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Bronco 1/350 Schnellboot (finished 4/24, photos p.3)

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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, March 24, 2014 8:56 PM

Well I had to make some adjustments here. While researching Hoffmans sortie from LeHavre for markings, it turns out the Cdr Hoffman lead Torpedoboote, a much larger nearly destroyer sized vessel, rather than Schnellboote. So I now have to adjust marking choices. I have decided to model S-188, a boat of the 4th Flotilla, since I like their stalking panther unit marking. I know s-188 did see some action based upon this photo of her with battle damage after returning to port from a sortie on the night of June 7/8. (Mike, I can also see the darkened Tir Firness wood decks in this photo)

anyways, S-188 would be lost on June 14, along with many other Kriegsmarine vessels during a heavy RAF daylight raid on La Havre to neutralize the problem.

Today I airbrushed on a final coat of MM Schnellboot Weiss on teh up[per hull sides and let that dry

After giving that time to dry, I then glued the upper and lower hulls together

Next up, a coat of Future, then I can begin decals, washes, etc.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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  • Member since
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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 5:47 PM

 

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    August 2012
  • From: Parker City, IN.
Posted by Rambo on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 6:06 PM

wow that is tiny and it would probably about vanish if you put it next to a 1/350 Bismark

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 6:13 PM

Even next to my 1/350 Graf Spee it is dwarfed...

 

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    July 2010
  • From: Tempe AZ
Posted by docidle on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 7:40 PM

Dang Stik, that puppy is small.  How ever did you build it, let alone cutting out the commander's initials?  My hat is off to you sir.

Steve

       

 

 

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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 7:46 PM

Building was easy enough... it's everything that came afterwards where the challenges started adding up...

 

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U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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  • From: Tempe AZ
Posted by docidle on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 8:12 PM

Boy, is that an understatement!

       

 

 

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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 8:16 PM

LOL! Thanks ;-)

 

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U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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  • Member since
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  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Friday, April 18, 2014 8:41 PM

  Beauty

Steve

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Posted by stikpusher on Saturday, April 19, 2014 10:06 AM

Thank you sir... just a bit more to finish up here....

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 8:29 PM

I finally made some near final progress on my Schnellboot today. Washes and tints applied and cleaned up... 

Tomorrows plan is flat coat, drybrushing, and call this one done...

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, April 24, 2014 2:48 PM

Ok. I am calling this one done...

I present Bronco's 1/350 S-100 Class Schnellboot

comments and critiques welcome... Pirate

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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  • Member since
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  • From: San Antonio, Texas
Posted by Marcus McBean on Thursday, April 24, 2014 3:20 PM

Very nice, love the detail.  I have the same model and feeling that I need to stop my present project and knock this one out.

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, April 24, 2014 3:34 PM

Thank you Marcus. It is a fun little kit to build. I look forward to seeing yours on here.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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  • Member since
    August 2007
  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Friday, April 25, 2014 8:26 PM

 WOW! real nice. 

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, April 25, 2014 8:52 PM

Thank you

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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  • Member since
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  • From: Iron Mountain Michigan USA
Posted by LudwigVonMech on Monday, April 26, 2021 2:53 PM

Mikeym_us-

Do you have a reference for the Tir Firness non-skid coating on S-boote? I cannot find anything.

Tanks

 

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, May 3, 2021 4:58 PM

LudwigVonMech

Mikeym_us-

Do you have a reference for the Tir Firness non-skid coating on S-boote? I cannot find anything.

Tanks

 

 

Ludwig, I personally do not. I only went off what another member said here, earlier in the thread.  But based off of his statement, what I had read about Tir Firness on U-Boats, and the photos I was able to dig up showing that the wood areas were quite dark from some sort of wood stain, it all made sense and I went with it.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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