(Anti) Submarine Warfare GB 2010 *CLOSED*

Just checking Richard Looking forward too seein some more of your work....Hey i hope you dont mind if i add a little artistic license to my Welly and add a little flak damage to the tail.....Lets just say that it had a close encounter with a couple of surfaced U-Boats on the Bay of Biscay at the time when they were ordered to stay on the surface and fight it out.....

Hey guys,

Just got back from my holiday yesterday, fighting a monster of a jetlag but otherwise pretty much alive... Had the greatest time ever and saw and did too much stuff to be able to express in a few lines. I will just say i do love the USA

Ok, back to business...

Took a few moments to catch up on stuff and update the first post with Randy's and Konigwolf's completed builds. Stunning work gents!

Bought that gallery issue of FSM while i was in the states and fell in love with the waterbased dio's that were in it, especially the dio of the Italian cruiser "Fiume" really caught my attention. It made me think about attempting a small dio for this group but not seriously planning something as of yet... Who knows

I will take a few to decide on my next build; more news to follow...

Again, hats off to everyone. It is an honor and delight to be able to put such beautiful work in the gallery post. Thank you all for your contribution to my little GB

Richard

Strange how a visit to your LHS can sometimes help you decide on something completely different...

Found this little but great kit waiting for me:

Yes, this one is 1:350th scale. Cute innit?? Just 10 bucks too... Measuring a stunning 8 inches it is a great candidate for an experiment attempting a first water dio....

Anyways... The usual sprue and decal pics. Note the Bic ballpoint for scale reference:

And impatient as i am i stated on her right away. After an hour or so gluing some enormous pieces i came up with this sofar. (tower has been dryfitted for the pics):

More small news to follow soon

Richard

WIP:

Assembly, basic painting, black wash and a generous coat of semigloss later. Wanted this boat to look "wet", hence the semigloss.

Once everything has been cured enough i plan on decalling it and add some rust accents and this baby will be ready for my dio. Thanks for watching

Richard

can i join this?

iv just bought the airfix nimrod and iv got a 1/350 type vii part built

Eatthis,

Ofcourse buddy! Just lemme know what your choice will be and i will add you to the front page. Welcome aboard and have fun What scale is that nimrod? 1:72 i take it?

Richard

yeh 1/72 il do that i reckon il prob make a start today

Eatthis,

Your build is now showing on the roster. You can start cuttin' some sprue

Richard

Kermit thats a sweet looking U-Boat you have going there and tiny too. I can also tell you have been missing your building sessions as you are screamin thru this build.

Randy...Good to have you back  Richard.

iv got that kit but havnt dared touch it lol

my grandad (rip :( ) was on the ark royal when she was torpedoed by u 81 i think the kit has decals for that boat

iv started the nimrod tonight (its 2.30 am here) the cockpit is done and im about to fit the fuse halves together il get pics when i get my camera back probably tomorow night

i got no sleep last night so thought id get on with some models.

made plenty of progress with the nimrod what are the angles like on these wings is this too much?

Eatthis, nice looking progress on the Nimrod Looks like a big model....

Eatthis Yeah that looks like a bigun for sure. Looking good so far

Kermit I cracked open the SH60 box today, gotta order some color for it and get ready to start it

Kind of stalled on the P-3C because I just can't get the seems they way I want them.  I just hate filling and sanding and filling and sanding just like doing body work on an old car. 

 I'm getting there though!

I would have some photos but the camera took a dump.

By all means take your time during this phase 68GT! The sanding and filling, like masking canopies is stuff that is not that much fun to do yet very important. Better let it sit for a day until you feel like doing it instead of struggling through it and finding out it wasn't a very good job afterwards...

I'm sure you will get it right budy Hang on inthere.

Richard

Yeah i'm no fan of filing and sanding either, i hate losing detail...

Thought i might post an update on what i intended to do with my tiny submarine...

As i have told you guys already i felt inspired by the FSM special gallery edition with the waterbased diorama's in it.

So when i came back from my holiday i started doing some research and this particular webpage kind of got me started as it looked both logical and doable:

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2002/11/stuff_eng_tech_sea_water.htm

So last week io went into town and got me a photoframe with a decent deep rim, some plaster of paris, modeling clay and modeling putty. Tamiya taped the frame as to not make it dirty during the plaster pouring:

Last friday when i had the time i took the aluminum foil as per the directions on the website and crumbled it up and applied it into the frame:

After this i mixed up some plaster of paris and poured it into my assembly. After an hour i flipped over the whole bunch and this is what came out. Pretty pleased sofar...:

It has now been drying up for 24 hours but i will give it another 1 or two days like the website states... Thanks for watching guys

Richard

Very cool Richard, I like the way it looks on the website....keep those pics coming

Finally catching up with this GB.. congrats and all the finishes! Great set of subs and Avengers! Beautiful Sunderland & Shackleton Bill; konigwolf, great job on the helo.

