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Re: S.M. U-1 - Germanies first military sub from 1906
O.K., I have a few weeks of filling, grinding, applying details and rivets and cleaning behind me, and yesterday we finally could paint the upper hull in RAL7001. Here are the first impressions. I'm rather pleased.
And of course we have to look at the assembly as well........puts a smile on my face
Re: S.M. U-1 - Germanies first military sub from 1906
O.K., spent two weeks with filters and washings to weather the upper hull. I did a subtle job and on the photos it looks even more subtle. I'm not a big fan of weatherings that look like the bot got sunk five times. I hope the washings and filters will go well together with the acrylic clear coat I'm going to apply next. Well, we'll see. Next is the weathering of the lower hull. As it is les detailed, it should be a quicker job than the upper hull.
Re: S.M. U-1 - Germanies first military sub from 1906
And on we go.....the machine frame is ready.Here some pictures. Just the receiver, gaskets and bellows, and then I can check if everything is watertight.
Also additional work on the upper hull. Finished the mechanics to extend the snorkels and the chain drive of the upper rudder. The snorkels are actuated via a Firgelli linear servo which is located in an watertight compartment below the conning tower.
Re: S.M. U-1 - Germanies first military sub from 1906
Wow, I love it, DrSchmidt. Amazing presentation of an amazing build! That's the first time I've seen the Archer rivets on a model. They really look good.
Re: S.M. U-1 - Germanies first military sub from 1906
Tha Archer rivets work great. But one must not forget to seal them with microsol before painting. Otherwise the transparent carrier film will start to dissolve and that doesn't look nice.
Re: S.M. U-1 - Germanies first military sub from 1906
O.K.: The boat is almost ready. Only some ropes are missing, but for handling reasons those will be added later. Next is the balancing of the boat. So here some photos:
The upper rudder is driven by the main rudder and thereby also drives the push rods and chain drives that used to actuate the rudder in the original][/url]
The snorkels can be extended and retracted by a linear servo][/url]
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