U-47 by RVB (Rick) - Amati - Scale 1/72 - Length 92.4cm or 36.38 inches - marketed by Model Shipways c. 2013

[Admiral Rick]

Tending to the oil rigs in the Gulf had to be fun and very interesting. I have a masters diving certification and have always been interested in the divers that are in compression chambers for a month at a time so they can work at the depth the rigs legs are at. Those guys make phenomenal money but they must have a short life span. 
Best Rick

[Admiral Rick]

Update 10:22 hours

The crew finished delineating the lines of the steel making up the hull this AM. The crew is anticipating making the steel deck rails. 
Admiral Rick

 

 

 

[Admiral Rick]

Yves as a valuable crew member I’m giving you total charge of the workings in the conning tower and maintenance of the periscope. 

Welcome Aboard. 

Admiral Rick

[Admiral Rick]

Phil 

Here’s your engine room get acquainted. I am taking you on your word that you can handle marine diesel engines. 

Edited 23 hours ago by Admiral Rick

[Admiral Rick]

Terry

Here’s the Torpedo room. 
Get it ready for anticipated battle.  And pick your bunk. 

[Admiral Rick]

We still need a crew man to cook and take control of the galley. Must not be a vegitarian and can prepare veal schnitzel on a moments notice. 

Edited yesterday at 06:28 PM by Admiral Rick

[Admiral Rick]

 Rick all dentists have a tough time controlling their female staff so I am promoting you to chief officer of the Control Room. I hope you are ambidextrous and have at least 4 hands and not just 2. 

Edited 23 hours ago by Admiral Rick

[vvvjames]

I volunteer as chief cook 🫡 I hope everyone likes biscuits and grog.

[TerryPat]

42 minutes ago, vvvjames said:

I volunteer as chief cook 🫡 I hope everyone likes biscuits and grog.

 

By biscuits, do you mean cookies? Or like biscuits and gravy? Lol. Grog is the same here. I'm in. 😃

[Admiral Rick]

James since you have been following our build more closely than any other crew member I am stripping First Mate granddaughter of her position (since all she does is sleep) and giving her the job as chief cook and I am promoting you to the rank of First Mate. Here we are on the conning tower!
Welcome Aboard

Admiral Rick

2 hours ago, vvvjames said:

I volunteer as chief cook 🫡 I hope everyone likes biscuits and grog. 
 

Edited yesterday at 09:19 PM by Admiral Rick

[vvvjames]

Wow I love the view up here, thank you for the promotion ADM.🫡

[Admiral Rick]

Any other crew members can sign up for any other non taken position. As said earlier the positions will be given out first come first serve. 

[Admiral Rick]

James you definitely deserve the rank. It is a nice view unless we are being bombed or shot at. 
Admiral Rick

Edited 23 hours ago by Admiral Rick

[Admiral Rick]

Hope everyone likes the images inside a German U Boat. It had to be a very very hard and short life in a lot of cases. It makes me appreciate my recliner in front of the tv more than ever!!!!!!
Admiral Rick

Edited 22 hours ago by Admiral Rick

[Rick310]

Nice recovery on the periscope, looks great!!  
I don’t have 4 hands, but sometimes I’m all thumbs!

Rick

[Admiral Rick]

33 minutes ago, Rick310 said:

Nice recovery on the periscope, looks great!!  
I don’t have 4 hands, but sometimes I’m all thumbs!

Rick

But you still have 8 fingers. I hope you know what I mean with working with many women all day. I used to get embarrassed by the things they would say and talk about. Far worse than men. As far as the periscope the one I made turned out far better than the resin periscope that came with the kit. The resin parts were terrible and that’s being nice but the photoetched brass was beautiful.

Welcome aboard. 
Admiral Rick

[Admiral Rick]

James here you are practicing surveillance. 

[Admiral Rick]

Phil you look very competent watching a crewman under your control. 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Admiral Rick

[Admiral Rick]

Terry please please be careful loading that Torpedo  NO BOOMY!!!

[Admiral Rick]

Update 08:30 hours. 
Crew have orders to start fabricating antenna wires needed for enigma communication. It appears it’s going to be a trying day. 

Admiral Rick

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Admiral Rick

[Admiral Rick]

In preparation being close to finish Admiral Rick checks out the workings of the Periscope.