Uncarina Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) On November 3rd 1943 U-510, a Type IX C German U-Boat, set sail from Lorient, France, reaching Penang, Malaysia 155 days later. From there she sailed to Singapore, Kobe, and Batavia before returning to St. Nazaire on April 23rd, 1945. During her career she sank 11 ships and damaged several others. (Uboat.net) I'm depicting her using the Revell U-505 1/72 scale kit and the corresponding Pontos photoetch set. Thanks very much to Jeff (B-17) for trading this out of production kit and making the build possible! Yes, the build is a lot of work but it is therapeutic. The major prep work was opening the drainage holes with a Dremel and sanding away all of the deck surface detail. According to Dougie Martindale (https://amp.rokket.biz/lib_uboats.shtml) the late war Type IX boats had the rear part of the propellor/rudder guards cut away, so I modified the kit part accordingly. You can also see I need to do more cleanup on those drainage holes! The wooden deck looks great, but I had to open every drainage hole with an X-acto knife. Every one. The Pontos set is not for the timid, but the combination of brass, photoetch, and wood is hard to beat. And lastly I'm adding the Eduard 120cm deck gun, since U-510 kept hers through the war. Until next time! Cheers, Tom Edited May 18, 2022 by Uncarina adameliclem, Rick Griewski, D.B. Andrus and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Nice! I'll be watching with great interest. Mark P and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 1 hour ago, LSP_K2 said: Nice! I'll be watching with great interest. Ditto! Mark Proulx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: Nice! I'll be watching with great interest. 1 hour ago, Mark P said: Ditto! Mark Proulx Kevin, Mark, it’ll be great having you follow along! I’m approaching a big milestone when I finish detailing the hull, then it’s off to work on the fairwater. Just glad cutting out the wood slots is mostly behind me! Cheers, Tom LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Looks magnificent already Tom, great back story to the ship, needless to say I'll also be following along with great interest. LSP_K2 and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Thanks, I appreciate it! It’ll be great to have you. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTB Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Looking forward for more! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-17 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Tom, I'm so happy to see a build thread for your project. Excellent work. Jeff Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 Thanks Jeff. You made it possible! Cheers, Tom B-17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucohoward Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Hi, Tom, I like that a lot! Really nice work. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 Jay, thank you! I appreciate you stopping by. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I’m hooked. I just finished watching Das Boot, plus I’m currently reading the book. I’ve been thinking hard about getting the VIIc Wolf Pack. You’ve pushed me over the edge. Great show! Sincerely, Mark Uncarina and B-17 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Mark, great to have you on board, I just finished rereading the book myself! It gives me a whole new respect for the Type VII’s. You might like this site: https://amp.rokket.biz/lib_uboats.shtml The reference pdf’s are pure gold. Cheers, Tom LSP_K2 and dodgem37 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Wow, this is awesome already! Kev Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Kevin, that’s great encouragement. Thank you! Cheers, Tom LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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