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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #75 on: October 02, 2017, 02:37:25 pm »

When one looks at above pictures one could believe, that the stern torpedo room is done....well, not quite. The complete lower half of the pressure hull and the t-frames are missing. Also the section below the torpedo tube, where the stern trim tank was located, was wrong. So I altered the back part to resemble the trim tank and added the lower pressure hull with the frames. Tedious job, but finished it looks quite good.....well, despite the backside. I also added the torpedo loading tube, which was missing in the kit, too.




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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #76 on: October 02, 2017, 09:48:45 pm »

It is all worth it in the end  :-))
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #77 on: October 03, 2017, 03:19:55 pm »

Indeed, indeed.....

And complete with the stored extra torpedo. In the kit the torpedo is just sitting flush on the floor with no fixation. Kinda bad idea with a boat roling in heavy seas. So I scratch built two bases and tied the torpedo down with styrene wire. Looks better me thinks ;-)


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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #78 on: October 03, 2017, 08:42:56 pm »

Flappy torpedoes would affect stability somewhat as well as ruin their accuracy if the internals are knocked about too much.
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #79 on: October 04, 2017, 12:32:38 pm »

And I guess it wouldn't be great for the interior of the boat when a 1,5 t Torpedo bangs around.....
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #80 on: October 29, 2017, 10:35:40 am »

Progress is slow as there are many little things to do that require some time. E.g. the hatch and of the rear torpedo tube is missing as is the parts of the hull where the torpedo exits the boat. I shaped this using glass fiber and made the hatch from resin. I also started to modify the outer sections that go into the stern, e.g. dive bunker 1. Lots of fitting, modifying and whatnot. But it comes together. I will make a real cut away boat, so I'll cut the transparent hull and the stern section open. To do this properly I already glued the stern section to the starboard transparent forward half of the hull. Assembled that thing looks "xxxxx" huge...compared to a 1:72 Revell VIIc








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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #81 on: October 31, 2017, 12:52:18 pm »

O.K., and with cut oprn hull. Need some minor adjustments and some small repais where I got to brutal, but all in all, I'm quite pleased with the look....


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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #82 on: October 31, 2017, 05:21:55 pm »

That is a seriously impressive display piece. Looking forward to how this develops :-))
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #83 on: October 31, 2017, 10:34:18 pm »

Thanks allot....
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #84 on: November 19, 2017, 10:20:14 am »

O.K., still slow progress. Mainly because I had to rebuild the aft dive bunker 3 times. Ripping of styrene, putting on new sheets in a new configuration. reason was, that the bunker has an intricate shape, that I had problems figuring out from the drawings I have. But now I guess is pretty accurate. The bunker has a dome like shape with the bow end splitting into two sections that sandwich the rudder lever (to which the drive shafts) for the rudders are attached and the spare torpedo compartment.  The two bottles for compressed air rest on these sections, angled upwards. I also put in the blow valve for the bunker and the corresponding mechanics. I also added the drive shaft for the aft torpedo tube hatch and cover. What is still missing is the electric drive for the rear dive planes, it's drive shaft and the deflection mechanism that connects it with the planes. But I'll have to think a bit how I'm going to make that. 



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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #85 on: December 03, 2017, 03:59:46 pm »

Again small progress. I decided to add the actuator for the rear dive planes. You can see it in front of the stern torpedo tube. It's basically an electric motor with a gear box and a push rod driven by a thread road. The thing is pretty much the same thing than the one driving the rudders. Modeled in CAD, 3D printed, painted......

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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #86 on: January 12, 2018, 07:12:46 pm »

Progress is still slow. I attached the photo-etched parts for the stern limber holes. That was a first for me and took a while, especaially because I removed the hull sections so that the remaining parts resemble steel ribs. One can look inside this section, so it has to look good. Also scratch built and installed the lower bulkheads behind the end of the pressure hull. Also scratch built the stringers between the pressure hul and the bulkhead of the rear dive bunker. Pain in the ass, but I'm pleased with the result.




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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #87 on: February 04, 2018, 08:24:18 pm »

Filling, sanding, filling, first kiss of primer....nt fully there yet but it starts looking like something.



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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #88 on: February 04, 2018, 08:42:32 pm »

I can see why it has the asking price that it has. Amazing how much has been included it’s truly stunning. Keep up the good work. :-))
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #89 on: February 04, 2018, 10:05:57 pm »

Filling, sanding, filling, first kiss of primer....nt fully there yet but it starts looking like something.






I think you will find it has been looking like 'something' for a good few months now! It is just looking even better now :-))
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #90 on: February 04, 2018, 11:59:47 pm »

Beautiful work. Too bad most of the photos are gone because of the Photo Bucket disaster.


I'll be starting my 1/48 VII-C soon, so it's great to have your photos as inspiration and reference


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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #91 on: February 05, 2018, 08:21:36 pm »

Take it to Dortmund, you will get an award for it, I am certain!

Brilliant work Dr.
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #92 on: February 06, 2018, 01:30:11 am »

Andreas.....the collapse of the Photobucket hosting is certainly a distress...do you have an alternate WEB listing?

Anyway, back in May of 2017...I missed these High Pressure Air Bottles mounted above the fwd & aft torpedo spaces  ....

Surprisingly these bottles were mounted external of the pressure hull, or the were in the outer free flooding shell and hence not accessible for any form of maintenance when the submarine was at sea

The bottles would have been charged to ~~300 Bar [4500 PSI] by the submarine's HP air compressors......the function was to near instantaneously release this HP volume of air so to produce the explosive like charge of air to thrust/blast the torpedos from the vessels torpedo tubes.....

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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #93 on: February 06, 2018, 08:44:59 am »

Unfortunately I don't have the pics online somewhere else. And I just don't have the time to put them on my server and reinstall all the links. Sorry. But you can visit my Photobucket locally....it's just 3rd-party hosting that Photobucket doesn't support anymore.


http://s1262.photobucket.com/user/MaschinenMusik/library/Trumpeter%20VIIc?sort=2&page=1


And yes, there are external compressed air bottles. I have installe both the bow and stern ones.
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #94 on: February 07, 2018, 06:14:30 am »

Thanks for the Photobucket link  :-))


Stunning work. Your color selection looks very realistic
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #95 on: February 10, 2018, 02:58:54 pm »

A first impression with the lights on.....

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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #96 on: April 01, 2018, 06:19:20 pm »

Still slow progress. Had a lot other issues and so the work on the boat paused for a while. I started cutting the deck of the hull so that the photoetched deck will look real. I also started to paint and waether the outer section of the aft torpedo room....starts to look like something.




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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #97 on: April 01, 2018, 06:47:22 pm »

The light makes it look stark and mechanical. Looks good Dr  :-))
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #98 on: April 02, 2018, 08:38:44 am »

Thanks man. Next is the preparation of the hull details, and then it will come together....still tons of work.
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Re: Trumpeter 1:48 Scale VIIc (static)
« Reply #99 on: April 02, 2018, 01:29:04 pm »

'Roma' wasn't built in a day!
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