DGZRS Hermann Marwede by kpnuts - FINISHED - Revell - 1/72 - PLASTIC - rescue ship

[kpnuts]

Hi all here's one I started a while ago it's a great kit (if only I had the skills for it) made the crane for lifting the small rescue boat, I must say I'm very pleased with how this bit turned out (shame about the rest of it)

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is another update on this one

[kpnuts]

Ok well I've finally decided on the base for this, first I thought I would have a surfer washed out to sea but I thought this is a German equivalent of the RNLI then I thought are there any surfing beaches in Germany and anyway they wouldn't send a huge ship like this out for a surfer would They? Then I thought what about someone on a lilo but cancelled that idea for the same reasons what about a sinking ship no the dio would have to be huge. Then the kernel of an idea came to me a ww2 air show and maybe there's a mid air collision or engine trouble and the pilot had to ditch but for some reason the canopy wouldn't open so he couldn't bail out. Thunderbirds to the rescue (FAB Virgil thunderbirds are go) sorry got carried away there.
I'm going to use the fw190 from the warspite dio as the ditched plane, here's a mock up of how it may look

Added some more railings and some lights to the tower



Maybe now I've got the base worked out I may enjoy the build a bit more.

[kpnuts]

Hi all well the big ship is finished

Made a start on the small rescue boat.

[kpnuts]

Did a bit more to the little boat

[yvesvidal]

Oh my God....you are putting a Big Block V8 into that Traction Avant Citroen and turning it into a Hot Rod....

My brother who owns two of these cars (an 11CV and a 15CV) would be offended... 

 

Yves