A Kilo submarine

Tim Vereecke
nice one! making all these little dock pads sounds like "fun"😉

Aghis Barberopoulos
The whole setup looks pretty cool! I like the idea!

Christian Bruer
Thanx mates! @Tim, yes it was funny! But I made only one set - it is good to have a good modeling friend who knows to cast in resin😉

Christian Bruer
A little more progress on my Kilo sub dio. To bring more life to the floating drydock I added some vents, a control box, crane tracks, external tanks and a small hut. Still in progress are some lanterns and scaffolds to use for maintenance work around the sub. I use styrene and L?Arsenal PE parts for all the extra parts.
Happy modeling, Christian

Holger Kranich
Hello Christian. This drydock (and the sub, of course) is a great idea and work from you. With the drydock in resin you may do something very good for shipmodelers and your personal cash-situation!😢

Christian Bruer
Hi Holger, for sure, but you need a lot of resoureces and knowledge how to cast resin etc. ! And with my less time for modelmaking I'm happy to building my models😉

Holger Kranich
Thats true, indeed!🙂

Aghis Barberopoulos
Lovely construction Christian!

Christian Bruer
Thanx mates, for your interest and kind comments! The last update for today, I work on two scaffolds, one is finished the one at the aft end of the sub need some more details - tomorrow😉

Aghis Barberopoulos
Every next photo added is more of a wonder! Very inspiring work, thanks for sharing!

Christian Bruer
glad you like it!

Mathias Carl
Das nenne ich mal ein krasses Projekt.
Sieht sehr gut aus, was Du hier zeigst.
Da bin ich schon sehr auf die Fotos des fertigen Endproduktes gespannt.

Christian Bruer
Hi Mathias, danke! Hoffe es spätestens bis Heiden 2012 fertig zu haben😉

Christian Bruer
Hi Mates, thanx for your kind comments! There was some real work to do during the last two days but also a bit time for modelmaking! I have added some more details and a further gangway to the working platform. Today I spent some time with test fits of a carriage for gas bottles and a welding transformer. Cheers, Christian

Holger Kranich
S..t! Is that small! Your work on the weldingtransformer is f...ing great and so fiddely, congrats!

Christian Bruer
@Holger, you really know about the size of the Cent😉 Uahhha, I like it to add more and more small details😉 Today I build a cross tie and a small work place with some trestles. The dock gangway is now bounded by some Eduard railings. Except some tiny parts the dock now should be ready for some paint. Merry Christmas to all of you ? Cheers Christian

Holger Kranich
Dir auch ein frohes Fest1

Aghis Barberopoulos
Wonderful details! Merry Christmas Christian and keep giving us reasons to get better😉

Christian Bruer
Thanx mates for your interest and your very kind comments!
I applied a first coat of paint to all the diorama parts. I used a blue grey for the dry dock and a blue grey mixed with dark brown and red for the docks ground. To get a first weathering effect I shaded the panels along the panel lines in a darker tone and highlighted the inner panels. I used Vallejo Color and Vallejo Air and mixed the colors until I?m satisfied with the result. The scaffolds are painted red brown and all the small parts in different shades of grey and blue grey.
Cheers, Christian

DFGH
nice colors and variations, very convincing!

Tim Vereecke
Hi Christian, very nice result so far. Is the "red" on the submarine standard red, or some special mix?

bob the builder
Amazing details on this scale, very nice scratchwork ,love it 🙂

Christian Bruer
Thanx, your comments are much appreciated.
@Tim, the red is a special mix. I used different shades of red, Vellejo Color and Vallejo Air, and mixed it untill I'm confident with the color tone.
Cheers, Christian

Christian Bruer
Next to U-Hai I aplyed also the Decals at my Kilo sub. I also paint the bouy white and red. The boat is also ready to aply some weathering.

DFGH
looking good Christian, the decals are my favorite part to do...

Christian Bruer
Hi DFGH, thanx for your kind comment. Long time no hear mate! Applying Decals is not my favourite in modelmaking, but in this case it worked well. Cheers, Christian

Holger Kranich
You did a great job, Christian!

Christian Bruer
Thanx Holger. At least I did some weathering with oil colors but now photos at the moment.

Chris W
What a great way to display a sub model! I really like this!

Tim Vereecke
nice work!

Christian Bruer
Thanx C W and Tim, you're welcome!

Christian Bruer
Today I start detail painting and weathering the main parts form y Kilo class sub diorama. I paint the dock bearings in a dark and rusty color, the wooden blocks on top of the bearings are yellow ochre. After that I applied a heavy coat of dark brown shades of oil color diluted with lighter fluid. The dock floor is also heavily weathered with undiluted oil color. I used a soft cloth to blur the oil color and meld it with the base color. I did the same with the dock?s side wall but with a more subtle weathering. I used streaks of oil color to get a more weathered and worn look at the side wall. Now the oil color need some time to dray before I can start to highlight the structure and details. Cheers, Christian

Aghis Barberopoulos
I like it, it looks very convincing! Very nice work Christian.

Christian Bruer
I have added the last three photos today. The Kilo is finished now. I worked only from time to time on this project but it was always fun. I hope I captured a dry dock scene as good as possible. It was important to find the right balance of details. Hope you like it - cheers, Christian

Mathias Carl
Schick sieht´s aus 🙂

Christian Bruer
Danke Mathias!

Holger Kranich
Its very well balanced and breathtaking to me! A very nice scenery!🙂 I like it!

Tim Vereecke
excellent work Christian! looks even better in real life!

Christian Bruer
Thanx Holger, it took a long time but I'm also confident with the result.

Mohammad Adl
i love it, this is great, Christian 🙂

Vitor Costa
Hi Christian, that is amazing!!! So many details in a so small work... what a huge little wonder you have there 🙂

Christian Bruer
Thanx Mohammad and Vitor, I'm glad you like it! Cheers, Christian

Markus
WOW! Can't get my eyes from your pictures. You can be pround of what you've achieved. Really amazing...

Christian Bruer
Hi Marcus, thanx for looking at it and for your very kind comment. Cheers, Christian