U-995 Mission accomplished

[FoxbaT]

Incredible, I love both pics! Could you tell this novice how you did the paneling with the brown/black wash? (how you applied it, with brush airbrush, etc)

I airbrushed the panellines (Iwata HP-SB) with a very thin brown/black mixture (enamel), and after that i toned the lines down with a flexible sanding cloth with a very fine grid (i don`t know the brand of it but they are very usefull) by gently wiping over the airbrushed panellines and removing the overspray.
Because the sanding cloth is flexible, it doesn`t damage the rivets, so it`s perfect for this job.








Karel

[bracco_n]

Thank you Karel. What's next?

[FoxbaT]

Well, the CT is glued on the hull.
Now i am busy with lots of small things; the schnorkel, the dive planes etc etc, the most time consuming jobs...




Karel

[FoxbaT]

I am going to display the boat on two transparent plastic rods of 9mm diameter, this way i hope it looks like the boat is `floating` in the display case, viewing from a distance.

I glued two aluminium tubes (30mm long, 9mm inside diameter) into the hull.
The plastic rods will be attached on the base plate of the showcase, this way i can slide the boat over the two rods and remove the model if neccesary.





I also mounted the forward diving planes, the rudders and the prop shafts








I made some rubber foam pieces to put the boat on, so i can work on the underside of the model.









Karel
 

[Siara]

Superb modeling. Love it.

[FoxbaT]

Thanks Siara 



Finished the lifeboat container lids..







Karel

[bracco_n]

That looks so real! Karel you are doing a masterpiece!
Here's an out of place question, but anyway: did you apply the oil canning effect to the saddletanks?

[FoxbaT]

Here is your answer 







Karel

[Rokket]

fine, fine paint/weathering

[FoxbaT]

Today, i worked on the schnorkel.
Because the 995 had a ringschwimmer head on the schnorkel (as one of the few), i had to scratch a new head from pieces of sprue.






I also added a hydraulic line from 0.5mm brass wire in the bay, and on pictures i saw there were two steel wires/braces? on top of the hydraulic unit, i also made these from brass wire.









Karel

[TRM]

Beautiful workmanship Karel!

[bracco_n]

Those few touches really do the trick! Could you tell me how you did the painting of this particular piece? You got a really nice result and I'd like to learn how to do it!

[FoxbaT]

That is difficult to tell...i use no regular technique for this kind of weathering.
First thing to do is basecoat the part with grey enamel (in case of the hydraulic unit) and let it dry for two days.
Then i applied different washes varying from brown to grey to black, and let the wash creep into al the corners.
Because the wash darkens the paint, the object has to be drybrushed with a lighter grey colour to bring depth into the object and highlight the edges and higher laying parts.
I also added a very dilluted mixture of white pigments to simulate dried salt seawater on some spots with a fine pointed brush.
Sometimes  i also use a piece of sponge to add stains.

As said before, i use these (and other) techniques to achieve this result, but never in the same order, mostly i work on `feeling`.



Karel

[bracco_n]

I see what you mean, Thank you Karel. Keep it up!

[FoxbaT]

The capstan and the aft navigation light are added












The anchor is also finished and glued on








Karel