Cool Fact of the Day: Yes, the bombardier of the last Swordfish to make an attack run on Bismarck did lean over and hang upside down from the side of his plane to guide the pilot and aim the torpedo in to its target. It was that last torpedo that made the one-in-a-million Achilles heel hit on Bismarck's rudders (as Bismarck had previously made a one-in-a-million lucky hit on Hood's aft magazines), destroying one of them and wrapping the other around her center screw, making sea repairs for her steering impossible and sealing her fate.
Where have you read that? I have watched a documentary with interviews with the pilots. It was the last torpedo, yes, but it hit midship. Also the leaning doesn't make sense. The best person in position to aim the torpedo is the pilot. According to the documentary, the last pilot was partially able to hit her because the AA gunners overlooked him. He was last and flew quite low
@@jankutac9753 The Observer was looking to see how the waves were breaking. The rough sea was making the torpedoes go off course but the Observer got the torpedo into the perfect peice of water so it ran straight
@@monza1002000 hmm ok, might be. But I don't remember anything like that from the documentary. Maybe it was added for cinematic effect in some of the older adventure films, and people stuck with it later. Also other planes were smaller and didn't have any such observers, and it still worked. But in this case, it could be; because the swordfish was slow (so waves maybe really played a bigger role) and had 3 people on board (correct?) , So one of them could really help in this way
This is incredible! The animation is so great. You've got to do a behind-the-scenes on this one, would love to know how you achieved some of these special effects
Stunning detalisation. And I can imagine the amount of backstage work... how you checked the interiors of the ship? CGI is just awesome. Like a professional History channel video.
I remember they interviewed the pilot that dropped the torpedo that sealed the Bismarcks fate. He recalled how his spotter leaned down over the side to look. The fact you researched that detail is quite lovely
reading about the bismarck got me into history when i was like 6-7 years old, so this is extra epic+cool - love the classical star wars-like music, it really connects the ww2 inspirations found throughout that franchise somehow :)
@@eedwardgrey2 Possibly but I think the movie 663 Squadron was more inspirational in the trench scenes - just like the Mosquitoes attacking the factory up the end of the Norwegian fiord.
The John Williams-esque music really helps make this awesomely animated video all the more exciting by bringing a bit of Star Wars back to its WWII roots.
Favorite little detail is how at 1:16, the shots are actually coming from their respective guns, and not just random points on the ship. That level of attention and care is awesome.
Such a good animation just imagine if he remade his d-day with CGI that would be amazing! But how smooth everything is and it isn't blocky how most other stop motion videos are 30/10
Aside from the animation and other effects, can we all take a second to appreciate the shot selections. Truly cinematic and really adds to the action. Great work
*Historically Accurate* Although Bismarck had been damaged in the engagement with Hood and forced to reduce speed, she was still capable of reaching 27 to 28 knots (50 to 52 km/h; 31 to 32 mph), the maximum speed of Tovey's King George V. Unless Bismarck could be slowed, the British would be unable to prevent her from reaching Saint-Nazaire. Shortly before 16:00 on 25 May, Tovey detached the aircraft carrier Victorious and four light cruisers to shape a course that would position her to launch her torpedo bombers. At 22:00, Victorious launched the strike, which comprised six Fairey Fulmar fighters and nine Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers of 825 Naval Air Squadron, led by Lt Cdr Eugene Esmonde. The inexperienced aviators nearly attacked Norfolk and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Modoc on their approach; the confusion alerted Bismarck's anti-aircraft gunners. Bismarck also used her main and secondary batteries to fire at maximum depression to create giant splashes in the paths of the incoming torpedo bombers. None of the attacking aircraft were shot down. Bismarck evaded eight of the torpedoes launched at her, but the ninth, combined with fuel losses and increasing bow trim, forced the ship to slow to 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). Divers repaired the collision mats in the bow, after which speed increased to 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph), the speed that the command staff determined was the most economical for the voyage to occupied France. With the port rudder jammed, Bismarck was now steaming in a large circle, unable to escape from Tovey's forces. Though fuel shortages had reduced the number of ships available to the British, the battleships King George V and Rodney were still available, along with the heavy cruisers Dorsetshire and Norfolk. The ships encountered Bismarck at 22:38; the battleships quickly engaged one to the other with the main batteries, Bismarck dealing light damage to the British pursuers and the British guns dealing massive damage that rendered the Bismarck beyond no hope, and taking about some 3,500 lives with her to the bottom of the Atlantic. *And thus, marks the end of the terror of the seas, the pride of the Kriegsmarine*
Just over 2000 men all up the loss of life was 3500 that included the hood and Bismarck From memory the hood sinking was Britain's highest loss of life at sea And the single biggest loss of life was from the German transport ship mv Wilhelm gustloff witch sank with close to 10,000 people
Just a quick correction - if I remember correctly, the carrier that dispatched the torpedo bombers was actually the carrier HMS Ark Royal. ... granted, the Wikipedia pages for both Victorious and Ark Royal both say that those carriers were the ones that made an attack run on Bismarck, so I might be wrong
This was exceptional, but one of the highlights was the attention to detail with the shell loading mechanism and the rammer pushing the cordite propellant charge in after. Great stuff, you really captured the feel of the old Sink The Bismarck movie, even though it’s in colour it has a greyscale quality to the overall aesthetic which is lovely.
But German heavy guns used sliding wedge breeches with brass case obturators, not Welin screw with bagged charges. In the old film, HMS Vanguard's guns played both British and German - just the language of the shouted loading reports was different. And Swordfish didn't really do steep dives - you could probably rip the wings off doing that! But still a very nice and reasonably historical piece of work! 🙂
The Bismarck was doomed as soon as the ammunition locker on the HMS Hood detonated. Great animation once again, JD. Who else loved Extra History’s series on the Bismarck?
I liked Extra History's take on the subject, also this is an amazing remix of a song about the Bismarck Song: ruclips.net/video/Zpa_39e9dAw/видео.html&ab_channel=Barrxn
@@logicaltips4107 That was a factor in the sinking of the hood, a small one, but I was just using it as a phrase. The British would never stop hunting the Bismarck after the sinking of the Hood, the prized possession of the British Navy. Churchill would not allow the hunt to cease.
3:33 it's pretty amazing how that one precise torpedo strike sealed the Bismarck's fate, the pilot of the plane who dropped that torpedo was called John Moffat. He is widely credited as 'the man who sank the Bismarck' Another amazing scene you could have added was where Captain Lindermann saluted at the bow when the ship went under.
Зачем добавлять эту сцену если эта анимация с реальностью имеет только 1 сцену, когда торпеда попала в рули, да и то тут она попала в пропелеры и как-то сбила 1 руль, а у пропелера просто отлетела лопость, хотя его должно было скривить полностью как руль. Всё остальное бред.
@@GreatNorthernUnofficialChannel You mean the torps that hit what was left of the superstructure due to the pronounced list after the scuttling charges went off? I very much recommend you read the forensics analysis done in 2002. You are going to find quite some interesing things in there - along with photos from the wreck.
