Gentlemen,
after a little bit over year I'm back from dead....
Sorry for the blackout in communication but I've gone through quite rough patch of my life. I have moved from central Ohio to Tampa, FL and finally settled down (for a while anyway) and found some time for my most favorite hobby again.
The work on U-Hai and type XXIII double build will continue...
Here's a few updated pictures where the project(s) stand right now:
U-Hai is almost finished, but I need to clear up some details:
I'm trying to portrait U-Hai (S 170) in post war configuration (before the installation of M-1 sonar). I've gone through all my type XXIII pictures and here are my questions:
(1) The picture of model of U-Hai in Eberhart Rossler & Fritz Kohler's - Vom Original Zum Modell - Uboottyp XXIII on page 75 shows the boat in this configuration:
no M-1 sonar, no forward rigging and some sort of antennae on the back of the conning tower. I can't see where is it actually attached to the CT, looks like a loop in a shape of V attached to both sides of the CT. Is that a correct assumption?
Here is another picture (U-Hai in 1958):
(2) I always wanted to build a quay diorama so I will try to portrait U-hai moored at the quay but it brings another question: the removable rigging on the deck is placed on port side of the boat. I wanted to place the boat so it is facing right. That would put the boat port side to the quay and the rigging would get in way of gangway....
How does that work?
Here's a quick Photoshop mock-up of what I'm trying to achieve:
(3) I was thinking about getting one (or two) 1/144 models of Opel Blitz truck to place on the top of the quay but I'm not sure if Bundesmarine still used them in 50s-60s?
More pictures of the progress:
The PE is (very hard to find) Griffon all the detailing scratchbuild.
No progress on the Trumpeter XXIII as of now. I have decided to build the U-2360 instead of U-2322. I quite like the more streamlined CT...
I'd really appreciate if somebody could answer my questions so can proceed with the build.
Thanks!