@Siara, just want to say if I may that I came across this thread a month ago and have been following it since, likewise Savvy's, it's amazing what you're doing and fascinating to follow it detail by detail.

Thank You for kind words ber8for3 :D

Wow Siara! I am returning after a long time out of this forum, I thought that I knew enough to start my Uboat, but I am going to wait for your work, you are my leader pal, what a work are you doing!!

Thank You ;)

Remember the trouble i had with reference regarding the waterline triming marks?
Im happy to say my search is over.
Fellow subsimer Rokket had the spare set of decals , which he and his friend Doughie Martindale created for use on his model of U-557.
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5...s005pj8.th.jpg
And who knows more about the U-boats than Doughie? As we all know the extensive research he performed for flood hole patterns , and the paint types of kriegsmarine.
Not only that , from february everyone can get the set of them marvels for excellent price of 6 US$.
Decals will be available from Rokket`s page - HERE

Keep checking it for updates.

Excellent news on the trim markings, i've been searching the world for these bloody things! :up:

Sav.

Continuing the flood holes replacement - stern holes.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7...les3ly5.th.jpghttp://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4...3003xb5.th.jpghttp://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2...3004yx3.th.jpghttp://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1...3008am4.th.jpg

Filling the gaps and sanding is required. The part is tricky to fit.

TBC...

I just found this kit today at a hobby store, my wife's not letting me work on it until I finish the F/A-18F I bought yesterday. Tonight I think I'll sneak out once she's asleep and see what's what - I got intrigued when I saw this thread, your work looks astounding!

I'm debating whether or not to cut out the holes on the hull. It makes sense to do it but I have to find my fine-point knives. Also getting ideas to motorize it as well but that'll wait.

For my paint job I've been thinking of giving her a red hull with a light weathered grey look but that's far off in the distance... Ohh the possibilities :hmm:

Looking forward to seeing more of your progress Siara!!

Thank You.

Stern flood holes sanded down and finished.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9...2001ue6.th.jpg

I need to create the bumper strip just abowe it - i cut it away for filling and sanding the PE part.
Due to the PE flood holes having realy small edge /space between holes and the actual edge of the PE/ and thikness of kit plastic in the area of the asembly , some plastic needs to be skimmed on inside to prevent it showing when wieved from diferent angles from outside of the hull.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3...2003fy5.th.jpg
I left that task for when everything else is done , because after that operation the kit becomes very fragile here , and could cause lot of problems and warping if done diferently.


TBC...

Nice job mate,

Where ya been? I thought you had done a bunk!

Big day today on mine, She now has paint on the hull!! :o

Sav.

Thats good going mate , i cant wait till mine is all done up ready for furnishing.
Hopefuly in about a week or so i should have the hull on bolts , fixed to the wood.
Hope You posting the pics today :up:

PS: I was away from docks for couple of days , because taxman has the hounting season now...and i hated my medic avatar.:lol:

With hull work near completion i had to come up with the stand. The kit offer ugly little stand , so i decided to mount it on brass and wood.
I`ve drilled two holes in the bottom of the hull in place of kit mounts.
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5...d002eo6.th.jpg

The nut wasnt enough to offer enough torque strength , and the fit was a little loose.
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9...d003lc6.th.jpg

...so i cut brass sheet slightly bigger than the nut.
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6...d004mi7.th.jpg

...and fixed , bending the sides to hug the nut.
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9...d006tu5.th.jpg

The fit is much better now. This will stop the nut sliping , and give me more confidence when tightening the stand.
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/7...d005bj0.th.jpg

The bolts will run through the brass knobs /:rotfl:/ and be screwed tight to the wood.

TBC...

Stand - continuation.

Two 4 cm steel tubes form kinda spacer for my "works stand".
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5...1001th5.th.jpg

and test fit. The bolt is 4 cm longer than the tubes , giving me enough space for fixing to timber.The plank ive chosen its actualy 2.7 cm thick.
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7...1002sm9.th.jpg

TBC...

Finished stand.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9...2002vm0.th.jpg

TBC...

Flood holes and stern torpedo shoot.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6...n001aq2.th.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4...n002oe9.th.jpg
sides were thined.

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8...ternqo4.th.jpg
Dremel job...
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8...n004kh7.th.jpg

TBC...

What's the triangular/circular piece in the first two pics, can't figure it out?