Uncarina Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 The Monsun Gruppe was formed as part of a cooperative effort between Germany and Japan to exchange strategic raw materials and to sink allied shipping. Both German and Japanese submarines operated in the Indian Ocean, and due to difficulties in identification, both forces were not allowed to attack other submarines. Forty one German submarines participated, and U 510 sank six ships of various nationalities before arriving in Penang, the base of operations. She was one of the few submarines that survived to return to Europe. (Wikipedia) I've reached the milestone of adding almost all of the hull details. I'll be holding off on assembling the 120cm deck gun until I've reached the stage of addressing the Wintergarten armament. Despite all of the effort, the build has gone relatively fast to this point (though it didn't seem like it, it's been less than three weeks), and the engineering and fit of the Pontos set has been amazing. Even without the set the kit is a pleasure to put together! Here you can see where I've addressed the seam between the fore and aft hull sections, and once I have a primer coat applied I'll be restoring the rivet detail using Archer's Rivets. On to the fairwater next. New territory at last! Cheers, Tom D.B. Andrus, chukw, Rockie Yarwood and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-17 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Tom, That is stunning progress in both speed and quality. I can't wait to see what you can do to the wintergarten. Jeff Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I've often pondered getting this sub but its just too big for my shelves at the moment. Great job on this so far Tom! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 2 hours ago, B-17 said: Tom, That is stunning progress in both speed and quality. I can't wait to see what you can do to the wintergarten. Jeff Thanks Jeff! I’m a bit surprised at how fast it’s gone as well. I’m looking forward to the next stage. 1 hour ago, The Madhatter said: I've often pondered getting this sub but its just too big for my shelves at the moment. Great job on this so far Tom! Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement. As big as it is, it definitely takes up less overall room than some large scale aircraft, but I know what you mean. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josebagasteiz Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 The detail of this submarine is extraordinary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Thank you very much Jose! The Pontos set is amazing. Cheers, Tom josebagasteiz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 That is awesome work! The Pontos set is really amazing as well. Can't wait to see it finished and weathered up! I have the GATO class US submarine started but there isn't a lot of things to detail it up like the U-boat. Working on building it as the USS Barb in the overall black paint. Great job so far! Cheers...Ron Uncarina, Rockie Yarwood and LSP_K2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Ron, Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement, and it’s great to have you aboard. I too have the USS Barb as a long term build I started years ago. I replanked her deck with styrene, but you might be interested in this if your build hasn’t gotten too far: https://www.rcsubs.cz/index.php/photo-etched-sets/35-sets-for-kit-gato-1-72-revell-05047 Cheers, Tom LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 18 minutes ago, Uncarina said: Ron, Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement, and it’s great to have you aboard. I too have the USS Barb as a long term build I started years ago. I replanked her deck with styrene, but you might be interested in this if your build hasn’t gotten too far: https://www.rcsubs.cz/index.php/photo-etched-sets/35-sets-for-kit-gato-1-72-revell-05047 Cheers, Tom Thanks Tom! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I think it looks spectacular! Ron Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 On 5/21/2022 at 12:41 PM, aircommando130 said: That is awesome work! The Pontos set is really amazing as well. Can't wait to see it finished and weathered up! I have the GATO class US submarine started but there isn't a lot of things to detail it up like the U-boat. Working on building it as the USS Barb in the overall black paint. Great job so far! Cheers...Ron Eduard did some P.E. sets for it. Eduard Gato "stuff" There were also a few 1:72 deck guns and propellers, but I don't recall the manufacturers. CANicoll and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 3 hours ago, LSP_Ron said: I think it looks spectacular! Ron Thank you Ron! I’m looking forward to adding more of the Pontos magic, and I hope I do it justice. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 55 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: Eduard did some P.E. sets for it. Eduard Gato "stuff" There were also a few 1:72 deck guns and propellers, but I don't recall the manufacturers. I added some of the Nautilus Modelworks armament, and White Ensign and Eduard photoetch to my Barb build. I’ll need to finish her at some point! Cheers, Tom LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTB Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Following with great interest Tom! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 It’s nice to have you on board! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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