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

I look forward to seeing your built Schnellboot here.

Thanks for the tip, I will follow your advice.

Thank you sir. Here is a tip- leave the weapons off until after the boat is painted, paint them seperately, then add them at final construction.

She looking really nice. I hope to do as good of job with the Trumpeter version I have.

I have been nickle and diming progress on my Schnellboot over the past few days: first I painted the bare wood portions of the deck

then I did the painted metal portions

and the weapons and other fittings such as the life rafts

and not to be forgotten, the props and shafts

then the upper and lower hulls placed together for a couple photos

and posed with my Revell 1/350 Type VIIC U-Boat for size comparison

I still need to add the aft railings, do touch up on the hull white, and then glue the upper and lower hulls together, gloss coat, decals, wash, and flat top coat. But the finish line is in sight. I have one aft railing in place, glue drying right now...

Yeah, I knew about Minihobby and Banner. Those are more cloner brands like AA. I always thought Bronco kits displayed a higher degree of finesse than Trumpeter/Hobbyboss. Those two are essentially in the same building complex. One hobbyshop owner, who was very in the know with that sort of thing, told me that the Hobbyboss brand was created to get around the importer contractual issues being had with Trumpeters US importer.

Trumpeter has quite a few "offshoot" brands Minihobby , Banner, Hobbyboss and Bronco. Minihobby and Banner use copies of other companies other kits and motorizes them like Minihobbys USS Tarawa kit or their USS Ticonderoga which were both Dragon offerings and motorized them. Bronco and hobbyboss kits are all original offerings but their parts layouts decal designs and instructions are typical Trumpeter layouts. And all 5 companies are located in the same city.

stikpusher

Actually it is Hobbyboss that is an offshoot of Trumpeter. I had never heard that about Bronco before. As far as comparison goes, I can not say, as I have not built the Trumpter Schnellboot. Looking at an online review of the Trumpeter kit, they are engineered the same,  but a tad bit different in parts. The Bronco kit has a few more parts options in both PE and plastic.

Actually it is Hobbyboss that is an offshoot of Trumpeter. I had never heard that about Bronco before. As far as comparison goes, I can not say, as I have not built the Trumpter Schnellboot. Looking at an online review of the Trumpeter kit, they are engineered the same,  but a tad bit different in parts. The Bronco kit has a few more parts options in both PE and plastic.

they are as far as I know the same kit. Bronco is a offshoot of Trumpeter.

MikeyBugs95

Nice build so far. How does this kit compare to Trumpeter's S-100?

Nice build so far. How does this kit compare to Trumpeter's S-100?

My progress to today so far...

Primer coat with Tamiya

Testors Acryl Schnellboot Weiss on upper hull (big change right?)

compared to the primered lower hull

Testor Acryl Shiffsbodenfarbe (for those who do not sprechen, that translates out literally to ship's bottom color)

and the two next to one another. To my eye, the white uppers with the red lower is a throwback to turn of the 20th Century ship paint schemes...

More to follow in the next few days....

Who knows? In a smaller scale kit like this, there are only so many ways you can break down the parts. Yesterday I was able to get it primed with Tamiya Liquid Surface Primer. An absolute must with the paints I am using- Testors Acryl Marine Colors. Especially with PE. Today I airbrushed on a coat of Schiffsbodenfarbe on the lower hull and Schnellboot Weiss on the upper hull. I took photos as well, but did not have time to get them posted on here before work today.

looks like Bronco downscalled Heller's kit because they are extremely similar including the forward well gun.

Here is a link to the pride and joy of my ship builds Academy 1/350 Graf Spee

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/128049.aspx?sort=ASC&pi240=1

Hokey

Please post pix of subs!

Here is the thread with the U-Boats, Revell Type VII C and Hobbyboss Type VII A, both 1/350

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/145606.aspx

Dragon 1/350 Alfa Class SSN

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/135472.aspx

Bronco 1/350 Kilo Class SSK

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/134349.aspx

Dragon 1/350 USS Dallas & Airfix 1/350 HMS Torbay

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/p/135473/1394110.aspx#1394110

Yes, I have done a few 1/350 ships over the past few years. Mostly subs, both modern and WWII, and a few surface vessels. I have plenty in my stash, but am still easing my way into it. The kit is pretty small, right around 100mm long. I figure it will look good by my U-boats in the display case.

Not a bad way, indeed.  Impressive amount of detail for such a small vessel.  I didnt know you also build ships.