My Trumpeter VIIc build

[drschmidt]

Yes. Good quality, too.

[knucklebutt]

All Crew assembled seams filled sanded and primed all categorized by location, yeah all 75 of them . now on to painting, be back in about a month



Denis

[drschmidt]

Hey Denis.....how about opening a thread of your own instead of using mine?

[knucklebutt]

Hey Denis.....how about opening a thread of your own instead of using mine?

I actually sent you a PM last week asking your permission to post the crew build as I dont plan on posting any other part of the build as you are covering that, I didnt hear back, probably should have just waited
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Denis

[drschmidt]

I didn't notice the pm. I hardly get any on this forum......sorry for that. But as I said, I'd be good to keep the builds separat. I might post about building the crew, too. Thanks for your understanding....

[drschmidt]

O.K., haven't been lazy building, but shooting pics. So here's an update of the almost completed last section, the stern compartment with the electric motors and the stern torpedo tube. Unfortunately Trumpeter got kinda lazy with this section, so I already reconfigured the lower back (white styrene) where the stern trim tank was located. The pressure hull had a triangular gap with respect to the floor. I filled this gap. The complete lower part of the pressure hull is missing. I'll have to scratch build this as well.......so even if it looks quite complete, still quite a way to go....

[drschmidt]

When one looks at above pictures one could believe, that the stern torpedo room is done....well, not quite. The complete lower half of the pressure hull and the t-frames are missing. Also the section below the torpedo tube, where the stern trim tank was located, was wrong. So I altered the back part to resemble the trim tank and added the lower pressure hull with the frames. Tedious job, but finished it looks quite good.....well, despite the backside. I also added the torpedo loading tube, which was missing in the kit, too.

[drschmidt]

And complete with the stored extra torpedo. In the kit the torpedo is just sitting flush on the floor with no fixation. Kinda bad idea with a boat roling in heavy seas. So I scratch built two bases and tied the torpedo down with styrene wire. Looks better me thinks ;-)

[JWLaRue]

The crew of the stern torpedo room thanks you!

-Jeff

[drschmidt]

My pleasure.......I do my very best

[drschmidt]

Progress is slow as there are many little things to do that require some time. E.g. the hatch and of the rear torpedo tube is missing as is the parts of the hull where the torpedo exits the boat. I shaped this using glass fiber and made the hatch from resin. I also started to modify the outer sections that go into the stern, e.g. dive bunker 1. Lots of fitting, modifying and whatnot. But it comes together. I will make a real cut away boat, so I'll cut the transparent hull and the stern section open. To do this properly I already glued the stern section to the starboard transparent forward half of the hull. Assembled that thing looks fucking huge...compared to a 1:72 Revell VIIc

[sam reichart]

amazing work. once you install the props, planes and rudders, are there parts that connect them to their proper mechanical links inside the hull? please take a photo with the lights on inside the hull, if you can.

[knucklebutt]

any idea where the "Red" night vision lights were placed, I will be installing lights on my build and would like to place them some what correct



Denis

[drschmidt]

No idea.....try to watch "Das Boot" to figure it out. The studio model of the pressure hull is an exact copy.

[knucklebutt]

I agree probably my best bet, I actually have a saved copy just for that purpose, good for color matching


Thanks
Denis