Brian's 1/48 Dkm u-Boat Type Viic U-552

[Bri62]

Thanks guys will be starting the next compartment in the morning (officers living space )

[stillp]

Lovely clean and crisp build Brian.
Pete

[Bri62]

Only a little done this morning .......real life gets in the way :sad:



Let this dry might get an hour this evening :smiling3:

[Bri62]

doesn't look like much progress but it's very time consuming.

[Bri62]

Had enough for today......using oils is a right faff got more on me than the model


done a bit of weathering to tone the battery pack down

[Bri62]

No time to do much got a MRI on my hip this afternoon.

[Bri62]

Ok guys what colour for the diesel engine I found a mint green and a light grey and the manual says Hemp (my Hobby) what do you think? I reckon green was a museum colour and not a sea going colour, but green will look good

[Waspie]

Ok guys what colour for the diesel engine I found a mint green and a light grey and the manual says Hemp (my Hobby) what do you think? I reckon green was a museum colour and not a sea going colour, but green will look good

Oooo, that's a good question. I have seen brand new engines in a few colours! Will yours be a working boat or one straight from the builders?
I can ask on the RN site and see if any of their history buffs have a clue!

Posed the question. See if anyone knows!!!

[Bri62]

Will yours be a working boat or one straight from the builders?

Doug it will be weathered working boat returning from deployment

[Dave Ward]

In the Merchant Navy, all the diesel gensets ( nearest to a U-boat engine ), were painted either buff, or bathroom green! Idea was that oil leaks would show up against a light background colour.
Dave

[Waspie]

In the Merchant Navy, all the diesel gensets ( nearest to a U-boat engine ), were painted either buff, or bathroom green! Idea was that oil leaks would show up against a light background colour.
Dave

That figures, most of Sunseekers engines, both Volvo and the other supplier, (who I forget now) were white. As you say, for showing leaks etc.
I imagine a wartime submarines engines would be very oily simply because of the environment, poor ventilation and enclosed.

[Bri62]

In the RN on Leander's and 21's all the diesel genny's were pale grey although everything was pale grey lol

[Waspie]

Doug it will be weathered working boat returning from deployment

It appears it was a light green by consensus.
Plus.
Answers along the lines of tons of pics on the internet to watch Das Boot. Which I expected!!

[Waspie]

In the RN on Leander's and 21's all the diesel genny's were pale grey

I was a woo and made it clear I didn't go lower than 2 deck!!!! The threat of steam drenching scared me phartless!!!!

[Bri62]

Thanks Doug