Hello All,
This is the official thread for the campaign.
Have fun with your Dance with Davey Jones
Cheers,
Bruce

This one might be a quick one for me. Doing the Prinz Eugen turned turtle. Since I have the lower hull already. I just need to make ti look really old and worn out.

Got my type VIIc/41 on order from WEM to build U1021 sunk in the Bristol channel, will post some pics once under way.

Si

I had been looking for this thread. I guess I didn't look that hard.
I've bought a wooden plaque at Michael's Craft store for a base, and scavenged a parts kit for my model. I'll post a starting pic tonight.
The other project on my work bench is at painting stage, so that leaves me free to begin this, while that one is drying from its various 3-color camo stages.
Cheers!
-Sean H.

Hello All,
I am ordering the kit for my build and I commission the figure. I have to get the rest of the items from a glass store and the hard wood ordered.
Cheers,
Bruce

The photos that I had said I would post...

My starting materials. The Avenger kit had to be plundered for a wing and landing gear to save one that my daughter had built and crashed, earlier this summer, so some parts will be silted over and obscured.

An initial arrangement. The plane will be snuggled down into the styrofoam (extruded polystyrene?) as I figure out a final position.
Cheers!
-Sean H.

Another step forward, as my prior build is wrapping up now. I stained and varnished the wooden base. This is my first diorama since forever-- maybe 20 years, but I've been watching a lot of good work on Kitmaker, so I've got some confidence going in!

Cheers!
-Sean H.

Good start Sean, look forward to seeing more.

Not even got that far yet, but I do have the kit



Intention is to depict U1021 not too long after she was sunk, starting to deteroirate, but still very much u-boat shaped, not just the pressure hull, which is pretty much all that is left today.

Si

To everyone!!

Sorry for not being around, I had a death in the family. So lets do this great start so far. Lets spread the word.

Regards
Thunder

Hello Eugene,
I am very sorry about your loss. If there is anything to help, Please let me know.
Cheers,
Bruce

I wasn't taking as many photos as my usual on this one-- she's sharing bench space with another simultaneous build-- but I've made steady progress...
I'm removing some areas and let me say "skeletonized" others to show overall decay. I was able to close up the fuselage quickly, because I have an idea to model the canopy mostly destroyed, so I can work on it from the outside, and also the bottom detail will be hidden by my ocean bottom scenery.
Here I've cut off the cowling and blanked off the forward fuselage and filled those gaps. I've also installed the turret with the top cut off...

I cut off part of the rudder, to fill that in with styrene strip framework...

I figure if any of my ideas don't work, then sand and algae and plants will cover my faults.
Cheers!
-Sean.

Been a busy week at home and work, but I made progress nonetheless. Since I intend to give this a healthy cover of sludge/algae/sand/decay/whatever when I'm done, I didn't spend excessive effort (or cost) on the details, so I'm just busying everything up with some "gizmology". It'll be more representational than scientifically accurate.

Since this kit only contains the face of the engine inside the cowling, I cobbled one together. It's no prize winner, but you'll instantly know what it's supposed to represent.
Because this had been a donor kit to replace parts lost off one that my daughter "flew" out the window of a moving car (yes, that's another story), I only had one wing and no propeller. Here I've modified the lower wing half to represent the other side upper.

I've begun damage and decay to the wings, using a burr in a rotary tool. I doubt they'd fall apart in this manner in reality, but again, it wouldn't be surprising to find it in this condition either. I cut the edges of the flaps and bent them into a dropped position too...

See that I've begun making framework pieces for the missing wing spaces.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm going more left-brain than right- on this build. I've got my 7-year-old (not the other plane's pilot) excited about helping me make the ocean bottom setting-- he's already donated some paper vegetation, but we'll get to that in time.
Thanks for reading!
-Sean H.

That project looks great windy cannot wait to see more.

Thunder

Back at it, with progress worth showing finally...







It took a while, but I'm past the slow part (except some way to tackle the canopy), so I should be going faster now.
Cheers!
-Sean H.

Beautiful work Sean!

Cheers/Jan

Hi Sean,

looking really good.

Hope to start cutting plastic on U1021 either this coming weekend or next.

Si

Thanks, guys!
Si, I'm looking forward to the company around here.
-Sean.

Hello All,
I am waiting for the custom casting I order. I have everything else.
I should be joining the rest of you in December.
Cheers,
Bruce

Update time!
Painted a patchy base coat of two dark brown primers on the plane, and more prep of the base...


Then masked the inerds and dusted on dark sea blue...


then Future where the decals would go, let that set up for a short while, then decals...


Then dusted Rustoleum Camoflage brown again, to tone down the blue paint and white decals...


Fun, fun! I'm really liking this campaign, er, fleet maneuver! Let the good times roll.
Almost forgot-- the decals are kit national insignia with spares bag FT's and numerals to sorta match the "Flight 19" aircraft.
-Sean.

Lovely work! ... quite some progress in a short time! Bravo Zulu!
Cheers,
Guido

Sean, I'm really liking that Avenger!

At last I am under way.

The upper half of the pressure hull has been built.



Added the lower outer hull.



and the outer casing added.



destruction starts tomorrow, (I hope), The bow will be cut off,as that is laying seperately from the main hull. and most of the upper casing fwd of the conning removed, then the detailing will start.

Si

Destruction has been done.

The bow hacked off, this pic shows roughly how the two halves of the wreck are laying.



I have removed most of the upper casing fwd of the conning tower and a section of the starboard side of the saddle tank & hull.



I have also started to thin down the plastic prior to adding scratchbuilt sections of pressure hull & casing.

Si

A Little more progress, torpedoe tubes have been added to the bow section, they need end caps yet, and gaps in the pressure caused by removal or saddle tanks covered, ready to work on that area.



Si

Is it just me, or has time been flying by in warpdrive?
I'm really stoked for this campaign, and I still have no idea what I'm going to build for it yet. I think all the ideas in my head caused a massive traffic jam

Sean: Your project is way too cool! I've been daydreaming about building something like that for a while, but haven't ever really seriously pursued it as I figured it was out of my league. Keep posting, I'm really interested in seeing as much of your progress as possible