roymattblack Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) OK... Lets be honest..... You work for Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) who did/do the special effects for Star Wars, Indiana Jones etc,..... OR..... you work for WETA, who did/do the effects for Lord of the Rings, the (new ) Hobbit etc. SURELY you aren't a 'Joe Bloggs' at home????!!! This thing is bl--dy AMAZING!!! My hat off to you sir. Something we should ALL aspire to. (And I don't even build boats/ships etc....!) If there is an award (and there SHOULD be) for the best model of the year on this website, nobody else would bother to enter! YOU have already won it by a (nautical) mile! Roy. Edited December 7, 2012 by roymattblack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybert Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Welkom bij de club Karel! Quite an entrance to the forums...did you share any progress report on other forums, or just sat locked up in the workshop for a year? I am fascinated Bij u-boats, but never built one, how big is such a thing in 1/72 anyway? Brass guns are spectacular, and the rust and weather effect is stunning. By estimate how much did you spend on it? well done mate , looking forward to see more of your work like that WLA. Have you done any aircraft? Bert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxbaT73 Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 OK... Lets be honest..... You work for Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) who did/do the special effects for Star Wars, Indiana Jones etc,..... OR..... you work for WETA, who did/do the effects for Lord of the Rings, the (new ) Hobbit etc. SURELY you aren't a 'Joe Bloggs' at home????!!! This thing is bl--dy AMAZING!!! My hat off to you sir. Something we should ALL aspire to. (And I don't even build boats/ships etc....!) If there is an award (and there SHOULD be) for the best model of the year on this website, nobody else would bother to enter! YOU have already won it by a (nautical) mile! Roy. Haha no i don`t work for movie effect studio`s, but if i could, i would Thanks Roy for your kind words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxbaT73 Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) Welkom bij de club Karel! Quite an entrance to the forums...did you share any progress report on other forums, or just sat locked up in the workshop for a year? I am fascinated Bij u-boats, but never built one, how big is such a thing in 1/72 anyway? Brass guns are spectacular, and the rust and weather effect is stunning. By estimate how much did you spend on it? well done mate , looking forward to see more of your work like that WLA. Have you done any aircraft? Bert Hi Bert, another Dutchie? The boat is about 1 meter long. I don`t know how much i spend in total for the accesoires, i think about 150 Euro`s. The best aftermarket parts in my eyes were the laser cut wooden deck, the brass anti aircraft guns and the metal deck parts, these really add realism to the model. I forgot to tell that i enhanced the wooden deck by adding wooden `plugs`. The real deck was mounted on the hull with bolts, the holes in the planks were closed with wooden plugs. I dupicated these plugs with wooden `partysticks`. After weathering the wooden deck these plugs are hardly noticable, but i know they are there.. The metal deck plates on the front and the aft of the deck really enhance the look in my opinion. I also found another pic of the hull somewhere on my harddisc, i really like this pic because of the metal-like shine of some area`s, i achieved this just by rubbing these area`s with my fingers. Last year i didn`t build anything because lack of time, i am planning to build a 1/72 flower class corvet in the future... Karel Edited December 8, 2012 by FoxbaT73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian M Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 That is bloody amazing. Ian M ps anyone want to buy a 1/72 u-boat. its going to be a loooooooooong time befor I open that one now!!! Ian M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybert Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Yep Karel, another Dutchie, both Britmodeler and Modebrouwers contributor :-) I have surely enjoyed your thread at modelbrouwers.nl Congrats on the prizes you have won with this sub, certainly deserved! Guys, just wait until his man gets his hands on weathering a late period Tomcat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fu_manchu Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 That is an epic piece of work, I would love to get to see that in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelvk Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) gagh.. never mind.. (please remove) Edited December 8, 2012 by Michaelvk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Surveyor Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Superb, the broken down paintwork is particularly good. I spent half the morning studying this, great work. Looking forward to the Flower Class sometime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clift Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Everytime I look your build over, I am simply left without words! Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 When i see models like this,i feel i should give up because ill never get anywhere near that good. That is outstanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I cannot really add much to that which has been said already, This is benchmark modelmaking, setting a standard of excellence and providing a lot of the rest of us with both an inspiration and a level of detail most of us dream of producing. Simply stunning! Jockster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 That's not a model, that's art! I can't express how good i think that is!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomPhreakII Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! seriously... anyone onterested in a substantial stash?? will sell cheap.. or trade for quilts... holy... (insert expletive of choice here).... THAT IS BLOODY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes I'm yelling I know... Harald quitting the hobby... en een nederlander ook nog eens... moet niet gekker worden hier.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxbaT73 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Hahaha, i would say that is a compliment.. Bedankt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelvk Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Harald, what kind of quilts? My girlfriend's quite good at them.. Inderdaad.. Het is hier al gek genoeg.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 You are master of realism !! Fantastic !! I do not know what to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) What a magnificent model.....Some of the finest weathering I've ever seen, simply outstanding! Edited February 3, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I've just caught this thread. What an awesome build mate. Truly stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxbaT73 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Thank you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Could you tell us how you did the oil canning effect? Plus anything else for that matter! thanks, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIRAGEF1 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Astonishing talent....the corrosion coming through the paint and the chipping is so,so accurate it's quite scary....you must live near or at the sea to know that detail....you are a master artist sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxbaT73 Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) The oil canning was quite a time consuming job, i `scraped` each panel until i reached the desired hollow shape with a round scalpel knife. To achieve a steel like skin on the lower welded panels i used a Dremel tool. Pictures say more then words: One half finished.. Tools i used for this job.. Edited March 16, 2013 by FoxbaT73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxbaT73 Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) The effect of the oil canning is less visible because of the matte paint finish, in order to compensate this i highlighted each panel with my airbrush. Please don`t mind the different color tones in the pictures, they were taken with different light/camera settings. Karel Edited March 16, 2013 by FoxbaT73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Absolutely stunning! Wow! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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