Completed - Revell 1/72 VIIC/41 'Atlantic Version' German U.Boat.

[spanner570]

Brush painted mostly with cheap 'In the tube' children's acrylics. Detail painted with Vallejo Model Air acrylics using a fine point brush.
The rigging, although not much, was difficult. Trying to get the adjusters parallel was a real pain, not to mention the safety wires either side of the main deck by the conning tower!

Not liking rust on an operational U. Boat model, I went easy on the weathering. More stains really and a bit scummy. No flag either.

I intend to place the boat in 'water' but I'm somehow not in the mood just yet.......

You can only take so many pictures of a submarine so here they are.

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The four main deck escape hatches.
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The safety wires around the main deck/conning tower can just be seen.
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Cheers all and thanks for looking.

Ron

[Mr Bowcat]

Excellent job Ron, you should be rightly proud of that. :thumb2:

[Ian M]

That's a great boot Ron. I was wondering if the camo carried over to the upper hull. Now I know.
Great work with the rigging as well. I for one will look forward to her making a splash in one of your fantastic water dioramas.

[Jon Heptonstall]

Fantastic model.Conning tower looks great with that finish.You could chuck a hundred quids worth of AM stuff at this model and still not get any where near your result Ron.
Jon.

[stillp]

Looks great Ron!

Pete

[Guest]

Sublime Sub Ron:smiling3:.

[scottie3158]

Ron,
I would be well with chuffed with that, great build mate.

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
A credit to your skills and it shows what a great result can be had without relying on the latest, costly add ons.
Enjoyed the build.
Jim

[Guest]

Hi Ron cracking result, great build very well done sir.
Pete :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:.

[JR]

Its a wow from me Herr Kapitan.
Fantastic build , and now for the icing, bring on the water.

I've just showed your friend the sub.

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Doesn't seem impressed, still smarting at losing his berth.
Nothing on a woman scorned !

Stoker 453 Race.

[Mini Me]

She came out beautiful Herr Kapitan. :thumb2:
Cheers, Rick H.

[Gern]

Beautiful.

I know I suggested some sort of dio when you first started this Ron, but I gotta say now that I reckon that anything else added to this would just be a distraction. This is too good to be anything other than the centre of attention.

[papa 695]

Cracking work Ron

[spanner570]

Wow!
Thanks for all your most excellent comments about my model. I'm a very happy chappy!

John - Tell the bird I'll soon have a surprise for her - Well a present actually. She can hang it in her cage.........

Thanks again chaps and I'm glad we all made it back to port safely.

48hr. leave for all crew members!

[flyjoe180]

Wow, that is a top notch job Ron, in all respects.