domain

“Sad Piano” by Liborio Conti is Creative Commons (CC0) and is public Domain

“Two Moons” by Bobby Richards is Creative Commons (CC0) and is public Domain

“9th Symphony, Finale” (excerpt) by Beethoven is Creative Commons (CC0) and is public Domain

“A Quiet Thought” by Wayne Jones is Creative Commons (CC0) and is public Domain

“Deeper Meaning” by Liborio Conti is Creative Commons (CC0) and is public Domain

“Awaiting Return – Alantean Twilight” by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

“E Minor Prelude” by Chopin is Creative Commons (CC0) and is public Domain

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13 thoughts on “Building the Trumpeter 1/350 scale SMS Viribus Unitis WWI Dreadnought”

  4. Hello Tom. I cannot begin to express my gratitude at your very kind and generous acknowledgement at the beginning of the video. This would have to be one of your most outstanding builds. Sorry that my suggestion put you through the torture test! I learned a lot of things during this video. I now know what "bitts" are. I really liked your rendition of the torpedo nets-clever. I particularly liked the detail around the railing where they go over the bitts. That foam cradle you used to hold the model in place while you worked on it is something I will have to utilise. And finally, the difference in detail once you replaced the windows on the 13.5 ton motor boat with decal strips is night and day. I am aware that when I get to the sister ship-Szent István, there are quite a few detail differences, but this will be an immensely helpful video in terms of build sequence etc.. As always, your friend, Stephen.

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  10. Fantastic vid as always. I don't know if it's just me but I have a real love/hate relationship with Trumpeter kits. They do provide us with some pretty unique subjects that we wouldn't get elsewhere but sometimes the fit is really bad and some parts are very inaccurate.

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  11. Really impressive build and lovely finish. I am more of an aircraft builder but ships are catching my attention and I now have a few in the stash.
    Thank you sharing your work. Has always an informative and enjoyable watch. Thank you for sharing your work. Looking forward to your next project. All the best from the U.K.. 👍

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  12. Awesome job mate always a pleasure to watch your builds this one especially was a different experience for me as I love planes I tried boats and ships but could never finish them love your work keeping going kind regards from Wales

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