Gwen's Arkmodel 1/48 scale RC Type VIIC build log

[mapuc]

I pray everything will work just fine on your sub when your take it out for a test run.

Hopefully you have or know someone who has a swimmingpool.

Markus

[Gwenydd]

Originally Posted by mapuc

I pray everything will work just fine on your sub when your take it out for a test run.

Hopefully you have or know someone who has a swimmingpool.

Markus

Thanks Markus. =)

I don't know anyone with a pool right now. I'm still looking for a good place to test it when the weather warms up.

[Gwenydd]

OK the paint work is all finished. I used some various colors of ground up pastels mixed with flat clear acrylic paint to finish the rust and deck weathering and blending of colors. Then I added the scum line by airbrusing a hazy dark green line at the waterline, then a lighter hazy green line over that one, and finally a very very light green (almost white) over that. This is to simulate algae growth and accumulation of minerals, salt, etc...

[Gwenydd]

[mapuc]

You have passed the modelling builder with an A+.

Only little setback is the weathering-It somehow looks logic in where you have added the rust to the sub. a more chaotic approach.

Nevertheless
You can be darn proud of you build.

Markus

[Gwenydd]

Thanks Markus. As for the rust, believe it or not I looked at photos of real u-boats and mostly put it in places I saw in the photos. Though I agree it could look better.

[ET2SN]

Gwen, its looking really good and I'm not saying that just because I'm jealous.

Have you thought about being able to "set" the dive planes for surface trim? You'll need to putt around in a pool or small pond to find the best balance, but I'm wondering if you could set up a couple of null zones with your controller for surfaced and dived trim on the planes?

BTW, how about that other "model"? Some vids of the 7/8ths (?) scale Fokker Eindecker would be appreciated. What is turning the prop? It doesn't sound like a Rotax.