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Category: R/C Submarine Kits, Hulls, or Accessories
D&E Miniature's R/C Submarine Model Building VHS Tapes
Submitted by
Site Administrator
I recently received the new 2 tape set from D&E Miniatures called R/C
Submarine Model Building, and stayed up til the wee hours of the
morning watching both tapes.
David Merriman does all the work on
these tapes; he's running the camera, doing the commentary, and
building the model. David walks the viewer through the assembly,
detailing, painting and weather of one of Dave Copeland's 1/96 scale
Ohio class submarines.
Here are the breakdowns of what is covered in
this two tape set, along with the time into the tape for each section:
Tape 1
Getting Started
| Documentation | 0:03:34 |
| Scribing Techniques | 0:05:00 |
| Special Scribing Tools | 0:12:15 |
| Mark Before You Scribe | 0:15:20 |
| The Sacrificial Scribing Stencil | 0:22:40 |
| Refining the Shape of the Hull | 0:28:20 |
| Making Sanding Tools | 0:33:30 |
| Hull Buildup with Bondo | 0:38:00 |
| Air Dry Putty Filler | 0:46:15 |
| Primer & Check For Flaws | 0:48:40 |
| Defining the Deck from the Hull | 0:50:22 |
| Installing Evasion Device Launcher Tubes | 0:59:15 |
| Making a Better Fit of the Indexing Lip | 1:05:00 |
| Final Sanding/Flood Drain Holes | 1:20:20 |
Painting Techniques
| Tools Needed/Types of Paint | 1:24:00 |
| Painting Appendages | 1:28:40 |
| Painting the Lower Hull | 1:31:00 |
| Marking the Sonar Dome | 1:34:00 |
| Use of the Waterline Marking Tool | 1:37:00 |
| Upper Hull-Wet Sanding the Black Coat | 1:38:00 |
| applying the Dark Gray | 1:44:55 |
| Painting the Non-skid | 1:51:40 |
Tape 2
Details
| Painting the Sonar Dome | 0:03:40 |
| Detailing the Sail | 0:05:30 |
| Making the Sail Mounted Running Lights | 0:07:25 |
| Weathering the Sail | 0:24:00 |
| Weathering the Hull | 0:32:05 |
| Streaking with Steel Wool | 0:41:53 |
| Laying Down the Second Waterline | 0:43:49 |
| Failed Paint Effect | 0:45:55 |
| Applying "Algae: at the Upper Waterline | 0:48:50 |
| Weathering the Upper Rudder | 0:51:25 |
| Installing the Zincs to the Stern | 0:53:35 |
Even More Details
| Representing Frame Dishing | 1:00:06 |
| Dirtying the Deck | 1:02:00 |
| Applying Dry Transfer Markings | 1:03:55 |
Producing the Prop
| Making the Master | 1:11:30 |
| Metal Casting the Prop | 1:12:40 |
| Machining the Dunce Cap | 1:20:15 |
| Refining the Blade Shape | 1:23:20 |
| Pickling the Prop | 1:27:20 |
| Priming and Touch up of the Prop | 1:31:00 |
| Painting the Propeller Bronze | 1:33:30 |
| Weathering the Propeller | 1:37:00 |
Controlling the Control Surfaces
| Installing the Control Surfaces | 1:39:20 |
| Operating Sail Control Surfaces | 1:48:20 |
| Installing the WTC | 1:50:00 |
As you can see from the above activities, David touches on many
subjects for finishing the model; many of these same questions are
answered repeatedly by members on the SubCommittee Web site.
There are a lot of hints and tricks exposed to the modeler here. This tape
set is a great reference to beginners and experienced builders
alike. The newbies will get a great lesson in how to finish out
their model, and the more experienced builder will learn how the
realistic weathering that David has on his models is achieved, how to
correctly align for applying the zincs, and more. (Pay particular
attention to the simulated seagull poop!!)
This tape set is highly
recommended for everyone. David told me that he will also be
releasing another tape that will provide more detail to working with
and maintaining the D&E WTC, pondside/lakeside troubleshooting, and
more:
Contact:
D&E Miniatures
835 Holly Hedge Ave.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 468-4687
Email: dmeriman@aol.com
WWW: http://www.vabiz.com/d&e
$38.00 for the two tape set, plus $5.00 for shipping.
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