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"SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« on: 14 Jan , 2011, 12:50 »
Hi,

The GATO and the Chinese type33 (1/144) are now in stand-by, the U-1299 "draft" and the Horten Ho 229 "desktop model" are almost finished...

It's time to give time for my FIRST sub in scale 1/72 : the "Seehund" typ XXVII - late version.
I bought two kits, the ICM and the Verlinden resin kit.
The Verlinden is my "upgrade" box, i will use the plastic hull for the vents and all the details.
I will use one early G7a-T1 and one late G7e-T2 Torpedos, from Schatton.

First step : the Verlinden CT and PE parts will replace the poor ICM tower.   

The two kits and the torpedos :

the Verlinden PE sheet :

G7a-T1...


The first step...



The "Seehund" is like the typXXIII, a mysterious midget sub; you can find a lot of unusual versions, with different CTs (...for exemple):


(source : unknown on internet, google images)

Gents, i need your help : do somebody know from what year the picture is ? Or maybe the versions ?

If you have comments, opinions or... please feel free.  ;D

Pepper-M
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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #1 on: 15 Jan , 2011, 00:52 »
interesting project, keep posting!
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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #2 on: 16 Jan , 2011, 05:33 »
Hello,

Thanks rokket.

part I : the tower

I removed the tower from the hull, and i began to dig and open the vents.
I removed the "splitter" from the tower bow side ; it's not centered i'll scratch-build it when the tower will be glued on the hull.



TBC...

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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #3 on: 17 Jan , 2011, 03:45 »
Quote from: Pepper-mint on 14 Jan , 2011, 12:50

(source : unknown on internet, google images)

Gents, i need your help : do somebody know from what year the picture is ? Or maybe the versions ?

If you have comments, opinions or... please feel free.  ;D

Pepper-M

hi,

pretty shure a post armicide photo, because of the numbers painted on................?

as an inspiration
http://moeldersmodels.blogspot.com/     ?
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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #4 on: 19 Jan , 2011, 23:34 »
good thinning and hole work
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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #5 on: 20 Jan , 2011, 10:50 »
Hello Mates,

Thanks Gents  :)

More work on the tower and the hull :

ICM's tower... ;D




Putty and styrene, removing some welding lines

whirling hihi...


The "SEEHUND" is in 3 sections :


so :


and the Verlinden modified tower, glued...



Next step will be the tower inside...

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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #6 on: 21 Jan , 2011, 01:43 »
impressive work in 1/72!

don't know if anybody already mentioned it, but Your images are equally impressiv! bright sharp models against ablack background. how do You achive this?
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« Reply #7 on: 21 Jan , 2011, 11:17 »
Thank you Ralf for the kind words.  :)

Well I take the pics in manual mode with a 9Million pix camera, sometimes during daylight, sometimes by night. It's a bit difficult with the black background, because it "absorbe" the light. The camera is fixed on a tripod, and I take the picture with a remote control.

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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #8 on: 22 Jan , 2011, 08:30 »
Progressing  :) :

I cut a "slice" from the Verlinden hull and sculpted the splitter :





glued


tower inside



Aaannnnd the next step :


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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #9 on: 23 Jan , 2011, 02:00 »
Excellent work Pepper! 

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« Reply #10 on: 23 Jan , 2011, 06:37 »
Amazing Pepper!  Really enjoying the build!
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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #11 on: 23 Jan , 2011, 13:05 »
Great job so far, Laurent!
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« Reply #12 on: 25 Jan , 2011, 11:24 »
Thank you Messieurs, very much appreciated.  :)

News from the yard :

The bow section, styrene + putty + sniffing a lot of dust...





And the "tower" ; Verlinden's PE is great, but the shape a bit strange to me. Also : as it's an old kit, the resin shrinked and there is
1 to 2 mm (!!!) size difference.
I redraw the cover and cut it in a thin styrene sheet :




That's it folks, stay tuned...

Pepper-M
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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #13 on: 25 Jan , 2011, 12:58 »
Great scratchwork Pepper, very well done so far  ;)



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Re: "SEEHUND" Midget sub typXXVII : ICM + Verlinden 1/72
« Reply #14 on: 02 Feb , 2011, 06:00 »
Hi All,

Thanks Karel =)

WIP (small)



Tower and torpedo launching system (part of it).



And the late version rudder, Verlinden propeller (just glued, not finished),
and the periscope home-drilled in a 1mm copper beam.


Thanks for looking  :)
TBC...

cheers,
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