Star Blazer * esque Kitbash of Type VII U boat ( 36")

Well , didn't have enough to post yesterday but here's an update --

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.. and with Bob , The " AVES Tree " ::) is the port engine maneuvering thrusters going on ... more on that later

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I was setting up to scribe panel lines and realized that this boat is all raised lines and rivet runs --- makes sense .
So I sliced down some .010 sheet -- Thinnest I have ,,, we'll see how it looks before I do the others

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A chunk of stuff for a visual of the future :

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The ports will have lines entering from the hull and exiting down toward the nozzles -- not nec like this ..
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This thing is going to be more of a scratch-bash than a kit-bash .. ship kits big enough are too krazy expensive for donors ...
Digital Navy has the entire plans for the IJN Fuso for only30 bucks ! Her main mast was 141 feet above the waterline . That pagoda mast will be 7 1/4 inches tall @ 1/200 ;D
that's 20% the length --- might have to add some decks ...

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The paper model from those plans , , that some amateur threw together ... ;)

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This thing gets crazier every time i come here,

This thing is Nozzel city mate ;D

Niiiiiice, you can never have enough nozzels in my opinion.

For interesting nozzel internals look at some pooring spouts from liquer bottles, voddy being a good one or some sauce bottles have interesting ones
Gag
 
;D Hey guys !
Thank you very much for the compliments ! That's quite generous , Levo - thank you
I'm glad you're digging the direction .
Gagster , my vodka man , there will be more nozzle action for sure ;) --- I want the tail end to be a Bouquet Of Fiery Goodness ;D

..I've been digging around here for doo-dads and found a bunch of different snap fastener pieces that I think work well for thruster ports ...
Here's the starboard engine roughed out for maneuvering thrusters --- figure they can dump full power in these outboard engines to these side exhaust for a little fun ,.....

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It will get the same supply line treatment as the center unit

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Right now I'm deciding which arrangement looks better for the smaller thrusters ( I'm fine with the large one ) .

Like this .. they'll be blended in with Aves .. :
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This : smaller versions of above , inverted :

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This : The above capped --- exactly like the bigger , main one .. They have enough depth to be convincing if you look down into em

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The original plan : :-\

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... These ones on the right certainly look like some kinda articulated nozzle ;) -- I want to incorporate them somewhere ---maybe into "docking" thrusters up forward ...
I've been experimenting with drilling out the center and combining em with various critters ..

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I'm using the ones on the left for the detail down inside these 10 center engines ,, drilled thru the center :

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.. .. . They go way down in there -- If I push it past there I'll never get it back out ::) :p
 
.. food for thought ..
I think blended flush might work .. :-\ ?

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Hmmmmmm ::)

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Might need to deepen those divisions ...
 
This is the first time I've used Zap-A-Gap CA , the glue certainly works well enough but the container is abysmal .
Gold medal award for worst ever --- I got a little 1/4 oz bottle to check it out . Personally , I've never had issues with CA regardless of manufacturer ------- I probably should not have twisted the top off as they tell you .
I need to go back on this and do MORE CA clean-up :p
... but I like the panel connectors
Think it's gonna look wicked with the piping and the additional connecting struts ;D

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urumomo said:
This is the first time I've used Zap-A-Gap CA , the glue certainly works well enough but the container is abysmal .
Gold medal award for worst ever --- I got a little 1/4 oz bottle to check it out . Personally , I've never had issues with CA regardless of manufacturer ------- I probably should not have twisted the top off as they tell you .
I need to go back on this and do MORE CA clean-up :p
... but I like the panel connectors
Think it's gonna look wicked with the piping and the additional connecting struts ;D

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What are the metal parts you used on the front of this???

They look good for scratch building!
 
What are the metal parts you used on the front of this???
I found them in the beading section @ Michael's -- think they were labeled " spacer beads "
 

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