Sorry Fox!

 I am using you as a jumper here.  Disastermaster, This sub is coming along nicely. I would reply to your posts, But, The reply box isn't showing up when I read your posts. Thanks Fox!

fox

DM, just a thought. Do you have a trash can near the bench? I've dropped or accidently pushed stuff off the bench into mine quite a few times. Each time I had to dump it out and go thru it. 

Stay safe.

Jim 

Hmmmm, just woke up....  sniff,sniff.......

    Thanks for the suggestion.   Nahh,  no trash can.

I always pick through any leftovers on the counter (no mass sweeps) and quite often re-purpose pieces of chopped sprue to put in my "Fruit of the Sprue" jar.

     The only time I really ever have to find something is if it's a tool and I've placed it in the wrong drawer..

Thanks again....

Got to head out to our meeting tonight at the model club.

Tanker-Builder

Sorry Fox!

 I am using you as a jumper here.  Disastermaster, This sub is coming along nicely. I would reply to your posts, But, The reply box isn't showing up when I read your posts. Thanks Fox!

 

                       

Eventually the powers that be, just might see.

I'm sitting here listening to 99.9 oldies on Tune in..... 

... the very best music from my time and X-tra super on Sunday from noon 'till 3pm.

REALLY BRINGS ME ALIVE!!

Ok. …… finally.
Here’s how the 37 mm went…. and with only one good eye.
 (I lost vision in my left eye back in 1995 and my hearing (permanently) in my left ear in 1978 due to a brain tumor.)

It’s NOT perfect but it IS tiny…….uhh… the gun, ….. not my eye.

Since this is too small to make proper gunnery wheels that have four spokes, this is what I did…. several times.
I’ve seen these type of solid wheels before.

The picture is a bit blurry but it gets the idea across good enough. The gunnery wheels were punched out plastic card and the rims were made by pre-shaping copper wire and tacked into place with superglue on the back sides followed by Tamiya thin on the front sides. It wasn’t hard.
 
And next,

a group picture of the evolution and the (magic of the) painted items.
Bits of brass, plastic sprue, plastic card and tiny parts cut from other unused items.

I got a bigger box.......


Again, I know it’s not perfect but as far as I’m concerned it does the job.

Sorry this took a while to post here but sometimes life gets in the way......

But man, this music.....   just make's me so happy!

 got a bit carried away there.

I've finally quit a lookin'

More coming soon................

Hi DM! Tried out 99.9. Excellent music. Got it bookmarked for use while on the bench. Thanks for the tip. 

Stay safe.

Jim 

Hah!  Judges will never be able to tell its not kit parts! 

Gary

fox

Hi DM! Tried out 99.9. Excellent music. Got it bookmarked for use while on the bench. Thanks for the tip. 

Stay safe.

Jim 

Great!

I'm happy to spread the word about it. On Sundays, listening to those wonderful songs from yesteryear always gets me revved up to take on the next week.

The 37mm Flak looks very good - nice work, mate! 

GAF

Hah!  Judges will never be able to tell its not kit parts! 

Gary

 

   I quit the contest circuit back when

  gas prices began their eternal a scent 

                           I really hope they're happy now

                     More than more enough.

                                               

Hutch6390

The 37mm Flak looks very good - nice work, mate! 

Thank you Hutch for your reply.

I'll be putting up the partially painted results of the "major sub assemblies" as soon as I can get the pictures taken.

After I upload those "in progress shots" and when I have the model all put together, I'll be taking better staged pictures of the completed model for review.                                                                                                                                            

WOW!

  I have this kit in the "Stash".  Sorry I'm late to your }build".

I am greatly impressed with your "Sub" assembly (Pun intended?) work.

  Your insulator detail is amazing.  I would have drilled thru my fingers trying this.

"After the insulators have dried securely in place, add another brushing of future to keep them that way. This gives you a semi-rigid structure to work with."

        Thanks.

            I will be breaking out my #73 bit for this kit.

           Nino.

Nino

WOW!

  I have this kit in the "Stash".  Sorry I'm late to your }build".

I am greatly impressed with your "Sub" assembly (Pun intended?) work.

  Your insulator detail is amazing.  I would have drilled thru my fingers trying this.

 

"After the insulators have dried securely in place, add another brushing of future to keep them that way. This gives you a semi-rigid structure to work with."

 

        Thanks.

            I will be breaking out my #73 bit for this kit.

           Nino.

         

Thank You Nino!

 When I finally get through with this (very soon) you'll hopefully want to go for it too since you already have one ready to go.

I don't normally do ships but I've really enjoyed working this one out ......it's something different for a change.

And yes, I figured "Sub" assembly would be a fiting title for the way I wanted to present this. I'm glad you got a smile out of that.

You'll need a few track links from a Panzer III or IV if you want the same results and you'll have to work this out on a close up surface about 6 to 8 inches from your face to control it and will help prevent those tiny parts from escaping to the place where all little parts go....

