Revell 1/72nd S-100 Schnellboot

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Thanks for going into detail with this Bish. The progress all looks good, I'm going to have to get a lot more practice with PE before taking this on. Do you have any special tools you've been using to bend all this?
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Thanks Floki. I do have a PE bending tool but i hardly use it. I just rely on a pair of smooth flat nosed pliers.
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Cheers Carlos. The Griffon set includes metal barrels as well as plenty of PE for the guns as well as metal torpedo's. But i will start on those once i have started getting primer and paint on the boat. And then there is the resin sea mins to sort out. Still lots to do.
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Fantastic work Bish!
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Looking great so far. I'm looking forward to seeing more.
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Thanks guys.
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Well, its taken quite a bit longer than i expected, but i am finally able to get some paint on the S-Boat. But before i post some pics of the boat, i wanted to show the 3D parts i ordered from Shapeways.

The shield is a lovely piece. The device on the side is a rocket launcher. I had not come across this until i saw the part and so i did a little digging and indeed found it was fitted to the boat i am doing.

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But there was a sligth problem. The boat i am doing, S 205, was one of 2 which sailed into Felixstowe in May 45, the other being S 204. The launcher is right for 204, but 205 had it on the other side. So i carefully cut it off and removed the launcer from the mount so it could face the right way.

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I left the launcher off to fit after painting.

And these are the props, again really nice.

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A big thank you to those who suggested checking out shapeways and for the advice on working with these.

And now the boat. there is not lt more here than in the last update, just the last few bits of PE.

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And the bridge, with the inside painted, i finished off the rest and masked off with some tissue.

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And then some primer and paint. I am useing colour coats German naval colours. I painted the lower hull red and then did the deck dark grey.

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I will leave this another day or two before masking off and painting the white, along with the bridge.
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That is really looking good! These had such elegant linles.
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Thanks Lyle, ye, i agree. Very sleek looking.
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Lots of extra goodies,looks good.
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