U-552 - doing it my way.

[Siara]

Id love to, but how we gonna manage it in logistical way. I live in London, and the glass tank is quiet big, so sending it by post could end up in the tank being damaged.
Where do you live Johann?

[Siara]

Is for your U-552 display??

Yes it is. The glass tank is 1 m long, and the wooden plank is Marocan Mahoganny.

[Siara]

Ill try to solve the problem locally, but if im not succesfull, then i get in touch. Thanks for the offer.
After all how difficult can it be to groove the wood.

[Pepper-mint]

Im glad you like my build Pepper- mint.
Hopefully one day i can find the carpenter, which can make the base for glass tank.
So far two attemts, and two dissapointments.
I just bought another plank, so will be trying for the third time.

Siara what kind of problem do you have ?

[Siara]

Im glad you like my build Pepper- mint.
Hopefully one day i can find the carpenter, which can make the base for glass tank.
So far two attemts, and two dissapointments.
I just bought another plank, so will be trying for the third time.

Siara what kind of problem do you have ?

My problem is the carpenters i deal with. No pride in what they do. They take the job, bodge it, and pretend it looks good, when it does`nt.

[Pepper-mint]

Could you give me more technical definitions of the encountered problems : does the wood shrink or "dril" or ...?

In my country "la Haute Savoie" there's only one thing that's not made in wood : ...i don't remember what it is...

[billp51d]

     Siara... Have you tried talking to a cabinet maker. He should have any tooling thats needed...Planners, routers, joiners...Anything at all, to do what you require.
                Good luck with this. Your workmanship certainly warrants the best..
                                                                    Cheers/Regards...Bill
                                                                 

[Seewolf]

Hello Siara,
page 12

After studying the pictures time, and time again i spoted small part of the bow, that isnt shown on any plans i have, and never been replicated on the model before.
Heres few pics of the part, and quick mock up i created of how i see it. Does anyone know what that actualy is?
Is it part of the GHG, and if so- was it present on U-552?

I`am not quite sure can you say what date these pic. are and best what boat ? For sure it have nothing to do with the GHG.
October 1939 U-11 was first boat fitted for tests with the SN (Nah-S-Ger

[Siara]

if you can give me a date or a boat number of the pics it will be very nice.

God only knows.

[Seewolf]

OK thanks, than I will ask him later.

[NZSnowman]

Seewolf, was the SU-Apparat

[Seewolf]

Hello Siara,
10.Mai 1941, U-371, Kieler Howaldtswerke Drydock, but he told me nothing about the purpose of this thing only "sorry top secret"   

[Siara]

Hello Siara,
10.Mai 1941, U-371, Kieler Howaldtswerke Drydock, but he told me nothing about the purpose of this thing only "sorry top secret"   

Ha,ha...i like your sence of humor Seewolf. Nice one.
Ask his son- he may be easier to talk to.

[Pierre]

Hi Siara,

I follow since some time your blog about the U-552, but ist stops  Have you some new pictures of the whole sub? or is still something missing. Would be nice to see some more pictures of the fantastic build up.



greetings

Pierre

[Siara]

The build is on hold at the moment. I need moment of inspiration, and lot more time to tackle the rigging. I know how, but im not ready for the challenge just yet.