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  1. RGL
    So today; the lower hull is done, and I’ll grunge it up afterwards. Lots of dark brown which I’ve sealed in with a matte coat so I can use chipping fluid afterwards. Then the wooden deck, using a few difference buff coats, again the weathering will come last. Masking done, I’ll do the decks first and just brushed in some chipping fluid, once it’s dry I’ll paint them chip Beattie moving to the Hull and and do some oilcanning. Then destroy it with chipping.
  2. RGL
    I just do not have the space for a diorama, to do it justice it would need to be a metre square. I do have a plan for some next year.
  3. RGL
    Lower hull given a coat of dark red. You can just make out the ribs. As these ships were built later in the war the lower hull would not be that worn.
  4. RGL
    So the plan, a sub tender, loading and offloading
  5. RGL
    Yeah that’s good! (Well to my eyes anyways)
  6. RGL
    Looks great, maybe next year I’ll try a seascape!!
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    And the final piece just arrived from Poland, a pewter ww1 submariners badge for the base. Final photos tomorrow.
  9. RGL
    The final scuttles arrived and attached. At some future stage I’ll replace all the lighter calibre AA guns once they are printed.
  10. RGL
    I need to be better at Photos
  11. RGL
    I really like the effects. Filters (like an AK Panzer blue) will make it look ok amazing. Then a couple of little brown scrapes and rust wash around the hatches, some HB pencil and you’re done
  12. RGL
    I need to get some backing paper for decent photographs
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    The deck gun, I’ll only use one so which ever one that comes up best. Base coat of greys done. Filters next
  16. RGL
    Nah, it’s just project management so far
  17. RGL
    So new tools. Burfitt tools was at the show I went to a few weeks ago. Revelation…… tweezers with ceramic points. They. Stop. The. PE. Ping!!!
  18. RGL
    So this is where I’m up to. I need to do the guns next but short or adding railings it’s done. 10 single 25mm’s, two triples and 2 doubles to go!
  19. RGL
    Well noticed Popeye, it is, I’ve been sanding it back as smooth as I can. I’m hoping a few coats of paint after will make it go away.
  20. RGL
    So the second last part of the build arrived today in the form of a ww1 postcard of U-9 for the base from a German bookseller. These were widely produced to celebrate war heroes
  21. RGL
    Fresh off the boat from Micromaster in NZ, one of the final pieces of the puzzle, a deck cannon. References say there was one after 1915 😊
  22. RGL
    There is no PE at all, I have a fair few spares lying around ……
  23. RGL
    The bridge! The kit basically has a blob which does not make sense.
  24. RGL
    Very simple build, needs a bit of putty as the alignment is not perfect. as you can see from the photo, the inner walls have support struts which I’ve done in plastic strip. finally, and I have no idea why this was not done, the stern has an anchor which has a angled slope for the anchor stock, (I expect it’s for dragging it off beaches.
  25. RGL
    It’s going to be part of a much more detailed build log, but this is the easiest part of the puzzle. I find myself held up with 2 builds for Roma and U 9

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