I built this about 5 years ago, i wasn't gonna post it up after seein Richards 1/72 u-boat but what the hell...

It's the old Revell 1/125 U-99

the back row are all 1/72 scale

front row are both 1/32 scale

nimrod (anti sub build)

vulcan (iv got 2 on the go im using them to learn and i like vulcans)

sr71 (eyes in the sky build)

f14d (for the cats build 2011)

the 1/32 spit is for the bob build

Julez,

That is a fine submarine there! Did you ude preshading on it? I like the subtleness of the effect your weathering technique had. I did build the U99 kit too and remember having a blast with it It might not be the youngest kit outthere but it still kicks *ss Well done on a fine model

Eatthis,

Looks like you will be busy for awhile with all those builds going on Like your taste though. What brand of 1/32 spit is that?

N E ways....

Been a bit under the weather the past few days and tried to work on my projects as much as i could whenever i had the energy... Like the afforementioned websites explained i modeled bowwaves with modeling clay and filled in the foamy bits inbetween with ordinary putty. I think i can start thinking about priming the whole lot and paint it

Being busy with the clay and putty getting your hands dirty like that really takes you back to your childhood LOL. Having lotsa fun with this one... Thanks for peeking.

Richard

Made a little more progress but still have some more sanding to do.

Man thats one Huge looking aircraft you have there...looks like a winner to me

Richard, Yeah buddy i did preshade that one and used post shading with pastels...I built it before i started useing oils to weather and i'd love to have another crack at it now....But your right it's a good one for an oldie and it was a fun build....I did the 1/72 S-boat at the same time, so far my only foray into floaty things....I tell ya one thing though, that frikkin Flower class corvette at the LHS keeps calling to me and Great little Ships do a whole heap of upgrade sets for it...

kermit

Julez,

That is a fine submarine there! Did you ude preshading on it? I like the subtleness of the effect your weathering technique had. I did build the U99 kit too and remember having a blast with it It might not be the youngest kit outthere but it still kicks *ss Well done on a fine model

Eatthis,

Looks like you will be busy for awhile with all those builds going on Like your taste though. What brand of 1/32 spit is that?

N E ways....

Been a bit under the weather the past few days and tried to work on my projects as much as i could whenever i had the energy... Like the afforementioned websites explained i modeled bowwaves with modeling clay and filled in the foamy bits inbetween with ordinary putty. I think i can start thinking about priming the whole lot and paint it

Being busy with the clay and putty getting your hands dirty like that really takes you back to your childhood LOL. Having lotsa fun with this one... Thanks for peeking.

Richard

its revell iv made some progress on it and the 1/32 tomcat and the 1/72 concorde lol

Julez,

Oh i know where youre coming from regarding the flower class... Makes me drewl and froth at the mouth a bit lol. Definately will try to get one in the future. It just takes up alot of space and ive also got a gato in my stash to build.... So probably distant future

Eatthis,

Your Nimrod is coming along nicely! Keep them pics coming.

As for myself i've been busy on painting my diorama today and am starting to reach the point where i am very happy with the paintwork i've done:

After the primer dried overnight i started out with dark gloss blue, lighter shades of gloss blue, a hint of emerald green and gloss white for the wave crests. After that dried for a bit i went over the whole lot with very light blue and white drybrushing. Topped it all off with a generous coat of future and voila

After securing the submarine to the diorama base i will add the cables and place the whole lot in it's frame.

Richard

Richard, Thats awesome.......Love it Your making me wanna grab that Flower and stick it on a water base....Maybe next year....I'd like to do the Titanic sinking as well, with the 1/350 minicraft kit...I have patience issues with models so big ones are normaly taboo for me, i'm hopeing to break that trend with the Wellington for this GB.....

Julez,

Thanks my friend! By all means go ahead with that wellington. I see too little of those lately...

Ok,... brace yourself....

Tadaaa:

My first waterbased diorama (and second dio ever)! And boy was it fun to do. Definately will use this technique in the future. With thanks to the japanese modeler who posted his work over at IPMS stockholm

Couldn't help myself and did some photoshopping too:

Due to the fact that i have no thread or wire that was accurate to scale i ommited the antennae wires. Once i can get someone with longer hair to part with some of them ill leave it like that.

Thank you for following this build. Hope you had as much fun watching as it was for me building it

Richard

Kermit WOW!!! you went and have out done yourself on this one, very very nice indeed If it wasnt for the frame I would swear its real