Type II B U-boats
Posted: 25 Apr 2016, 10:51
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.
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
There are some Aftermarket decal waterline markings from
http://amp.rokket.biz/decals.shtml
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
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....
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
Detail is OK
More soon. It's a quick build so as to get to the weathering.
Oh - and there's another on the way
Thanks for looking
Rob
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.
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
There are some Aftermarket decal waterline markings from
http://amp.rokket.biz/decals.shtml
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
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....
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
Detail is OK
More soon. It's a quick build so as to get to the weathering.
Oh - and there's another on the way
Thanks for looking
Rob