1/72 U-boat 249

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Yes mate the rigging has been started, and then scrapped, then started again, and then scrapped once more!

This is a lot harder than you make it look, i'm having trouble spacing the insulators so that they all have an even spacing. I've started again as i flatly refuse to let this beat me! After the attempts above with various types of thread, i've now gone back to the thread supplied with the kit. After waxing it with cotton wax it now looks and 'works' like a dream with no 'fuzz' so i think this time it will come good.

Sav.

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Yes mate the rigging has been started, and then scrapped, then started again, and then scrapped once more!This is a lot harder than you make it look, i'm having trouble spacing the insulators so that they all have an even spacing. I've started again as i flatly refuse to let this beat me! After the attempts above with various types of thread, i've now gone back to the thread supplied with the kit. After waxing it with cotton wax it now looks and 'works' like a dream with no 'fuzz' so i think this time it will come good.

Sav. Hay Sav did you use the two strait pins in the cork board, then looping the string around them? that should give you the even spaceing that you need. Glenn

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Yes mate the rigging has been started, and then scrapped, then started again, and then scrapped once more!This is a lot harder than you make it look, i'm having trouble spacing the insulators so that they all have an even spacing. I've started again as i flatly refuse to let this beat me! After the attempts above with various types of thread, i've now gone back to the thread supplied with the kit. After waxing it with cotton wax it now looks and 'works' like a dream with no 'fuzz' so i think this time it will come good.

Sav. Hay Sav did you use the two strait pins in the cork board, then looping the string around them? that should give you the even spaceing that you need. Glenn

Hi Gent's here are some more photos of the U-249 build, the heavy weathering and chipping paint 3rd coat, two more coats to go. regards Glenn

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Hi Gent's here are some more photos of the U-249 build, the heavy weathering and chipping paint 3rd coat, two more coats to go. regards Glenn

Hi Gent's her are some updated photos of the U-249 build. I have a lot more painting and shading to do be for adding the rust, but I could not help my self, lol. I did this as a test and then wiped it off. regards Glenn

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This continues to be an absolutely superb build and the paint effects are amazing.

The two tones of the chipped paint and the base colour look fantastic and unbelievably realistic. I can't wait for the rust!

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This continues to be an absolutely superb build and the paint effects are amazing.The two tones of the chipped paint and the base colour look fantastic and unbelievably realistic. I can't wait for the rust!

Thank you very much Richard, I've been on pins and needles,from the start, this model is a little bit bigger then I'm use, mostly 1/350 and 1/400 scale, but it's starting to come together now. I just finnished painting the inside of the bridge, and the both gun decks, and reinstaling the saftey nets on the lower gun platform. regards Glenn

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Thank you very much Richard, I've been on pins and needles,from the start, this model is a little bit bigger then I'm use, mostly 1/350 and 1/400 scale, but it's starting to come together now. I just finnished painting the inside of the bridge, and the both gun decks, and reinstaling the saftey nets on the lower gun platform. regards Glenn

Hear are some photos of heavy weathering and chipping paint on U-505,U-805 and U-249. regards Glenn

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Hear are some photos of heavy weathering and chipping paint on U-505,U-805 and U-249. regards Glenn[/quHear are some new picks of the bridge. Glenn

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Hear are some photos of heavy weathering and chipping paint on U-505,U-805 and U-249. regards Glenn[/quHear are some new picks of the bridge. Glenn

After instaling the 20.mm guns . I wasen't happy with the flash suppressor's I made, the old cone style, I also did not care for the guns that came with this kit, they looked fine until I instaled them two of the four barrels were smaller so I made new barrels as well, regards Glenn

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After instaling the 20.mm guns . I wasen't happy with the flash suppressor's I made, the old cone style, I also did not care for the guns that came with this kit, they looked fine until I instaled them two of the four barrels were smaller so I made new barrels as well, regards Glenn

Hello Gent's here are some current pics of the U-249 build, after a week I am now getting back to it, I just started rusting and shading the hull above the water line and I have some tweeking to do, things you don't see untill you look at the photo's lol. regards Glenn

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Hello Gent's here are some current pics of the U-249 build, after a week I am now getting back to it, I just started rusting and shading the hull above the water line and I have some tweeking to do, things you don't see untill you look at the photo's lol. regards Glenn

Weathering above the water line no flash this time regards Glenn

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Weathering above the water line no flash this time regards Glenn

Hi Gents, moved from the hull to the bridge, painted the mosquito on that U-249 shot down in late 1945,once I finnish the bridge I'll move back to the hull and apply the hulla skirt and shade the lower hull. regards Glenn

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[Guest]

Great job Glenn, just unbelievable great work! :bravo:

[Guest]

Great job Glenn, just unbelievable great work! :bravo:

Thank you Lukass1613, I'm working on the hulla skirt now,hope to be done soon. regards Glenn

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Thank you Lukass1613, I'm working on the hulla skirt now,hope to be done soon. regards Glenn[/q Hi Gent's starting the fowl water line and shading ,next the salt water overlay's regards Glenn

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