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[trout]

Wonderful rigging! It really makes the other details pop.

[DrSchmidt]

Actually I'm really bad at rigging. I folllow some threads on a different forum where some guys do miracles rigging ancient sailing ships. This is just thread and superglue . But it looks good, nevertheless....

[DrSchmidt]

The last Detail, that had to be added are the foldable masts for the radio antenna. I depict the late version of the boat that had hydraulic mast actuation. As the plastic of the kit is brittle and not very stiff, I decided to replace the masts by self-made brass versions while only using the kits mast base. The masts were made of 0,8 mm, 1mm, and 1,2 mm diameter brass tubes that were threaded onto 0,5 mm steel wire. The still wire also served as connecting pins for the mast base. The counter weights, drive rods and rigging points are from the RCSubs PE set.









The masts were painted neutral gray and the put onto the support blocks on the port tanks using 0,5 mm brass axis. The rigging was dine using 0,3 mm rigging thread.









Then the antenna was rigged using 0,15 mm black copper wire and then the conected to the fixing points on the deck and the insulator mast.





The masts finally got their A-struts made of 0,5 mm brass wire and their final touch ups ....





The search light got its electric cable....



And the boat its flag.....job done.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

A beautifully executed display piece, Doctor. A study in stunning, eye-popping detailing.

David

[DrSchmidt]

Thanks David. That's waht I like about those old boats. Lots of detail and old technology from a time where they still were finding out how to design and operate thes boats.

[DrSchmidt]

Final addition to the Boat...Das Werk have created 2 sets of resin figures (3 man each) specifically for the U9. 3 Man for the bridge and 3 man deck crew. I got mine via eBay from Australia (cheapest option). The figures are highly detailed and modeled in very realistic, living positions. Quickly built and painted. Great addition to the kit that gives the boat this little extra...