@@ranekeisenkralle8265 sniff sniff I sense a “SHE VAS NOT ZUNK ZE VAS SCUTTLED”-type. Yes, scuttled, whilst crippled, driving around in circles, slowly taking on water and being battered to pieces by angry circling warships. All the scuttling achieved was to save the British fleet some ammunition and allow their crews to stand down and rest in their warm, dry ship. So thankyou for that favour. Enjoy your triumph ;)
Amazing animation! Would have added a short clip of a cat being blown off and landing on a piece of plank in reference to "Unsinkable Sam". The Cat was found on a piece of Driftwood after Bismarck sank. The feline served on two British warships until its death in the 1950's.
Amazing detail! HMS Rodney represented to a tee. Such an unusual ship. The only thing missing was the torpedo attack by the British Dorsetshire at the end of the battle.
Absolutely incredible video. All the historic details are there from the Swordfish copilot leaning out to judge the shot, to the Bismarck signal king that they will fight to the last shell, to its primary fire control being blown clean off. I love as well that you portrayed German scuttling of the ship, as it was highly likely that that contributed a lot to the ships rapid sinking just as much as fire from the British ships.
think account is that the hull itself couldnt be breached by the british fire: it was pounded so hard that it was glowing hot, but wasnt breached until the germans decided to abandon ship and blanted charges to prevent capture of the ship. Without that it may have been rendered harmless, all its guns silenced, but it may not have actually sunk.
@@thorveim1174 they've been down and witness that the hull was peppered with shell holes and torp holes from the British, all that that you're saying is jealous American propaganda. There's actual footage of the hull...
@@thorveim1174 which is of course bollocks because it takes a quick Google search to find pictures of battle damage to the turrets and conning tower (the three thickest parts of a typical ww2 battleship, including bismark, was that the conning tower, turrets and main armour belt are the thickest points of armour on the ship, main armour belt is commonly on the third thickest on that list and doesnt even cover the whole ship). Look at pictures of the wreck and survey diagrams etc. Parts of what I mentioned as the thickest parts have been Swiss cheesed in places but clear shell damage Edit, just talking about the Hull being allegedly impenetrable/unsinkable, the rest I'm with you on.
@@thorveim1174 Kinda ridiculous, don't you think? Rodney's 16 inch guns could not possibly have consistently failed to penetrate Bismarck's 12.6 inch armor belt. Of course, torpedoes caused considerable damage as well. No chance Bismarck stays afloat even if the crew didn't scuttle it. Bismarck might have stayed mostly intact below the (normal) waterline, but a massive list meant it would have capsized regardless.
This was pretty cool. Of course through most of the battle, they were no longer dropping shells down on him. They were close enough that the rounds were traveling a straight trajectory, penetrating, and traveling through the superstructure, or skipping off the water, and into his sides. After the sinking of the Hood, every British ship there was merciless.
@@ScienceChap nope. I still see a lot of people commenting, “So what was the big deal?”, and “Japanese battleships Yamato and Musashi were much bigger.” They don’t realize what damage a convoy raider like the Bismarck could do.
The historical references made this video quite the treat! Such attention to detail! Would've been nice to see the final death blow administered by the Dorsetshire's torpedoes, but I can understand it's already quite a monumental video.
I was about to make the exact same comment. Wonderful that a pile of Lego can be shaped accurately enough I could name all the British battleships engaging Bismarck
Just a small correction, but Dorsetshire, though she fired the final torpedoes at Bismarck, did not infact sink the Bismarck as she was scuttled by her crew to prevent the Brits from taking anything of value, in addition to this, it’s unlikely that Dorsetshire’s torpedoes would have done anything against the Bismarck because her torpedo protection was just so good, if you don’t count the 1-in-a-million rudder hit of course. Not that it would have mattered in the slightest since by that point she was already a hole-ridden burning wreck of a ship that would probably succumb to the battle damage anyway, and if not, I doubt she’d be used ever again due to said damage and a…certain event that would take place a year or so later at a certain French port town.
I love the Star Wars style soundtrack which the movie itself is inspired by World War 2. And fun fact is that the anti aircraft guns of the Bismarck is so advance, it can't accurately target the slow moving Swordfish planes. Great great video. Lego should pay you for more of these.
Bismarck AAA was calibrated for faster, modern planes. The slow Swordfish were also made of canvas over a frame - AA shells just went through the body.
Stormtroopers' lasers shot strait, they didn't have all the disadvantages of those pesky bullets. It's also not easy to hit a moving target that can change its speed and direction in 3 dimensions while your gun is bobbing up and down and rolling with the ocean.
Bismarck gunners were probably good shots, the problem was that the Fairey Swordfish Torpedo bombers (Those biplanes you saw) had a wood-and-canvas structure. automatic AA shells just flew through the canvas and punched holes without doing any real damage, 40mm shells (or whatever caliber the germans used) had explosive fillings but the canvas was too soft for the fuses to be triggered, and of course the geysers made by the 12.7cm guns weren't effective, so all swordfish made it back.
This is out right amazing. The Bismarck is extremely well done. The Swordfish look excellent and the Rodney and King George V are awesome too. This is amazing.
@@feesh2147 I do not understand your comment. By all accounts the battleships King George V and Rodney were involved in the Bismarck's final battle. The Prince of Wales was involved in the Battle of the Denmark Strait alongside The Hood and then shadowed the Bismarck until Bismarck broke away. The Prince of Wales was A WWII era King George V class battleship though. You are correct regarding the sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse but that happened in December 1941 and the Bismarck events were in May 1941
It was meant to sink Atlantic convoys along with their armed escorts. Its sinking was also a measurable blow to the Germans, since they would not be able to replace it. The sister ship Tirpitz was already commissioned before the war; no more such ships would be built.
@@bobfbib2180 powerful in the 1941 by 1943 more and more powerful BBs start appearing that are more powerful than Bismarck like the Iowas and the Yamatos.
The water effects are really stunning for a lego animation. The ships and planes mocs are fantastic. The animation is brilliant. Totally worth the waiting
@3:13 Thank you for including that detail of the bombardier sitting up and watching the water to advise John ‘Jock’ Moffat when to loose the torpedo. When I first learned about it from Dogfights the way Jock Moffat told it was hilarious and awesome
From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm Sign of power, show of force Raise the anchor, battleship's plotting its course Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine Two thousand men, and fifty thousand tons of steel Set the course for the Atlantic with the Allies on their heel Firepower, firefight Battle Stations, keep the targets steady in sight Into formation, the hunt has begun Death and damnation, the fleet is coming He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine At the bottom of the ocean, the depths of the abyss They are bound by iron and blood The flagship of the navy, the terror of the seas His guns have gone silent at last Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
On may 1941 the war had just began, the germans had the biggest ships that had the biggest guns the bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea on her deck were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees
@@hassandabo6288 I've listened to that song my whole life. Johnny got that last part so wrong. Should been .. guns as big a trees and shells as big as steers..
The attention to detail in this is just astounding. The effects on the planes were especially awesome - you have no idea how delighted I was to see the flaps actually move! Also, the animation is beautifully-done, the builds themselves are stunning, the historical accuracy was delightful, and that water was literally so satisfying to look at. Literally the coolest thing I’ve watched all week
Unless the Swordfish has some funky setup with its control surfaces, they shouldn't move that way. Control surfaces on the ends of the wings are called ailerons, and generally only provide roll control, while the horizontal tail surfaces, or elevator, provides pitch authority. The animation shows ailerons and the elevator being used to both roll and pitch the aircraft. Also flaps are large control surfaces on the inner trailing edge of the wing that are used to increase lift and drag, and typically only tilt downwards and remain symmetrical on either side. I don't think the Swordfish would even have flaps, as many biplanes tend not to have them.
