Construction U-552 Type VIIc Trumpeter 1:48 [ COMPLETED BUILD ]

[Henk Liebre]

Added some PE underfelt

 

[Henk Liebre]

I'm building it pretty much out of the box.
The only change I made was to cut the plastic pushers and replace them with metal wires for more realism.
Not easy: you have to drill 12 holes with the correct alignment.
Trumpeter has placed a lot of hoses and that makes assembly a challenge: at the 1/48th scale these hoses are too big and packed, preventing a nice organization of all parts, especially around the rockers

 

[Henk Liebre]

Sprayed with primer

Then with Model air 71.096 (Olive Gray)

 

[Henk Liebre]

Second layer Verde Green 71.329

 

[Henk Liebre]

And what about weathering..

 

[Henk Liebre]

and the end result...

 

[Gebirgsmarine]

I can see "Johann das Gespenst" opening the small red valve wheels and letting the flames out at full ahead .......
Great work!

 

[Henk Liebre]

I can see "Johann das Gespenst" opening the small red valve wheels and letting the flames out at full ahead .......
Great work!

Thank you for the compliment

Know your classics Das Boot, Wolfgang Petersen.

 

[Uwek]

I can see "Johann das Gespenst" opening the small red valve wheels and letting the flames out at full ahead .......
Great work!

No - I see him with his ear on the machine and listening if it needs a drop of oil


Your engine is looking extremely realsitic - very good work

 

[Henk Liebre]

Thank you Uwek

 

[Heinrich]

Brilliant work on that MAN diesel! Now for the other one!

 

[Henk Liebre]

Thank you Heinrich

 

[Henk Liebre]

Sprayed part of the hull of my sub today

The deck is final (100 cm long)

Where it looks a bit weird, additions are coming

 

[Henk Liebre]

And port side

The shadows (100 cm long)

 

[Heinrich]

Amazing Henk. She is a big model!

 

[Henk Liebre]

140 cm

And see the background

Read the newspaper every now and then

 

[Peter Voogt]

Sprayed part of the hull of my sub today

The deck is final (100 cm long)

Where it looks a bit weird, additions are coming

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That's going to be a really old rusty sub! Nice, Henk.
Regards, Peter

 

[Henk Liebre]

Continue with the roof of Diesel engine room

On the plastic are printed wires,which do not look like ..

 

[Henk Liebre]

Parts added

 

[Henk Liebre]

And custom made and added wirings, wire of unused LED lighting used