Otto Kretchmers U-99 .

StarLion45 · 02-09-09, 09:32 PM

Hi everyone

Now I have glued together both hulls , glued together conning tower , glued both periscopes , attack/observation , the cannon also is puttet together , both propels are painted by hand , and I gonna start painting the AA gun , so soon I'm gonna take some pics of the sub

StarLion45 · 02-12-09, 03:04 PM

Hi everyone

Almost finished gluing the sub , so now is close to airbrushing

Hitman · 02-12-09, 03:15 PM

Looks good so far, I see you decided to paint after guling it all

I glued the hull and painted it, then painted the deck separatedly and glued it. The Conning tower also has been worked on separately, and will be glued in the end.

I found out that some partes were too difficult to paint after gluing, like f.e. the platform of the conning tower

so I had to paint first and then glue.

Pity you are not drilling the holes in the hull, looks excellent, though I recon it's a huge work.

Keep us updated.

StarLion45 · 02-17-09, 09:43 PM

Ok . I am now finished airbrushing the two main colours ,

Humbrol nr.79 ( upper colour )
Humbrol nr. 67 ( lower colour )

I am satisfied so far , and I am gonna take some pics of it

I was thinking to add some details , but choose not to do so , because
it's an old kit , and my first uboat kit in my life

Just right out of the box .
The remainings left , is the deck colour . For the colour on the deck , I choose :

60% Humbrol nr. 112 + 40% Humbrol nr.160 . To simulate rust and stuff
That is all for now , StarLion out

Hitman · 02-18-09, 05:57 AM

I painted it with Tamiya sprays, the light grey was excellent, but the dark grey is may be a bit clear. Sadly they don't have anything darker in the catalogue

Here's a quick shot I have just taken so you can see how it came out for me (Note that the model is unfinished!)

StarLion45 · 02-18-09, 08:53 AM

Hi there Hitman

Not bad that one

Mine is darker I post a pic tonight

StarLion45 · 02-18-09, 03:29 PM

Hi everyone +Hitman

I took a pic of the sub just now .
After finished to airbrush , and painting the deck andthose holes here it is :
I have some weathering to do , and maybe airbrush the lower colour one more time . I saw in the picture some prints , damn it I used platicgloves too

02-09-09, 09:32 PM	#1
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	So far , , , U-99 . Hi everyone Now I have glued together both hulls , glued together conning tower , glued both periscopes , attack/observation , the cannon also is puttet together , both propels are painted by hand , and I gonna start painting the AA gun , so soon I'm gonna take some pics of the sub __________________ GWX 3.0 . GOLD . SH3 CMDR 3.2 JSGME

02-12-09, 03:04 PM	#2
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Almost finished gluing Hi everyone Almost finished gluing the sub , so now is close to airbrushing __________________ GWX 3.0 . GOLD . SH3 CMDR 3.2 JSGME

02-12-09, 03:15 PM	#3
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,111 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Looks good so far, I see you decided to paint after guling it all I glued the hull and painted it, then painted the deck separatedly and glued it. The Conning tower also has been worked on separately, and will be glued in the end. I found out that some partes were too difficult to paint after gluing, like f.e. the platform of the conning tower so I had to paint first and then glue. Pity you are not drilling the holes in the hull, looks excellent, though I recon it's a huge work. Keep us updated. __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

02-17-09, 09:43 PM	#4
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Airbrushed Ok . I am now finished airbrushing the two main colours , Humbrol nr.79 ( upper colour ) Humbrol nr. 67 ( lower colour ) I am satisfied so far , and I am gonna take some pics of it I was thinking to add some details , but choose not to do so , because it's an old kit , and my first uboat kit in my life Just right out of the box . The remainings left , is the deck colour . For the colour on the deck , I choose : 60% Humbrol nr. 112 + 40% Humbrol nr.160 . To simulate rust and stuff That is all for now , StarLion out __________________ GWX 3.0 . GOLD . SH3 CMDR 3.2 JSGME

02-18-09, 05:57 AM	#5
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,111 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	I painted it with Tamiya sprays, the light grey was excellent, but the dark grey is may be a bit clear. Sadly they don't have anything darker in the catalogue Here's a quick shot I have just taken so you can see how it came out for me (Note that the model is unfinished!) __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

02-18-09, 08:53 AM	#6
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Not bad Hi there Hitman Not bad that one Mine is darker I post a pic tonight __________________ GWX 3.0 . GOLD . SH3 CMDR 3.2 JSGME

02-18-09, 03:29 PM	#7
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Here Hi everyone +Hitman I took a pic of the sub just now . After finished to airbrush , and painting the deck andthose holes here it is : I have some weathering to do , and maybe airbrush the lower colour one more time . I saw in the picture some prints , damn it I used platicgloves too __________________ GWX 3.0 . GOLD . SH3 CMDR 3.2 JSGME