@@SuperFrodo95 Thanks for the correction! I'm not exactly a plane expert lol, in layman's terms all the control surfaces are just "flaps" so it's cool to get a proper explanation
Not only the animation itself is amazing, the directing is professional and the attention to details and historical accuracy is better than most documentaries.. I'm genuinely impressed by this video. Thank you!
This is so incredibly well done love the ship and the planes well deigned. I like the affect of the water flooding the hull of the bismark to. Props to you JD Brick
Man, this animation is really great but also very historically accurate! reports were said that the Bismarck even used there second battery guns against the first Swordfish attack, but none of them were shot down.
While watching this, I genuinely got this feeling of marvel that one might feel when seeing such machinery in real life. I thought "Wow, humans have made such imposing, colosssal ships and weaponry". I knew it was lego, but it felt real. Like seeing something that just gives you the impression of might. Of... grandness.
While I agree with you, I struggle with the human element of the event. I read a book by one of the survivors of Bismarck. Their description of conditions on the main deck as they abandoned ship are truly haunting.
This is by far the best Lego stop Mouton animation I've ever seen. The frame rate shows me this took a LONG time to make, and the detailing is utterly incredible.
These stop motions are actually digitally created, there's likely no physical lego in this. Doesn't mean it wouldn't still be taking a long time to make though mind.
@@TeenWithACarrotIDK not all animated lego looks fake. I've seen lego animations that you would swear was real but wasn't. Also, "stop motion" can include digital stop motion. Given the extent of motion, framerate, and detail in these clips there is a 0% chance this is real lego.
@@kirotheavenger60 I’m pretty sure if it was digital stop motion, it would say so. If that’s not the case, than putting “Stop motion + CGI” has many interpretations to what it specifically means.
From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm Sign of power, show of force Raise the anchor, battleship's plotting its course Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas To lead the war machine To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine The terror of the seas The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine!!!
2000 men and 50000 tons of steel set a course for the Atlantic with the allies on their heels Firepower firefight battle stations keep the target steady in sight
The Stop Motion is so good and was definitely worth the wait. this is like professional the animation is stunningly smooth the camera shaking and moving is perfect the editing blends really well with the real elements like at 5:00 and also I’ve never heard of this battle but the way this was made told a story and now I understand it through Stop Motion, i’m a stop motion animator myself and I consider myself to be quite good but you, man you’re incredible, my only complaint is that you’re making me look bad
this was amazing, the cgi was great and so was the stop motion. the music kinda sounded like one of John Williams pieces in star wars, the hole thing gave me chills. Great job 👍
What a beauty she was. What deadly grace! Even as a lego model. What drama. A burning wreck shot up and still survived all blows, she just refused to die. The crew had to scuttle her. Backstabbed, poisened and already mortally wounded by a single tommy lucky torpedo hit.
Well the Empire is based off The Nazis in the Stormtroopers and the uniforms and The Malevolence arc in The Clone Wars is inspired by The Hunt For The Bismarck
@@spectra5407 Ya. The nazis were called stormtroopers and in starwars the main soldiers were called stormtroopers. I see the connections. Thanks for showing me this. It also reminds me of the one general hux speech in force awakens
the fact that some scenes were actually documented by HISTORY 2 and that u followed the sequence of the events with amazing detail is breathtaking. keep up the good work!
The fact that the plane used to attack the Bismarck where swordfish was a major factor to the operation success, the swordfish where made of tissue and wood most of them where hit several time and the shot just passed trought them
This video is truly jaw dropping! I was hyped since i saw the teaser. This entire Video is masterpiece where you really show your amazing skills. It‘s impossible to pick a favorite scene. And the fact that you actually did it historically accurate is the sweet cherry on top!!! 😄😄
OH my god that was really impressive! That's so realistic! All the effect are amazing, you made a masterpiece!!! The animation is so smooth, but also the special effects are great! Also the airplanes and the ships are really accurate, the stenographies are so cool! good job man!
Great job on the historica accuracy too! The last transmission over radio was indeed “we will fight to the last shell” and the ship looked so great itself too!
Hi. We just wanted to complement you on the most amazing film! You have perfectly captured the spirit of the Swordfish and the men who crewed her. We are an naval aviation charity based in Somerset and if you ever would like to come to visit us and see the world's only flying Swordfish, we'd love to host you. Just get in touch.
😎👍 these are all very great and wonderfully spectacularly done with your stop motion animation and I myself just can't get enough of them all you are definitely a pure genius when it comes to making them and getting them all together just right down to every detail and perfectly Historically accurate indeed Sir!👌.
Brilliant...especially liked the attention to detail, including Swordfish pilot Jock Moffat's torpedo attack, with his observer hanging out of the cockpit to judge the seas and direct a clean drop!
The level of quality is unbelievable, the level of attention to details is unbeatable, watching the little film is unstoppable! What a great piece of art!
As a lego fan I always am so excited to see what awesome lego builds he implements into the movie it’s always so cool and the quality man improves every time love your work.
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The animations are incredible, and its amazing to see that much details for the penetrating shells. You did a super work and I cant imagine the time you took for this beatiful video
Это ГЕНИАЛЬНО!!!!! такие трагические события. Смотришь с одной стороны смешно, с другой грустно. очень хорошо показано, как маленькие человечки копошаться. Автор большой бододец. БРАВО.
You got the details spot on, everything from the aimer hanging over the side of the Swordfish to the unmistakable profile of HMS Rodney. My Grandad served on Rodney during the war and in that engagement. Brilliant!
I can see a lot of work put into this 6 minute video, and the faces didn’t change too much when talking, you also used LEGO to change their faces, very well done! Amazing! I loved the Star Wars music 😁 very well fitting Great job I want to see a behind the scenes or breakdown of how you made this, how did you get that background in?
Yet another amazing video! Exellent job, behind-the-scenes video is absolutely nessesary, I am really interested of the really realistic water animation. Amazingly built ships, really detailed and accurate. The Swordfish planes were also really accurate. Maybe a cool extra scene would've been the sinking of HMS Hood, but I understand, that then we all would still sit and wait for the video :-D. As we all know, Bismarck sucsessfully sunk HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy. With that, she sealed her fate, because British sent nothing less than the whole Royal Navy chasing her. But in cover of sinking HMS Hood, many may have forgotten, that Bismarck actually got hit, and a lot, and one of those shots hit her that bat, so the oil started flowing out and leaved a deadly line behind. Without that, Bismarck would've reached France. A few hundred miles from France, it was clear for the Royal Navy, that ships aren't gonna catch the fast-moving supermashine. Taking the words of a man from National Geographic show: "We are expressed by the guns that can shoot shells with size of a small car to miles, but an aircraft carrier can send a bomb, torpedo to hundreds of miles." And that was the end of Bismarck, the rest of the story was seen in the amazing video!! Thank you for the exellent expressin JD, keep it up!
