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29 12 May 2016, 14:44
Roland SachsenhoferWow!! That´s truly inspiring and amazing! I am thrilled by your idea and the competed dio!
12 May 2016, 20:12
Steve Luckinbill АвторThanks guys, I really appreciate you looking in. It makes my work worth it.
14 May 2016, 01:50
Jay DubyaOh Steve this is really, really good - I think I can hear the brass band playing!
14 May 2016, 07:15
Steve Luckinbill АвторFunny thing. After I received the kit for christmas, I started reading about it and how much aftermarket and PE it was going to need to bring it up to a passable Gato. I was looking at Gato pictures on the internet, as my usual research goes, and I ran across a picture of the sideways launching. As I investigated more I noticed that the launched ships were missing most if not all of the items which were in error. So the more I thought about it the more wanted to do it and at the same time avoid the extra expense of all that AM and PE. I picked the Puffer simply because it was launched in Nov 42 and would have a similar conning tower as the kit represented in 1941. It wasn't until I was well into creating the base that I noticed that I would have considerable work to do removing the deck, installing cross members and working on the pressure hull.
It was a fun project and allowed me to improve my water making technique.
Steve
14 May 2016, 21:01
Łukasz GlińskiThanks for the detailed description Steve, it doesn't make your job any less impressive though😉
What interests me the most is - how did you make the flags?
15 May 2016, 09:57
Peter Segersawesome diorama & setting. Love how you managed to express the "water splashing moment" at the U-boat's christening and the wooden support beams jumping up. Extremely well done!!!! well deserved congrats.
15 May 2016, 10:09
Steve Luckinbill АвторThanks again guys.
Lukasz,The flags were made by downloading the picture of US flags and pennants and sizing them to the proper scale. I printed them out on an inkjet printer whose ink does not run with water (HP's ink doesn't run for instance). I cut them out and applied them with a mix of white glue and water. When they started to harden I used a pair of tweezers to twist and bend them.
19 May 2016, 04:25
Ulf PetersenWow! 😮 Spectacular and completely unusual, Steve! And top execution, great!👍
19 May 2016, 05:41
John BallmanAs a Former Submariner, this is one of the finest dioramas of a Gato boat I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing this.
Respectfully,
John B.
4 February 2023, 17:31
SpanjaardGreat that this beauty "resurfaced" back in the news feed, I missed it back in the day. What a great impression of movement. Wow
4 February 2023, 19:58
Kyle DeHartFirst time it's popped up since I've been active here. What a truly fantastic result. Love it.
5 February 2023, 05:32
