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Smajser

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Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« on: 27 Mar , 2010, 15:15 »
Hello everybody!

I start to build my first U-boat and I need help ''experienced wolves'' from this forum.
This is the first in a ''series'' of questions which I will probably post in the future  ;D

Can you tell me that would be Vallejo Air Color to match the colors of which was painted U-995?

Thanks in advance

Zeljko
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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #1 on: 27 Mar , 2010, 17:18 »
Welcome Zeljko!

There's a paint chart at my old U 557 site, it has some cross reference between Humbrol and Tamiya and Vaelljo: http://www.rokket.biz/models/modelsweb/rokket/u557/paint.shtml - there's also Douie's Ubout Colours article, which is also here in the library at the AMP site: http://amp.rokket.biz/docs/u-boat_colours_with_photos_5.pdf

The cross refernce is for Humbrol paint colours, but does not actually list the U 995 colours, Dougie's article will be the answer there.

Good luck and post some pix of your build when you can.
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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #2 on: 27 Mar , 2010, 19:35 »
Welcome to AMP forum!
Hope to see some pictures here in the near future. ;)
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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #3 on: 28 Mar , 2010, 06:05 »
Thanks for the welcome & references!

I'm still in a somewhat ''painful'' :) process of drilling drainage holes. Once we had a result worthy of this forum I will post pictures.

As regards the ''problem'' about the choice of Vallejo colors for U-995, I think I'll have to experiment until you find the right shade of gray.
Unfortunately I have not found anyone who has used these type of  colors for painting the submarine
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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #4 on: 16 May , 2010, 11:20 »
My progress...upgrade and PA guns are not yet permanently pasted to the body.





















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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #5 on: 16 May , 2010, 13:01 »
Nice and sharp work, looks very good. But I have one question regarding the air periscope.... so far I know these strips was mountend to reduce the sea swell, I think they was more on the upper part of the periscope.
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« Reply #6 on: 16 May , 2010, 13:23 »
I agree that the strips should be more towards the top of the periscope. Now we see that the thickness of the wire should be thinner. I'll have to re-do the whole attack periscope. Thanks for the warning  :)
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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #7 on: 16 May , 2010, 18:01 »
Zeljko,

Excellent work!  Keep the pics coming.

Thanks for sharing!

Cheers!
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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #8 on: 17 May , 2010, 01:13 »
« Last Edit: 17 May , 2010, 01:15 by Siara »
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« Reply #9 on: 17 May , 2010, 12:20 »
Strips of attack periscope redone.....I hope that now is not as bad as the first time  :) Thanks Siara.







The entire model is painted with primer...





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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #10 on: 17 May , 2010, 12:50 »
Scope looks better than mine now. Well done. ;)
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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #11 on: 19 May , 2010, 11:51 »
Dear friends, in your opinion
which of the following Vallejo Model Air colors match the paint scheme of U995:

Vallejo Model Air

71097 Gray Primer
71054 Dark Grey Blue
71052 German Grey
71056 Black Grey
71048 Dark Sea Grey
71049 Medium Sea Grey
71050 Light Grey
71046 Pale Grey Bluey

Thanks in advance.



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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #12 on: 20 May , 2010, 16:19 »
Hello Zeljko, periscope looks very good now. The paint, for sure the boat get 2 times grey primer and one time grey over it when the boat was launched  :D But do you now what time you want display the boat, could by important for the decal... I think the boat was based in Norway paint could be a dark blue but not quite sure in the moment  :-\
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Re: Type VIIC/41 U-boat (U-995) 1:72
« Reply #13 on: 21 May , 2010, 03:24 »
Check out the AMP library for uboat colours article (soon to be replaced by a huge collection of combo info...more on that in a day or so) and I have some model paint info from my old build, a bit of Humbrol/Vallejo/Others equivs that may be useful: http://amp-modelparts.biz/
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