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LOL unfortunately last supply order was a little mess
Great updates on the two subjects
rtoo speed makes ugly results, too relax don't make results
Stik- nice work. I envy you for being at that stage. How long are the subs? I can't visualize that scale. Finished off all lower hull work and PE (rudder assemblies, dive planes) and now onto the deck. Tons of PE, so it will be slow going.
Rob
On the bench: Revell 1/72 HCMS Snowberry
Stik those subs are looking great man cant wait for the weathering touches to be added.
My little subs and destroyer have been started and waiting for the first coats of paint, got tiny little parts all over the place glued to tooth picks. Problem is it seems like I have been over thinking things and doing nothing. Gotta shut down the brain ( or lack there of ) and just start painting geeze.
Randy So many to build.......So little time
Max, the Type VIIC measures in at 7.5" and the Type VIIA at 7.25". They are prety small.
Vette, I know what you mean about overthinking the approach. Some nights I can spend hours thinking on how to tackle a particular issue. But then the next morning I will go at it with whateve rthe last method I thought of that seemed best.
I am tackling the weathering in stages. After yesterdays Burnt Umber pin wash today I did a wash of Humbrol and Testors Rust on the hulls and coning towers. I need some critique feedback here guys, BIGTIME! I was inspired a bit by Ed Bergerands two subs he posted a week or two ago in the Ships forum, but I do not want that much of a beat up look on mine. Just a well used mid to end of patrol look.
Type VIIA
Type VIIC
The surface detailing on the Revell VIIC is really superior to the Hobbyboss kit (or the Bronco TypeIX U-Boat that I have in the stash). I will have to have a look at the AFV Club and Mirage 1/350 U-boat kits to have a proper all around comparison. I do wish that Revell would do more than the VIIC and VIID in 1/350 U-Boats.
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
I mixed up a darker shade of Rust using Testors Rubber and Rust and did a pin wash on both U- boats. I think after this wash I will quit while I am ahead and work on some marine growth coatings on the hull below the waterline.
Here is how the look now...
and both U-boats together
almost at the finish line
today I began the dry brushing of lighter colors on the lower hulls for marine growth. I used Humbrol colors RAF Sky on the Type VIIC and VVS Subframe Gray on the VIIA
Magnific work Stik!!! definitely i like these two subs types
Thanks BSY. I can not say enought about the Revell U-Boat. It really is a beauty of a kit. I still need to do a bit more dry brushing and then a final flat coat to tie it all together and add some antenna wires... yikes!
Today's updates so far- First up, I completed the drybrushing on the lower hull to similate marine critters & growth
The Type VIIA, U-29 I am depicting as when she was operating around the British Isles at the outbreak of war so has more of a gray and "colder" look
The Type VIIC, U-81 I am depicting as when she was operating in the Mediterranean and has more of a greenish warmer water look...
both together
then I decided to have a go at rigging U-81, the Type VIIC. Since I could not get sprue to stretch quite as thin as I wanted, no thread that is thin enough, and did not feel like speninding money for something appropriate uch as fly tying line, so I went with a suggestion from Manny and used hair. My second daughter has long dark hair so all I had to do was raid her hairbrush for a few strands.
here a few closeup shots
and an overall shot- the hair gives a perfect scale effect.
Stik,
Congratulations man! Those are two lovely lovely builds. I can't get enough of the revell subs myself. They are a delight to build and weather the sh*t out of!
You are going on the front page as finished my friend. Thank you for participating.
Richard
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Sir Winston Churchill
They are not quite yet done. I still have a few more things to do.
Today I finished up the rigging. I added insulators made from drops of Gator Glue, and painted them brown once they dried.
U-29
and U-81
Tomorrow willbe a flat clear coat to tone it all down and tie it all together... then they will be officially complete.
and a peek with their surface Kriegsmarine big sister which I am also finishing up...
Stik they are looking great man Now in wait of the final pics I dont think I am gonna try that rigging on my 1/700 builds though. Pics of those will be coming soon
Nice work, Stik. What did you use for the rigging?
maxfax Nice work, Stik. What did you use for the rigging? Rob
Hair My second daughter has long dark hair that works perfect and can be found on her bathroom counter... Manny suggested the use of hair for crane cables on the Graf Spee that I am currently completeing.
Ok, I am calling these done.
Hobbyboss 1/350 Type VIIA U-Boat, U-29
Revell Germany 1/350 Type VIIC U-Boat, U-81,
and together...
Hat off Stik magnific finish work!!
