WW2 German Fast Attack Craft, S-100 Class (Revell 1:72)

[scottie3158]

Looking good.

[Snowman]

Hi ya all!

Just a small update, its a mission to paint all these bits and pieces. Anyway, the deck is getting busy as I populate it with funnels, lockers, cleats and the like.


Once everything is mounted except for the guns, and bridge, I'll start weathering lightly.

Thanks for looking, till next time :thumb2:

[minitnkr]

Just beautiful. A serious war craft.

[Allen Dewire]

Sorry I'm late in on this Gavin. It looks like all that tinkering is really paying you dividends Sir!!! Don't know a lot about these puppies, other that were big and pretty fast on the water. Really nice and tidy work and the color looks great too!!!...

Prost
Allen

[Mark1]

Looking good.

[minitnkr]

Quieter & more seaworthy than Brit or US PT boats & almost as fast in smooth water, faster in heavy seas.

[Snowman]

Quieter & more seaworthy than Brit or US PT boats & almost as fast in smooth water, faster in heavy seas.

Yeah, apparently one of the fastest @ 43 Knots or so with her trick outer rudders, utilising the Lürssen effect so that she could go faster with a smaller wake.

[minitnkr]

Beautiful work. Much more effective than US PTs as their torps actually worked.

[boatman]

Beautiful work. Much more effective than US PTs as their torps actually worked.

what did the US have a lot of u/s torps then PaulE ?

[minitnkr]

They had very glitchy fuses, therefore many duds till mid 44 I think. The Japanese caught on quickly after many reports of torps banging into hulls w/no result. The PTs were very effective as littoral warships however w/many barges destroyed.

[Snowman]

Hi ya all! Still recovering from a chest infection, so not too much happening with the Schnellboot, but I did tinker with the liferafts after seeing aftermarket versions which I am strictly trying to avoid.

So I decided to invest in some scale rope of various dia’s. This is my little extra detailing to add a bit more dimension to somewhat bland stock life rafts, using 0.5mm scale rope.



I must honestly say, this exceeded my expectations.

I also manage to paint the life rings (preservers)? Not sure what is the correct term, but anyway not terrible.




Does anyone have any images of how the anchor attached to the rope for the Schnellboots? I don’t like the way they are showing the rope on the front deck and a random anchor. That’s almost pointless, as if they are trying to fill the deck space…

Anyway, thanks for looking and till next time.

[Tim Marlow]

Nice work Gavin. It’s the small details that build up the whole picture :thumb2:

[minitnkr]

I have seen photos of the actual boat where the anchor is stowed just between the small square hatch & the bridge on the three points shown on the model, but w/o any chain or cable attached.

[Snowman]

I have seen photos of the actual boat where the anchor is stowed just between the small square hatch & the bridge on the three points shown on the model, but w/o any chain or cable attached.

Oh, that's interesting.

I did come across this, though.

[minitnkr]

I'll try to find the photo as it seemed to be a kind of mix of the the two drawings you show. It had the single 2cm up front & a rear twin 2cm.