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Offline Raymic1

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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #120 on: 23 Nov , 2018, 12:30 »
I studied the pictures of U995.
Funny but see this photo from the Haynes book. They printed it upside down......

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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #121 on: 23 Nov , 2018, 13:22 »
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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #122 on: 25 Nov , 2018, 23:44 »
Hi everybody,
I made the first attempt to build the inner conning tower floor, with all the drainage holes...I'm not totally satisfied with it, maybe I'll do another try...
In the meantime I started with the attak periscope post, and precisely with the commander seat; in Trumpeter's model the seat is too flat, and I tried to give to it more "thickness"; now I'm making the seat support with spring system...
Stay tuned...

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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #123 on: 26 Nov , 2018, 21:21 »
Looking good Bianco. Here's a few pics of my Tower. Nearly finished the inside..... :)
Bits still blutacked on.
Lots still to go, weathering etc.
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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #124 on: 26 Nov , 2018, 23:30 »
Hi Raymic,
your conning tower is fantastic.....I'll use your model as a reference for some missing details of my model....
One question: what about the starboard side of the conning tower inside ? Do you want to leave it open ? If not, have you some photos of that side of your model ? And even more: can you post a couple of photos of the front side of conning tower inside ?
I'm happy to have a partner in this Trumpeter's model building: you are the only one who seems interested in this building report...
Cheers


P.S. : keep your building thread up to date with the photos that you posted on mine one...

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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #125 on: 02 Dec , 2018, 23:38 »
Hi everyone,
as promised I post the photos of the commander's seat on attack periscope inside the conning tower, in comparison with the Trumpeter's one...



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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #126 on: 09 Dec , 2018, 23:30 »
Unfortunately I did not get the hoped-for help for the attack periscope casong inside conning tower, so I had to content myself with the material in my possession.
Here the first steps in scratch build....


P.S. : someone could tell me where to find a tutorial on how to fold and shape copper cables ?

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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #127 on: 16 Dec , 2018, 23:31 »
Work in progress....stay tuned....

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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #128 on: 21 Dec , 2018, 10:21 »
Outstanding!

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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #129 on: 28 Dec , 2018, 08:03 »
Thank you for your appreciation,
unfortunately I have to stop the work on attack periscope casing inside conning tower, because I have not photos of the right side of it, just the visible side on my model....
I post the last photos of the casing, waiting to find some new photos....(  I haven't had any answer from "welcome@marinebund.de" )
Cheers

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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #130 on: 30 Dec , 2018, 10:11 »
Compass housing in control room...
Good 2019 !!!!

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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #131 on: 07 Jan , 2019, 07:59 »
Drawers in control room: real thing, item in Trumpeter's box and my scratchbuilded one...
Cheers...

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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #132 on: 26 Jan , 2019, 18:20 »
Beautiful work
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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #133 on: 28 Jan , 2019, 00:10 »
Thank you Rokket,
here another scratchbuilded item: the cabinets under maps table....
As usual, a photo of the Trumpeter's piece, and my one...
Cheers




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Re: Trumpeter 1/48 U-552
« Reply #134 on: 04 Feb , 2019, 00:11 »
The work on control room's equipments continues...now is the turn of water refrigerator:
the Trumpeter item, the real thing, and my scratchbuilded one....
Cheers