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  1. EnglishLion
    BillyD, No worries. I'm certainly no expert on any class of vessel, was just going by what I saw. I'd have liked to have seen U-534 before they cut her up. I think it's a shame they did so. In my opinion it would have been a better experience if they'd done the same as 995: a walkway through the interior. Having said that, I've not seen the new exhibit so...could be wrong again
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    Chris, Ah ok, didn't realise there was so much variation. Thanks for having a look. Tony
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    Billy, I'm not too sure U-995 can be relied upon for detailed comparison. There has obviously been patching work done to it to make it a good general exhibit - plated flood holes & torpedo hatches are obvious ones and to my untrained eye, the whole bow on that side looks plated as well. I suspect that explains the lack of rivets. Could be wrong tho.
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    Hi Chris, Interesting response indeed. It does seem that Honer is saying 'we think you're wrong.' At the risk of turning into a rivet-counter and adding fuel to the fire: I had a bit of a look around on the net for historical photos and something else, possibly related, has occurred to me. It also seems that there are too many flood holes in the upper line (that bends up towards the deck) of the foreward group. On all the photos I've seen there are 25 holes yet on my kit there are 26. They seem to start in the correct position - where the saddle starts to come downwards - but it's hard to tell where the foremost one is positioned in relationship to other details. Am now wondering if there was some design relationship between these two things at Revell. Regards, Tony
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    I know this is an old post but found it while looking for something else... I wear daily contact lenses and the little plastic 'bubbles' that they come in are ideal for small amounts of paint. They've only contained saline so just need a quick rinse, the ones I have are perfectly smooth inside so the stirrer doesn't catch anything and splash me/the model with paint and they wipe out easily after I've finished painting. Because I wear dailies, I get 2 new ones every day so have a stack of them. It's only for larger quantities that I need to buy anything. Regards, Tony
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    Hi Chris, Thanks for clearing that up for me. I must admit, I'd seen the gallery & video of U-995 before and didn't spot the difference but I'm not all that knowledgeable about subs anyway - all my knowledge has come from resarching the building of 2 of these Type VIIs. Be interesting to see what Revell say. Can't see them changing anything unless they are planning new U-boat toolings anyway. Keep us posted please. How do you go about getting your hands on scale drawings? Thanks again, Tony
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    Hi all, I am currently building a Revell 1:144 Type VII/c U-boat (U 252). I've reached the weathering stage and there's something that bothers me a little: I've noticed that the anchor is stowed almost directly above the fixed fin for the starboard bow plane. It seems impossible to me for this fin not to have sustained some damage during the lowering and raising of the anchor but in my research I can find no evidence of this. Could someone more knowledgeable clarify this for me please? Thanks, Tony
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    Hi FallMonk, Should you get the urge to try anything with LEDs again, this link will allow you to design your circuit and will calculate the required resistor/s for you: http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz I've used it in the past to design LED projects. You will need to know some of the spec's of the LEDs (forward voltages, etc which the question mark icons will explain) you'll be using but it's always got it right for me: ...as you can see :-) Cheers, Tony
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    That's one delightful Lanc'!
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    Very nice indeed! Some beautiful detailing!
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    Bloody Hell! Was it really nearly a year ago I posted this topic?????? Seems I haven't done a lot since and, in my defence, when I posted I wasn't working but now I am again and doing quite a bit of overtime to boot so haven't had too much modelling time. Anyway, being still very much a beginner, I've been doing lots of experimenting with techniques and have also had some abandoned builds ("...much fowelle language was uttered...") but have sustained the diary. In a way, the diary, besides having proved it's usefulness, has been as much fun as the practical stuff. So, if like me, you're starting out in modelling (for the 1st or 2nd time!) I definitely recommend it. Hopefully, I'll have something tangible soon too - a Hobbyboss 1:48 Warthog II and a Revell DKM Type VII/C41 (U-292). Cheers, Tony
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    Thank you Ray!
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    Stunning! Beautiful aircraft!
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    Love the paint
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    Thanks Ed. I didn't know there was a difference myself - I stand corrected
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