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Sticky Wickett

#1461 Posted : 03 November 2017 11:33:34

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tigerace wrote:

Turned out great Phil Drool

when you weather it all those rivets should pop out beautifully Cool

regards Phil Cool

Thanks Phil! Cool

I'm going to wash the whole boat with a thinned down matt black to bring out the detailing.

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#1462 Posted : 03 November 2017 12:53:04

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Looking great with the paintwork, superb.

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#1463 Posted : 03 November 2017 13:45:13

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Looking great with the paintwork, superb.

Graeme

Thank you very much Graeme! Cool

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#1464 Posted : 03 November 2017 19:02:05

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Great colouring on her Phil. Looks so much different with a colour coat on. Fab work. Love

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#1465 Posted : 03 November 2017 19:16:38

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Nice job on the paintwork Cool

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#1466 Posted : 06 November 2017 10:18:01

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Markwarren wrote:

Great colouring on her Phil. Looks so much different with a colour coat on. Fab work. Love

Mark

Thanks Mark! Cool

Yeah, the paint totally changes the look! BigGrin

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#1467 Posted : 06 November 2017 10:19:13

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Nice job on the paintwork Cool

Thanks very much Andy! Cool

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#1468 Posted : 06 November 2017 10:32:26

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Phil

I really do like the colour scheme you have used. Makes it much more eye catching than an overall monotone dark colour.

hope your weekend goes well also.

Thanks Tony! Cool

I particularly like the camouflage stripes; they add that bit extra, which is one of the reasons I chose this boat.

See attached photo of U230 in La Spezia, 1943. [used with permission]

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Phil W.

Fair play to you Phil - you have certainly done your homework on this one in tracking down a picture that allowed you to add a similar design scheme to your model..

I guess your next large part of the build will be the stand they supplied over a couple of editions?

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#1469 Posted : 06 November 2017 11:37:25

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birdaj2 wrote:

Phil

I really do like the colour scheme you have used. Makes it much more eye catching than an overall monotone dark colour.

hope your weekend goes well also.

Thanks Tony! Cool

Morning Tony, I have made a temporary stand which will suffice for now. I still have to fit rudders, fore and aft planes and a whole host of other details before I then think about a display stand proper.

Thanks for looking in.

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Phil W. BigGrin

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#1470 Posted : 06 November 2017 15:30:30

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Hi Phil.
With the coat of paint all your rivet work looks stunning.
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#1471 Posted : 06 November 2017 15:58:49

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ian smith wrote:

Hi Phil.
With the coat of paint all your rivet work looks stunning.
Ian Cool

Thanks Ian! Cool

The next step, or one of the next steps, is to apply a wash [probably a very thinned out matt black] to highlight the rivet and weld line details.

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#1472 Posted : 09 November 2017 09:02:02

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Morning from 'The Dockyard'.

I initially thought I would complete all the painting of the compartments in matt white with a medium grey lower banding this week. So much for wishful thinking eh? Blushing

Turns out that all I managed to get done was painting the matt white for the torpedo compartment. Four coats in total to achieve an even finish. Brush painted with one coat per evening meant slow progress.

The attached photo shows the matt white finish.

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#1473 Posted : 09 November 2017 09:04:17

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Another view of the torpedo compartment. I masked up the edges where the white meets the dark grey of the hull. On inspection there was slight 'bleed through', but nothing I can't correct by touching in with the dark grey.

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#1474 Posted : 09 November 2017 09:05:24

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This photo shows the line for the lower medium grey being marked out with a pencil clamped to an engineers square.

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#1475 Posted : 09 November 2017 09:06:01

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Masking off along the marked line.

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#1476 Posted : 09 November 2017 09:13:50

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Well that's it for the painting side of things. As I write, the medium grey still requires another coat or two before i'm happy with the finish. It's just one of those jobs that can't be rushed. My intention on all compartments is to get an even coverage before I start weathering and detailing so that I begin with a 'blank canvas'.

So, to fill out this post a little more, I thought I would include photos of a small selection of after market detailing parts I bought a while ago.

This photo shows a vice and various spanners and other hand tools which will go into the Engine Room.

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#1477 Posted : 09 November 2017 09:15:12

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Valve handwheels. I have many more of these in different guises of which I will post photos of throughout the build.

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#1478 Posted : 09 November 2017 09:15:40

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Pressure gauges.

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#1479 Posted : 09 November 2017 09:16:17

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The obligatory buckets for mopping out.

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#1480 Posted : 09 November 2017 09:17:19

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This photo shows the sink, tap and waste pipe to be fitted into the galley [kitchen].

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