Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Type IXC U-505-April 1944

[phillip1]

Fellow Modelers,

Below are photos of my Revell 1/72 U-505 U-boat model, finished just last week.  The photos are not the greatest quality, because they were all taken inside and the camera flash has a tendency to wash out the colors.  The model is painted/weathered to look like it would have at the end of April 1944, six weeks into its final patrol.  There is a good bit of wear and paint loss on the upper hull and conning tower, but not nearly as much as when it surrendered on June 4th.  The model was built almost straight from the box, with no after-markets parts being added.  I only added a few styrene, wire and photo etch pieces here and there.  I think the kit builds really well out of the box.

Special thanks go to Dougie Martindale for his high quality help in answering my paint color questions.  The upper hull, lower hull and deck colors are VERY close Model Master paint matches compared against the Life Color-Kriegsmarine #2 Paint Set.  The color of the conning tower (Model Master Insignia Blue-1719) was also suggested by Dougie.  The 2nd U-Flottile green shell (with background) tower decals were ordered from AMP.  I hope you enjoy the photos!

Phillip1

[phillip1]

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[dougie47]

Hi Phillip,

Thanks for sharing your photos. A very impressive build. I particularly like the little patches of salt staining on the upper hull which can be seen in the photos of the real boats. The tower weathering is great too. Well done!

Dougie

[phillip1]

Dougie,

Thanks for the compliments.  They are appreciated.  Even with all the color fading, chipping and rust stains the colors used make it an attractive and eye-catching paint scheme.

Phillip1

[DerXL]

Great looking build.
I especially like the realistic weathering of the tower (and hull).

Great job.

[phillip1]

DerXL,

Thanks for the compliment.

Phillip1

[phillip1]

I was able to take some much better photos of my U-505 (which are posted below).  I deleted the original post photos, as I was not happy with them.  I hope you enjoy them.

Thanks

Phillip1

[SG]

Phillip am speechless, your U 505 is outstanding. Congrats!

[phillip1]

SG,

Thanks for the compliments.  They are appreciated.

Phillip1

[42rocker]

Possible to repost these photos, anyone. Boy, I Love photobucket.

I'll bet the pics showed a great U505.

Later Tim

[phillip1]

Fellow Modelers,


I wanted to share my good fortune with you.  An article on building my U-505 model is in the latest issue of Fine Scale Modeler magazine (May 2019).  In my original submitted text I referenced Dougie Martindale as an expert on U-505 painting and history, but the editors did not include that information in the final product.  I am very grateful to Dougie for the help he gave me in building this kit.


Phillip1

[dougie47]

Hello Phillip,

Congratulations to you on getting your U 505 in Finescale. I will be buying a copy on Monday and really look forward to reading it. Thanks for referencing my article but I understand due to space limitations this was not possible to include in the final copy. I am really pleased my article was of use, it was fun to research and write.

Keeping on building.

Cheers,

Dougie

[42rocker]

Way to go Phillip!! 
 
Later Tim

[SG]

Outstanding Phillip! fully deserved tribute to a Great Great Work! Congratulations

[phillip1]

Fellow Modelers,


The original photos are being reposted using Postimage.
























Thanks


Phillip1

[SG]

Great work!