claudius Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Here it is. The best scoring WW2 Allied submarine, HMS Upholder. Made in 1/350 scale... She was a pretty tiny boat, wasn't it? Tiny but deadly! 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Very nicely done, were did you get a 1/350 one?, i know of the 1/400 mirage hobby kit. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudius Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 34 minutes ago, whitestar12chris said: Very nicely done, were did you get a 1/350 one?, i know of the 1/400 mirage hobby kit. All the best Chris E.V.A. resin + PE kit, sold on Ebay. Thanx for nice words! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 That is nice, not often we see a Royal Navy sub in this scale (or any scale for that matter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudius Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 2 minutes ago, Rob 1 said: That is nice, not often we see a Royal Navy sub in this scale (or any scale for that matter). And this is no good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 It's good to see a British sub amongst all the Germans and American on this forum,well tidy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I've read about Upholder, though I didn't realise the Us were so small. Nice job on her. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Inspired by Claudius' excellent build and finish - I have sent off for one - should be here soon. Then I got to thinking - it would look nice next to a model of the modern(ish) diesel HMS Upholder SSK - just for comparison. I did it in 1/700 scale - scratchbuilding both models......... .... so I'd like to do it in 1/350th Then I thought - the Russian Kilo class looks a bit similar in outline - I wonder if it could be modified???? What's the opinion of the collective???? Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudius Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) On 8/12/2016 at 5:49 PM, Flankerman said: Inspired by Claudius' excellent build and finish - I have sent off for one - should be here soon. Then I got to thinking - it would look nice next to a model of the modern(ish) diesel HMS Upholder SSK - just for comparison. I did it in 1/700 scale - scratchbuilding both models......... .... so I'd like to do it in 1/350th Then I thought - the Russian Kilo class looks a bit similar in outline - I wonder if it could be modified???? What's the opinion of the collective???? Ken That is interesting indeed!!! New Upholder wasn't so big as well, after all.... You know, guys, if there is something I like it is the RN submarines names, given according to their class' letter... Those guys had to make a fantasy effort to find so many cool names with initials such as U, V, S, etc. But the result was amazing. It demonstrares how the English language is rich of unusual terms. BTW, Venturer is my favorite!!! I decided to name my next sailboat so. Edited December 21, 2016 by claudius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Well done Claudius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Fantastic job of a superb sub,......so sad that the crew perished during their last patrol before a well earned rest. Cheers Tony PS- Well done with the blue finish too! Edited January 11, 2017 by tonyot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Claudius - may I ask a question?? What paint did you use for the topside colour on you magnificent model ??? I have Humbrol's Hu-48 'Mediterranean Blue' - but it looks too dark. Yours has a distinct purple hue - which I think is correct. If you have a match to Humrol paints it would be useful - I'm just on the finishing stages of my model. Anyone else care to chip in regarding the top colour?? Thanks Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudius Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 On 29/1/2017 at 3:12 PM, Flankerman said: Claudius - may I ask a question?? What paint did you use for the topside colour on you magnificent model ??? I have Humbrol's Hu-48 'Mediterranean Blue' - but it looks too dark. Yours has a distinct purple hue - which I think is correct. If you have a match to Humrol paints it would be useful - I'm just on the finishing stages of my model. Anyone else care to chip in regarding the top colour?? Thanks Ken I am just happy to help. Unfortunately right now I am away, as soon as I get back home I will be more precise. I used a Gunze or Tamiya acrylic paint because I thought it matched better. I need to check.. stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Tasty, my dad served on Ursula, would have loved to make a model for him, closest I got was buying him the U class profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudius Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 On 29/1/2017 at 3:12 PM, Flankerman said: Claudius - may I ask a question?? What paint did you use for the topside colour on you magnificent model ??? I have Humbrol's Hu-48 'Mediterranean Blue' - but it looks too dark. Yours has a distinct purple hue - which I think is correct. If you have a match to Humrol paints it would be useful - I'm just on the finishing stages of my model. Anyone else care to chip in regarding the top colour?? Thanks Ken My apologies for the delay!!! I used Gunze Hobby Color H328 FS 15050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Only the second time that I've ventured out from the AFV pages for a look around and this caught my eye. Nice job. Incidentally, if you can lay you hands on a book called "Unbroken", it's a damned good read about one of this class operating in the Med written by the skipper. I read it about 60 years ago as a kid and was fascinated. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcmmodels Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Nice build, great subject. On my short list to acquire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) I have a copy of "Unbroken" and there's one comment in there that always makes me chuckle. It's when Unbroken is in dry dock after an argument with the Axis forces, one of her officers says " They should change her name from Unbroken to Badly Bent" Pete Edited July 27, 2017 by Stormbringer finger trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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