3D printed 1/48 Thresher
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Too funny! You do realize that I can't even compare to you and if not for your pert comments I wouldn't even be at this place in this build. I am just trying to apply some of the techniques you describe in your weathering and markings part 2 thread. By the way, where is part 1?Comment
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Too funny! You do realize that I can't even compare to you and if not for your pert comments I wouldn't even be at this place in this build. I am just trying to apply some of the techniques you describe in your weathering and markings part 2 thread. By the way, where is part 1?Who is John Galt?Comment
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“Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.”Comment
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I am certainly not in a position to know but David mentioned that having them be orange helps with underwater tracking so I made them orange. Also, since it had not yet completed deep submergence trials would that have mattered at all? I know that the pennant numbers on the sail are often removed but THRESHER still had them when it went down. I am not set on them being orange or black, I just want to know what they likely would have been at time of loss. If the concensus is black it is easily corrected.Comment
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Enough of the huble-pie stuff. You gotta admit: weathering is not as hard as you thought it would be. Right?
As to the waterline: Leave it! I didn't even notice it (let me guess, you found out when you started to plot location of draft numbers, right?)
DavidWho is John Galt?Comment
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Enough of the huble-pie stuff. You gotta admit: weathering is not as hard as you thought it would be. Right?
As to the waterline: Leave it! I didn't even notice it (let me guess, you found out when you started to plot location of draft numbers, right?)
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Weathering is not that bad and it really makes a huge difference in the presentation of a boat. Yup. The draft number locations got me. I should've paid closer attention to the drawing I was working off of when I set the waterline. Live and learn. I won't be able to sleep tonight if I don't fix it though. Shouldn't be hard to do.
And tone down the 'white' at the waterline. As you've laid it on now it looks like a slopy job of boot-toping. Just dabs of it, rubbed and blotched with a tight cotton ball or Artist texture stick. Best medium there is pastel crayon, almost lipstick in consistancy. I too have done the occasional awful job of it -- my 1/96 Type-212 being the worst offender.
DavidWho is John Galt?Comment
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Question about the draft numbers. Are the draft numbers on the upper rudder based on the bottom of the lower rudder while the draft numbers on the bow based off of the bottom of the hull? Shouldn't the numbers on the rudder and bow be the same at the waterline respectively?Comment
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