today's work

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

The shaft supports look great.....

Need some work chopping off all the vent-risers, but I think you're up to it, sir. Should have all your masters and parts off this week.

[DrSchmidt]

The shaft supports look great.....

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[ffr2608]

Jeez! Vaughn has torpedoes bigger than that thing....
Going to be a great running model with the control surface arrangement....

[DrSchmidt]

Superior workmanship.....

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[Das Boot]

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[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

That looks great....

Second half of the tools today. Casting metal and resin over the weekend. Almost there, Doctor.

David

[DrSchmidt]

That looks great....

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[Das Boot]

I was just messing with David, he hates this movie. It’s not good at all, and rather cheesy.

[Albacore 569]

That flick was awful! No tow to target, wrong representation of historical facts, ****ing soap-opera, and so-so effects. A steaming pile of ****.

Hell And High Water... now THAT's a great submarine movie.

Never seen it and I will pass. I am a James Caan fan too. A better X-craft movie is 'Above us the Waves'. I dug up this frame of the 1968 film. The stills don't feel right. See Cann with that long coat? I wonder if it ever occurred to the films costume designer how is Caan going to get though the hatch with that long coat on?

My favorite scene in 'Above us the Waves' is the X-craft crew captured (rescued) and standing on the Tirpitz, The crew lined up before the Tirpitz captain, the German commanding officer saluting the British crew his great respect for their courage. Meanwhile the crew is quietly knowing their mines attached are about to explode. I think I'd be bending my knees ( I gotta pee pose lol) standing at ease preparing for the shock of the deck probably about to be slammed up a few feet. lol.

Back to Davids thread. On with the models



Above us the Waves (1955) (below)

[vital.spark]

IAM Duxford has part of the remains of X-7 that took part in the Tirpitz raid. These lie alongside HMS Stickleback a upgraded X-Craft. I really enjoyed my visit almost 20 years ago. I would go as far as saying "jaw-dropping!' They even have a SR-71 and B-52 in a separate American building!