Revell 1/72 VIIC/41 'Atlantic Version' German U. Boat

[JR]

Ron.
That timber work is great .love the colour.
Yes I shall miss Polly , he back in his cage looking very sorrow for him self.
B****r he's on the gin, troubles ahead.
Good night
453

 

[spanner570]

Just a quick update....

I've first coated the bow and stern steel decking. I brushed on some Vallejo Model Air Dk. Sea Green. It doesn't look dark but remember it is the first coat over a very light grey.




Now the boat has its first coat in the more or less standard colours, I needed to decide two things.

1 - Which particular U.Boat colour scheme.
2 - Do I take the angle grinder to it now for a waterline model, or complete the model (Underside included) and then cut the thing in half?!

The colour scheme allows for ten different versions to choose from! There is one that caught my eye. More later.....

Regarding the cutting up, and as it would be a waste of a fair amount of parts, I've decided to complete the whole model and then have a think what to do at that stage. As a compromise, I could make a base deep enough to allow for a seascape and possibly push the boat up through the opening from below. That would save me having to take the angle grinder to the poor thing.

Cheers.
Ron

 

[papa 695]

Looking great Ron, well if your going to cut it, NOW would be the best time. So all the other parts don't get in the way once it's completed, trying to hold it while you get the angle grinder to work could be tricky.

 

[minitnkr]

How about the pushing up option.....emergency surface. Would make for some wild water effects. PaulE

 

[prichrd1]

Ron,

You mean you are not encasing "Polly" strapped to a depth charge - in resin????

Always remember first seeing Won-hui Lee's 350th scale :-


Copyright to Won-hui Lee.

Paul.

 

[spanner570]

Ron,

You mean you are not encasing "Polly" strapped to a depth charge - in resin????

Always remember first seeing Won-hui Lee's 350th scale :-

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Copyright to Won-hui Lee.

Paul.

Paul - The thought had crossed my mind. Waste of a good depth charge though when I could have just strangled the thing!

Very nice model Mr. Lee. Top work.......

Here's your boat later on......




Copy Right- Capt. R. Suppards

Cheers Paul.
Ron

 

[Fernando N]

Just caught up to your fine work Ron.
Interested to see what you will do with this sub, I second Paul's emergency surface option.
Love the wooden deck BTW.

 

[scottie3158]

Ron,
It would be a pity to cut it so I'm with the others.

 

[JR]

Now you've got to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky

Polly



Cartoon for discussion purposes only.

 

[JR]

Ron .
All sounds very clever . No doubt it will be the fishes tail !
What size disc cutter for work of this size ? I'd go for a .
bit heavy for one hand use !
John.
Thanks to Bosch Tools for use of picture, of course only for discussion purposes..

 

[Deleted member 3568]

This is moving along so quickly Ron, superb work as usual, it's nice to watch a master at work.

 

[Alun Wells]

Looking good Ron,

If you need any assistance to search for the …...ing parrot, I may be able to help!! No fees to pay, free beer usually does the trick!!
Cheers
Alun

 

[JR]

Looking good Ron,

If you need any assistarnce to search for the …...ing parrot, I may be able to help!! No fees to pay, free beer usually does the trick!!
Cheers
Alun

Alum.
He's sitting in his cage studying books on depth charges, and working our how to drop them. In a very bad mood having been thrown off ship .
453

 

[Mini Me]

Ron, emergency surface as Paul suggested brings to mind a slight nose up attitude hatches flying open and crew members moving to man the deck guns. Lots of things happening all at once. Could make for a very interesting dio.
Cheers,
Rick H.

 

[Alun Wells]

Alum.
He's sitting in his cage studying books on depth charges, and working our how to drop them. In a very bad mood having been thrown off ship .
453

Sounds like a very mean parrot, have you tried some Trill?? I remember my budgie was bouncing when we gave him some!!
A

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
A real breath of fresh air. Shows that great results can be had with more skill than expense. Fun blog, great banter. Glad that b****y parrot is no more
Sub is looking good as well.
Jim

 

[spanner570]

Thanks to all for the suggestions for the build progress and perhaps more important, just what to do with 'Her'!!

The suggestion for an emergency surface is a good one, but I've already done a build on a similar theme earlier on here, so I would like to come up with something different if poss.
But thanks for the idea none the less......


I've decided to complete the whole boat and take it from there.......

Moving on.
As I posted earlier there is one paint scheme that caught my eye and that's the one I'm going to have a go at. Although it's in the instructions as a suggested scheme it never was used on a Type 41 just on one particular VIIC U. Boat. It's a cracker and a challenge too.

Anyway here is a picture of the three brushes I used for the camouflage pattern.

I'll call it a 'Smudge and Flick.'
Left to right..
Putteroner, smudger and flickeroner.


Yes, I know, but they are all good friends and like good friends I know how they will behave.

Done with Vallejo Model Air. I put the white on first with the tatty flat headed brush and twisted it as I went to vary the width of the stripes. I then dabbed along the edge of the white with dark sea green with the middle brush to smudge the edges and finally and with much trepidation, I literally flicked some dark grey over the whole conning tower using the right hand brush.

Still to be weathered, but here's the result.


Cheers all.
Ron

 

[spanner570]

I've also made a start on the weapons.


Cheers.
Ron

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Great stuff as always.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Ken. I'm chuffed you approve....

Whilst I had the brushes and paints out I camo'd the finished 37mm flak cannon.





Thanks for looking.
Ron