dodgy
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Post by dodgy on Jun 25, 2024 2:56:52 GMT -5
Nice, i like the deck coloration! Thanks mate. I have read that the timber used on the decks was mahogany, which if I remember correctly is a dark wood, so I tried to work a combination of dark wood painted grey and worn by use and the ocean. Painting and weathering scares me silly, so I really appreciate your comments. Also always open to constructive criticism.
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dean48ws
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Post by dean48ws on Jun 26, 2024 2:24:59 GMT -5
Hey thanks Deano. What have you got happening?? Hey Dodgy, Got my cab over Kenworth ready for priming, just haven't had the opportunity to warm up the paint shed. Started a Western Star that I'm going to make into and truck and dog combination using a resin bonnet. Have a bust I'm working on but going backwards with, still building up the nerve to start my Focke Wolfe build. There's heaps calling to me but trying to ignore that urge lol!
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Post by tcoat on Jun 26, 2024 6:50:51 GMT -5
Nice, i like the deck coloration! Thanks mate. I have read that the timber used on the decks was mahogany, which if I remember correctly is a dark wood, so I tried to work a combination of dark wood painted grey and worn by use and the ocean. Painting and weathering scares me silly, so I really appreciate your comments. Also always open to constructive criticism. I have never seen a reference to them using mahogany for the decks. Maybe really early ones? All the references I ever found said they used fir or pine that was local to the shipyards where they were built. This material was far cheaper and lighter than mahogany. Since mahogany would have to be imported into Germany from Central or South America it would not be a practical material at all (especially from 1939 onward). The lighter coloured woods used were then treated with a special coating that was dark grey trending towards black and then painted the same colour as the upper works. When weathering the boat you want staining and surface marring but not huge wear marks or actual rust tones. Early in the war these boats were pretty much repainted after every patrol so U-99 would not have shown much if any actual rust or paint wear. Rust is often overdone on WW2 subs and ship but repainting was often used to keep the crews busy when in harbour so beat up paint would not be as common as common sense would make it seem. Subs had the added incentive for keeping rust under control in that you DO NOT want weak spots to develop. Often the period pictures you see of rusty ships were taken just because it was so rare to see such things. For right or wrong here is my take on weathering U-96 based on what it looked like in the movie Das Boot which I have to assume they did as accurately as possible. modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/thread/13932/das-bootAnd no you US based spell check "colour" and "harbour" are NOT spelled wrong!
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dodgy
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Post by dodgy on Jun 26, 2024 20:04:59 GMT -5
Hey thanks Deano. What have you got happening?? Hey Dodgy, Got my cab over Kenworth ready for priming, just haven't had the opportunity to warm up the paint shed. Started a Western Star that I'm going to make into and truck and dog combination using a resin bonnet. Have a bust I'm working on but going backwards with, still building up the nerve to start my Focke Wolfe build. There's heaps calling to me but trying to ignore that urge lol! Yep, I hear the voices too.
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dodgy
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Post by dodgy on Jun 26, 2024 20:12:22 GMT -5
Thanks mate. I have read that the timber used on the decks was mahogany, which if I remember correctly is a dark wood, so I tried to work a combination of dark wood painted grey and worn by use and the ocean. Painting and weathering scares me silly, so I really appreciate your comments. Also always open to constructive criticism. I have never seen a reference to them using mahogany for the decks. Maybe really early ones? All the references I ever found said they used fir or pine that was local to the shipyards where they were built. This material was far cheaper and lighter than mahogany. Since mahogany would have to be imported into Germany from Central or South America it would not be a practical material at all (especially from 1939 onward). The lighter coloured woods used were then treated with a special coating that was dark grey trending towards black and then painted the same colour as the upper works. When weathering the boat you want staining and surface marring but not huge wear marks or actual rust tones. Early in the war these boats were pretty much repainted after every patrol so U-99 would not have shown much if any actual rust or paint wear. Rust is often overdone on WW2 subs and ship but repainting was often used to keep the crews busy when in harbour so beat up paint would not be as common as common sense would make it seem. Subs had the added incentive for keeping rust under control in that you DO NOT want weak spots to develop. Often the period pictures you see of rusty ships were taken just because it was so rare to see such things. For right or wrong here is my take on weathering U-96 based on what it looked like in the movie Das Boot which I have to assume they did as accurately as possible. modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/thread/13932/das-bootAnd no you US based spell check "colour" and "harbour" are NOT spelled wrong! Thanks Tcoat. Great advice. I'll see if I can find that mahogany reference again.
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dodgy
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Post by dodgy on Jul 12, 2024 6:07:24 GMT -5
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 12, 2024 12:18:35 GMT -5
That’s looking pretty nice there dodgy. Getting into the nitty gritty now.
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Post by dodgy on Jul 12, 2024 16:56:57 GMT -5
That’s looking pretty nice there dodgy. Getting into the nitty gritty now. Ta mate. Hoping to make further progress this weekend.
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Post by mach7 on Jul 17, 2024 18:21:57 GMT -5
I'm just catching up on this build, Looks very nice!
Great work!
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Post by keavdog on Jul 17, 2024 23:56:43 GMT -5
Looking really good Dodgo
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Post by scottrc on Jul 19, 2024 13:50:08 GMT -5
Nice U Boat you have there Dodgy.
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Post by dodgy on Jul 20, 2024 20:41:34 GMT -5
Just a quick note to let you all know that I'm still working at the bench. Minor touch ups and repairs done. Will be applying gloss varnish today in preparation for weathering. Will let that dry for a couple of days, so hopefully some photos in a week or so.
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Post by bakster on Aug 22, 2024 19:42:55 GMT -5
Hey Ferg. I don't think I have ever seen one of your builds. Nice work on this! It looks good...
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