Trumpeter 1/48 DKM U-Boat Type VIIC U-552 (WWII) # 06801 PART 3

[@patriciaolsen7816]

Hi ted its marlene and my dad y0u keep up the great work love your videos have a nice and safe day and happy modeling

[@mikeharris7885]

Hi Ted, have been watching your Part Three Build, with limited painting /spraying facilities I have built 'units' that are dry assembled that I can later remove and spray Prime (in the Garden) then paint brush. I have not fitted the 'cupboard' in the Head (to give more room and have left some doors off) I will leave the roof to slide in last (you don't need location lugs to fit every component) that would have solved your 'air duct' locating problems. I am enjoying your videos and refer back to them for assembly and painting.

[@wreakerofhavoc]

My wife and I now say "MORE WINDMILLS!!" When the kids are a round. Lol. Well done my friend.

[@AirwolfCrazy]

Really enjoying this build.

[@guillaumeebbers5238]

Nice video thanks for posting looking forwards for part 4 greetings Guillaume

[@phillipsiviter2024]

Just discovered your channel Ted, and I’m enjoying the build so far. Hopefully gaining a few pointers along the way.

[@robertgearey589]

What a fantastic build

[@jesuslopeztorres4569]

¿Dónde adquirir el Submarino tal y cómo está en la maqueta?

[@frogsshadow4189]

You're correct about the captains bunk and some of the front bunks are for officers but there's also some for the radar and sonar operators. It doesn't show it but there are more bunks on the close side, hence the table with the sides down that seems to be just in the open there. (Radar is the aft section next to the hatch and sonar is the fore one. This way the sonar can immediately let the captain know if they have a contact. If you're looking for more WWII u-boat stuff there's a game called silent hunter (I prefer 5 the most but I've been told 4 is pretty good too, you can walk around the interior of the sub in 5 though.) Also on a side note while I don't know about battle stations lighting, at night the lights were dimmed to red to help keep the sailers internal clocks since they can't see outside.

[@emodelsuk]

Thanks for the info :)

[@GeorgHaeder]

1:31 that's the captains bed and quarter, he was the only one who had a bed for his own, every other member of a Type VII and also the Type IX's had to share beds. Two men, one bed.

[@alexlupsor5484]

Good evening: This is quite the model. What kind of coin dose this kit run? Thank you Forever in His service

[@mylesmarcovitch7771]

Ted, they call it the "head" because in the days of British sailing vessels, the "Seats of Ease" for enlisted men were planks with openings in them that sat across the head timbers outside of the ships body. The product of these seats would go directly down into the sea. They were in the head end of the vessel and thus Head was the term used to describe them. Officers had their places on the wings that extended from the sides of the aft cabins. It must have been a hell of an experience to use them when the ship was making way and bow waves shooting up. It was probably the inspiration for the Bidet. Wonderful build. Don't like building German equipment. If Trumpeter would do a US boat that would be very cool. But where to put it?...

[@dunter1969]

Looking good Ted.

[@nettyvoyager6336]

That is where the phrase, "dont piss into the wind", came from as well. :P

[@shanewiscombe265]

The enigma unit was located below the desk level in it's own compartment that hinged open in the desk itself, completely invisible unless in use. No need to torture yourself

[@themadhammer3305]

on the subject of the single head, the HMS Alliance (a British submarine of the same era and preserved in the Gosport submarine museum) only has a single toilet aboard, also it looks like a horrifically complicated piece of kit , its a steel pan sitting atop a mess of pipes and valves. its worth a day out if your nearby that area for any reason

[@robertbates9830]

ted, enjoying following your build with great interest. One question for you, when is part 4 due?

[@davephillips482]

Hi Ted can you please tell me the web site where you get your lighting from many thanks great build cant wait to see the next part .

[@skipperted]

Dave Phillips www.smallscalelights.co.uk .. email Jennifer and tell her what your looking for as she will make you up a set like mine.. --- ( kit soon to be available)

[@stanschultz2431]

Might try a slightly smaller scale figure for the guy in the head.

[@simonwkey]

What glue do you use to fix painted parts? Thanks Ted

[@skipperted]

Simon Key I find that Tamiya extra thin eats through the paint.. if not I'll just rub back to bare plastic

[@plewdawg1]

Why the overhead beams Brown? And didnt they have red lighting throughout the boat for when they were under attack?

[@stevedrew]

The red lighting is not for when they were under attack. The red lighting is to ensure that immediately after they surface and the crew gets up into the sail or conning tower that their eyes can adjust to the dark conditions at sea at night. Some of the crew would be wearing goggles and almost totally blind and had to have their hands guided to the ladder so that their eyes would be completely adjusted to the night conditions. The very first thing once a submarine is surfaced is to do a COMPLETE scan of the surrounding ocean. That is paramount for the safety of the boat and the crew. The red lighting also assists if the normal lighting is extinguished by enemy action or malfunction aboard the sub, enabling crew to locate torches to quickly fix the fault.

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

New SUB-scriber here, lol you have an amazing talent sir!

[@emodelsuk]

Ha ha I see what you did there ;)

[@TheOrkboyz]

oh looking very nice Ted

[@wreakerofhavoc]

Great work. So not knowing how the model goes together, is this officer section "module" (for lack of a better word) get placed in the outer shell so that the wires are hidden? And what is a great build without some swearing. :)

[@skipperted]

Michael Snow yes all the modules come together to fit inside the hull.. hopefully leaving enough room to hide any wires

[@richardrivera3465]

I purchased the submarine a few months ago and I wanted to know where you purchased the lights for it or if it's still available.

[@jesuslopeztorres4569]

Obviamente la maqueta, no el trabajo que lleva,pintura y detalles...

[@richardgrahame5408]

Looking great,nice attention to detail.Have you checked out Lorenzo jalbert,he has done this build and put each section up fully built with lights etc and hidden wires.He's worth a look.

[@skipperted]

Richard Grahame yes I've seen his work Richard.. he's done a great job too

[@survivalprepper3257]

I agree 👍 Lorenzo made a super u boat, have you seen his last video,? worth watching

[@MadMax-yq9ix]

Which one is part 4 and 5 and any past that, it doesn't say anymore

[@emodelsuk]

Part 5 is still in the works :) You can see them in order on the build playlist though: kzbin.info/aero/PLEbA57V8CzasJ9ez68Z8mea6eyVLSmw_h

[@TheRob57]

Enfin merci ted pour nous avoir indiquer le site smallcalelights.co.uk ou Jennifer Smith est super de part sa gentillesse et attention , ou je suis très content d avoir découvert son site , vraiment une adresse à conserver précieusement ! Et encore merci ted de la part de mr boitelle Robert

[@survivalprepper3257]

Hi, wait till u get to the engine room, loads of f and p words, cutting and playing around to get it all together, good build, just starting the last section.

[@BadBoyFLSTC]

Roof = Overhead

[@thakrak]

I know I'm new here (only been through 3 hours of footage), and don't know the history of the thing. But the wiggly thumb move really bothers me... What's up with that?!?

[@TheRob57]

Je suis pas toujours d accord avec l extrémiste des maquettistes comme ted qui veulent toujours soit disant faire du réalisme alors qu ils pourrissent leurs maquettes avec des effectifs de peintures qui ne sont pas toujours du meilleur goût car moi je refuse l idée de faire du diaporama ou met des personnage en réalité virtuelle pour s imaginer le vécut de ces machines de guerre car moi je préfère faire une maquette dans son jus dans l état neuf, et cela est déjà bien suffisant !