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Offline conus00

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Re: Another Type IIb from ICM (1/144)
« Reply #15 on: 08 Feb , 2011, 14:32 »
Thank you, gentlemen.
The boat is finished, here are few pictures:
(the rigging was definitely testing my patience :D)







Next thing on my workbench is Revell's Type VIID with excellent Griffon PE (but the work will not start until I get back from vacation. Off to Bahamas in 48 hours! ;))
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Trumpeter 1/144 Type XXIII U-boat
ICM 1/144 Type IIb U-boat
ICM 1/144 Type XXIII U-boat
Revell 1/144 Type VIID U-boat
Minicraft 1/700 USS Ticonderoga CG-47
Collecting materials:
(scratchbuild) 1/144 Type XVII-B Walther U-bo

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Re: Another Type IIb from ICM (1/144)
« Reply #16 on: 09 Feb , 2011, 01:39 »
Really very nice, excellent paint/weathering, she looks quite sweet! bahams, don't get torpedoed!
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Re: Another Type IIb from ICM (1/144)
« Reply #17 on: 09 Feb , 2011, 04:07 »
Great Job!  Congratulations! ;D
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Re: Another Type IIb from ICM (1/144)
« Reply #18 on: 09 Feb , 2011, 10:49 »
Very nice conus !

And have a good vacation !  :)

cheers,
Pepper.
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Re: Another Type IIb from ICM (1/144)
« Reply #19 on: 09 Feb , 2011, 10:56 »
Gorgeous little model, you tempted me to build it too! How long is it?
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Re: Another Type IIb from ICM (1/144)
« Reply #20 on: 09 Feb , 2011, 12:31 »
Thanks guys!
the model is pretty small: 11.5 inches (little bit over 29 cm).
It was painted with Humbrol enamels, weathering done with Citadel washes (designed originally for Wargamer figures, but I strongly recommend) and Tamiya Weathering set B.
The rigging is fishing line and the insulators painted blobs of superglue.

Overall, for $17 I've had a lot of fun with it. :D
It's a nice addition to my 1/144 collection of u-boats (the plan is to have all major types, with the exception of Type IX, which nobody makes yet...)

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On the workbench:
Trumpeter 1/144 Type XXIII U-boat
ICM 1/144 Type IIb U-boat
ICM 1/144 Type XXIII U-boat
Revell 1/144 Type VIID U-boat
Minicraft 1/700 USS Ticonderoga CG-47
Collecting materials:
(scratchbuild) 1/144 Type XVII-B Walther U-bo

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Re: Another Type IIb from ICM (1/144)
« Reply #21 on: 12 Feb , 2011, 01:27 »
How was the fishing line to work with? Does it glue OK? I painted thread, which took care of any hairs that showed up on fairly hairless stuff, but it also seemed to give it strength against sagging. I'm guessing ca (superglue) bonds the fishing line OK?
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Re: Another Type IIb from ICM (1/144)
« Reply #22 on: 14 Feb , 2011, 18:39 »
You guess right, Wink. I used little globs of CA to glue the fishing line. The bonding is about 70/30 (maybe three out of ten glue spots I had to redo) but when the line "grabs" you can tug on it with fairly strong force to stretch it and the spot won't break. The only small problem I noticed is during painting: you have to get the consistency of the paint about right: not too runny, not too thick. The Humbrols (if you thin them too much) tend to "roll" on the surface of the fishing line and create small globs. If you get it right the paint adds almost nothing to the thickness of the line and looks pretty good as a result.
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On the workbench:
Trumpeter 1/144 Type XXIII U-boat
ICM 1/144 Type IIb U-boat
ICM 1/144 Type XXIII U-boat
Revell 1/144 Type VIID U-boat
Minicraft 1/700 USS Ticonderoga CG-47
Collecting materials:
(scratchbuild) 1/144 Type XVII-B Walther U-bo

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Re: Another Type IIb from ICM (1/144)
« Reply #23 on: 15 Feb , 2011, 04:32 »
Thanks for the detailed info, Conus! Your end-result is most excellent! Well done! (I'm assuming you will be hoisting a Becks in celebration)
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Re: Another Type IIb from ICM (1/144)
« Reply #24 on: 16 Feb , 2011, 23:56 »
Truely superb work conus a real work of art!  My compliments.

Ernest
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