Remember that the holes will have to be ed large enough for the (twisted) twin polyester threads to go through. You'll have to "think ahead" and add the parts in the order that will be the final displayed result.

The drill I used was a size #61. That's .0390 or slightly under 1 mm.

It won't go away.

            WHAT?

 So, here it is again.

Have a great day!

You are doing a great job. I like it.

lurch

You are doing a great job. I like it.

 

                       ¡ʎldǝɹ ɹnoʎ ɹoɟ noʎ ʞuɐɥʇ  ˙˙˙˙˙˙ɥɔɹnl ʎpʍoɥ

                                          I haven't forgot you.

Been busy putting together a lot of those parts.                                           

 Some of my early paint & progress will be on here soon.   

 But don't worry, they sure won't be upside down and  backwards.  

Okay everyone, I'm back.

Still busy with it.

Here's here's how things look in front 

And here's the other end

Drydock inspection

I'm not using the chain. I was just playing with it.

cleaning up the sub's wintergarten.

A bit more work below  ........... but much more to go.

Now this is getting it to where I want it.     Snorkel is now in the down position...  it's movable.

I'm going with the 6 months at sea look.

I’m experimenting with several different bases. Here's one in this pic.

I still have a ways to go

      The next time I surface,   ت this project will be finished.

See 'ya all later

disastermaster

"Herr Kapitan! Ve seem to hav snagged a ship's anchor chain!"

"I vas vondering what that rattling vas."

Looking good!  And the base is superb!

Gary

Excellent job - the paintwork & weathering are great!

GAF

 

 

disastermaster

 

 "Herr Kapitan! Ve seem to hav snagged a ship's anchor chain!"

"I vas vondering what that rattling vas."

 

Looking good!  And the base is superb!

Gary

 

   

Somehow my anchor got stepped on.....crunch!  

That's ok, I just made me a better one.

Headed to the gym...........got'ta go now

Hutch6390

Excellent job - the paintwork & weathering are great!

 

                                                

     .....every time I tried to reply...... for three days.

            

           

Outstanding work DM!   

Stay safe.

Jim 

fox

Outstanding work DM!   

Stay safe.

Jim 

 

 

After all the turkey trekking and traditional gun play of thanksgiving, I've finally gotten all the

Going to the gym for now but the pictures should be showing by tomorrow.

........ sometime after I get back from the lawyers office.

Type up the text in Word or some other typing program.

Then just copy and paste.

Happened to me a few times also.  Welcome to the club.

Bob

Hey Bob,

Thank you for your advice. That's what I usually do but, well - read on.

I've gotten over my hissy-fit.

 When I first started this subject post, it came up with no way to edit it since the picture somehow covered the edit button which prevented me from deleting the picture so I could finish the post that was covered up by the picture blocking the edit button......confusing isn't it, never before in my twenty+ years here....

I did it over again and had to request Tim to delete the first one because everyone was going to it instead of the one I posted and was adding to....... yeah, still confusing.

And then to add more aggravation (a bit after) I had to retype one long entry all over again because Finescale logged me out.

My 37mm teleported into another dimension forcing me to scratch my own.

Then I was  getting a 504 Gateway Timeout....

.......every time I tried to reply ....  for three days.

                           ....... the page vanished.  

This thread seems to have been cursed from the first letter in some odd manner.

                                  

Coming up real soon unless another fubar blows up.

The finished boat is a true work of art DM. Wish I could do 1/2 as well.   

Have 3 subs in the stash. Gonna have to move them up in the Q now. It will be a little while though as the Bluenose II is going to take up a lot of my time. 

Stay safe.

Jim 

The finished product certainly is magnificent.  A true work of craftmanship.  You've done her proud!

I will agree with you about giving it a gloss coating for a more "wet" appearance, but overall she's a beaut!

Gary

That's a beautiful job there, DM, very well done! 

fox

The finished boat is a true work of art DM. Wish I could do 1/2 as well.   

Have 3 subs in the stash. Gonna have to move them up in the Q now. It will be a little while though as the Bluenose II is going to take up a lot of my time. 

Stay safe.

Jim 

Jim

Thanks for your very positive comment.

I've been busy again and away from the forum getting things in line for Christmas.

GAF

The finished product certainly is magnificent.  A true work of craftmanship.  You've done her proud!

I will agree with you about giving it a gloss coating for a more "wet" appearance, but overall she's a beaut!

Gary

Thank you Gary. I really appreciate that.

Since the gloss coat would be easy I just said well, I could add that anytime but I'm happy with it as it is for now.

Between reading up on my next subject.......

        .....and getting things organised for our Model club meeting here in North Carolina.

Going to have an attendance drawing for $50, a raffle and lots of good food brought in for everyone.

                                       But for now,