thankyou very much for your kind words.I tried to be as accurate as possible,Axon

Thankyou.....

Hello there, let me get back to you, I will gather all my reference material for you and try to share a folder via Dropbox, Axon

hello again, have you downloaded Dropbox ?......my email address is [email protected] ,once I have your email address I can share the folders...Axon

Hi Axon! I just sent you an email with my contact info. I am having tech difficulties with my Dropbox account.

Thanks mate.....AH

Hello Andrew, well, thing is your right, ...... I to did not find a picture which had a snorkel and a net cutter together.... I just couldn't resist putting one on, it's such an important element to the menacing look of the boat, and a bit of artistic licence to and perhaps just one boat had both at some point,,.......anyway , Best, Graham

:) Axon

Hello Javier , thankyou for your comments , all the best Axon

Danke , Axon

Thanks mate , Best, Axon

Thanks Dan , Best Axon

Thanks very much , Best Axon

Thanks mate, yes , dust , so had to buy a bespoke display case , £187 , if you ever need one I bought it from Luminati.co.uk , next project is Miniart B Type Military Omnibus , anyway , Best , Axon

@@dendret Hoping mine will be working so little dust. I'm in 1/48 so a bit bigger and as U96 in the happy days. I could use some reference material if you are willing to provide?

@@davidharris733 WORKING!!!! , blimey , that's certainly up a notch from mine , 1/48 to , goodness me , thats alot of work , impressed . Yes , I have loads of reference material you can have , Its all in Dropbox though , I will need an email address so I can send a link to you , Best , Axon

@@dendret That's very kind of you. My boat comes from a hotch potch of commercially available sources with bit of scratchbuilding thrown in. I hope it will be an accurate rendition of U-96 from its forth patrol. My email address is davejharris68 at gmail.com thanks for your help.

Thankyou Russ for your kind word , hope it helps your modelling to . What's next is the WW1 B - Type Omnibus by the way , All the Best from sunny London , Axon

Thanks mate!.... A

Hello Darius, thankyou very much for those comments, yes it is the Revell kit, but if your going to build a sub have a look at a new kit coming out soon .....Das Werk U Boat U9 ....its a WW1 boat 1/72 ,but unlike my boat there aren't any detailing sets yet, photo etch ,resin etc , with the Revell kit I used Griffonmodel.com photoetch for the guns and an Eduard set to for the deck and hull , the rest as you know are scratchbuilt. As for technique for how the hull texture was achieved etc, have a look at my replies on one of my other replies to people, in one of the six parts somewhere, there aren't many so not to arduous to sift through. Anyway, really appreciated your comments, especially about the weld seams.Best Axon

@@dendret i will most definitely look into it, and thanks for the recommendation! Can't say I'm a big fan of Revell anyway so that comes as welcome relief. I was commenting on how well you represented the weld seams without corrosion, vs the the shell plating with corrosion as the welds themselves have a better chance of standing up to the elements than the parent metal from my observation. Also noting some other comments you were saying that you have reference photos? If you were still prepared to share my email is [email protected] Thanks again!

@@thediddly Hello ,yes loads of reference material,sorry I should have said,do you have a Dropbox account ?,as i can share them with you there ,........A

@@dendret yes i do have drop box. Email is enough right? Also for what it's worth, i have now done a search for the das werk kit...sold out! Damn must be in many Christmas stockings

Thankyou very much.....AXON

THANKYOU!

Thanks mate , Best Axon

Thank you very much ,and yes ,finally, and to make you laugh a little more , I started it in 2008!!!!!!!,dont tell anyone.........A

@@dendret lol

Спасибо , Axon

That was quick! , Thanks , what next ? , erm something simple and quick , I have a stash , all sorts of stuff , tanks ,planes usual stuff , and Miniarts ww1 bus perhaps.....oh and a couple of 1/35 midget subs....Axon

Thanks Fred.....A.

Hello Robin , just seen this , the hull was not a specific bought colour , more like a mix of all the references I have , sort of bluey ,sea grey really , then weathered with various oils , Paynes Grey , Burnt Umber, and a touch of Sap Green lower down the hull . The deck had an acrylic base , very pale woody , beige /tan colour , dulled with a bit of black , then oils on top , I try to keep the oils used transparent ,as you can build up the layers by using glazes which hopefully makes it look more depthful , you just have to wait a couple of days for each layer to dry. The colours used were Raw Umber, Paynes Grey, Sap Green , Raw Sienna , black , as for the rust , oils to, Burnt Sienna for fresh rust and Burnt Umber for the older rust,.........hope this helps , Best , Axon

Many thanks for your vids and blogs. I studied everything in small detail, trying to learn from your progress. I’m already quite far. So I would like to thank you for your amazing documentation and creativity. Far the best u boat model I’ve seen online (and I’ve seen a lot) 🙈

@@dendret superb work the weathering is a model in itself thank you for sharing, your approach to working with oils is pretty much in line with my own patience is the key and you are correct layers layers and layers in between drying time, again thank you for sharing.