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Re: U-995
« Reply #240 on: 27 Jan , 2011, 17:27 »
Very crisp and clean!  Exceptional work Karel! ;)
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« Reply #241 on: 28 Jan , 2011, 04:55 »
Quote from: rokket on 27 Jan , 2011, 03:13
looking like a real miniature!

It is a real miniature...  ;D

Karel, are you planing a camo on your U-995 ?

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« Reply #242 on: 28 Jan , 2011, 05:09 »
I am painting the 995 in it`s normal colours, the lower hull Schiffsboden grau III and the upper hull hellgrau, after that i will give the upper hull a worn/weathered wintercamouflage (almost white).
I am now very busy with weathering the hull, updates will follow later... ;)




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Re: U-995
« Reply #243 on: 29 Jan , 2011, 09:29 »
Sneak preview....












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« Reply #244 on: 29 Jan , 2011, 11:27 »
I have no words! Really nice .............. :o
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« Reply #245 on: 30 Jan , 2011, 04:46 »
WOW!!! That rust is sooo realistic, really, really top stuff. It could be a photo of real rust!!! It is some of the finest I have ever seen, again, photo real, true miniature museum work.

But that said....and I hate to be negative...SORRY! - it's too much rust for any boat under 20 years old.  An AMAZING effect, and though light rust is everywhere even on newish boats, too much - that is a lot of rust. What year are you depicting?
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« Reply #246 on: 30 Jan , 2011, 06:17 »
Thanks Rokket i appreciate your opinion  ;)

i have seen many pics of U-boats with this much rust at the anchor bay (i will scan some pics later and post them)
Of course this is the area with the most rust, the rest of the boat will have less.
Later, i will also cover up some rust with paint flakes to simulate paint on top of the rust, this will also dampen the rust effect.
Nevertheless this boat will be more weathered than most other boats i have seen on the net, in my opinion most subs are a bit to clean (again, based on all the pics i have seen of subs returning from a long mission)




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Re: U-995
« Reply #247 on: 30 Jan , 2011, 11:59 »
Perfectly executed rust Karel.  The best I have seen on a model to date in fact.  Both the texture and shade(s) is/are extremely realistic.  The painting of the uboot is also first rate. 

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Re: U-995
« Reply #248 on: 02 Feb , 2011, 04:18 »
Two more teasers of the progression on the hull....









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Re: U-995
« Reply #249 on: 02 Feb , 2011, 05:36 »
This U-boat is an old and dangerous Wolf ! No rest, always on patrol, no time for repaint... Will soon fall apart  ;D ;D ;D

Work executed with talent. Would love to see a global pic from the hull.

cheers Karel,
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Re: U-995
« Reply #250 on: 02 Feb , 2011, 09:15 »
That's a weather-beaten boat alright!
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Re: U-995
« Reply #251 on: 02 Feb , 2011, 10:18 »
I like it!
How did you achieve the chipping? Salt method?
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Re: U-995
« Reply #252 on: 02 Feb , 2011, 12:13 »
 :o I especially loke those smoke-stains!
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« Reply #253 on: 02 Feb , 2011, 21:23 »
Thanks guys,

Conus; the white/light grey striping on the upperhull is done with the hairspray technique.
For the lower hull i also used hairspray, but in this case i wiped the waterpaint away with a wet towel almost immediately after spraying it on. The paint remains in the lower parts and corners, in fact its a kind of wash with waterpaint on a base of hairspray.
I discovered this method while trying to achieve the right look.


A Sephia picture to get into the right mood... :D








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Re: U-995
« Reply #254 on: 02 Feb , 2011, 21:41 »
Wow!  EXCELLENT rust technique Karel.  Especially in the anchor niche.  Although I'm not sure how often U-boats actually used their anchors to scratch off the paint there).

It's looks REALLY realistic.  The speia pic could almost be a period photo of a real boat.
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