Depth charged, shot at, rammed and sunk!...A U boat's fate.

[colin m]

Speaking (or is that typing) as a person who has piloted ROV's a few times in the past, I can say with confidence, that the quality of your pictures is just about spot on. Our cameras were very close range and could never have seen the view you show (because we were looking for small things, not big things) but occasionally, we would print pictures for clients, which turned out just like yours. Brilliant job Ron.

[spanner570]

Wow, thanks to everyone who has posted such great comments on this model. I appreciate them one and all.


Colin's post reminded me that it's not an R.V. that goes underwater taking pictures, but an R.O.V.....An R.V. is one of those ridiculously huge Rekreeasunal Veehickles often seen over the pond!


So thanks Colin. I've altered that bit...


Thanks again my modelling mates,


Ron

[spanner570]

Oops! Duel post...Gone now.

[Alan 45]

It's great to see the master at work , truly inspiring work Ron it really is a fantastic piece well done

[Guest]

Outstanding, Ron - a great idea superbly executed.

[ojays]

Here are the pictures of my finished wreck of U 444. She was sunk off the West Coast of Ireland in March 1943. I took the photos at dusk, which gave them a sort of grainy, misty look, which I think makes them look all the more spooky.....
I had thought of removing some of the deck plates, but decided to leave well alone and quit whilst I was ahead!


I have tried to modelled her as I would imagine she might look like deep down in the North Atlantic where very little marine life would be present, deteriation was slow and resting in pitch black silence for 70 odd years.


When along trundles an R.O.V........


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I hope you approve of my stab at a deepdown wreck. It's been fun trying to get the model something like I imagine she would look like.


Thanks for looking at the rather too many pictures......


There is a brief build thread for this.


All comments and suggestions which I could incorporate into the next one (if there will be) would be gratefully received.


Cheers all,


Ron

I think you have copied some pictures from an underwater research channel.


Gregg

[Snowman]

I dig the filtered photo's to mimic photographs at depth - really cool effect!!


Well captured!!

[spanner570]

Thanks everyone...


No filters Gavin, just good old blue and white household emulsion paint mixed to a shade that suited, then sloshed on the model with a 1" paint brush.


Cheers,


Ron

[Steve Brodie]

Fricken awesome !!!!!, photos look like something out of National Geographic !

[Guest]

Very ingenious Ron. You are certainly a boat man.


Laurie

[geegad]

looks amazing bud truly just like of a documentary

[Richi72]

Great job Ron


did you use a blue filter to make the pictures? oops got the anwser thanks


Again great job

[Guest]

Great build Ron, below is a photo of U352 off North Carolina in shallow water, comparing this with your one only confirms you were spot on with the colours. Derek


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[spanner570]

Thanks again for all the great comments on my sub build.


Derek, thank you for posting the picture of U352. I had a look at her career....For anyone interested, she only survived for 8 months before being sunk by depth charges in May 1942. 15 submariners were lost.


Found in 1975, the wreck is a German war grave.


I had always presumed a wreck at only 100ft down would have had a bit more 'growth' on it. Perhaps my sub colour should have had some black added, as I wanted her to appear much deeper and darker. There is a cracking shot of U352's other side with the hull rotted away. This was something I was going to do, but now I've seen the images, I'm going to have a crack at it.


Thanks again chaps and to you to Derek for planting the seed!

[Guest]

Here is an idea for you Ron if you have deep pockets, modules of U-Boat compartments, one or two might be useful if you want to show the pressure hull breached. Derek


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