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Old 12-06-2014, 04:06 PM
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The conn:
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Old 12-06-2014, 04:08 PM
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And fore section (lower half) shaping sequence:


The interior is reinforced with tissue paper and water-based glue:


Almost done:
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Old 12-07-2014, 12:53 PM
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Those parts are really small, however assembly accomplished very well
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Old 12-07-2014, 12:57 PM
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The hull is finished:

It could be done better I think.

Next step is the keel. Main longitudinal element is made of 0.5mm cardboard, side elements - photopaper:


Done:
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Old 12-07-2014, 01:01 PM
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Heck it looks great to me. You've got skills.
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Old 12-07-2014, 01:31 PM
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Thx
Taking pictures in macro-mode highlights any inaccuracies...
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Old 12-13-2014, 11:58 AM
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The hull is done:


Next step are periscopes, radar, etc, made of toothpicks:


with this makeshift lathe:



The model is finished:


Print fail which fruited with dark grey hull color was fixed with lot of dry black chalk. The kit is already colored with dark blue-black.

Thx for good words!
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Old 12-13-2014, 01:44 PM
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Congratulations! Nice build.

The printed version also looked pretty good.
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Old 12-13-2014, 02:04 PM
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Thank you, Sharunas.
The pictures dont show how tiny is the model I need to take another picture with scale reference.
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Old 12-14-2014, 07:04 AM
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Final pictures:










Here you can see how "big" is the model:




And family photo:
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