Hi, I am new to this forum so I hope I have posted this in the right place. This is my Revell 1: 72 scale u-boat that I recently finished. I am not much of a ship guy but I do love subs. This was a real joy to build and paint and can't wait to get the later war version that is comming. I plan to use this to help modify a 1:35 scale Accurate Armor Mk7 C early to a 1944 version [if possible]. I wanted to model a boat that looked as if it had been pulled out of the water and put on the stand. It is meant to be a war weary sub at the end of one of its last patrols. I did a fair bit of research into pictures of these things after a few months at sea and they really deteriorated quickly from the rust effect. It is not suprising that they had to be given a good overhaul and paint whenever possible! I went with the black perspex as it showed off the replica badge perfectly and provided a great contrast to the weathered surface of the boat. Smooth and shiny / rusty and matt.
The First photo's are during the initial painting phase showing the base chips done with maskol, then the second half are the finished shots [with the black perspex ].
