Here is a update on the progress to the Gato. Not much has been achieved on my part as life has got in the way of modelling. But whenever there has been a chance to grab 5 minutes I jump at it. This is still an enjoyable project albiet slower than I first hoped.
What I have been trying to do lately is to distress the hull and to show it has actually been in service and has not been just launched.
I hope a good paint and weathering job will eventually compliment what I am hoping to achieve.
Some of the weld seams had been sanded away, so I had to find a way to remake them. I found this a frustrating job in 1/72 scale. What I came up with was to use some Tamiya tape to create a channel between to lengths of tape. Then apply liquid plastic (pieces of sprue added to liquid glue) and brush it into the channel between the tape. Then remove the tape quickly before the plastic has a chance to solidify. Not perfect, but it achieves the effect.
First up though is a picture of the bow for Woody.. I fixed it for Mavis.
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- Pressure.jpg (216.72 KiB) Viewed 6328 times
- Banged up.jpg (238.08 KiB) Viewed 6328 times
- Bow.jpg (245.99 KiB) Viewed 6328 times
- Scrapes and dents.jpg (210.87 KiB) Viewed 6328 times
- Riveting.jpg (223.8 KiB) Viewed 6328 times
- Stern.jpg (244.15 KiB) Viewed 6328 times
Hope you like them so far. I'll try to get further along soon.
Michael