Revell 1/72 Type VIIC/41 U-boat `U995`

[FoxbaT73]

Hi,

this is my last project, it took me about a year to complete this model.

Almost every aftermarket upgrade kits which are available for this kit were used:

-Nautilus wooden deck

-Eduard VII/C PE kit

-White Ensign models type VII flood, drain and vent holes PE kit

-Griffon FLAK-guns high detail kit

-Modelbrass type VII PE kit

-Archer transfers type VII rivet decal set

I opened al the floodholes, added ribs inside the hull above the saddletanks, remade the railings from 0.5mm brass wire, scratchbuild the whole exhaust system wich lies beneath the deck, `oil canned` the hull, replaced about 800 rivets wich were sanded away, corrected the `bull nose` and corrected all the faults in this kit (wich are many....)

Regards,

Karel

Edited November 4, 2012 by FoxbaT73

[Shar2]

that's blooming impressive. Excellent work and very useful for those of us who have yet to build their big boats.

[jimbuna]

Absolutely awesome.

[The Sage]

Karel that is simply stunning

Can you tell who makes the laser wooden deck also the brass torpedo details again simply stunning.

Cheers

Andy

[seth2012chaos]

That is an incredible work

[FoxbaT73]

Thank you guys for the kind comments

The wooden deck is sold bij Nautilus: http://www.nautilusmodels.com and the brass torpedo details are sold by White Ensign Models.

The whole building proces (warning; lots of pics..) can be seen on this Dutch forum: http://www.modelbrou...6839&hilit=u995

Karel

Edited November 4, 2012 by FoxbaT73

[triumphfan]

Absolutely off the scale. Really impressive work, especially on the hull. Even my Mrs thought this was incredible!

Steve.

[Andrea Manfroi]

Simply incredible!!!

[Chris W. Balmer]

Holy cow!! thats some Boot... absolutely stunning!

The weathering on this is some of the best I've seen on here..

and those PE parts on the conning tower? Blimey!!

[Flemming]

Impressive. Exellent work. I like the rusty anchor - so real. Great stuff...

Flemming

[HL-10]

That's stunning!

The rust effect, especially on the anchor, is cracking!

I like that very much

[Andy K]

That is a spectacular build and of all the details I like the most it is the rusty anchor. Superb modelling!

[FoxbaT73]

Thanks everyone

Here are some more details from the boat..

Scratchmade exhaust system (can be seen through the floodholes)

Scratchmade oxygen tanks, also underneath the wooden deck

Karel

Edited November 4, 2012 by FoxbaT73

[Andy K]

That paint chipping in the last picture is just great.

[Doug Rogers]

That's it...game over man, game over!!

That's......impressive!

[turnerdad]

Absolutely fantastic. Love the anchor especially!

[Julien]

Very nice indeed, looks pretty realistic to an ex sub builder.

One tiny thing those would be high pressure air tanks not oxygen.

Julien

[FoxbaT73]

Julien offcourse you are right ; i thougt oxygen had the same meaning as high pressure air..

Karel

[HL-10]

It looks so real!

The wear and tear on the model is some of the most realistic I have ever seen!

Awesome work!

[nick]

That's the most realistic painting I have ever seen, incredible model, very, very impressive, thanks for sharing.

Nick

[Bill_M]

... just.. fantastic work!

[mick]

Just EXCELLENT

[kev67]

You should give a tutorial on how you achieved the worn effect, it's very convincing

[Michaelvk]

That is by far the best looking sub I have ever seen and further more: I quit.

[FoxbaT73]

Thanks again for the positive comments!