Airfix Sink The Bismarck (A50120) The Airfix Sink the Bismarck Waterline Battleships Gift Set in 1/1200 scale from the Gift Set range accurately recreates the real life British & German ships from World War II. This plastic ships kit requires paint & glue to complete. Bismarck took part in only one operation during her brief career. She, & the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, left Gotenhafen on the morning of 19th May 1941 for Operation Rheinübung, during which she was to have attempted to intercept & destroy convoys in transit between North America & Great Britain. Scale: 1:1200