I appreciate you taking LEGO which lends itself better to comedy, to create an interesting, engaging and historically accurate video on a serious topic. EXQUISITELY DONE
Slight mistake here: At 2:57, when the Bismarck's captain gives the order to turn, he says, "Hart Steuerbord" - "hard starboard"; i.e., right - but instead the Bismarck turns port (i.e., left).
Before the late 20th Century it was common to give orders in that style because the helm was directly connected to the rudder and turning the helm to the right (starboard) would result in a rudder configuration that would actually turn the ship to port. That was the case in the English-speaking world at least, no idea if it was the same for those of a Teutonic persuasion.
@@Siddingsby Didn't know that titbit. However, in modern seafaring I say it would still mean the direction in which the ship is supposed to turn. Oh well...
The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast The first shell hit the Bismarck, we knew she couldn't last! Fantastic video, very well executed.
You sadly skipped my favorite part of the story. After the Swordfish crippled her, the Bismarck was shadowed by two destroyers so that the main fleet could find her. One of those was the Piorun, a ship transferred to the control of the Free Polish Fleet. The two destroyers had strict orders to stay out of firing range and maintain radio silence. All the sudden the Piorun goes full speed ahead right towards the Bismarck. She turns to starboard, bringing all her guns to bare, and before firing says with her signal lights, signal flags and wireless: “I AM A POLE!” She then opened up with everything. When she ran out of shells she moved closer so that the sailors could grab their rifles and pistols and shoot anything that moved or throw trash and scrap at the Bismarck. A group of sailors brings instruments up on deck and over the ruckus they blare the Polish National anthem. The whole time, this tiny destroyer has been dodging the shots from Bismarck’s massive guns, driving the Germans insane. Finally, completely out of ammo, the Piorun turns away unscathed. It’s suspected that the reason the British fleet left the final battle unharmed is because the Poles had kept the Germans awake all night, making them barely able to operate their guns when it came time for the final showdown
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Cool Fact of the Day:
Yes, the bombardier of the last Swordfish to make an attack run on Bismarck did lean over and hang upside down from the side of his plane to guide the pilot and aim the torpedo in to its target.
It was that last torpedo that made the one-in-a-million Achilles heel hit on Bismarck's rudders (as Bismarck had previously made a one-in-a-million lucky hit on Hood's aft magazines), destroying one of them and wrapping the other around her center screw, making sea repairs for her steering impossible and sealing her fate.
Bismarck was unable to effectively use differential propeller speeds to aid manoeuvring due to a design issue which didn't help them it is suspected.
Where have you read that? I have watched a documentary with interviews with the pilots.
It was the last torpedo, yes, but it hit midship.
Also the leaning doesn't make sense. The best person in position to aim the torpedo is the pilot.
According to the documentary, the last pilot was partially able to hit her because the AA gunners overlooked him. He was last and flew quite low
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The Observer was looking to see how the waves were breaking. The rough sea was making the torpedoes go off course but the Observer got the torpedo into the perfect peice of water so it ran straight
@@monza1002000 hmm ok, might be. But I don't remember anything like that from the documentary. Maybe it was added for cinematic effect in some of the older adventure films, and people stuck with it later.
Also other planes were smaller and didn't have any such observers, and it still worked. But in this case, it could be; because the swordfish was slow (so waves maybe really played a bigger role) and had 3 people on board (correct?) , So one of them could really help in this way
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It was a very stormy sea and they risked everything just to launch the Swordfish
This is incredible! The animation is so great. You've got to do a behind-the-scenes on this one, would love to know how you achieved some of these special effects
A Lego animator complimenting another Lego animator
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Stunning detalisation. And I can imagine the amount of backstage work... how you checked the interiors of the ship? CGI is just awesome. Like a professional History channel video.
But without the aliens
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Good vids you do better but do bismarck
LCM I like your stop motions too!!
Many of your films have inspired me!!
Hi
I remember they interviewed the pilot that dropped the torpedo that sealed the Bismarcks fate. He recalled how his spotter leaned down over the side to look. The fact you researched that detail is quite lovely
i always watch his videos to learn more, and I know how stunningly accurate people like JD can be.
Lt. John (Jock) Moffat was the pilot.
He's name was Jock
I was waiting for them to bring up that part because it’s so iconic to the fate of Germanys “Beast of Steel”
Everything about this is so amazingly cool, the water, the machinery, the accuracy, truly a great animation.
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How does he do it?
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@@user-op8fg3ny3j no idea.
Yeah
reading about the bismarck got me into history when i was like 6-7 years old, so this is extra epic+cool - love the classical star wars-like music, it really connects the ww2 inspirations found throughout that franchise somehow :)
I loved the Star Wars music because the entirety of Operation Rheinubung is similar to the Malevolence arc of the Clone Wars
@@Voltstorm0207 Apparently the movie Sink the Bismarck inspired the attack on the Death Star in A New Hope.
@@eedwardgrey2 Possibly but I think the movie 663 Squadron was more inspirational in the trench scenes - just like the Mosquitoes attacking the factory up the end of the Norwegian fiord.
I'm sure one of the Bismarck's AA guns sounded just like an ATAT firing its lasers!
@@plymouth5714 but way louder. way way louder.
The fact that your Lego models and the way that you shot this is more accurate than I've seen from most AAA games and even movies is astounding
Ever heard of exaggeration?
@@deskmat9874 hes definetly right this man did what many movies and games struggle with, with fucking lego models
@@Darkcamera45 I'm sure AAA Games could do this kind of cinematography, if it wasn't for the shitty director that only wants a cashgrab of a shit game
The John Williams-esque music really helps make this awesomely animated video all the more exciting by bringing a bit of Star Wars back to its WWII roots.
What is that music bro
@@keetn7007 BACKGROUND MUSIC: ruclips.net/video/-hnHJlquv4Y/видео.html Battle at Sea by Joe Kraemer
@@keetn7007 Came to ask the same question! It definitely sounds like John Williams!
Also because the Bismarck was the death star of its time, so the swordfish Is an x-wing and the rudder Is the exhaust for the reactor
I was thinking the same thing
Favorite little detail is how at 1:16, the shots are actually coming from their respective guns, and not just random points on the ship. That level of attention and care is awesome.
@Mao Zedong Thank you glorious leader for singing Johnny Horton.
@Mao Zedong ill add one more like to that
“Sweetheart’s runnin away oh its not that simple”
“The Hood’s gonna pop your forehead pimple”
@Mao Zedong Bismarck never had the biggest guns, nor the biggest in size during the war. Though for Europe yes.
@@Absolut531kmh bet your fun at parties
its a song.
@@ImInDaSkies idk that the song exist, does it mean I'm "fun at parties"? 💀
Such a good animation just imagine if he remade his d-day with CGI that would be amazing! But how smooth everything is and it isn't blocky how most other stop motion videos are 30/10
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No you dont understand its a 20/10
Aside from the animation and other effects, can we all take a second to appreciate the shot selections. Truly cinematic and really adds to the action. Great work
And how about the score? If I didn't know better, I'd say John Williams did it.
me: im gonna recreate it
also me: realizes how expensive lego is
This was more exciting, epic, suspenseful, emotional and entertaining than anything put out by Hollywood in the past decade
*Historically Accurate*
Although Bismarck had been damaged in the engagement with Hood and forced to reduce speed, she was still capable of reaching 27 to 28 knots (50 to 52 km/h; 31 to 32 mph), the maximum speed of Tovey's King George V. Unless Bismarck could be slowed, the British would be unable to prevent her from reaching Saint-Nazaire. Shortly before 16:00 on 25 May, Tovey detached the aircraft carrier Victorious and four light cruisers to shape a course that would position her to launch her torpedo bombers.