Thank you sir! These were great kits to build and I learned a LOT in build, PE, rigging, and finishing.
Absulutely great work my friend and it has been a joy to follow from start to finish!
So,..... We have reached the cutoff date and i believe Maxfax and Vetteman are the only ones still building right? Havent seen any update on the S2F tracker for a bit....
Any of you guys i forgot to mention that are still building please let us know so i can keep track of stuff. It has been another great year and another batch of fine ASW goodies built! Thank you all so much for participating.
Reminds me of my 1/144 sub i am working on. I haven't posted an update in a while so i will take some shots of it later today. I am currently in the weathering stage, trying to rust her up a bit more before i call her done. And since i am building a meditteranean sub myself i will borrow stik's method on the green algea growth too
Did you miss page 25 Kermit? There are finished pictures of Tracker and Firefly there.This has been very enjoyable and I will look forward to the next build,so let me know whats next!
Beautiful work everybody and thanks for hosting this build Kermit!
Cheers
Martin
Martin,
My sincere apologies to you sir! I just backtracked to the page you mentioned and there they are! And looking VERY good as well. Can't believe i totally missed that. I am truly sorry and you will be added to the frontpage as finished right now. Beautiful builds!
Thank you Kermit. I really had fun and learned some new stuff to boot on these great little kits. Thanks for having me here
Stik those subs are gorgeous man !!!!!!!!!!!!!! You really nailed the weathering, well done sir very well done
Kermit and fellow ASW builders I must admit I have been sidetracked, over thinking the build to the point that I just sat and starred at it, allowed life to get in the way, and on a few days been just plain lazy. I have gotten some work done through all the excuses, the sub is ready for its first clear coat prior to my attempt at weathering it. And the Fletcher needs the main guns finished up then it will be ready for its first clear before (gulp) decals. So here are pictures of where they are now, along with the box art again as a reminder of how I have been torturing my poor eyes and fingers. Lotsa hand painting goin on here too.
Now here they are as they sit now.
Most all the tiny little goodies have been added, and so I could make the base I needed to rebuild my 11" Delta band saw. Ok ok so I used the build as an excuse to get the saw fixed, it sounded good anyways
Randy! Welcome welcome my friend Looks like you are having your hands full......ehhhm....ya....with these builds!
Seriously, theyre looking good man! And i imagine how that camo would give you a headache figuring out how to do it in that scale. But i am not really having pity on you... That would take a few seaplanes in 1:700 scale with PE and resin goodies LOL
Welcome aboard Randy. Good to have ya.
Ok guys,
Time for me to finally post an update on my type VII in 1:144 scale. Since last time i spent a lot of time on filters and washes to rust up the hull and conning tower and this weekend i tried to mimic stik's idea of adding some algea growth to the lower hull since my U-201 was alo a meditteranean boat.
Adding to this method i decided to add more detergent to my emerald green and ochre washes so the foam will give an effect like the hull has some barnacles and such on it. Work in progress...
Once i am satisfied with the washes i will continue with powders and some drybrushing to complete the weathering... Hope you like her
Oh that is a real beauty Kermit! I need to find one of those 1/144 U-Boats
Yup that there is for sure a Kermified sub !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go Richard
< muttering to self > " Almost don't wanna show mine, these guys are GOOD !! "
Here's what I have in mind for my builds, first the Fletcher and U-Boat battle, just got the base cut today. This dio was inspired by a movie called " The Enemy Below " made way back in 1957 with Robert Mitchum and Carl Jurgens.
The sub kit came with 2 subs and a sinking freighter, so as requested by our great host here's what I came up with for the second sub. With our hosts approval of course.
vetteman42 Yup that there is for sure a Kermified sub !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go Richard
Vetterman nice to see more wips here!!!
Kermit: marvelous job as always!
Vetteman: that is going to be a cool diorama. I can see a large plume of smoke and fire on the freighter. Are you going to put any life rafts out? They would be pretty tiny- just a little blob of milliput.
I'm still plugging away. Started doing the PE on the deck, then the conning tower. The light is just barely visible at the end of the tunnel now!
Kermit that sub is beautiful!!!!You need a BV222 Wiking pulled alongside!!
and vetteman I will eagerly await progress on that diorama...should be magnificent!
Great work as well stik!
I would like to try a sub model myself....you guys inspire me.That is one model I have not tried yet....strange.I remember my bro when I was a kid in the 70's building (correct me if wrong) a Revell cutaway Polaris sub?I thought it pretty cool back then.
martin
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