Revell 1/72nd Type VIIc U-Boat U-552

[Bish]

Thanks Stuart.

[speedgraflex]

Your integrity is incredible. I really appreciate what you are doing. Great modifications! Cheers.

[Bish]

Thanks Bruce. I am hoping to have another update this weekend, been working on the starboard side.

[Bish]

Been a few weeks but finally got an update. In my last one i said that i was almost ready to primer the tower. I then made the mistake of checking my referances again and realised it needed some fixing.

Unfortunatly photo's of the inside of towers are tricky to find. It seems that Revell mat have based theirs on U-995 which is on display at ladoe. But this is a late style tower. At the top front of the tower was a shelf which went full width and stuck out to far. This was chopped in half and sanded back. The Eduard PE set has a compass face which goes on this shelf, but that should be on a frame which i will have to build. At the bottom of the tower was another shelf which went right round the sides. Oddly this is where Revell place the voice pipe and compass repeater, almost at floor level. I trimmed this leaveing just a step on either side and built up the front and then put the voice pipe onto the higher shelf. I still have a bit of work to do, including the fitting for the crew to attach their saftey harness to.



I then spent over 2 weeks working on the starboard side of the hull.



I sanded through to far at the rear, so i need to repair that area.



The centre is done.



So, after 7 weeks, i'm going to put this to one side to build a couple of aircraft and an armour kit before the year is out. Will be back to this soon.

[mostrich]

I've read a few WIP of this boat with great interest and it were always the hull sides who demanded the most attention. But at the end the model will show because all of it's all in the line of sight.
Your break is well earned. Great work so far!

[Bish]

Thanks Torben. I did expect the hul sides to be the most work but i didn't think it would be this much. But if your going to take this route, you might as wel do it right. And ye, i think it will be worth it.

[Stuart]

Ouch! Yes, that's a lot of work and I think you do indeed deserve a break - I'm sure it'll look great in the end though Bish.

[Stikpusher]

All that drilling out and cleaning up may be time consuming, but the work will pay off big time in the end. Looking real good Bish!

[Floki]

That's a lot of work! I can understand the need to take a break on such a large subject.

[Bish]

Thanks guys. This was always going to be a build done in stages, i just wasn't expecting this stage to take so long. But if its worth doing, do it right. I have a couple of Harriers on the go, a nice change.