Lancfan's Luftwaffe Udet Rescue Buoy ***FINISHED***

jamesaw · Post by **jamesaw** » May 22nd, 2015, 7:10 pm

Fascinating stuff and given the balsa-guaranteed to float!

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 22nd, 2015, 11:13 pm

Sadly James it is not ballasted so it would not float upright.

David.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 23rd, 2015, 5:54 pm

I have printed a decal with the title "RettungsBoje Generalluftzeugmeister" to fit around the tower and because the fleet number uses an unusual font I will use the number '17' simply because I have this number in white at the correct size, this will be overpainted in red to correct the font. The observation windows were made from clear plastic card and the protective grills were made by scoring the surface and filling the marks with paint, simple but effective in this scale.
The windows have been fitted to the sides of the tower and the tower and deck have been painted in yellow ready for the decals. The decals were then applied and the fleet number corrected, the red cross roundels are a little too small but they will do for now as should better ones turn up at some point I can apply them over these.

The railings have been made up out of stretched sprue and fitted.

David.

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » May 23rd, 2015, 11:56 pm

Fantastic work. It looks great.

Nigel

Dazzled · Post by **Dazzled** » May 24th, 2015, 5:15 am

That looks absolutely brilliant David.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 24th, 2015, 5:25 am

Cheers Nigel, Daryl, I'm not happy with the mast as it looks too short.

David.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 24th, 2015, 5:46 am

The ladder and handrails are completed and it's time to paint the railings- out with the yellow paint again.

It's nearly finished now but I'm not happy with the aerial mast, it looks too short compared to the pictures so I have cut it away and will fit a taller one.

David.

Kitaholic · Post by **Kitaholic** » May 24th, 2015, 7:52 am

Brilliant piece of scratch building and great choice of subject

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 24th, 2015, 8:31 pm

Thanks Kitaholic.

David.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 24th, 2015, 8:37 pm

Finally completed, weathered and rigged. 1/72 scale Luftwaffe Rettungsboje (AKA Udet Bouy) '17'

David.

fredk · Post by **fredk** » May 24th, 2015, 10:39 pm

Absolutely superbe.

Post by **JohnRatzenberger** » May 25th, 2015, 12:32 am

Very well done, a unique and well portrayed addition to your collection.

jamesaw · Post by **jamesaw** » May 25th, 2015, 12:37 am

Excellent job.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 25th, 2015, 1:39 am

Cheers Fred, John, James.

David.

Dazzled · Post by **Dazzled** » May 25th, 2015, 5:01 am

Terrific model David. A unique and informative build too

A contender for model show competition perhaps?

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