U-552 weathering complete

U-552 back on the bench!

After almost 3 years of being abandoned on top of the wardrobe it is back on the bench now.
My first big, and safe to say longest running, and most complex project was screaming at me to be completed.
So it is time.

Wireing done, need to weather the lines still.
Then i can have some more fun with oils, and pigments. Deffo need to lighten and saltt below the waterline, and run some rust above the waterline.

Weathering of waterline stage 1. Fading the paint.

Paint fading stage 2:

Weathering stage 3:

Weathering stage 4- waterline, and rusty streaking:

Weathering stage 5- exhaust stains, and more rust:

Weathering stage 6- chipping:

U-552 Rigging cont.

For some time i was thinking about best possible way to make the rigging for my U-552 model, and finally it looks like i have found it.


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U-552 saga continues.

All the small projects have been put on hold, and im taking advantage of few days off work to make some progress on the U-552. Read more at: http://u-552.blogspot.com/