Brian's 1/48 Dkm u-Boat Type Viic U-552 Take 2

[Bri62]

Torpedo colour? struggling to find a colour picture the only one is on the museum boat and it's a metallic blue. I really don't think they painted there torpedo's just greased them before loading, but for my model I would like to do some colour!!

[Ian M]

Torpedos had unpainted steel bodies, the 'warhead' was often bronze, or a copper alloy. propeller Brass as where the moving part of the fins.
The only ones with coloured heads where training torpedoes that had a bright colour so they could be recovered again. The colour would be different vessel to vessel so you could not say mine was the closest and you got your ones back.

[Bri62]

Managed to do all 12 torpedo's but won't need all of them.

[boatman]

WELL DONE Bri i admire your mojo to build it all again an im looking forward to seein it all lit up an the new ideas you have got on this build an regards your wife buyin it for you you have got a true treasure there in her just like my jen as she bought me my big tomcat for me as she knew i wanted it god whatever would we do without these women ?
chrisb

[Bri62]

Hi, decided to change it up I have been watching Das Boot and a couple of documentaries and noticed the deckhead, bulkhead were painted an off white and not grey as depicted in the manual also when I was serving albeit not on a sub the same was true. so my deckheads and bulkheads will be LP-39 throughout the boat

[Bri62]

Done for the day, not sure how I feel about lacquer paints

[Ian M]

Naha deckheads. My bad lol.
I'm guessing that is navy talk for ceilings.
Torpedoes look good.

[Bri62]

I'm guessing that is navy talk for ceilings.

Yes Ian It's what there called :smiling3:

[Waspie]

Yes Ian It's what there called :smiling3:

Not in the FAA they weren’t!!!!! :smiling2: :smiling2:
Anything to wind up the GS!!!

[Bri62]

Hi guys done a bit this morning decided I don't much like Lacquer paints but I'll have to persevere as I have started and won't be able to colour match.

[Jim R]

Progressing steady in your usual very neat, organised way. What is it you dislike about lacquer paints?

[Bri62]

What is it you dislike about lacquer paints?

It's prob me Jim, when I put a coat on I get pinpricks in the paint found out if I put a mist coat on first and several light coats its ok but takes for ages

[Andy T]

That's unusual, I tend to find lacquers much nicer to spray and much more forgiving than other types.

It's all looking rather excellent though.

[Bri62]

The P.E. I ordered has arrived along with some 3D printed stuff

[Bri62]

A little progress