Simple , but effective! :rock:

Like the drip channels to.
Savvy? Where did You get the reference for the ballast tank vents?
Im having trouble finding reference regarding the pattern for my 552.
What makes matters worse is , i now have 3 diferent patterns on 2 separate PE sets. Wild gues?:hmm:

Just a lucky find,

I managed to get a copy of Anatomy of the ship 'The type VII U-Boat' for £6 from Amazon. I'd already decided on U-69 before this, so how pleased was i when the book turned up to see a very clear photo of U-69 in dry dock!

The book is crammed full of line drawings of most aspects of the type VII and is a real must for anyone building Revell's giant. There are some confusing drawings in the book as to what type and where these vents should be, so i just copied mine off the real boat:up:


Sav.

http://www.u552.de/images/galleries/u552/u552_17.jpg

Hi Siara,
Whilst looking for some ref for you as regards the saddle tank flood/blow vents i noticed in this photo that the flood drain holes on the hull side differ to what you may have been led to believe. It may not be a problem for you, but i thought i'd give you the heads up on it whilst you can still do something about it.

There are more photo's here http://www.u552.de/ hope this helps if you've not seen them already.

Sav.

Thanks Savvy.
I know the site well , problem is , none of the snaps there nore in my collection regarding 552 shows clear vent pattern. I even went as far as checking the list of all the boats made in Blohm & Voss yard in that time , and i still can not get the idea about the pattern.
Im still searching tho....:up:

Hello,

Sprue, Biro's, bits of wood and a bit of 'kit bashing' gets you a simple pressure hull.
I followed pictures of the yankee model works resin pressure hull as a guide for the pipe work which is all made out of sprue heated and bent over a candle, you can see the rest form the pix. I'll give this a coat of halfords grey primer followed by some weathering, thats about it really.

Sav.

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Ok,

Here's the upper pressure hull painted up and weathered with some mig pigments.
The weathering is a bit rough and only there to to give this area some interest, when the decks are on pretty much none of it will be visible!

Sav.

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I like it Savvy - i like it a lot. One thing - not a criticism - i would add the ring under the Conning Tower - apart from that - excellent.:yep:

Hi Siara,
I understand your comments as regards the Conning tower ring, but, you just can't see it. I did a dry run to see just how much i could get away with, the answer was quite alot! Unless i was going to make the decks removable i could see no point in the extra work.

I also know that you are probably itching to see pix of U-69 with the paint on (as i am yours) so i took some photo's, all of which are out of focus:stare: So here is one of the 'better' ones until i take some more.

Sav

Ps I used Revell's deck as a mask as seen here
http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img519...viewqe8.th.jpg

Nice job Savvy. Thanks for the tip with the deck for mask.:up:

Did the welds come out good under the paint?

Yes mate the welds look rather nifty,
They should look even better when i've got some weathering on the hull. I'll take some more photo's tomorrow, this time in focus:doh:

Sav.

Hi all,

Posted below is the reason for my innactivity on U-69 (Yeah i know it's not a sub but just wanted to let you know that i'm still here) Now this is finished i can get back on with the model.

Sav.

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Now - thats the great picture Sav - but You know full well we all like to see the pics of painted U-69. :yep:
Let us see her please. Hows the build progressing?

Ok, managed to get a bit of work done here:D

I made a stain using oil paint thinned out with white spirit. This i did twice as i was not happy with the first colour.

After this i dry brushed/stippled on various shades of grey and blended out any unwanted splodges etc with a clean brush dipped into the white spirit. Basically i just fannied about with it until i got the effect i was after.

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Sav

Here's another couple of pictures, which i would have posted on the last post if was'nt for my next door neighbour knocking on the door and wanting to talk about her Avon catalogue for an hour:stare:


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It looks so nice Savvy. I love the wear through to timber in some places.

Is it the wooden deck, or the brass one?