Kookliks 1/72 U-Boat Type VII C North Sea Camo - Dave Winfield Repaint - Page 24

**jagolden01** · #**231** 04-10-2012, 10:19 AM

Thanks guys!

**jagolden01** · #**232** 04-10-2012, 11:54 AM

More progress on the final aft section.
Aft torpedo tube installed and then final skinning. Still some edge touch up to do.

Some of the edges, especially towards the aft end have cupping at the tops where the deck is supposed to meet the edges. To correct this I've been adding Foam-Cor braces. As can be seen this really straightens them out nicely. the braces are fitted in very tight to hold position. It gives the edges a firm, strong feel. Will also give the deck more glue area.

**Uyraell** · #**233** 04-20-2012, 05:34 AM

Your progress with this model is amazing, and very well worth the watching.
I am greatly enjoying seeing this submarine evolve.

Kind and Respectful Regards Joe, Uyraell.

**Paperwarrior** · #**234** 04-20-2012, 06:17 AM

Foam-Cor braces. Great idea!

Jeff

**jagolden01** · #**235** 04-22-2012, 11:26 AM

Thank you Uyraell and Jeff.
The Foam-Cor is lightweight but has a lot of body. When youRe trying to work it into small areas it gives you something to grip. Also the foam has some 'give' ro it so you can really squish it in where you need.
Progress has been slow of late because of my job and energy level.
Did find the time, though, to finish reading "Iron Coffins" about the U-boat war . Very exciting and personal reading. It was absolutely brutal beingin those subs, even on a good day considering the problems of so many crammed in so little space.

I'll get the braces finished this week and hopefully attach that last stern section to the rest of the boat.
After that it will be to build the schnorkell and the deck. After reading "Iron Coffins" I've been considering skipping the scnorkell and building the boat as a mid Type VIIC as one of the authors early assignments.

**airdave** · #**236** 04-22-2012, 04:45 PM

I did the same thing with some bracing to stop that ribbing of the skin panels.

One issue I had was with the cut outs for the snorkel.
Check the deck fit and its alignment with all the former cutouts.
I can't remember what and how I adjusted things but I remember an issue with all that area.
I had to shift the slots in the deck or in the formers or somewhere...?

Maybe theres something in my build thread?

**jagolden01** · #**237** 04-22-2012, 05:26 PM

I've not added bracing in the areas where kooklit supplied it, only in areas that did not have any support, so I hope the schnorkell wil dit OK.

Thinking deeper, I can't build an early Werner version of the sub because of the color scheme. All his subs appear to have been the plain, two-tone gray.

Therefore, I will be building the schnorkell and I will be test fitting it to the provided slots and to the deck plating carefully as others, including you I believe Dave, have said to do.

If I have to I'll force it to fit. To quote Colnel Hogan, "It's German. All it understands is force."

**jagolden01** · #**238** 02-19-2013, 01:02 PM

Wow! Been a long time since I worked on this and posted.
Is it possible to necropost to your own thread?

Anyway, I have pulled this back out and am slowly starting to work on it. Still have a bunch of internal braces to add - boring work not worthy of photos. I may sneak in a section of the deck where I can just to try it out.

My biggest decision at this point is on the shnorkel. From all accounts the shnorkel was not on as many subs as it might seem. Based on my reading of "Iron Coffins" it was more likely to NOT be installed on a sub. I am considering decking over the opening for the shnorkel.

Baby steps here moving forward but I'm happy to do more work on this. To think I almost got rid of this one, too.

Thanks to all that followed previously. Hope to grab your interest again.

Joe

**airdave** · #**239** 02-19-2013, 02:39 PM

at u-boats.net there is a list of VIIc production and where they were all built.
You would have to cross-reference all the numbers to see which ones had snorkels
and which ones didn't.

I see there are some variations even within Type VIIc models
...do we know what variant Kooklik's sub is?
That might help determine.

Otherwise, you could just assume this is one of the Type VIIc's that
did not have a "shnorkel", and built it that way.
Who's gonna argue?

"vas is das?"..."das ist mein shnorkel"..."vas ist dat fur?" ..."shnorkeling"... "mein gut!"

**jagolden01** · #**240** 02-19-2013, 02:57 PM

Thanks, Dave. I haven't been able to pin down kooklits version to match exactly any other type VIIc I've found.