wouter
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Post by wouter on Mar 9, 2019 12:58:06 GMT
Hi guys, Last year in April I started what supposed to be a 'quick' build. Something different for a change: a 1/350 HobbyBoss U-Boot Typ VIIC. As with all my builds, no such thing as a fast one LOL. The build was finished rather fast but after that she became a shelf queen.   Last saturday I watched the first episode of the new mini series 'Das Boot' and that sparked something in my head and voila, she has paint now.    The build is rather straight forward and mostly OOB, only things which I replaced by etch are the AA gun barrels and the periscopes by Aber ones.   The paint photos date from yesterday. I must say I'm very pleased with the decals: very small, but they handle well and they fit around edges with ease. Just used two applications of SOL Today I painted the details and added a first pinwash to the light parts, photos will follow soon. Oh and if you were wondering: 'the bloke didn't add rudders and screw'. Indeed, I hope to simulate a seascape so those parts won't be visible. Fingers crossed ^^ Cheers |
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Post by Boots on Mar 9, 2019 14:12:26 GMT
That looks superb Wouts  |
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Post by Paul B on Mar 9, 2019 14:23:10 GMT
Awesome Wouts  |
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 9, 2019 14:41:04 GMT
Beautiful!!!!
Best wishes,
Ian
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Post by Snipersmudge on Mar 9, 2019 20:34:38 GMT
Oh my that does look smashing  |
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Post by JEFF on Mar 9, 2019 22:15:50 GMT
Pretty cool, Bud.  |
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Post by dukemaddog on Mar 10, 2019 22:18:10 GMT
Excellent work man! I love it! Very sharp paint work.
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wouter
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Post by wouter on Mar 14, 2019 7:01:27 GMT
Hi guys, very pleased you like it, thanks for the great comments ^^ Well, I did a bit more. First things first. I started with a pinwash. I used Ammo by Mig panel line wash Deep Grey for it.  When that had dried a filter was applied. The area where I was going to work on was slightly wetted with odourless thinner. After that I randomly placed oil dots on the wet surface.  Next I dragged the dots down using a flat brush, blending them in.  The same was done with the whole hull and conning tower. On the horizontal surfaces the same was done, but rather than dragging down, the paint was blended in using a stabbing motion. The result is rather subtle, and not too easy to capture on camera.  The filter session was repeated, but this time I used Humbrol enamels: Flesh and Radome tan. This was to simulate salt streaks. It's even more subtle, but it's there   After that I started with a new technique for me. It's something Marijn Van Gils does. Rather than using a pinwash flow around details and in nooks and crannies to emphasize details, he paints less diluted paint (Humbrol black and Raw umber oil paint mixed) around the details.  Before the paint dries the shadow is blended using a clean brush slightly moistened with thinner (darn, these photos show how much dust flies around in my basement :/ )  It's a more timeconsuming proces than a pinwash (3+ hours now for just the hull sides of this tiny sub) but I think it will be worth it. More to follow soon hopefully. Cheers |
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Post by Paul B on Mar 14, 2019 9:00:03 GMT
Might be time consuming but it's gonna look awesome fella  . Taking notes as I might need this for the Gneisenau shelf queen  . |
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Post by Boots on Mar 14, 2019 12:20:05 GMT
Looks fabulous Wouts........and a great little SBS as well |
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Post by SteveM on Mar 14, 2019 17:34:40 GMT
Great results from the SBS fella, it’s easy to forget how small this kit is !
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Post by Snipersmudge on Mar 14, 2019 18:15:10 GMT
Oh yes, very nice work old chap |
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Post by dukemaddog on Mar 14, 2019 18:46:49 GMT
Excellent technique with beautiful results. I'll have to see if I can replicate that.
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Post by JEFF on Mar 16, 2019 20:14:16 GMT
Nicely done, Wouts. Great info. |
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 17, 2019 13:40:05 GMT
Beautiful weathering, indeed. I always liked the effect of dot-blending and you really nailed it in your weathering. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Ian
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wouter
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Post by wouter on Apr 1, 2019 1:08:51 GMT
Hi guys, thanks for the great comments. And Paul, get out that Gneisenau will ya When the shading was finished (about 5+ hours) it looked like this:   Highlights were painted and after that it was time for some streaking. For this I used the shading mix and for the rusty streaks Humbrol Leather was added to the shading mix. After that, I glued the conning tower and gun in place, and this is how she stands:    Next up will be the two most scary things of the whole build : rigging and making the seascape. Never tried both of them. A crew are underway as well. Figures from North Star Models Cheers |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 1, 2019 12:44:17 GMT
Looks amazing old chap |
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Post by armorguy on Apr 1, 2019 13:41:01 GMT
Amazing job so far Wout.
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wouter
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Post by wouter on Apr 1, 2019 14:12:29 GMT
Hi Pete, thanks mate, glad you like it ^^ Nondedju, Guyke is back!!!! Thanks a lot mate  |
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Post by Paul B on Apr 1, 2019 14:22:53 GMT
Wouts I'll get the Gneisenau back out soon . You have done a grand job here sir , and I reckon the rest will be just as good |
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