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More Uboat progress

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Whidbey Island, Washington
More Uboat progress
Posted by chukw on Saturday, February 18, 2006 4:04 PM
More progress on my Revell 1/72 scale Uboat.  I've used buckets of Tamiya flat black to paint the insides and prime the pressure hull, then gone over the visible parts with mixtures of grey, brown, tan and black.  Here're some pics of my fanciful torpedo tubes.  I used the vast quantity of paint I'd overmixed to practice my Wellenmunster camo technique.  :rolleyes:  Fun!



The pressure hull in situ. No washes yet- that's next!

The fighting room was slapped together from 2 D-shaped sections of a toothbrush package, encrusted with styrene bits, solder and junk form the spares crate.

Note the 1/35 German canteen- is nothing sacred? :banana:

Here's a nice view down the length of this brute- no, the fit is better than that!  I'll glue that hull togther after the basic painting is done to avoid overspray into the inner regions of the structure.  

A closeup of the center section reveals some secrets of my murky techniques... and the sexayh lines of this sleek behemoth!

I'm waiting for the paint to set before adding washes and drybrushing, so I'm busy cleaning up the six million slots in the deck and getting it ready for all that of Eduard photo-etch goodness.  Stay tuned, intrepid sailors!


  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 19, 2006 7:30 AM
Looks great! Don't forget the air trunking that sit just behind the conning tower and extended up just under the wintergarten deck.

One other thing, the kits are sitting too low. The air trunkings should sit just under the deck. Also, the forward and aft sections should be on an angle extending down towards the bow and stern of the boat.

Love the paint work and extra detail, very nice.

Take Care,

Jess
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