Daz Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 A very, very slow build of the Academy 1-150 scale Type IXB U-Boat The build started in October 2020, so, its been going on a while, but not as long as @simmerit wokka Being a motorized kit, did mean it had some holes to fill here and there, such as underneath where the screw holes were The gaps in the sides needed filling with various amounts of plastic card, putty and anything else that came to hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Oh, and the sides, dear god, the sides..... a nice bloody big hole on the flanks to try and fill First try, good old plastic card That failed, so did everything else, so it was back to liquid spur, lots and lots of it Much sanding later resulted in a floatation test Not the brightest idea ever since it needed a few weeks to dry out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Finally managed to fill the holes.......more or less, another couple of rub downs and some more filler and undercoat and we might start to see some progress, well, that and waiting on a new airbrush 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmerit Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Looking good there Daz! I’m getting a bit sick of the armour, and the Wokka awaits still. Next build is rapidly looking like either a motorised or museum quality build of the Deans Marine HMS Dreadnought I’ve got on the shelf. It’s about 60” long so should keep me quiet for a week or three!! New hip tomorrow. I’m first on the slab at 0830 hrs……. Can’t wait………. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 8 hours ago, simmerit said: Looking good there Daz! I’m getting a bit sick of the armour, and the Wokka awaits still. Next build is rapidly looking like either a motorised or museum quality build of the Deans Marine HMS Dreadnought I’ve got on the shelf. It’s about 60” long so should keep me quiet for a week or three!! New hip tomorrow. I’m first on the slab at 0830 hrs……. Can’t wait………. Best of luck with the Op Si........hopefully, your surgeon has better rebuilding skills than I do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 8 hours ago, simmerit said: Looking good there Daz! I’m getting a bit sick of the armour, and the Wokka awaits still. Next build is rapidly looking like either a motorised or museum quality build of the Deans Marine HMS Dreadnought I’ve got on the shelf. It’s about 60” long so should keep me quiet for a week or three!! New hip tomorrow. I’m first on the slab at 0830 hrs……. Can’t wait………. Forgot to mention, don't go for a motorised kit....see above for reasons why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 Best I could manage on the undercoating front @simmerit A quick mask off to get a rough line, it will be neatened up for the upper works First blasts of the lower hull colour, Schiffsbodenfarbe III Grau from the LifeColor German WWII Kriegsmarine U-Boat Set 2......by heck, it needs some thinning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmerit Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Looking good @Daz and a nice change as a subject. I’m thinking 60” HMS Dreadnaught in the new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 28 minutes ago, simmerit said: Looking good @Daz and a nice change as a subject. I’m thinking 60” HMS Dreadnaught in the new year. Time to get a bigger piano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) Since I cocked up the spraying yet again, time for some messing around before scrubbing it and starting again, a bit of messing around with acrylics 20211220_221113_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr 20211221_115416_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr Edited December 23, 2021 by Daz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 And this time messing around with oils 20211222_205835_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr Yes, I know its become detached from the hull 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Back in for a respray 20211226_085856_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr 20211226_201747_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr Top deck with a bit of wood 20211226_210701_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr cocking around with oils 20211231_105857_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr 20211231_105903_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr Needs defluffing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 20220111_150437_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 Toned down a bit ...... and still quicker than @simmerit wokka 20220111_150359_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmerit Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/11/2022 at 4:33 PM, Daz said: Toned down a bit ...... and still quicker than @simmerit wokka 20220111_150359_edited by Darran Darran, on Flickr Everything is...... Looking ace Daz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 8:08 PM, simmerit said: Everything is...... Looking ace Daz Currently waiting for another burst of enthusiasm coupled with a down pour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 Finished it at last....well, calling it done, that's close enough for government work 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Gidday @Daz, that's a great looking U-boat. One comment if I may, regarding the photos themselves. I've tried photographing dark coloured ships using white paper as a base and background and the camera seems to over compensate and hence the overall photo is dark like yours above. Not always though, some are fine. (I don't know why). Now I use a plain neutral colour, usually an MDF board(s) and the photos seem to be lighter allowing more detail to be seen. HTH. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 8 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday @Daz, that's a great looking U-boat. One comment if I may, regarding the photos themselves. I've tried photographing dark coloured ships using white paper as a base and background and the camera seems to over compensate and hence the overall photo is dark like yours above. Not always though, some are fine. (I don't know why). Now I use a plain neutral colour, usually an MDF board(s) and the photos seem to be lighter allowing more detail to be seen. HTH. Regards, Jeff. Its more a case of using a crappy camera phone in this case Jeff rather than setting up the tripod and using a tidy camera 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Gidday @Daz, yeah, fair enough. your earlier photos turned out well. I don't use a phone camera myself. Either way, the model itself is very good. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 1/2/2023 at 7:41 AM, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday @Daz, yeah, fair enough. your earlier photos turned out well. I don't use a phone camera myself. Either way, the model itself is very good. Regards, Jeff. Its a kit I wholeheartedly recommend that people avoid Jeff Since some of the photos have gone walkabout, here's some of the early shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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