I started with making the 'wooden' plancking, just like the type VIIC i used styrene strips, i've bought pre cutted strips, made the floor at first and started building on the side panels.
I took me three evenings to get the complete set together, most of the time dryfitting and tinkering with the size, i even made the start for the final interieur.
Pictures,
The general layout of the floor, made a frame from styrene, and cladded it with the pre cut strips.
Used a template from the inside of the conningtower and scribed down the contours.
The result after cutting the contours.
Used the captain and CO from the type VII to determen the right height for placing the floor, this way i could measure the needed height for the panels on the sides.
Builded each panel the same way, bit by bit.
The total amount of panels which i have made, to get the curved one's i pre-heated the styrene and cooled it down at it's position inside the conningtower.
Again and again dryfitting, but from this point of view i knew what the result is going to be.
Last picture is a sneak pre-view of one of the details which i'm building at this moment, those things on the wall are watertight electrical sockets, hope to finish up the rest of the details this weekend, to be continued.
Greetings Manfred.
I took me three evenings to get the complete set together, most of the time dryfitting and tinkering with the size, i even made the start for the final interieur.
Pictures,
The general layout of the floor, made a frame from styrene, and cladded it with the pre cut strips.
Used a template from the inside of the conningtower and scribed down the contours.
The result after cutting the contours.
Used the captain and CO from the type VII to determen the right height for placing the floor, this way i could measure the needed height for the panels on the sides.
Builded each panel the same way, bit by bit.
The total amount of panels which i have made, to get the curved one's i pre-heated the styrene and cooled it down at it's position inside the conningtower.
Again and again dryfitting, but from this point of view i knew what the result is going to be.
Last picture is a sneak pre-view of one of the details which i'm building at this moment, those things on the wall are watertight electrical sockets, hope to finish up the rest of the details this weekend, to be continued.
Greetings Manfred.
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