gdollow Posted August 16, 2015 Share #1 Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) A new build for the S-100 torpedo boat. Enjoy the pictures so far. Here are the sprue and photo etch pictures. This is using the Griffin Models PE. The first picture is of the torpedoes Edited August 16, 2015 by gdollow Elia, mtaylor, GuntherMT and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdollow Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted August 16, 2015 Here is some progress on the deck superstructure which is replaced totally with photo etch. I have burnished all the PE as it means you do not have to use a primer. The decking is only placed on for the photos. The colour of the deck was done by 1 coat of pale umber (artist acrylic paint), a thinned down Tamiya deck tan, then a wash of wood brown (walnut), followed by a wash of dark grey. I only let the base layer dry, before putting the rest of the layers on in quick succession. docidle, popeye the sailor, Elia and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted August 16, 2015 Share #3 Posted August 16, 2015 Very nice job making the decking look like wood. I like your technique. gdollow and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdollow Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) More photo etch done.The hatch has been replaced as has the ridge around the gun tub and lined with photo etch. The torpedo rails, I have made 8 brackets and 4 centre supports, and one completed torpedo rail Edited September 17, 2015 by gdollow Canute, yvesvidal, docidle and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdollow Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted September 25, 2015 A bit of progress on the bridge and the main and fore decks. The main deck needs a bit of TLC as the raised part of the deck did not fit too well as I removed too much plastic, so there is a lot of filler. yvesvidal, Leo-zd, popeye the sailor and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted September 25, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 25, 2015 That's the thing about plastic, you can't just bin it and start over. After doing a 10 year build on a wooden ship and redoing lots of mistakes, I'm finding the amount of pre fitting is far more time consuming. Good to see another plastic build here! I shall follow with great interest. Dimitris71, Canute, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdollow Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted September 29, 2015 The interior of the bridge is complete. I have to put some decking on the rear of the bridge, but I need to paint it first, which will happen once I have completed the PE on the exterior of the bridge. Captain Slog, Waitoa, Dimitris71 and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdollow Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Here's an update. The breech for the torpedo tubes as done, even though most of it will be covered by the bridge armour. The hull and deck are together. still need to paint the hull to complete this section of the build Edited October 18, 2015 by gdollow mtaylor, docidle, Captain Slog and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdollow Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) More shots, I've bee busy today Edited October 18, 2015 by gdollow Captain Slog, Leo-zd, Canute and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docidle Posted December 20, 2015 Share #10 Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) g. I love what you have done so far. I have this kit in my stash with the Griffon PE set and metal torpedos. Looking forward to seeing more. I have drilled out the hull holes so far and added styrene tubbing behind it to give them some depth. I have not been working on it lately since have a number of models ahead in the queu. Steve Edited December 20, 2015 by docidle mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdollow Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted December 20, 2015 Here is an update, I've been taking pictures, but haven't had a chance to upload them Canute, docidle, Captain Slog and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdollow Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted December 20, 2015 More photos docidle, yvesvidal, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdollow Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted December 20, 2015 Latest progress, need to do some touching up Leo-zd, avsjerome2003, ccoyle and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 20, 2015 Share #14 Posted December 20, 2015 Impressive Canute, joske, gdollow and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted December 21, 2015 Share #15 Posted December 21, 2015 Those PEs take the model to a completely different level of quality and detailing. It is really impressive. Yves mtaylor, docidle, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docidle Posted December 22, 2015 Share #16 Posted December 22, 2015 G. I know I said it before, but you are doing beautiful work on your Scnellboot. Steve Canute, mtaylor and gdollow 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 24, 2015 Share #17 Posted December 24, 2015 Very interesting and impressive build. What gets to me is the design. In some photos it has almost a Star Destroyer look... very futuristic. docidle and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted December 24, 2015 Share #18 Posted December 24, 2015 Happy Christmas, I have also built kits in the 1/72 scale one of these was a German E boat, you are off to a flying start and doing a great job, plastic is such a workable enviroment as i feel it is more pliable and needs less physical work to bring a model to life.... Regards OC. docidle, Canute, gdollow and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdollow Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted December 24, 2015 Thanks for the comments, mtaylor - It does look futuristic, It was at least twice a big as the RN equivalent Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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