At 22:00, Victorious launched the strike, which comprised six Fairey Fulmar fighters and nine Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers of 825 Naval Air Squadron, led by Lt Cdr Eugene Esmonde. The inexperienced aviators nearly attacked Norfolk and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Modoc on their approach; the confusion alerted Bismarck's anti-aircraft gunners.
Bismarck also used her main and secondary batteries to fire at maximum depression to create giant splashes in the paths of the incoming torpedo bombers. None of the attacking aircraft were shot down. Bismarck evaded eight of the torpedoes launched at her, but the ninth, combined with fuel losses and increasing bow trim, forced the ship to slow to 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). Divers repaired the collision mats in the bow, after which speed increased to 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph), the speed that the command staff determined was the most economical for the voyage to occupied France.
With the port rudder jammed, Bismarck was now steaming in a large circle, unable to escape from Tovey's forces. Though fuel shortages had reduced the number of ships available to the British, the battleships King George V and Rodney were still available, along with the heavy cruisers Dorsetshire and Norfolk.
The ships encountered Bismarck at 22:38; the battleships quickly engaged one to the other with the main batteries, Bismarck dealing light damage to the British pursuers and the British guns dealing massive damage that rendered the Bismarck beyond no hope, and taking about some 3,500 lives with her to the bottom of the Atlantic.
*And thus, marks the end of the terror of the seas, the pride of the Kriegsmarine*
Thank you for all this knowledge ! Love the sabaton reference, it's thanks to their song that I discovered the existence of the bismark
Te faltó algunos detallitos
Just over 2000 men all up the loss of life was 3500 that included the hood and Bismarck
From memory the hood sinking was Britain's highest loss of life at sea
And the single biggest loss of life was from the German transport ship mv Wilhelm gustloff witch sank with close to 10,000 people
@@scottbrown7073 mmm
Just a quick correction - if I remember correctly, the carrier that dispatched the torpedo bombers was actually the carrier HMS Ark Royal.
... granted, the Wikipedia pages for both Victorious and Ark Royal both say that those carriers were the ones that made an attack run on Bismarck, so I might be wrong
“PRIDE OF A NATION, A BEAST MADE OF STEEL”
BISMARCK IN MOTION
KING OF THE OCEAN!
HE WAS MADE TO RULE THE WAVES ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS
To lead the warmachine!
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
@@RAFF1101 the terror of the seas!
This was exceptional, but one of the highlights was the attention to detail with the shell loading mechanism and the rammer pushing the cordite propellant charge in after.
Great stuff, you really captured the feel of the old Sink The Bismarck movie, even though it’s in colour it has a greyscale quality to the overall aesthetic which is lovely.
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@@Usuario_Ruso that was stupid as phuk
But German heavy guns used sliding wedge breeches with brass case obturators, not Welin screw with bagged charges. In the old film, HMS Vanguard's guns played both British and German - just the language of the shouted loading reports was different. And Swordfish didn't really do steep dives - you could probably rip the wings off doing that!
But still a very nice and reasonably historical piece of work! 🙂
@@Usuario_Ruso that video is about the battle of midway bro.
This was pretty great. Especially liked the touch of making the King George IV and Rodney look like their distinct designs.
best 6 minutes yet.
nobody can get anything repaired in france
Even the big Brictator is here. Holy moley
Hi brictator, i wait your best video
The Bismarck was doomed as soon as the ammunition locker on the HMS Hood detonated. Great animation once again, JD.
Who else loved Extra History’s series on the Bismarck?
I liked Sabaton’s song about the Bismarck
I liked Extra History's take on the subject, also this is an amazing remix of a song about the Bismarck
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I don't understand sorry?
Can you elaborate why was the Bismarck doomed when an ammunition locker on another ship exploded?
@@logicaltips4107 That was a factor in the sinking of the hood, a small one, but I was just using it as a phrase.
The British would never stop hunting the Bismarck after the sinking of the Hood, the prized possession of the British Navy. Churchill would not allow the hunt to cease.
The details, both visual and historical are incredible! As a devotee of Legos and historical events, I thank you for this content.
2:28 - By far my favourite part.
This is probably the most amazing lego stop-motion film I have ever seen.
Did this man fr just make a fluid water animation to fill in the insides of the lego?
This man is on another level.
3:33 it's pretty amazing how that one precise torpedo strike sealed the Bismarck's fate, the pilot of the plane who dropped that torpedo was called John Moffat. He is widely credited as 'the man who sank the Bismarck' Another amazing scene you could have added was where Captain Lindermann saluted at the bow when the ship went under.
Зачем добавлять эту сцену если эта анимация с реальностью имеет только 1 сцену, когда торпеда попала в рули, да и то тут она попала в пропелеры и как-то сбила 1 руль, а у пропелера просто отлетела лопость, хотя его должно было скривить полностью как руль. Всё остальное бред.
@@ДжонШик-п6щ bruh what about you recreate it…
Despite the Bismarck refusing to sink, 2 last torpedoes from the HMS Dorsetshire finally put the unsinkable hulk out of its misery.
@@GreatNorthernUnofficialChannel You mean the torps that hit what was left of the superstructure due to the pronounced list after the scuttling charges went off?
I very much recommend you read the forensics analysis done in 2002. You are going to find quite some interesing things in there - along with photos from the wreck.
@@ranekeisenkralle8265 sniff sniff I sense a “SHE VAS NOT ZUNK ZE VAS SCUTTLED”-type. Yes, scuttled, whilst crippled, driving around in circles, slowly taking on water and being battered to pieces by angry circling warships. All the scuttling achieved was to save the British fleet some ammunition and allow their crews to stand down and rest in their warm, dry ship. So thankyou for that favour. Enjoy your triumph ;)
Amazing animation!
Would have added a short clip of a cat being blown off and landing on a piece of plank in reference to "Unsinkable Sam". The Cat was found on a piece of Driftwood after Bismarck sank. The feline served on two British warships until its death in the 1950's.
Unsinkable sam is an alien, and you can not change my mind
@@xDemishx it’s a honour to meet you mr Sam
Unsinkable Sam is likely an apocryphal story, as he doesn't appear on any records of the ships involved.
Amazing detail! HMS Rodney represented to a tee. Such an unusual ship. The only thing missing was the torpedo attack by the British Dorsetshire at the end of the battle.
Sorta got replaced by the Germans scuttling her
Absolutely incredible video. All the historic details are there from the Swordfish copilot leaning out to judge the shot, to the Bismarck signal king that they will fight to the last shell, to its primary fire control being blown clean off. I love as well that you portrayed German scuttling of the ship, as it was highly likely that that contributed a lot to the ships rapid sinking just as much as fire from the British ships.
