Revell 1/144 German Fast Attack Boat. Gepard Class 143/A. A Trilogy.

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Due to a very kind and generous S.M. member, who shall remain unanimous - Unless he wants to reveal himself, that is! I recently became the recipient of his part built, part painted kit.

So, we have sort of completed the build together. Rigging done with ezee line. I added some extra antenna using eleccy cable innards. It was a full hull, so I ground off the lower half to make the seascape easier to model. (Sorry member)

A very nice model with enough detail for me. The only downer was the too thick railings. They are supposed to go all around the main deck, but to fix them would have totally trashed the vessel, so I simply left them off. I don't buy aftermarket anything. preferring to spend the saved money on another kit! Also, I've probably positioned the flag in the wrong place......:upside:

Sorry for the poor photo, I forgot to take one of the box art, so I've 'robbed' one from ebay.....
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Anyway, due purely to there being too many pictures of the boat in various situations, I will divide the snaps into three sections.

Leaving the Baltic.
Snooping around.
Full ahead!

Here is S79 'Wiesel' leaving the Baltic. Thin ice to negotiate.

Polyfilla 'Ice' and the sea livened up with clear silicone.
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Cheers and thanks again Mr. Member.


Admiral Karl Donitz
 
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I know its a bit sad but I like quickbuild kits!!!
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Brilliant, quite simply brilliant.

You sir are a modelling genius!!

ATB.

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yea i liked this when the member was goin to build it an 4 engins as well bet it did 40 knots easy
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Thanks for all the encouraging post boys. It's great to have such nice comments therein......
On we go to part 2.

Snooping Around.
She's just popped up Norf to have a look around. This class of boat was constructed of wood / plywood, so she's unlikely to have ventured this far north. The sun popped out a couple of days ago, so it provided a nice, if very brief backdrop...

The bergs are made from lumps of polystyrene then hacked with my fingernails. The ice is again ordinary filler.

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Cheers.
Igor A. Bloowillee.
 
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Great posts boys. Thank you.....

I think this has run it's course now, so I'll wind it up with the last of the three 'Installments'

Full Ahead!

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A bit closer to show some detail.
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There you go. Sorry it was a bit long winded.......

Thanks to those who took time out to post such nice and generous comments. I appreciated them all. :thumb2::thumb2:

Cheers.
Ron
 
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