Kevin Aris Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Terry1954 said: All these old sub surface sea dogs lurking below the surface coming out of the the woodwork, I think I can hear a sea shanty in the background................🎶 Very nice progress on sorting that seam. Terry Oh i did a few years as a skimmer 75 to 77 first comision on sheffield and then two years on the gmd fife, before subs in 1980 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Sorry i seam to be stealing the thread, i will shut the door on the way out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 Progress.... Rear rudder & dive planes, propshafts, conning tower, forward diving planes and sonar dome attached - under a final coat of primer....... The rudder and dive planes are cast as one item - with 'working' dive planes. The prop shafts were a bit fiddly due to my fat fingers...... Ready for the top coat........ ... which can be any colour..... .... as long as it's BLACK!..... Actually I'm going to use my favourite black - Halford's Volvo Dark Grey. Plus I'm going to attempt at modelling HMS Opossum - with topside camouflage and a 'sharks mouth'..... Ken 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Looks like these resin subs build quickly. On 7/13/2019 at 7:44 PM, Flankerman said: HMS Opossum - with topside camouflage and a 'sharks mouth'..... Sounds interesting. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 This one is coming on really nicely. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Looking good so far! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 A little more progress........ I've sprayed it from a rattle can of Halfords Volvo Dark Grey........ .... which to my mind makes a perfect black in this scale. Maybe this is why there aren't many kits of Royal Navy submarines - they are quite bland, possibly even boring?? It just needs the camouflage pattern hand-painting to add a splash of colour... It's a bit too hot at the moment to do any modelling - I'm going for a lie down! This is the look I'm going for....... With, maybe this sharkmouth...... (i've only found this one photo - which I think is Opossum?).... Any input on the sharksmouth would be welcome...... Ken 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Looking great! The camo scheme & shark's mouth certainly sets this sub apart from the rest. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 23 hours ago, Flankerman said: they are quite bland, possibly even boring?? I would say they look stealthy and purposeful, and she's looking great. I may have to get a can of that Volvo Dark Grey and see how it looks against my usual Halfords Satin Black. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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