IMG_7703.JPGI spent several evenings in weathering the sub-assemblies mainly with acrylic artists paints (Raw Humber, Payne's Grey, a little black around the exhaust and Burnt Ocre for moderate rust). Wires are from painted nylon fishing line. IMG_7713.JPGAlso the hull received replacement railings and wire tripod. IMG_7716.JPGI replaced the molded-on steps on the turret sides with small steps from fine metal wire. square radar antenna, or small details like the periscopes' wave-breaking wires: IMG_7707.JPGMany parts have been refined, like the Fu.Mo. COBI 4847 HISTORICAL COLLECTION - World War 2, WWII U-Boot U-96 (Typ VIIC) Gewerblich. IMG_7689.JPGVery nicely detailed, but I applied some improvements though. Entdecken Sie Cobi 4828 deutsches U-Boot U-47 (TYP VIIB) WorldWar2 German submarine in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. Sometimes patience was in high demand during this build, but everything went smoothly and the results are quite satisfying. Light green pastels were used for some grime, focusing on the water line. I spent several evenings in weathering the sub-assemblies mainly with acrylic artists paints (Raw Humber, Payne's Grey, a little black around the exhaust and Burnt Ocre for moderate rust). I am personally satisfied of roughly correct colors, as a starting base for some nice weathering. However, although care must be taken when deciding colors, long patrols at sea left significant weathering effects on paints. Mediterranean based U-Boats could be seen camouflaged with Italian Regia Marina paints). Many fortune paints were also used according to availability (i.e. U-Boat paints and schemes are a very complex topic, varying considerably boat to boat and also period to period for a given boat. Revell suggests a credible late war camouflage for U-1004. U-1004 perfectly fits Revell's chosen details so I went with this specific U-Boat. position and type of snorkel type of compass housing weapons turret shape ect.). Consequently, late in the war many details could differ even in consecutive numbered boats (i.e. Wires are from painted nylon fishing line.Ĭare must be taken when deciding to model a particular boat, as German U-Boote were mass produced in hundreds with many variations introduced directly on the scales. I replaced the molded-on steps on the turret sides with small steps from fine metal wire.Īlso the hull received replacement railings and wire tripod. Many parts have been refined, like the Fu.Mo. The turret railings were replaced with fine steel and copper wire glued / soldered together.Ĭomparison with the original plastic railings: See-trough is a desired effect as in these boats the pressure hull was deep inside the external hull.

Very nicely detailed, but I applied some improvements though.įirst, all main hull flooding holes have been drilled. The same like specular, but more light.I am happy to introduce my last kit for 2018 and one of the best U-Boat kits: Revell's 1/144 VIIC/41. U-Boat_VII_s(FallOff) - this is extra map for falloff in V-Ray. Included U-Boat_VII.psd (U-Boat_VII.zip) file with all layers for all maps, so you can change each texture as you want: change color or edit specular and normal. The VIIC came into service toward the end of the 'First Happy Time' near the beginning of the war and was still the most numerous type in service when Allied anti-submarine efforts finally defeated the U-boat campaign in late 19. The Type VIIC was an effective fighting machine and was seen almost everywhere, U-boats operated severely limiting the time it could spend in the far reaches of the western and southern Atlantic without refueling from a tender or U-boat tanker.

The Type VIIC was the workhorse of the U-boat force, with 568 commissioned from 1940 to 1945.

Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat.

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