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Re: U-673
« Reply #90 on: 18 Sep , 2011, 12:57 »
And the final gun (twin 20mm) is done!!!  



I started using CA glue tips for applying micro-fine drops & seams of CA glue to put the guns together.
http://models.rokket.biz/index.php?topic=823.msg9866#new

Once you start using those glue tips, you'll wonder how you ever got this far without them.
I wish I had found those tips long ago, they make PE assembly SO much easier.  
Funny, sounds like the same for what Koki paste did for soldering PE!  :)
I just happened to find a bag of glue tips that I had bought 2 years ago.  I'll be getting or making more fer shur.
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U-673 colour coats
« Reply #91 on: 19 Sep , 2011, 08:14 »
The goods & bads about painting...


The GOOD:  
1. FINALLY I get an idea about what the boat is going to look like.
2. Knowing I am nearing the end of the build.    :)


The BAD:
1. After a black primer, after spraying the lighter colour I get to see all my flaws!   :P
2. I still don't like Schlickgrau.
3. Knowing I am nearing the end of the build.    :(






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Re: U-673
« Reply #92 on: 20 Sep , 2011, 03:13 »
Really nice looking, that thing was a porcupine!

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« Reply #93 on: 20 Sep , 2011, 09:28 »
Heheh the U-boat crews said the same thing about my dad's Sunderland aircraft... they called it a "flying porcupine."
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« Reply #94 on: 21 Sep , 2011, 01:59 »
ha! He did good!
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U-673 finished armament
« Reply #95 on: 21 Sep , 2011, 10:53 »
Another marathon building & painting session last night... and the armament is all DONE and ready to install!
Primed, painted, painted again, and weathered... here are pics of the bigguns (big guns) on U-673.  :)







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U-673 painted & washed tower
« Reply #96 on: 21 Sep , 2011, 11:05 »
I sprayed colour on the tower using Schlickgrau as a base, and added a mild camoflage pattern using Blaugrau.  That went onto the tower and also the gun shields too.  :)  
Remember... "artistic license"  hehehe

I wanted to give U-673 a fairly "grungy" look, and so I sprayed slightly heavier coats of paint on the tower.  With the rougher finish and the proper washes & drybrushing I had planned, it would give the appearance of surface rust and also rust bubbling under the paint.

I used 2 washes... the BLACKWASH included with the RustAll weathering set, and a Dark Dirt wash from ProModeller.  The latter must be used sparingly.

Looking good so far!  






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« Reply #97 on: 21 Sep , 2011, 19:20 »
Looking good! I love the bridge interior!
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« Reply #98 on: 22 Sep , 2011, 00:27 »
Very nice.  I love the flakVierling !

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U-673 disaster strikes
« Reply #99 on: 22 Sep , 2011, 08:16 »
After 3 years in the making, disaster struck the U-673 project in the 11th hour.   :'(
Perhaps it was the long time the hull was sitting and paint drying out, perhaps it was the clearcoat I had used...  but after I did a wash of RustAll on the hull the paint severely bleached, in some places nearly white!!!  :o
Panic set in, obviously.
I tried using Methyl Alcohol (denatured alcohol to some of youz) to wipe it off... got rid of the rust but made paint worse!    Aaaaarrrrggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!
Thinking I was drying out the paint severely, I then tried wiping down with mineral spirits.  This returned the paint MOSTLY CLOSE to its original colouring... but then the paint started to come off in some areas so I was down to bare plastic.
Frying pan --> into --> fryer

So it was time to decide just how badly I wanted this project to go well... either take drastic actions or scrap it.
I'll take Door #1, Monty.

Thank God I invested in a really good quality airbrush... a Harder & Steenbeck Infinity 2-in-1 with ultra-fine tip.  Thank GOD!
I mixed up some thin paint for the hull (the dark part was worst) and using very low pressure (8-10psi) and very small needle opening, proceeded to re-spray the hull section by section to re-colour the bleached paint.  The airbrush is fantastic!  I was doing this for many many hours but finally it looks half decent again.  But still...   :'(
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U-673 disaster recovery
« Reply #100 on: 22 Sep , 2011, 08:27 »
Thin paint sprayed at low pressure feathers really really well.  :)
Did I mention to thank God for my H&S airbrush?    I think I kissed it when I finished.

The overall result will be a very interesting look for the hull... well weathered and rusted :)  
Some may say it looks fantastic, but I just have it in my mind what it SHOULD have looked like.  Oh well.

Everything then got weathered.. including the tower.
Then the pieces went together... tower onto hull, railings, hatches, lights, armament.  
Pieces remaining include the antennas and the periscopes... the latter will go on last.

The only major thing left to do is the rigging and the clearcoat.  Booyahhhhh

I'll take pics this weekend with the model sitting on the CAPCON 2011 contest table.
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« Reply #101 on: 23 Sep , 2011, 06:48 »
Glenn, I've been breathless and kept my finger crossed for U-673 until the new post washed away all fears...
Let's stun CAPCON now!  ;)
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U-673 debut
« Reply #102 on: 23 Sep , 2011, 09:32 »
Dear world,

After 3 years in the making, I present to you :  Glenn Cauley's rendition of U-673 "Flak-trap" in 1/72 scale

















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« Reply #103 on: 23 Sep , 2011, 10:16 »
Congratulations! I think some crewmen would look great on it ;)
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Re: U-673
« Reply #104 on: 24 Sep , 2011, 02:17 »
Really FINE, MOST EXCELLENT, BRILLIANT job! She looks beautiful!

SO sorry to hear about the scary bit there, but you have recovered her well! ut some shots in the gallery, and let us know how the awards roll in!
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