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

[Dave Ward]

As a good reference - watch 'Das Boot', the original film ( not the TV series ) - I reckon that shows the interior of an operational boat as near as possible to actuality. You can practically smell the oil, sweat, and other things!
Dave

[Bri62]

Found it Dave 3 hours plus remastered.

[Tim Marlow]

Superb program. What really impressed me was the recreation of condensation running down the walls. It’s obvious when you think about it, cold water cooling the hull and the crew’s breath therefore condensing on the surface, but I’d never seen it recreated before. The book is superb as well, by the way…….

[Dave Ward]

When you consider the fatality rate of U-boat crews was over 70%, the men must have had incredible courage - in a steel tube, only a few of them knowing was going on - just waiting & listening & knowing that a close depth charge attack would cause damage that could result in certain death.
I only visited one sub, on a Navy Day, HMS Alliance & it was claustrophobic - even when she was tied up alongside & hatches open, not for me!
Dave

[Jack L]

Looking fantastic Brian.

[Bri62]

[Bri62]

Hi watched das boot and the engines are grey, also there is no food storage so it was hung all over (hams sausage etc) in the control room and bunk space found some aftermarket 1/48 food.
did a little this afternoon but its slow lots of paint and decals

[Waspie]

Coming along right grand Brian, enjoying following this build.
I was going to mention no bags of spuds under the bunks!!! Food and general provision stored absolutely everywhere.
Spoke to a few of todays submariners and their moan was rubbish stored back aft and the subsequent smell. (And a mere 1 minute to shower!!!)

[Bri62]

This section/module is proving quite difficult to line everything up and then you keep knocking stuff off

[Bri62]

Spoke to a few of todays submariners and their moan was rubbish stored back aft and the subsequent smell. (And a mere 1 minute to shower!!!)

Yeah fresh water is even more of a premium/precious on a sub, it was bad enough the waffoo's nicking it all for washing the helicopter on the surface ships :tears-of-joy:

[Waspie]

Excellent Brian. Really starting to get that feel of confined spaces now internal bulkheads and equipment are fitted into place.

[Waspie]

Yeah fresh water is even more of a premium/precious on a sub, it was bad enough the waffoo's nicking it all for washing the helicopter on the surface ships :tears-of-joy:

Even for a quick windscreen wash!!! ( A quick splash and dash on our way South)

[Mark1]

Nice progress :thumb2:

[Bri62]

On the Leander's when I was a sprog I was boiler room stoker and had 2 evaps making as much as 1.5 tonne an hour but that was taken up by the main boilers

[Waspie]

On the Leander's I was a sprog I was boiler room stoker and had 2 evaps making as much as 1.5 tonne an hour but that was taken up by the main boilers

A personal thank you from me! My last war canoe was the Euryalus, (F15). Drafted on for a 12 month stint and came off her 40 months later. No complaints, cracking ship, cracking crew and we even had two pilots for most of the trip. Could usually find me in the sick bay!!!! Being trained up by the doc as my next draft was a SAR unit!!! (And he had the only coffee machine outside of the wardroom). Mind you, I did partake of the engine room pot mess on many an occasion only cost me the occasional flight, (if willing) in the mighty petrol pigeon!!!!