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Modelling U-625

Hi Glenn, Excellent piece of work. Really enjoyed it, thanks for sharing. I'll look forward to the next one. Cheers Al

Hello madwolf, I purchased the thread from a fabric store called Bou Clair, where they have a large selection of threads. I got 5 spindles of thread... one of them is even a 'metallic effect' thread! If you have trouble getting any, let me know and I could get a spindle for you and mail it. [/quote] Yes, I was wondering about the metallic thread. I'll check my local crafts stores to see if they have any, otherwise I will let you know. By the way, is that an SV in your signature? I have an SV1000S.

Okie dokie, let me know. I doubt I'll ever use the metallic effect thread on a sub... it's much too shiny and bluish. The thread I used for the siderail ropes on U-625 is not metallic, but has a grey/purplish tone to it... looks quite nice. Close about the bike... it's a 1998 TL1000R. Now that I've ridden a V-twin, I'll never go back to an inline. I picked it up used in August 2005. The pic is from a Track Day at Shannonville Motorsport Park in September 2006... ahhh... going back to my glory days of roadracing...

One of the fine folks I got help from is Wink Grisé in Australia. He has a really good site, and also documents the building of his own U-557 in 1:72 scale. The work he is doing is really wild ! Here is the link: LINK He is co-designer of a fabulous PE set for correct drainage holes on the 1:72 U-boat. The other co-designers also produced some very helpful documentation for the U-boat modeller: LINK Enjoy!

Very well done Glenn !!! Looks like she is ready to roam the Atlantic again, amazing detail and realism ! Cheers for sharing mate Herr

UPDATE: We had our bi-annual CAPCON model contest today (hosted by IPMS Ottawa), and I was fortunate enough to win the Submarine category, and also won the Best Ship award! That was all very nice... and my father was thrilled!! And to top it all off, I finally got to meet Joe "Grauwolf" Passaseo in person! Joe, you are a fantastic modeller and super-nice guy... it was indeed a pleasure to meet you Glenn

Congrats Glenn And I must say that it has been always a pleasure to meet other members from the ship modeling community Thanks for this small, but important update Skipper

2007 tally for U-625: 3 shows... 6 awards! CAPCON 2007 1st place - submarines Best Ship Gryffon 27 1st place - submarines Best Ship Ajax 2007 1st place - submarines Best in Show -- People's Choice

Great stuff Glenn Well deserved indeed. Cheers Sean

Top notch build!