Revell VIIc shipping in holland

[raalst]

jeff,

in "vom orginal..." page

jeff,

in "vom orginal..." page 19 such a disk is visible.
I believe you can see one person standing on it
with (at least) one foot.
Since the tower structure is too high to look over
from ground level, the UZO operator must have had
some ledge to stand on.

btw, The vertical grip on the UZO facilitates getting
out of the hatch, right ?

My version of the disk might be oversize, in retrospect.

[wolf pack]

Hi guys,
I have post a

Hi guys,
I have post a couple of photos on www.hyperscale.com new "plastic pics" forum.

cheers

[sam reichart]

Thomas-
nice work on your model....are

Thomas-
nice work on your model....are you going to add that "console" area in the front of your tower?

just curious,
Sam

[wolf pack]

Hi Sam,
yes im going to

Hi Sam,
yes im going to put the rest of the revell parts on the tower and i will add those two instrutments as well,
Thomas

[JWLaRue]

>> in "vom orginal..." page

>> in "vom orginal..." page 19 such a disk is visible.

Ahhh....good spotting! I had forgotten about that particular photo. Most of the ones I remember seeing have a much smaller attachment flange.

>> the UZO operator must have had some ledge to stand on.

That larger piece would be a good ledge.

>> btw, The vertical grip on the UZO facilitates getting
out of the hatch, right ?

I think it may have as a primary purpose the place where the conning tower crew would attach their life belts to.

-Jeff

[Guest]

Ok, I simply had to

Ok, I simply had to try and open up a few flood holes to see how it would look.
I used a high-speed cutter in my Dremel, with mixed results]http://hem.bredband.net/b150269/u9601.jpg[/img]





While the holes now are actual holes I find it virtually impossible to use my Dremel to arrive at a scale thickness of the outer plate without the risk of destroying the shape of the flood holes.

I suppose if I put a new inner hull behind the holes I am afraid the result will look pretty much like Revell moulded it from the start.

As a final step, perhaps I should set the Dremel aside and try to sand the inside of the hull to thin down the area around the holes.
Any thoughts?

Cheers,
Anders

[sam reichart]

Anders-
my thinking is that once

Anders-
my thinking is that once you open them all up and paint it, along with having the interior of the hull dark, no one will notice the thickness of the plastic by these flood vents. I think the ones you've cut out look good.

Sam

[Guest]

Sam,

Thanks, and I think you

Sam,

Thanks, and I think you are right. I actually used a plain white paper to act as a the inner hull when trying this out and the result was quite misleading.
Making the inner hull as dark as possible (without painting it black) should make things look better.
Also, I think I will try to paint the inside "edges" of each hole black to hide the thick plastic as much as possible.

Now, what to do with the deck...

Cheers,
/Anders

[sam reichart]

photoetch! photoetch! White Ensign Models,

photoetch! photoetch! White Ensign Models, or someone in the SubCommittee that does decks already perhaps???

I understand that White Ensign's deck will not be available til perhaps April?

[raalst]

do not "try how it

do not "try how it looks" because the difference is too big.
If you start opening the deck, beprepared to do the whole deck (all three parts..)

Regards,
Ronald ("Sore Thumbs") van Aalst

ps I got a personal answer from WEM on photo etch:
about April, indeed.

Progress building ? not much.
I must be brushing up on my painting skills..
I got lazy and fitted the kit railings. they are clunky.
I also forgot that I had a chimney to fit first.
This means I probably have to remove them and
replace them with brass anyway, sigh.

it looks like this right now.

..and like this after some repair.



Edited By raalst on 1075588552

[Guest]

Yes, perhaps I should wait

Yes, perhaps I should wait and see what WEM will offer in their set before starting work at the deck.

Looks good, Ronald! Are you using the WEM enamel colours?

Cheers,
Anders

[raalst]

Hi Anders !

No, I

[color=#000000]Hi Anders !

No, I just use what I have. mostly humbrol.
A few days ago I bought the actual revell colors, just to
be sure.

I did do a lot of model painting, but I am more into
weathering than going for the "real" colors.
"whatever looks good is good".
"Vom Originall..." has a few color pic's, I use that as
a rough guide.
I do *not* like that granit grey (the greenish one)
Still wondering what color I'll choose for the deck.

Maybe somebody can help here ]



Edited By raalst on 1075760381

[raalst]

I am almost ready to

I am almost ready to glue the upper tower to the
lower tower.
Before I do that the interior of the upper tower must
be complete and painted.

well, I am getting there, it already looks rather
grimy and worn.
I added silver to suggest metal, then applied some rust
color and soaked it (well, be careful..) with used turpentine
(with lots of black paint in it) to fade the rust.

I detailed the hatch a bit. It looks better than the photo
shows.





Edited By raalst on 1076106579

[koeze]

Nice detailing shots.

It's a type

Nice detailing shots.

It's a type IX/c but conning tower is (very) similar.

Note the shape this sub is in is not optimal but the wreck photo's, especially the latest show one #### of a lot of detail on the conning tower. Very usefull for adding those little details that make it so much more realistic.

U-166

EJK

[raalst]

Thanks EJK! nice video's.

However,

Thanks EJK! nice video's.

However, beware that this type of tower is different
on several points
(e.g. UZO not in line with periscopes, both periscopes
share one housing, etc), so use with care
as an example for the Revell kit.

On another subject ]the model[/url]. I think the tower is oversize,
because of the amount of room left between the "chimney"
and the side of the deck.
Or at least the "chimney" is oversized.
The comparison also shows the crudeness of the kit's railing.
pity I did not dare replace it..



Edited By raalst on 1076364560