Seems to be something missing at the front and back of the deck.
think account is that the hull itself couldnt be breached by the british fire: it was pounded so hard that it was glowing hot, but wasnt breached until the germans decided to abandon ship and blanted charges to prevent capture of the ship. Without that it may have been rendered harmless, all its guns silenced, but it may not have actually sunk.
@@thorveim1174 they've been down and witness that the hull was peppered with shell holes and torp holes from the British, all that that you're saying is jealous American propaganda. There's actual footage of the hull...
@@thorveim1174 which is of course bollocks because it takes a quick Google search to find pictures of battle damage to the turrets and conning tower (the three thickest parts of a typical ww2 battleship, including bismark, was that the conning tower, turrets and main armour belt are the thickest points of armour on the ship, main armour belt is commonly on the third thickest on that list and doesnt even cover the whole ship).
Look at pictures of the wreck and survey diagrams etc.
Parts of what I mentioned as the thickest parts have been Swiss cheesed in places but clear shell damage
Edit, just talking about the Hull being allegedly impenetrable/unsinkable, the rest I'm with you on.
@@thorveim1174 Kinda ridiculous, don't you think? Rodney's 16 inch guns could not possibly have consistently failed to penetrate Bismarck's 12.6 inch armor belt. Of course, torpedoes caused considerable damage as well. No chance Bismarck stays afloat even if the crew didn't scuttle it. Bismarck might have stayed mostly intact below the (normal) waterline, but a massive list meant it would have capsized regardless.
This was pretty cool. Of course through most of the battle, they were no longer dropping shells down on him. They were close enough that the rounds were traveling a straight trajectory, penetrating, and traveling through the superstructure, or skipping off the water, and into his sides. After the sinking of the Hood, every British ship there was merciless.
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FINALLY, someone called the Bismarck the right pronouns!
@@theuniverse1158 that’s… important to you?
The Royal Navy sent 6 battleships, 3 battlecruisers, 2 carriers and 55 other warships after Bismarck. They did not want her loose in the Atlantic...
@@ScienceChap nope. I still see a lot of people commenting, “So what was the big deal?”, and “Japanese battleships Yamato and Musashi were much bigger.”
They don’t realize what damage a convoy raider like the Bismarck could do.
The Bismarck is one of my favorite events of WW2. This definitely captures that moment incredibly. Well done!
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Astonished by the detail... Bismarck, Rodney, KGV all modelled superbly, not just "generic" battleships...
Hail to the king of stop motion
Heil JD!
The idea of using Star Wars theme was incredibly great
Was it actually a Star Wars score or was it just derived from it?
Its not a Star Wars theme it’s Battle at Sea by Joe Kraemer
The historical references made this video quite the treat! Such attention to detail!
Would've been nice to see the final death blow administered by the Dorsetshire's torpedoes, but I can understand it's already quite a monumental video.
I was about to make the exact same comment. Wonderful that a pile of Lego can be shaped accurately enough I could name all the British battleships engaging Bismarck
Just a small correction, but Dorsetshire, though she fired the final torpedoes at Bismarck, did not infact sink the Bismarck as she was scuttled by her crew to prevent the Brits from taking anything of value, in addition to this, it’s unlikely that Dorsetshire’s torpedoes would have done anything against the Bismarck because her torpedo protection was just so good, if you don’t count the 1-in-a-million rudder hit of course.
Not that it would have mattered in the slightest since by that point she was already a hole-ridden burning wreck of a ship that would probably succumb to the battle damage anyway, and if not, I doubt she’d be used ever again due to said damage and a…certain event that would take place a year or so later at a certain French port town.
@@dahen7517 You dont survive multiple torpedo hits while already heavily damaged.
I love the Star Wars style soundtrack which the movie itself is inspired by World War 2. And fun fact is that the anti aircraft guns of the Bismarck is so advance, it can't accurately target the slow moving Swordfish planes. Great great video. Lego should pay you for more of these.
What is the music in this video please tell
@@nepoleans ahhhh I wish I knew too
Battle at sea by joe kraemer
@@Frying-pan-made-of-eggs thank you
I love this video - but sheesh I've seen imperial storm troopers with more accuracy than those anti-aircraft guns
Bismarck AAA was calibrated for faster, modern planes. The slow Swordfish were also made of canvas over a frame - AA shells just went through the body.
Storm troopers?!
Out of your mind, you are. -Yoda
Stormtroopers' lasers shot strait, they didn't have all the disadvantages of those pesky bullets. It's also not easy to hit a moving target that can change its speed and direction in 3 dimensions while your gun is bobbing up and down and rolling with the ocean.
@@eelchiong6709 Hit the incoming aircraft you must
Bismarck gunners were probably good shots, the problem was that the Fairey Swordfish Torpedo bombers (Those biplanes you saw) had a wood-and-canvas structure. automatic AA shells just flew through the canvas and punched holes without doing any real damage, 40mm shells (or whatever caliber the germans used) had explosive fillings but the canvas was too soft for the fuses to be triggered, and of course the geysers made by the 12.7cm guns weren't effective, so all swordfish made it back.
This animation was flawless. I was expecting it to be choppy, but it was fluid and smooth. Amazing work!
This is out right amazing. The Bismarck is extremely well done. The Swordfish look excellent and the Rodney and King George V are awesome too. This is amazing.
@@feesh2147 I do not understand your comment. By all accounts the battleships King George V and Rodney were involved in the Bismarck's final battle. The Prince of Wales was involved in the Battle of the Denmark Strait alongside The Hood and then shadowed the Bismarck until Bismarck broke away. The Prince of Wales was A WWII era King George V class battleship though. You are correct regarding the sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse but that happened in December 1941 and the Bismarck events were in May 1941
@@dylansmith1364 shit
the detail is above and beyond anything I expected when I clicked on. Serious respect to all who worked on this!
The fact that they sent so many weapons to sink that ship clears that the enemy both feared and honored that ship at the same time.
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It proves that the Bismarck was the most powerful ship in history
It was meant to sink Atlantic convoys along with their armed escorts. Its sinking was also a measurable blow to the Germans, since they would not be able to replace it. The sister ship Tirpitz was already commissioned before the war; no more such ships would be built.
@@bobfbib2180 powerful in the 1941 by 1943 more and more powerful BBs start appearing that are more powerful than Bismarck like the Iowas and the Yamatos.
@@bobfbib2180 awful fire control, out dated armor scheme and bad engine and shaft design does not make her the most powerful ship in history
The water effects are really stunning for a lego animation. The ships and planes mocs are fantastic. The animation is brilliant. Totally worth the waiting
Wow, this was a very unique combination of practical and cgi. A new bar has been set in military history stopmotions!
As a person who has watched every documentary over the Bismarck ever, I love this. The historical accuracy is wild.
@3:13 Thank you for including that detail of the bombardier sitting up and watching the water to advise John ‘Jock’ Moffat when to loose the torpedo. When I first learned about it from Dogfights the way Jock Moffat told it was hilarious and awesome
From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form
And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm
Sign of power, show of force
Raise the anchor, battleship's plotting its course
Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel
Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
Two thousand men, and fifty thousand tons of steel
Set the course for the Atlantic with the Allies on their heel
Firepower, firefight
Battle Stations, keep the targets steady in sight
Into formation, the hunt has begun
Death and damnation, the fleet is coming
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
At the bottom of the ocean, the depths of the abyss
They are bound by iron and blood
The flagship of the navy, the terror of the seas
His guns have gone silent at last
Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel
Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
This is Sabaton correct?
