Revell 1/72 VIIc Finished

maxfax

Member since
September 2008
From: Ancaster, Ontario

Posted by maxfax on Sunday, January 6, 2013 6:11 PM

Thanks! I plan at some point in the future to do the same. When I get a couple more kits done and off the to do shelf, I may come back and finish her off .

On the bench: Revell 1/72 HCMS Snowberry

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The Ghost of Gettysburg

Member since
June 2007
From: Gettysburg PA

Posted by The Ghost of Gettysburg on Sunday, January 6, 2013 4:59 PM

Love the use of the crew figures. Iwas thinking about putting some of them in modified poses inside to add a bit of life and a feeling of the cramped space inside the boat.

The Ghost of Gettysburg

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Friday, January 4, 2013 1:01 AM

Ye, i have a bit. I am currently a bit short on space, i don't have room to display my current builds, let alone anything this size. I am hopeing to get a new model room built in the garden this year. If that comes off, then i plan on makeing a start on my U-Boat later this year. Ye, i am going to build the U-552. I have all the AM i wanted for it now, so its all ready to go.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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maxfax

Member since
September 2008
From: Ancaster, Ontario

Posted by maxfax on Thursday, January 3, 2013 9:14 PM

Bish,

You've been planning this build for some time- I remember you asking about aftermarket parts early in my build. Do you have an estimated start time? Are you going to do the U552 or another?

Rob

On the bench: Revell 1/72 HCMS Snowberry

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Monday, December 31, 2012 12:08 PM

I have seen a few of these built and they all seem to take about a year or so. When i start on mine i was thinking of working on it between other builds, maybe a couple of weeks at a time. But then i don't have an interior for mine so don't have that to worry about.

Its a hell of a job you have done.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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maxfax

Member since
September 2008
From: Ancaster, Ontario

Posted by maxfax on Monday, December 31, 2012 12:02 PM

I only worked on the build. I usually put in 30 min to an hour at most a couple days a week. Sometimesore, sometimes less. Sometimes I got so sick of working on it I'd leave it for a couple of weeks. I moved in the summer., so I didn't touch it for almost 2 months. Each interior section took over a month to do. The oil canning, hull texturing took a few months. Rivit and weld seams took a few months. It all adds up.

On the bench: Revell 1/72 HCMS Snowberry

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Monday, December 31, 2012 11:33 AM

You say you spent a year and a half on this. Was that just working on this build, or did you do some and then work on somthing else.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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subfixer

Member since
March 2004
From: Spartanburg, SC

Posted by subfixer on Monday, December 31, 2012 9:57 AM

Dang! Nice job! Everything is there except the stink.

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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maxfax

Member since
September 2008
From: Ancaster, Ontario

Posted by maxfax on Thursday, December 27, 2012 8:40 PM

Thanks for the great comments! A lot of weathering detail did not show up in my pics, like the scum line, salt marks etc. I've got the 1/72 HMCS Snowberry and S-boot to do to complete the series, and also the 1/200 Arizona, but mentally I can't handle another big project for some time. My shelf is full of planes and tanks that I need to get done.

On the bench: Revell 1/72 HCMS Snowberry

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Flying Finn

Member since
April 2012

Posted by Flying Finn on Thursday, December 27, 2012 8:44 AM

Very well done. Excellent job on the interior.

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Thursday, December 27, 2012 8:42 AM

Stunning looking build. And i will echo Hokey, if mine looks half as good as this i will be well chuffed. The interior looks amazing.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Hokey

Member since
February 2011

Posted by Hokey on Thursday, December 27, 2012 8:11 AM

Spectacular. I hope I do 1/2 as well on mine. Thx!

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Big Jake

Member since
February 2003
From: Lacombe, LA.

Posted by Big Jake on Thursday, December 27, 2012 7:18 AM

The nicest one yet I've seen. Nice detail work on the interior.

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surfsup

Member since
March 2009
From: brisbane australia

Posted by surfsup on Thursday, December 27, 2012 4:10 AM

Awesome work. I love it.....Cheers Mark

If i was your wife, i'd poison your tea! If Iwas your husband, I would drink it! WINSTON CHURCHILL

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docidle

Member since
July 2010
From: Tempe AZ

Posted by docidle on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 9:58 PM

Wow Max, that is amazing work! Thanks for sharing.

Steve

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maxfax

Member since
September 2008
From: Ancaster, Ontario

Revell 1/72 VIIc Finished

Posted by maxfax on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 9:26 PM

Hello everyone!

This is my first ship. I started it about year and a half ago, puttering mostly. I was inspired by some photos I saw on the net by a modeller named Dargies while I was looking for some info on a particular aircraft, and felt that I just had to do it. I used three CMK interior kits, the Eduard PE, Yankee Modelworks PE, a resin figure set, lots of scratchbuilding, replaced all of the weld lines and most of the rivets using the Archer set, Archer Flag set. I opened up all the flood slots and added a support behind each rivet line(can only see when held at the right angle, with the right light), added to the saddle tanks to allow opening of the central drainage area with supports, oil canned the hull, textured the pressure hull, fabricated the upper pressure hull and added some piping that can be seen if held the right way. I was going to add the wood deck, but changed my mind due to the cost. Here are some photos of the entire build.

Thanks

Rob