Hi Zak,
Coming along nicely.............
It will all work out okay, just need to make steady progress.
Cheers,
Kevin

Hi All,
Well its now finally finished. I looked at the weathering on hull sides and toned this down a bit, to look more in scale. I also added the few decals there were, mainly flags and victory pennants the Sub No. and ship marking on conning tower.
For the flags I find it easier to attach them to a very thin piece of plasticard, as by themselves they don't want to behave, folding up on themselves, tearing, etc. I use a piece of 5 thou plasticard, and then sand it down until its almost transparent. I then give it a coat of Kleer on both sides, before then applying the decals one side at a time.
Once dry, a coat of paint on the edges to match the decal design, then another coat of Kleer to seal it in place.
The flag pennant can now be given some folding/curves if required before attaching with 'Kristel Kleer'
The model name sign comes in the kit. I painted it Tamiya gloss black and then allowed it to dry hard for a few days. It was the rubbed over a fine sanding pad to reveal the embossed name.
Finally the model was given a Satin/Matt mix of Vallejo varnish to seal everything in and give a uniform finish.
Happy with the result, but need to get more practice in on the etch brass.
Hope you like,
Cheers,
Bigkev   

Ah, velly good jokey Sir,

This is one of my unfinished projects. It has now moved on from 'Sub' sections to a more complete model awaiting some paint.
I hope to make the etch work better, not quite so 'Sub-standard' as my last one.
Some more pictures will follow soon.
Cheers,
Wakey wakey Bigkev.

Final few so far:-

More pictures:-

Hi Zak,

An ex-chemistry teacher has come up trumps.

I'm going to save that post as a reference point, for anything of German origin dealing with experimental rocket engines.
You are the Stoffer of Stof's!!
Cheers,
Bigkev
 

Hi All,
A little more progress on the painting stage.
The railings have been painted to match the deck and then given a coat of Kleer to match finish.
Noticed during all my handling getting the deck rails on that I rubbed off a lot of the weathering I had applied. so this has now been reinstated. It will be further 'toned down' once it has dried a little bit, in places it is a touch too heavy for my liking.
It all looks very shiny at moment due to the Kleer, but hopefully all will be toned down with a coat of matt varnish near the end.
Some pictures follow of the weathering redone on the sides,
Cheers,
Bigkev

Hi Roger,
Looks very good so far.
I use a similar process, but I make 'post-it' type notes from paper and Tamiya tape.
Works just the same as your method, but helps to prevent overspray by being a little larger and therefore the spraying needs to be less accurate, a benefit in my case.
Also I pre-stick the Tamiya tape on the back of my hand or forehead to reduce the 'tackiness' of the tape prior to applying to the subject.
Keep at it R, it looks great so far.
Cheers,
Bigkev