Where to start? First, thanks to you all for the great and varied posts..I can't believe the superb response my diddy sub has received.
As an add-on to Steve's excellent info. on U 213, here's a bit more.....She was actually a mine layer, one of six built - U 213 / 218. The designers used the well tried Type VIIC boat and lengthened the hull aft of the conning tower by 10mtrs to accommodate the mines. The boats became VII D's.
Only 6 mine laying operations were carried out by the boats in a total of 31 war patrols.
U 218 was the only Type D to survive the war and was interned in Norway prior to being scuttled by the allies.
Tony, I'll try and get a pickie on soon.....
Trey, glad to read you're on the mend!
Colin, If only!!
Scott. I followed Si's method to start with....then I did as follows.....
Because I didn't want an all over marine growth, more being down for a decade only, I applied some diluted pva in a hit and miss sort of fashion, then out onto the drive and swept up some dust and bit and bobs - whatever ended up in the dust pan really! Whilst the pva was still wet I filled a fine sieve with the sweepings and then tapped the sieve to release whatever fell through. After a few minutes I upended the model and tapped the base.....This left me with marine growth here and there.
For the painting I used children's paints - the sort in little tubes. I mixed a few different shades of blues and greens and then with a large flat headed brush, I literally dragged the brush across the sharp edges of the boat and let the paint run down where it wanted. That's it really.
Painting wise, you probably did much the same on your excellent 1/72 Type VII C, which I had the pleasure of seeing both at Ellesmere Port and Cosford.
Thanks again everyone, it's made a cracking start to the weekend!
Ron
As an add-on to Steve's excellent info. on U 213, here's a bit more.....She was actually a mine layer, one of six built - U 213 / 218. The designers used the well tried Type VIIC boat and lengthened the hull aft of the conning tower by 10mtrs to accommodate the mines. The boats became VII D's.
Only 6 mine laying operations were carried out by the boats in a total of 31 war patrols.
U 218 was the only Type D to survive the war and was interned in Norway prior to being scuttled by the allies.
Tony, I'll try and get a pickie on soon.....
Trey, glad to read you're on the mend!
Colin, If only!!
Scott. I followed Si's method to start with....then I did as follows.....
Because I didn't want an all over marine growth, more being down for a decade only, I applied some diluted pva in a hit and miss sort of fashion, then out onto the drive and swept up some dust and bit and bobs - whatever ended up in the dust pan really! Whilst the pva was still wet I filled a fine sieve with the sweepings and then tapped the sieve to release whatever fell through. After a few minutes I upended the model and tapped the base.....This left me with marine growth here and there.
For the painting I used children's paints - the sort in little tubes. I mixed a few different shades of blues and greens and then with a large flat headed brush, I literally dragged the brush across the sharp edges of the boat and let the paint run down where it wanted. That's it really.
Painting wise, you probably did much the same on your excellent 1/72 Type VII C, which I had the pleasure of seeing both at Ellesmere Port and Cosford.
Thanks again everyone, it's made a cracking start to the weekend!
Ron
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