That concludes this update.

Thanks for looking in, have a great weekend and happy modelling!

Regards,
Phil W.

Another 20 hours well spend, excellent work as usual.

Mark

A close up photo of this section.

That concludes this update. Seems a bit strange to show only 3 photos, when the amount of time involved, should see more. It would also be a bit tedious if i photographed every single step.

Until next time, thanks for looking in, have a great weekend and happy modelling!

Regards,
Phil W.

Good evening from 'The Dockyard'.

So more progress on the Control Room. The attached photo shows the other end of the hull section fitted out with, you guessed it, valves, levers and electrical junction boxes. This, in no way comes close to the myriad of equipment fitted, but by adding a few bits of my own i can show you a glimpse of the complexity.

This part of the hull is now complete, but not fitted yet as there is a lower hull section to concentrate on now, which is fitted with lots more equipment. When this is done, both hull sections will be fitted together to ensure the correct location of both.

The attached photos shows the forward end of this lower hull section. The main plastic sections are part-works supplied and everything else is scratch-built. I love a bit of scratch-building!

This view, looking down onto the map table, was meant to have the brass edges bent up. This would of looked a little cheap and so in keeping with U995, so i edged it with mahogany veneer strip; adding a bit or real wood makes it pop.

U230 was based in La Spezia, north-west Italy in 1943 and it is this version that my model based on. So i wanted to find a suitable map to place on the table and found a WWII maritime map of north-west Italy, 1943! Perfect.

Cropped the image in Paint 3D, resized in Powerpoint and printed out. Varnished both sides of the paper to protect it and viola, this is what you see in this photo!

Hi Phil,

Again thanks for posting, a great update I am really enjoying this build and how you are presenting it, that Leatherwork is spot-on very well done. Hope you have a restful holiday camping in lovely Dorset and it sounds like we are in for good weather, don't forget the tent pegs and the teapot.

Regards

Trev

Good evening from 'The Dockyard'.

Had a fantastic week away and then cracked on with the modelling this week. I continued with fitting equipment in the Control Room.

The attached photo shows a metal cabinet, fitted with a small table and above it a compass for the Navigator to check the course.

The handles on the cabinet were made from 0.3mm diameter solder. The small table received the same treatment as the previous one; edged with mahogany. The compass itself was an image i processed, then glued it behind a piece of clear plastic before fixing it all behind the frame. I also added wires from the bottom of it and scratch-built the mahogany box sat on top of the table. The whole piece was then treated to a liberal pin wash of thinned matt black. I have to admit, close up photos shows the pin wash to be quite messy, but when viewed in 'real life', this piece is only 50mm in length and about 30mm tall and i think the pin wash really picks out the detail.

I then worked on an electrical junction box. This was part-works supplied and was just a piece of rectangular plastic and quite boring. So i went to work on it and all of the details you see are all scratch-built; basing it on the one fitted to U995. Looks more the part now.