1/350 Type XXI

hwells

Member since
November 2004
From: Seminole, OK

1/350 Type XXI

Posted by hwells on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:38 PM

Hi all. This is the Type XXI put out by Dragon, then Shanghai Dragon. This is the first ship of any kind that I have ever finished. One thing I noticed about the propeller mounts is that they don't seem dimensionally correct, the props are too close to the hull. I did thin the blades a bit before I installed them.

I painted the lower hull Tamiya German Grey, flat black stripe, and the upper hull was a mixture of German Grey, White, and Yellow Green. I used 1/400 scale Mirage PE radar antennas on the conning tower. I know they are supposed to be the wrong scale, but they look right on it.

When I started weathering it, I couldn't find my Testors rust. So I decided to try oils for the first time. I used black and burnt sienna oils thinned with mineral spirits. The black really made the panel line pop out. Anyway, here it is.

Henry

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hwells

Member since
November 2004
From: Seminole, OK

Posted by hwells on Sunday, September 3, 2006 11:27 AM

So what do you guys think?

Henry

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Grem56

Member since
June 2006
From: Netherlands

Posted by Grem56 on Sunday, September 3, 2006 12:35 PM

A very nice crisp looking build. At a first glance I would have guessed a larger scale.

Julian

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hwells

Member since
November 2004
From: Seminole, OK

Posted by hwells on Monday, September 4, 2006 8:35 AM

Thanks Julian. I figured out how to take sharp close ups with my digital camera.

I'm giving credit to the oil wash. It really made the panel lines pop out. Another effect it did was to streak some when I wiped it with a q-tip dipped in mineral spirits. Originally, I only had two tubes of oil paint, so of course, I went out and bought an oil paint set. It was a 24 tube set I think.

I'm contemplating doing a Fletcher class next, after I get the Panzer IV D finished, and a couple more in 'Holding Pattern'. I picked up the Trumpeter USS The Sullivans, and am thinking about getting some PE for it.

Anyway, Thanks again Julian,

Henry

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EPinniger

Member since
January 2006

Posted by EPinniger on Monday, September 4, 2006 11:12 AM

Definitely a very nice model! The oil wash really makes the hull details stand out.

I have the 1/144 Revell kit of the same class of U-boat, though I'll probably build an earlier type first.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 4, 2006 5:34 PM

Very nice, congratulations! I've built some 1/400 scale subs 10 years ago, and I still love them now. 1-400/1-350 is a good scale for submarines, you can build several ones, compare the size, etc....Unfortunately, there are not so many models, and some are in 1-350, others in 1-400, but your mission is acomplished, it makes me feel like building one.

Michel

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hwells

Member since
November 2004
From: Seminole, OK

Posted by hwells on Sunday, September 10, 2006 6:25 AM

Thanks Micheal. I took it down to Ft Worth Saturday and entered it at the SuperCon contest. I took 3rd(and yes, there were more than three in that category Big Smile [:D] ). I've been to a lot of contests in the last five years, but this is the first time that I ever entered anything. Actually, I have entered in the semi-annual Hobbytown contests, but never a big contest.

This was also the first contest for my brother-in-law Brad. He has been building for a while, but until the last couple of years, he wasn't aware of contests, Finescale Modeler, etc. I have definately corrupted him. He has built up a small but respectable 'stash', which my sister still hasn't forgiven me for yet.

Anyway, enough rambling, I've got stuff on the bench to build.

Henry

'Go ahead, poke it with a stick, it ain't gonna bite'