It has been a long time since I have posted anything. I know, I know... No I am not dead yet, just got smacked with a severe case of the Meh's. I have barely touched the hobby for the past 8 months or so. I did finally get a resin printer and also picked up an OTW 1/32 U-boat kit. After building the Engel Type IX for David Ruiz I decided to break character and try my hand at one of my own. I am not a big U-boat guy, having typically stuck to more modern subjects, but decided to go ahead and give it a try. My first order of business has been to clean up my basement which had gotten out of control and partially contributed to the Meh's in the first place. Slowly I have made enough progress to get my work bench cleaned off and am now able to get the parts layed out in front of me to start wrapping my head around the magnitude of this project. The kit is nice with many detail pieces and the option to use a fiberglass tower or solder one together from the brass photo etch. To test out my new resin printer I also printed a tower as another possible option to try. Clearly I have decisions to make as I go. Very possibly it will end up being a hybrid of sorts. The resin tower doesn't look horrible sitting on top of the hull at least. To start this off though I will need to build a cradle for it.
New OTW 1/32 Type VII Build
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When life socks you in the nuts, you're owed a little 'meh' time. Welcome back to the World, Steve.
Don't get bogged down with the little ****: go with the ready-to-go resin tower and get this I'll-break-something-off-even-if-you-look-at-me-funny WW2 subject in the water and working before you paint and put on all the fiddly parts.
I'm standing by to assist, you Bum!
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When life socks you in the nuts, you're owed a little 'meh' time. Welcome back to the World, Steve.
Don't get bogged down with the little ****: go with the ready-to-go resin tower and get this I'll-break-something-off-even-if-you-look-at-me-funny WW2 subject in the water and working before you paint and put on all the fiddly parts.
I'm standing by to assist, you Bum!
DavidComment
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The resin tower looks awesome…right at home on the deck. I never even attempted the brass one; way too much metal smithing needed for the compound curves on the wave deflectors and the bottom of the wintergarten for me. Looking forward to your build on one of my favorite boats.Comment
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A bit of a diversion from this project has been one of Bob's 5' sharks. I had it ready for trimming at Subfest but Helene changed our plans. Oh well. If all goes well it will swim at Subfest Redux.
That means I can get back to the big Type VII now that things are moving again after the storm. Helene really made a mess of Asheville and the surrounding area but we survived with no damage. Even so, it shut us down for over a week and there are still places without power and water. It will be a long time recovering from the devastation if it happens at all as the landscape has been significantly altered in places.Comment
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