E Boat, Airfix, 1/72

[PaulTRose]

ive only ever built a couple of floaty boaty things in my times, just not my thing......and i think its cos of the scales involved...to me 1/72 is pretty small so when you start talking in terms of 1/400 or smaller i struggle, just too small in my mind lol


so im going to be doing this for a WW2 ship GB elsewhere.............1/72 German E Boat.....for those that done know they were attack boats.......torpedos and mine laying


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-boat


kit is by airfix and i got it in their black friday sale for not a lot of money.......was a 'new tool' back in 1975 and is @450mm/nearly 18 inches long..........ive had to check to make sure this fits in my display case cos its so big!!


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[flyjoe180]

Goodness me that will be rather large at 1/72. Will watch with interest...

[Guest]

can i ask how deep and how wide is the hull when complete as it would go well next to my corvette in the local model boat lake

[PaulTRose]

can i ask how deep and how wide is the hull when complete as it would go well next to my corvette in the local model boat lake

i will let you know when its at the stage i can measure it

[Guest]

thank you the reason i ask is because i am in the middle of doing a working model 1:72 corvette and if the hull is big enough i might consider getting that kit and making that a working model

[PaulTRose]

made a little progress...........the hull is a it of a pain since as well as the two halves and the blunt end theres also the hull lower cos you get the option of doing it as a waterline kit.................i added some sprue as crossmembers to add a bit of strength.....ive also done some filling, sanding and a waft of primer to see where i need to do some more since i took the pics


thats a 6 inch ruler so you can see how big this will be......will only just fit in my display cabinets


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[PaulTRose]

im afraid that this one is on hold for a while


my heart just isnt in it at the moment.....all ive managed to do is glue four bits together and a bit of filling.....the last week i havnt sat at the bench once, just cant get motivated and i think its the subject matter. ive always wanted to build one of these but i know if i try and force it i shall bugger it up.....and that would be a waste


a couple of my last few builds have not come out as i would have liked, ive lost a bit of confidance, i need to do something easy and do-able......and this isnt it......so im going box it up and return again some time later on

[Guest]

hope you get back into it soon i get like that from time to time be a shame to quit for good but hope you find something else to fill the gap

[PaulTRose]

hope you find something else to fill the gap

already on the bench lol


it really is a case of going back to something simple with a subject im interested in

[Guest]

yeah that's what i was thinking

[flyjoe180]

Happens to us all. Look forward to seeing the E-Boat built one day here.