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Offline Rokket

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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #45 on: 27 Jul , 2008, 02:15 »
I think because this thread is so big and we now have a brand new TYPE VII category,  for future ease of use/reference we'll have to move the topic to VII...does anyone see any negatives with this plan? (We can put a NEWS ITEM in for a week to redirect folks - this is an ADMIN problem, we created wth VII category a bit late...)
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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #46 on: 27 Jul , 2008, 04:12 »
awesome!

beautiful detail work, highlighted by excellent painting!

better than "museum quality"..................
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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #47 on: 27 Jul , 2008, 04:30 »
Quote from: rokket on 27 Jul , 2008, 02:15
I think because this thread is so big and we now have a brand new TYPE VII category,  for future ease of use/reference we'll have to move the topic to VII...does anyone see any negatives with this plan? (We can put a NEWS ITEM in for a week to redirect folks - this is an ADMIN problem, we created wth VII category a bit late...)
No problem here.

Rabapla- thank you!

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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #48 on: 27 Jul , 2008, 07:36 »





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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #49 on: 27 Jul , 2008, 09:09 »
Light conditions were good today, so i decided to show you all the whole thing.
Added some out of scale figures just for fun.

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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #50 on: 27 Jul , 2008, 14:52 »






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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #51 on: 28 Jul , 2008, 05:41 »
A whole (beautiful) boat!
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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #52 on: 30 Jul , 2008, 13:24 »
Quote from: rokket on 28 Jul , 2008, 05:41
A whole (beautiful) boat!
Thanks Rokket!

First impressions of the outside of the CT. Few areas in need of attention:


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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #53 on: 31 Jul , 2008, 00:56 »
so You already have added figures.......................

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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #54 on: 31 Jul , 2008, 14:27 »
Quote from: rabapla on 31 Jul , 2008, 00:56
so You already have added figures.......................

 ;D

Are You talking about the top picture?  ;D  I like it!
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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #55 on: 01 Aug , 2008, 17:29 »
Filled all the handrail fixing holes, and the big isolator hole with miliput. Discarded the lights, and i made the recesses deeper, and wider.


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« Reply #56 on: 02 Aug , 2008, 07:52 »
Isolator nest. 2,5mm copper tube, with 2mm styrene lining. Isolator itself will be made from turned wire, and glued after the painting.



Grilles back in place.


Line bracket. 2 different Eduard PE were used for strength, and neet look.




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« Reply #57 on: 03 Aug , 2008, 02:50 »
Tamiya white primer highlighted all the imperfections, which are being corrected.





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Re: U-552 - doing it my way.
« Reply #58 on: 03 Aug , 2008, 08:24 »
Lights:





The glass is made from cigarette lighters, and are not fixed in yet. Ill paint them silver on the back, and fix `em after the CT gets some paint on.

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« Reply #59 on: 06 Aug , 2008, 14:11 »
Filler roughly sanded, and Mr. Surfacer applied. I sanded the lot again, starting from grit 800, through 1200, and finished on 1500.




Now i will mark the rivet lines.
I think i will replicate what revell done, mostly because i dont know any better. The rivets are hard to see on any of the photographs i have, so if someone could confirm, if the revell rivets are correct i will be gratefull. ;)

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