@@slim_jimmothy yep
On may 1941 the war had just began, the germans had the biggest ships that had the biggest guns the bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea on her deck were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees
@@hassandabo6288 I've listened to that song my whole life. Johnny got that last part so wrong. Should been .. guns as big a trees and shells as big as steers..
A man of culture, I see.
The attention to detail in this is just astounding. The effects on the planes were especially awesome - you have no idea how delighted I was to see the flaps actually move! Also, the animation is beautifully-done, the builds themselves are stunning, the historical accuracy was delightful, and that water was literally so satisfying to look at. Literally the coolest thing I’ve watched all week
Unless the Swordfish has some funky setup with its control surfaces, they shouldn't move that way. Control surfaces on the ends of the wings are called ailerons, and generally only provide roll control, while the horizontal tail surfaces, or elevator, provides pitch authority. The animation shows ailerons and the elevator being used to both roll and pitch the aircraft.
Also flaps are large control surfaces on the inner trailing edge of the wing that are used to increase lift and drag, and typically only tilt downwards and remain symmetrical on either side. I don't think the Swordfish would even have flaps, as many biplanes tend not to have them.
@@SuperFrodo95 Thanks for the correction! I'm not exactly a plane expert lol, in layman's terms all the control surfaces are just "flaps" so it's cool to get a proper explanation
Not Historically accurate because it happened in real life and not in Lego
The loading of the shells and shot were top notch too.
Not only the animation itself is amazing, the directing is professional and the attention to details and historical accuracy is better than most documentaries..
I'm genuinely impressed by this video.
Thank you!
This is so incredibly well done love the ship and the planes well deigned. I like the affect of the water flooding the hull of the bismark to. Props to you JD Brick
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@@Usuario_Ruso get lost bot
@@Usuario_Ruso bro i rly dont care stop spamming it
clicked on this as fast as possible. absolutely love your animations
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Man, this animation is really great but also very historically accurate!
reports were said that the Bismarck even used there second battery guns against the first Swordfish attack, but none of them were shot down.
They even fired the main gun on the ocean to create huge water splash to block sword fishes view
My grandpa used to tell me this story, and I'm really glad to see that the two tellings line up perfectly. What an awesome film you've made!
Incredible animation!
Love the small details like at 4:40
While watching this, I genuinely got this feeling of marvel that one might feel when seeing such machinery in real life. I thought "Wow, humans have made such imposing, colosssal ships and weaponry". I knew it was lego, but it felt real. Like seeing something that just gives you the impression of might. Of... grandness.
While I agree with you, I struggle with the human element of the event. I read a book by one of the survivors of Bismarck. Their description of conditions on the main deck as they abandoned ship are truly haunting.
@@glenchapman3899 Agreed, though I didn't read the book
This is by far the best Lego stop Mouton animation I've ever seen. The frame rate shows me this took a LONG time to make, and the detailing is utterly incredible.
These stop motions are actually digitally created, there's likely no physical lego in this.
Doesn't mean it wouldn't still be taking a long time to make though mind.
@@kirotheavenger60 it clearly says stop motion + CGI, so anything that’s lego here is real Lego.
@@kirotheavenger60 you can easily tell the difference between real LEGO’s and digital lego when you see it. Example, Lego movie.
@@TeenWithACarrotIDK not all animated lego looks fake.
I've seen lego animations that you would swear was real but wasn't. Also, "stop motion" can include digital stop motion.
Given the extent of motion, framerate, and detail in these clips there is a 0% chance this is real lego.
@@kirotheavenger60 I’m pretty sure if it was digital stop motion, it would say so. If that’s not the case, than putting “Stop motion + CGI” has many interpretations to what it specifically means.
2:00 most satisfying loading ever
This looks great! The look of the cgi water wasn't overdone and it's use was very creative. Amazing job! 👍
From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form
And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm
Sign of power, show of force
Raise the anchor, battleship's plotting its course
Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel
Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine!!!
Oscar worthy
I See, you are a man of culture as well
@@Elanimador511 go listen to Bismarck from sabaton one of the best tribute out there
2000 men and 50000 tons of steel set a course for the Atlantic with the allies on their heels
Firepower firefight battle stations keep the target steady in sight
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This stop motion is incredible !!
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Esse é o melhor Stop Motion que eu já vi na minha vida 👏👏
Aposto que você tirou mais de 5000 fotos 😅
Awesome! I love how well you blended the cgi and stop motion. It looks amazing!
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it's not real lego?
The Stop Motion is so good and was definitely worth the wait. this is like professional the animation is stunningly smooth the camera shaking and moving is perfect the editing blends really well with the real elements like at 5:00 and also I’ve never heard of this battle but the way this was made told a story and now I understand it through Stop Motion, i’m a stop motion animator myself and I consider myself to be quite good but you, man you’re incredible, my only complaint is that you’re making me look bad
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@@Usuario_Ruso fake RUclips link do not click it is not youtube
@@responsibledriving1882 it is RUclips link
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this was amazing, the cgi was great and so was the stop motion. the music kinda sounded like one of John Williams pieces in star wars, the hole thing gave me chills. Great job 👍
If this guy can direct a sinking of the bismark with such quality, he can certainly do a sinking of the RMS titanic! Nice animation btw
1 word: AMAZING! Great job again JD! Not many people make naval battles, but of course, you do it to perfection!
The quality of the animation here is amazing, this is seriously underated, I wish more people could see and appreciate your videos, keep it up!
For real thought the Star Wars music was gonna kick in here at 3:42
What a beauty she was. What deadly grace! Even as a lego model. What drama. A burning wreck shot up and still survived all blows, she just refused to die. The crew had to scuttle her. Backstabbed, poisened and already mortally wounded by a single tommy lucky torpedo hit.
This absolutely stunning. Did anyone else notice the star wars sounding music.
Well the Empire is based off The Nazis in the Stormtroopers and the uniforms and The Malevolence arc in The Clone Wars is inspired by The Hunt For The Bismarck
@@spectra5407 I guess so. You really pay attention to detail. I never really thought of it like that.
@@epixminimotion6847 yeah the Original Trilogy was subtle about the Nazi imagery then you have the Force Awakens Stormtroopers doing a seig heil
@@spectra5407 Ya. The nazis were called stormtroopers and in starwars the main soldiers were called stormtroopers. I see the connections. Thanks for showing me this. It also reminds me of the one general hux speech in force awakens
the fact that some scenes were actually documented by HISTORY 2 and that u followed the sequence of the events with amazing detail is breathtaking. keep up the good work!
The fact that the plane used to attack the Bismarck where swordfish was a major factor to the operation success, the swordfish where made of tissue and wood most of them where hit several time and the shot just passed trought them
They were called string bags book life in a string bag good read
Better than multi million dollar lego movies awesome
I just found this channel and I am absolutely blown away with the level of detail you are able to put into all these videos, you seriously have a gift
This video is truly jaw dropping!
