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[greenman407]

Sounds good to me. Try this article. Knowing you Leelan, youve probably already seen it.http://www.artitec.nl/downloads/inst...at_colours.pdf

[greenman407]

Heres a color Youtube video on it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZL7-nclmO0&noredirect=1

[Von Hilde]

U 505 has been repainted 5 times since its been in Chicago It sat outside in the weather for 50 years before they built the displey indoors. It is presently blue grey, an authentic color but, gloss acrylac enamal wasnt invented yet. Its against the law to use lead paint now days. The 505 was painted several times during the war with different color schemes. When it was captured it was dark grey and hadnt been painted for several patrols and was quite rusty. I already have a 1/72 type IXD2 and did some extensive research on 9s during the year it took me to build. Revell will do what they do to represent 505 and Im sure it will be nice, but it will be exactly like the museum version with the "Visitor friendly" modifications such as the deck. It would be nice if they offered a couple varients of the tower and armorment, to build different boats.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Von Hilde

The 1/72 GATO suffers from the COD museum modifications. Your points are well taken about the mistaken employment of 'museum' fixes on the 505 that may find their way into the kit. Most would be easy fixes for the detail oriented, but getting the deck wrong (a possibility, not established yet) presents a major headache for us and a world of opportunity for the acid-etching, after-market guys. Good point, pal.

David

[greenman407]

STAND BY FOR ACTION! New Photos

[greenman407]

[greenman407]

Enhancements later

[modelnut]

Sounds good to me. Try this article. Knowing you Leelan, youve probably already seen it.http://www.artitec.nl/downloads/inst...at_colours.pdf

Yessir. But it never hurts to be reminded. I used one of those charts in that pdf to match a few rattle can primers as being close enough for the base coats on a WWII u-boat, Krylon Grey Primer for below the waterline and either Rustoleum or Plastikote above depending on which shade you like.



- Leelan

[modelnut]

Heres a color Youtube video on it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZL7-nclmO0&noredirect=1

Here is another clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yigu5P0HNOQ

It looks like there was a lot of variation in color schemes or maybe that is just an artifact of the lighting or film quality. But I saw quite a few boats in every shade of grey, light, medium and dark in solids and patterns. So I guess what you paint will depend on what boat you are representing.

- Leelan

[greenman407]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

STAND BY FOR ACTION! New Photos

Back away from that stack of STINGRAY DVD's, and no one will be hurt!.... (insert bongo-drums here)

[greenman407]

I was wondering If anyone would make the Connection, and wouldnt ya know that it would be HWSNBN.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

If not me, Mammas (and boy, am I late getting a long promised set of SD's off to him! ... I know what I'll be working on this holiday).

M

[Von Hilde]

Dave, I was wondering why a certain plating company, didnt already jump on the P/E market since basiclly all the MSDS crap and Hazmat permits in place. Not a hard process. I have done some small one off photo etched stuff thru my friends sign shop. He let me use the plotter and vinal cutter to print and cut the friskit for an etching prodject, that I completed at home with a plastic drip pan and some Muratic acid. While I was there he told me his computer was hooked up to the CNC machine as well as a router so If I wanted a duplicate of the 1/72 scale modelbrass deck in 1/32 out of aluminium or mahogoney, I could have one in about an hour. I wouldnt want to infringe on some copyright issuse, but I would draw up some type IX deck arrangements, with the different hatch types and positioning. Just about every type IX had some unique features about the type of hatch covers and storage compartments. Especially along the top of the balast tank on the sides where the original torpedo external storage compartments are located. They were the same dimentions but the type of covers varried from boat to boat by wood slats, steel plates or wire mesh, depending on the application of what was put there besides a torpedo. And later the schnorkle storage with no cover in the starbord bay just forward of amidships.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Mike has indeed flirted with the acid-etching process; he's explored the many variations of the technique. I've done a lot of the process in the good old, Kodak KPR days, http://culttvman.com/main/?p=14677 We talk occasionally about producing a proper PE kit, but there are already some fine ones on the market already.

And I applaud your unwillingness to step on the toes of people who already have a commercial interest in their art-work and product. I wish more customers and users out there were as thoughtful. Much appreciated, sir.

M