Beautiful! That's going to be one impressive display piece once finsihed!
RA, if you're really interested in ship kits, then two places to contact might have, or direct you to, kits of the Bismark. They aren't cheap, but work out a lot less than buying the parts via the weekly/monthly magazine route, something in the region of a 6th of the cost.
The comapnies are both UK based, with the first being an Italian parent company I believe.
Mantua Models
White Ensign Models.