I was hyped since i saw the teaser. This entire Video is masterpiece where you really show your amazing skills. It‘s impossible to pick a favorite scene.
And the fact that you actually did it historically accurate is the sweet cherry on top!!! 😄😄
OH my god that was really impressive! That's so realistic! All the effect are amazing, you made a masterpiece!!! The animation is so smooth, but also the special effects are great! Also the airplanes and the ships are really accurate, the stenographies are so cool! good job man!
Great job on the historica accuracy too! The last transmission over radio was indeed “we will fight to the last shell” and the ship looked so great itself too!
Man this is more action packed than most WWII movies today.
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This is amazing! So close to what actually happened and superbly presented with great attention to detail. I love it! 😍
😎👍 these are all very great and wonderfully spectacularly done with your stop motion animation and I myself just can't get enough of them all you are definitely a pure genius when it comes to making them and getting them all together just right down to every detail and perfectly Historically accurate indeed Sir!👌.
3:20 Yes, this did happen, one RAF crewman leaned out his aircraft to correctly gauge the release time.
The observer in question, Sub-lieutenant J D Miller (Dusty) RNVR, 818 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm (FAA). Not RAF.
What a lad.
0:13 capten looks like he stept on a lego brick and is hiding the pain
Lol
5:15 lol 😂 he looks so funny just flying around
Ragdol Physics lego moment
Brilliant...especially liked the attention to detail, including Swordfish pilot Jock Moffat's torpedo attack, with his observer hanging out of the cockpit to judge the seas and direct a clean drop!
Easily the best stop motion I’ve ever seen in my life, it’s just astonishingly stunning how amazing it is. 🤯
The level of quality is unbelievable, the level of attention to details is unbeatable, watching the little film is unstoppable! What a great piece of art!
As a lego fan I always am so excited to see what awesome lego builds he implements into the movie it’s always so cool and the quality man improves every time love your work.
Videos like this shows there is no limit to what you can do with Lego
Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel
Bismarck in motion, king of the ocean
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas🤟🤟🤟
TO LEAD THE WAR MACHINE
TO RULE THE WAVES AND LEAD THE KRIEGSMARINE
MARAVILLOSA OBRA DE ARTE .... TE FELICITO MI GENTE.... DESDE CARACAS VENEZUELA .... Y MAS IMPRESIONANTE QUE UN BUQUE TAN AVANZADO PARA SU EPOCA FUE HUNDIDO POR AVIONES VIEJOS.... LAS IRONIAS DE LA VIDA
This is some good stop motion and cgi you’ve just gained a subscriber
I love the attention to detail with the powder kegs and the kickback of the AA guns. Bravo!
The animations are incredible, and its amazing to see that much details for the penetrating shells. You did a super work and I cant imagine the time you took for this beatiful video
Это ГЕНИАЛЬНО!!!!! такие трагические события. Смотришь с одной стороны смешно, с другой грустно. очень хорошо показано, как маленькие человечки копошаться. Автор большой бододец. БРАВО.
“Bismark in motion! King of the ocean he was made to rule the waves across the seven seas!”
You got the details spot on, everything from the aimer hanging over the side of the Swordfish to the unmistakable profile of HMS Rodney. My Grandad served on Rodney during the war and in that engagement. Brilliant!
I can see a lot of work put into this 6 minute video, and the faces didn’t change too much when talking, you also used LEGO to change their faces, very well done! Amazing!
I loved the Star Wars music 😁 very well fitting
Great job
I want to see a behind the scenes or breakdown of how you made this, how did you get that background in?
Clay versión ruclips.net/video/pbM6c4Zzvvs/видео.html
I don’t think it’s Star Wars music.
@@LocLocco. it's not but it is very similar isn't it?
@@thefly6537 yes.
@@Usuario_Ruso Alexander, that is the clay version of the battle of midway, not the Bismarck, still cool tho, it’s one of my most favorite battles
0:45 I love the suspense when the fighters are spotted on the horizon
Torpedo Bombers*
Torpedo bombers but yeah
Yet another amazing video! Exellent job, behind-the-scenes video is absolutely nessesary, I am really interested of the really realistic water animation. Amazingly built ships, really detailed and accurate.
The Swordfish planes were also really accurate.
Maybe a cool extra scene would've been the sinking of HMS Hood, but I understand, that then we all would still sit and wait for the video :-D.
As we all know, Bismarck sucsessfully sunk HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy. With that, she sealed her fate, because British sent nothing less than the whole Royal Navy chasing her.
But in cover of sinking HMS Hood, many may have forgotten, that Bismarck actually got hit, and a lot, and one of those shots hit her that bat, so the oil started flowing out and leaved a deadly line behind. Without that, Bismarck would've reached France.
A few hundred miles from France, it was clear for the Royal Navy, that ships aren't gonna catch the fast-moving supermashine.
Taking the words of a man from National Geographic show: "We are expressed by the guns that can shoot shells with size of a small car to miles, but an aircraft carrier can send a bomb, torpedo to hundreds of miles."
And that was the end of Bismarck, the rest of the story was seen in the amazing video!!
Thank you for the exellent expressin JD, keep it up!
I appreciate you taking LEGO which lends itself better to comedy, to create an interesting, engaging and historically accurate video on a serious topic.
EXQUISITELY DONE
Slight mistake here:
At 2:57, when the Bismarck's captain gives the order to turn, he says, "Hart Steuerbord" - "hard starboard"; i.e., right - but instead the Bismarck turns port (i.e., left).
Before the late 20th Century it was common to give orders in that style because the helm was directly connected to the rudder and turning the helm to the right (starboard) would result in a rudder configuration that would actually turn the ship to port. That was the case in the English-speaking world at least, no idea if it was the same for those of a Teutonic persuasion.
@@Siddingsby Didn't know that titbit. However, in modern seafaring I say it would still mean the direction in which the ship is supposed to turn.
Oh well...
@@Siddingsby it was called tiller controls
4:35 very cool damage
That’s a lot of damage
The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast
The first shell hit the Bismarck, we knew she couldn't last!
Fantastic video, very well executed.
nice rhyme lol
@@TommyOskiaoI got it from a song. Look up "Sink the Bismarck" by Johnny Horton
You sadly skipped my favorite part of the story. After the Swordfish crippled her, the Bismarck was shadowed by two destroyers so that the main fleet could find her. One of those was the Piorun, a ship transferred to the control of the Free Polish Fleet. The two destroyers had strict orders to stay out of firing range and maintain radio silence. All the sudden the Piorun goes full speed ahead right towards the Bismarck. She turns to starboard, bringing all her guns to bare, and before firing says with her signal lights, signal flags and wireless: “I AM A POLE!” She then opened up with everything. When she ran out of shells she moved closer so that the sailors could grab their rifles and pistols and shoot anything that moved or throw trash and scrap at the Bismarck. A group of sailors brings instruments up on deck and over the ruckus they blare the Polish National anthem. The whole time, this tiny destroyer has been dodging the shots from Bismarck’s massive guns, driving the Germans insane. Finally, completely out of ammo, the Piorun turns away unscathed. It’s suspected that the reason the British fleet left the final battle unharmed is because the Poles had kept the Germans awake all night, making them barely able to operate their guns when it came time for the final showdown