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Re: Revell 1/72 Gato Class Submarine "USS Growler"
Posted: 13 Aug 2018, 23:05
by Michael Power
I'm hoping it will be worth it Philipp.
Michael
Re: Revell 1/72 Gato Class Submarine "USS Growler"
Posted: 13 Aug 2018, 23:14
by Michael Power
Thanks Adam, I'll take all the encouragement I can get.
Michael
Re: Revell 1/72 Gato Class Submarine "USS Growler"
Posted: 13 Aug 2018, 23:20
by Michael Power
What can I say Justin. My first blog of puns. Love the humour.
Michael
PS. I've probably gotten a little under a quarter way through drilling the holes on the rear deck. Slow but steady.
Michael
Re: Revell 1/72 Gato Class Submarine "USS Growler"
Posted: 14 Aug 2018, 01:33
by Vincent Power
You have the patience of a Saint. Excellent work.
Vincent
Re: Revell 1/72 Gato Class Submarine "USS Growler"
Posted: 14 Aug 2018, 01:51
by Michael Power
Vincent Power wrote: ↑14 Aug 2018, 01:33
You have the patience of a Saint. Excellent work.
Vincent
Saint and patience are definitely not the words I'd use to describe me.
There are far more colourful words being used on this project.
Your visits have not coincided with the broken drill times.
See you soon
Michael
Re: Revell 1/72 Gato Class Submarine "USS Growler"
Posted: 20 Aug 2018, 12:12
by Michael Power
Decided to take a break from drilling holes and move on to the conning tower. Tried to add some pipes to the inside but once it gets all buttoned up you don't see any of it, so gave that idea a miss after a while. There is not as much reference material around, compared to the German u-boats, of with the is an absolute ocean of reference material available. One problem I have run into is bending the hand and foot holds, which in the instructions the tell you to use the plastic template. Alas, because this was not a complete kit, they don't exist. So I need to invent something to keep them all alike. That's modelling, full of challenges.
So here is my unfinished conning tower, which is only dry fitted, as I need to prime, paint and weather before gluing it together.
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- Rear AA gun. Yes I snapped the Barrel!
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- Forward AA gun
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That's all for now. On to some painting, if I still remember how.
Michael
Re: Revell 1/72 Gato Class Submarine "USS Growler"
Posted: 20 Aug 2018, 21:46
by Philipp Gross
Nice to see her taking shape
Philipp
Re: Revell 1/72 Gato Class Submarine "USS Growler"
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 05:35
by Michael Power
Thanks Philipp.
Yes it's slow going but moving. Family things are getting in the way at the moment. But back to the bench soon I hope.
Michael
Re: Revell 1/72 Gato Class Submarine "USS Growler"
Posted: 24 Aug 2018, 04:20
by Shawn Ramsey
This is your fault Michael.
Shawn
Nice work by the way.
Re: Revell 1/72 Gato Class Submarine "USS Growler"
Posted: 25 Aug 2018, 00:20
by Michael Power