1/700 Motor Vessel Steyning (sort of!)

[paddy]

Just catching up here for the last couple of weeks....Wow what fantastic results. I take my hat off to you for taking your hobby off in a different direction from the main stream and producing originality. I love to see people taking a 5/10 model and producing 10/10 results but you dont even start with 5/10 and you still end up with 10-/10

 

[Rhino]

So you're going to have a little 1:700 Indy running around the deck trying to hide?

Indy climbing up the limber holes on the U-Boat would be authentic. "I found Jones, Captain!" Then I hafta do all the guys on Bantu Wind as well. 2 or more vehicles, more than 5 figures, shows action or tells a story, makes the project a diorama.

 

[Rhino]

Just catching up here for the last couple of weeks....Wow what fantastic results. I take my hat off to you for taking your hobby off in a different direction from the main stream and producing originality. I love to see people taking a 5/10 model and producing 10/10 results but you dont even start with 5/10 and you still end up with 10-/10

We all of us have something or other we are passionate about. Coming from a man with your level of attention to detail, I consider your comments high praise indeed! Thank you, Paddy!

 

[Rhino]

The 'Other U-Boat" Type IX is coming along. I used Tom's Modelworks Axis Submarine P/E and it is a closely packed fret!
It vexes me that the bow net cutter was 2 parts. The mounting frame was no end of fun to install, and the fine, thin brass etchings bend rather easily. This bit will not be installed on U-26 as my kit will not include many P/E parts.

She painted up fairly well. There's a cool 37mm cannon shield on the p/e, but there isn't space for a 37 on the kit after gun mount. A pair of p/e 20mm guns will have to do for U-Dasweissichnicht. The Hasegawa 1/700 U-Boat kit is a vintage tooling, but stands up well against today's DKM model issues.
Boomers and rain here today. Soggy Sundays are good for model making!

 

[Rhino]

Perhaps the smaller of the 2 32' Barrelback Runabouts will come in the kit? A tiny, wild, blonde, German scientist at her helm?
"Go between them?! Are you mad?!"
No, wait! That's a different Indiana Jones movie!

 

[Rhino]

Bantu Wind was registered as a Nigerian vessel, but she was Egyptian flagged for the movie. The Egyptian flag changed in 1958, so I found and printed the accurate 1930's national ensign. The DKM flags for U-26 may not be popular in Germany. They have that naughty symbol on them. At that, U-Boats preparing to submerge bring in their flags, so none was really ever necessary.

Listen, if you buy an off-the-wall model ship kit, don't you want the correct flags?

LPP contents of TLAR Models Kit 726. The cartoon Chris Craft Egg boat and regular triple cockpit boats are included. In a running change, different (narrower) P/E ladders will go in the kit.

 

[Rhino]

Crane post and boat placement. It could be advantageous to move the mooting bitts to the afterdeck edge, outboard of the boat cradles. I figure Bantu Winds boats may have been any Captain Katanga could come by.

 

[moon puppy]

Nice!

 

[Rhino]

An 88 for U-26 and Flags. 3 chances at each ensign are included.

 

[moon puppy]

Ready for my close up Mr Speilburg.

 

[Rhino]

Mr. Clownfish bombs a great many of my photos. He was made for my 1/350 scale Orca kit.

 

[Rhino]

See here several different angles for Kit 726 box artwork. In the film, Bantu Wind was anchored as U-26 spirited away the Ark of the Covenant. on the final base, she will be again. A couple of these closely follow the scene from Raiders, others make a better job of displaying kit contents. I have my favorites. 'Pup usually picks the better artwork.
(That is not the coast of Egypt in the background. It's Key West.)
What say you, Men of Models?!

 

[moon puppy]

I vote the last one, has depth of field. Show cases each vessel nicely.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Last @Rhino!

 

[Brokeneagle]

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The 'Other U-Boat" Type IX is coming along. I used Tom's Modelworks Axis Submarine P/E and it is a closely packed fret!
It vexes me that the bow net cutter was 2 parts. The mounting frame was no end of fun to install, and the fine, thin brass etchings bend rather easily. This bit will not be installed on U-26 as my kit will not include many P/E parts.
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She painted up fairly well. There's a cool 37mm cannon shield on the p/e, but there isn't space for a 37 on the kit after gun mount. A pair of p/e 20mm guns will have to do for U-Dasweissichnicht. The Hasegawa 1/700 U-Boat kit is a vintage tooling, but stands up well against today's DKM model issues.
Boomers and rain here today. Soggy Sundays are good for model making!

Looks good, love the sub [but sorry to pick - i missed this post earlier. The Type 9c with the extended, 2 tier tower 'wintergarten', did not have a net cutter. The net cutters were dropped and removed in 1941 and the mod for the tower was late 1943. If the accuracy doesn't matter then just ignore me