Prikbord

John Ballman Schrijver
It's another FREE service I provide.
JB

John
I just snagged one too, thanks John!

Mark D
Nice start. (Don't forget to offset the pilot his seat a little in front of the B/N 😉)

John Ballman Schrijver
I just noticed that, I believe that is not an issue with the Black Box set in the A-6B project.
Thanks for pointing that out.
JB

Michael Satin
They did.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work so far.

John Ballman Schrijver
Thanks Villers,
More progress on the Malta Spitfire diorama.
JB

Dutch
Wow! Terrific work on this old and very basic kit. Outstanding work. I can see why Sven agreed. 😉

John Ballman Schrijver
Thank you Dutch, I'll let Sven know.
I'm wondering about all those rivets after sanding and a primer coat. It might get ugly.
JB

Desert Marlin
Yep, that's some serious rework!!! Good Job!!!

Jos Jansen
Iam in!

John Ballman Schrijver
Back to the Bench. Sprayed Future for the application of washes for 30.5cm Howitzer. Using the Tamiya pre-made washes for the first time. They are convenient, mineral spirits based so it has to be applied over an acrylic gloss coat. I started with the black and some gray, put some rusty brown on it. Looking a little better in places.

Villiers de Vos
Well deserved.

Chris Greathouse
Following!

John Ballman Schrijver
FYI The project is on hold, till I get some others out of the way.
Thanks for your interest.
JB

Villiers de Vos
Interesting subject. I like what you have done with the loading bed.

Villiers de Vos
Iconic subject. Booking my seat.

John Ballman Schrijver
It's Dumbmarine Saturday.

1/350 Zevzda Russian November class K-3.

This Boat, (yes we called our Submarines Boats), when it first came out to play, caused a stir, it was Russia's first nuclear powered submarine. It was more streamlined and faster than USS Nautilus, our first nuclear powered submarine. However, as all things Russian in the 1950's it was really cool looking until you got to see what was under the hood. They sure liked to run them like Corvettes out in the open ocean. We (US Submarines) could detect this class hundreds of miles away due to their very powerful reactors that put out severe vibrations, their SONAR gear was not so pretty good too, so all that ship generated noise kind of cancelled out their passive sonar gear which affected the detection ranges.

The reactor and its propulsion systems were plagued by breakdowns frequently. We had a joke about Russian Submariners, you could tell they were Russian by their glow. This Submarine design borrows a lot from the German Type XXI, streamlined design, dual propellers which the Russians seemed to like for their Boats. If you look at the aft end, it looks just like the Type XXI propulsion arrangement. It was a nice try, but no Dutch Master. So it is a Dumbmarine.

This kit is ok, it has scribed lines that are in some areas faint and not consistent. It builds up pretty quick because it is essentially a big drop tank. The one area that bothered me the most was the torpedo tube outlines. If you're going for a seamless look on this, you going to lose those outer doors. I tried drilling them, but as all things with me, it was a disaster. So I plugged my mistakes with plastic rod and tried something different. I took .080 rod and cut it at an angle close to the curve of the bow. Then I cut a thin slice of the rod at that angle, making enough for four tubes and a few extras for the top and bottom rows. I then cut the same rod to just make four circles. I could have used my hole punch, but I was feeling lucky. I then glued them in place making sure they were aligned.

After these dry, I will sand them down a bit to get the proper surface look. K-3 and some of the other classes of Boats had this Sea Green anti fouling paint, it came in and out of vogue for other Navies too. My first Boat, SSBN 611 had a lighter shade of this in 1981, we pulled into the floating Drydock in Pearl after the Blue crew (Bluies) blew up the diesel generator in Guam. After all the hull cuts, it was looking kinda rough. So we got a new paint job and a haircut (removed barnacles and other Kritters) before we left for our new homeport of Charleston SC.

Keep a zero bubble my friends

JB

Villiers de Vos
C coming along nicely.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

John Ballman Schrijver
Thanks Paul, it has been a journey for sure.
JB

John Ballman Schrijver
Busted out the Dremel with a metal abrasive wheel and carefully thinned the shaft supports to a more acceptable shape. It was a little nerve racking, but I kept my sweat pumps in too slow, too slow.

Villiers de Vos
Off to a nice start on the interior.