A Type XXIII in Ireland

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  • MFR1964
    Detail Nut of the First Order
    • Sep 2010
    • 1290

    #61
    Nice Rob,

    Since this is by nature a static kit she can be build fast, slap some paint on it and you will be amazed how good she stands, one question, that open torpedohatch, won't this give problems since it can act like a scoop underwater?

    Manfred.
    I went underground

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    • The Boattrainman
      Commander
      • Mar 2016
      • 443

      #62
      Hi Manfred,

      Hopefully not, but I will keep you posted when it goes to open water.

      Rob
      ''We're after men, and I wish to God I was with them........!''

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      • The Boattrainman
        Commander
        • Mar 2016
        • 443

        #63
        The main painting is finished.

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        I used Humbrol acrylic spays over their fine primer and for a small model the finer sprays work well.

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        The tower was a challenge, the snorkel was finished in matt black and drybrushed in metallic silver.

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        To see the fine plate lines, I scraped the paint off with a round scalpel revealing the grey primer under, and the hydrophones were brush painted in Humbrol brass.

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        The inside got a coat of the dark hull colour as well and the ballast weights are painted in heavy enamel to stop them rusting. The brass prop will tarnish over time.


        So just some mild weathering on the upper hull and the rigging to go.

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        • MFR1964
          Detail Nut of the First Order
          • Sep 2010
          • 1290

          #64
          She looks good in her new skin, only remark i can think of is, that white marking on the tower has t be yellow, why?, in this configuration the boat is at the UAK, ready to be tested before delevery to the kriegsmarine, only there she will be taken in commision, once this done the yellow markings will be overpainted.

          Manfred.
          I went underground

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          • The Boattrainman
            Commander
            • Mar 2016
            • 443

            #65
            Got that Manfred.

            I didn' fully understand the banding on the tower, I figured it might be a training mark. So it is in ready to be commissioned state, won't be heavy weathering it anyway.

            Thanks.

            Rob
            ''We're after men, and I wish to God I was with them........!''

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            • The Boattrainman
              Commander
              • Mar 2016
              • 443

              #66
              On another note.

              It's proving to be a pig to get the submerged balance right, plus it's hard to get it to re-surface at exactly the same trim as before diving.

              I think the water in the ballast tank (even with baffles) is moving around a lot and given it's such a small sub it's causing problems.

              Been adjusting bits of foam all day and it's defeated me for the moment.

              Rob
              ''We're after men, and I wish to God I was with them........!''

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              • MFR1964
                Detail Nut of the First Order
                • Sep 2010
                • 1290

                #67
                Yeah, she is a little bugger, the tower is the main issue, i would try some less lead, and re-do the session with the foam, it took me a few days to get the balance right between the lead and the foam.

                Manfred.
                I went underground

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                • The Boattrainman
                  Commander
                  • Mar 2016
                  • 443

                  #68
                  Thanks Manfred, advice much appreciated.

                  So that's it for now.
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                  A subtle wash to add salt staining and a drybrush around the darker parts with metallic colour to finish.
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                  Less is more, and as I'm not great at weathering, that's the sub finished.

                  You can just see the torpedo bay as I hoped...........
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                  ..........and the the rigging is the final piece of the puzzle (temporary for the moment till ballasting is finished).
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                  Here is the sub with the intended target, my 1/32 scale Steam Coaster (with working lights, sound, smoke and steam engine sound), hoping they will be chasing each other around the boating lake soon.


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                  I'm setting the model aside for a while, getting frustrated with so much time on the ballast issue, will return to it in a few weeks when the enthusiasm returns.

                  Over and out!

                  The Boattrainman
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