Goji308 Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 I blew the dust off the airbrush and primered the inside of the hull flat black. I tried my luck with Photo Etch today. After a few hours of calm music and a little eye fatigue I enjoyed the tweezer work and the Contact adhesive manicure. I have faith it gets easier the more you do like most things. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 great work with the PE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Tip Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Stunning. It's a quote from Das Boot - the old man asks the engineer if the damage from an air attack can be repaired onboard, the emgineer answers that they're already on it. (Did I say that I love that movie?) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen Barett Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 "mit Bordmitteln" (with on-board resources) made it into several branches of "engineering". If you can do (mend/build) it with "Bordmittel" it is nothing serious, not endangering the success or deadline of your project, no need for new people to be hired, but you may miss the upcoming mile stone and it will cost "some" money (or at least you have a good excuse for extra time or budget). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goji308 Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 Mick: thank you for the mention. JT: Ahh. yes, fabulous movie. I do own it. I have only seen it a few times over the years though. I think I’ll watch it again tonight with a bowl of Poki. I will pay close attention to the dialog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goji308 Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 Some mornings are rough with my 14 year old. He has a habit of staying in bed on school days after I wake him up. We have a fairly tight schedule. So I have been known to leave my iPhone in his room set for 4 minutes with the Das Boot Ring tone. Aaaallllaaaarrrmmm!!!! This usually does the trick. More Photo Etch. I managed to reverse the handles and tops for the on-deck watertight storages. So after about an hour of work I removed the PE and put them back where they belong on the correct storages. Note: Both halves of the conning tower still separate. I found some printed odds and ends in my drawer. Further comparisons with their stock counterparts. The printed version of the Attack periscope base is more detailed than the stock one. I will remove the periscope and replace it . I like the Photo etch the most here. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncarina Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Nicely done! Cheers, Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goji308 Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 More progress made putting parts together in sub assemblies. I’ve added more PE and am I am going forward with the supplied stock deck. I added magnets to the weapon’s bases for custom placements and orientations. I added a base layer to the deck. I highlighted a few of the planks randomly by adding a touch of white to the base color. I added a thin coat of varnish and after it dried I added a few different deck washes. I lightly went over some of the high wear areas and removed the washes blending the dark and light areas. Will do a better more detailed job of that later. A little experiment with brass wire. Regrettably it’s probably not a fine enough wire for the 1/72 scale. Once the deck dries I’ll add an effect which hopefully will serve as a worn down rubber “Alberich“ coating. More to follow…. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Gidday, I think that spiral wire on the periscope looks very good. I have a photo of it in a book but can't find it at present. I don't think the wire looks too thick. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Really nice work -enjoying seeing this come together Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goji308 Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 As I await my replacement airbrush needle in the mail, I am doing some minor modifications on existing parts. I decided the Capstan supplied was lacking the detail I had hoped for so I cut a few pieces of styrene from the sprue frame. I hand filed one of the slender round pieces into a square shape for the material for the top. I used a piece of welding rod from work to replace this deck detail that’s was pretty warped on the sprue. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 On 6/13/2022 at 9:42 AM, Goji308 said: A little experiment with brass wire. Regrettably it’s probably not a fine enough wire for the 1/72 scale. Gidday, I've just found the photo I referred to earlier. I can't reproduce the photo here but that wire spiral up the periscope looks very accurate in size. If possible maybe stretch it up the periscope a little more vertical, but if not possible it still looks very authentic. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitriy1967 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 (edited) I'm looking forward to starting painting and weathering. Goji308 has this great art! Edited June 20, 2022 by Dmitriy1967 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinBizz4786_ Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Nice paint effect on the wooden deck ! Congrats mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goji308 Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 Hello. I’ve been away for a bit while I’ve been waiting for the new airbrush needles to arrive. I most likely could have used the old needle, the bend was barely noticeable and I watched a few videos how to repair it. I tried to roll it out on a rubber pad while twirling it. It may have helped but I decided on waiting for a replacement. I have also had a few family members (aunts & uncles) with some health issue which has taken my mind a little off my project. Any how I’m back. I played around with some brass wire before I left. I purchased a low wattage soldering iron but still need to do a little more research on the flux and the type of solder wire for this fine work. More to come soon. Thank you Dmitriy & VinnBiss for the kind words and comments. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinBizz4786_ Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Amazing mate ! What his the diameter of the brass please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I m still following with even greater interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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