Type II B U-boats

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Rob Matthews
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Type II B U-boats

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It's nice to have a break from Armour modelling and have a nice simple build.

This little thing cost approx £7 and is a perfect subject to practice weathering on. I'm really looking forward to the Revell 1/144 Flower Class Corvettes, so weathering practice here should benefit those.

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The Build really is straight forward. There are no aftermarket PE sets reflecting it's rather unsexy status as being essentially a training boat that only saw limited active service at the start o the war.

However she had elegant lines with a variety of colour schemes

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There are some Aftermarket decal waterline markings from

http://amp.rokket.biz/decals.shtml

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The site itself is a self-contained modeller's Reference Resource and the scholarly article on U-boat colours is just masterly

http://amp.rokket.biz/lib_uboats.shtml

The build flows

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I used Vallejo Plastic Putty which dries to a rubbery silicon type finish which is difficult to sand. I shan't be using that again.
The scale at 1/144 compares to this....

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Lifecolor do specific U-boat colours which is a minor Godsend. That together with Dougie Martindale's guidance (See above) is an enormous help throught the metaphorical minefield

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Detail is OK

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More soon. It's a quick build so as to get to the weathering.

Oh - and there's another on the way :lol:

Thanks for looking

Rob
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Very nice :D

Always tempted to do one of these myself...... :? :lol:

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Rob your building a lot of antagonists for the Flowers :lol: but no flower!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

A nice simples build :D

The Vallejo filler, (Metal tube fine nozzle?) wipe it off whilst wet with a wet cotton bud, or sand it with very smooth emery anything too coarse and it drags out.
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Thanks for the tip Vlad - sadly too late as it was consigned to the Bin :|

There'll be Flowers soon!

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Rob- Looks like a really fun project. Will be interesting to see how you do the weathering. I am really looking forward to you building the Corvette.

I even might build one someday. IPMS nationals are coming up in August. I told myself I am going to come home with something other than armour for a change of pace.

To bad the Vallejo putty went into the bin. The first time I used it I did the same as you. I applied it then waited for it to dry. As you found out it did not work to well. :roll: Then I Goggled it and of course found a video on how to properly use it. I now love the stuff.

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