Painting and Weathering the Arkmodel German Type VIIC Uboat 

I've been inside a type VIIC - U-995, it was at the Laboe naval memorial in Germany. It was quite cramped on the inside, but an interesting experience to be inside a real Type VII, I would highly recommend the museum.

this is my U-boat I talked to Bob about a year ago I decided what I wanted & he finished up his current projects & went with this model very happy !!!

That submarine is beautiful. You made it look like it had been screwed up by real rain and shine.

What a fantastic job mate I've been modeling for over 50yrs and this is one of the best modeling skills I've seen in a long time. Congratulations 👍

You did a great job here - looks really good. A very minor suggestion is to add a bit of marine fouling (sea grass) along the waterline. I've done this by "dry stippling" using a mid to dark green. [The reason: antifouling paints weren't that effective back then and usually seagrass would appear after 4 moths or so on the hull after the boat was in the water..]

I watch this video once a week.. your attention too detail amazing! Thank you !

Amazing rust work! I'm currently building a rusted tugboat; these tips will help immensely!

Wao..! Very impressive model and the tooth paste trick is good.!

well so beautiful model, stunning painting and weathering, very nice job you've done in the sub, I'd like to send some help my suggestion is to invert the propellers, these submarines turned props outboard to pull ahead, so as you've put the reverse, the prop with left hand blades is to be port, and right hand to be starboard, that is more correct and real.

Wow Bob great job you've done there an amazing piece. Good music too.

That my friend is an awesome Uboot! Great detail. A masterpiece!!.

You could try using weathering products from AK interactive or Mig Ammo if you want to. But great weathering!, the Arkmodel U-boat is definitely on my wish list for Christmas.

It looks so cool, I get mine on Christmas 🤗

Congratulations friend, amazing and fantástic job. This submarine is giant, I enjoy your vídeo. I send you a strong hug from México City.

Beautiful Bob. Wish I was that talented. Customer must be well pleased BTW, it was a pleasure meeting you.

Looks brilliant. Great skills 👍🏻

BEAUTIFUL MODEL , AND , BUILD ... EXCEPT , FOR THAT DAMN SNOWBALL FLAG ! !

Real hot shot Tips!...thanks a lot . As a modeler I really appreciated it.

You have done a masterful job on this boat, Bob!

Nice job. Congratulations.

nice work with your submarine - i love it how you done your work - fantastic !!!!!!!!! great job - pls more

Outstanding

Wow Mate, very talented great job and good tips.

nice work Bob!

Toothpaste is interesting I use chipping medium and then just toothpicks and Q-tips

Nice painting tips will use this on my first German Uboat :)

I always enjoy your videos...always masterpieces Bob.

Great work my friend! I got a German Submarine TYPE IXC-40 (U 190) that what will I start. Great tips!

Very nice work !!!

Well done, I'll try this on my own model (german submarine type ix c/40). this video will help. leendert from the netherlands

hi have you always been good at modelling..ive just started and I suck..great job..thx mark from the uk..

Hi Bob, you make reference to pastels in your painting instructional video .Here in the UK they would be seen as pencils with chalk centres, but yours appears to be something else. What do you use?

Well done. Torpedo los!

Just amazing work! Keep it up!

Awesome job.

Hey man, I´m from Brazil and I liked your job!!

Thank you for these video. Maximum Respect. You are Master.I never did this weathering,but i wanna learn it.I always have some excuses like》Oh my modell has no weathing cause it it is new and coming straight out of Bloom and Voß😁 However i should learn this on a smaller modell and then when i know how to do it,goin to a bigger modell. Anyway.Great Work🔝

very nice Work looks great

Really great job! Well done. I learned many useful tips. Tnx.

A German u-boat is my favorite submarine

My lovely ship!

puff some fine ground charcoal...that gives the surface a battle wary look..........

David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Friday, 16 August, 2024) Is this you show here the same kit as the Trumpeter 1:48th-scale model of the DKM (Deutsche Kriegsmarine [German War Navy]) Type VIIc Unterseeboot [under sea boat] U-boat U-552 (corrected here for spelling)? I would like to build one of these that a 1:48th-scale model of a Convair PBY-1 Liberator USN Convoy Patrol Bomber (from the Hobby Boss kit of the Consolidated B-24D Liberator USAAF Heavy Bomber) engaging it with a pair of depth charges. The water blast would extend over 60 metres (200 ft) to the vertical, which in this scale would be round 1.25 metres (over four feet)!

Which Color you used for the Airbrush stripes ? ( min 8:00) Loks awesome your Paintjob ! I Start with weathering next week,first time i use a Airbrush,hope it will be good ..

Hi Bob,best yet great effect.Bill in Ireland.

Well done!!!

nice job I'll try that on mine

Good job !😊

great video. new to the hobby. just one comment. spraying your garden hose with power meter behind it.... 99 out of 100 times probably no problem. but then there's that other time.

Krylon primer , perfect !

Donde puedo encontrar las ametrayadoras del submarino las estoy buscando

Ware on the bote is the vent for balist tanks go

just saying but there would be a tone of rust around the breech and in the breech where the water drained out

Good paiting

I only have two questions can apply this to different scales such as 1/72 nd scale and does it smell minty fresh.

I live in Charlotte County. Could I come by and see what you have for sale? And I would love to see your shop? JC Rotonda West, Florida

Hi bob, can you give your paint reference ? Nice job . Hello from France

What paint do you use

Fantastic Job pal !!

Good job

Très beau travail

Exelente work exelente congradelations

thank you for the painting ideas, I really like the acrylic medium and pastel. I figure chalk dust would work similarly? and have been any attempts at fpv subs? a camera in the conning tower would be a great perspective, or is it too much of an issue with water?

May i ask in your opinion, are the moulded details too heavy for a 1/48 type vii? i m quite torn between this arkmodel and engel's type vii. thank you for sharing your video. very nice work.

Fantastico . De museo..

i see a lot of connectors inside the wet hull. are they also stainless or does water not effect them over time anyway? have you done any special thing to prevent the water going into the cable itself? great painting skills by the way

Did I hear Wright $500 for the model kit and no brass etched parts?

Amazing!

Which Primer what habe Rusty color do you use?

Excellent work man! This is helpful

Hi there. Considering to get one but yes I have a few concerns about quality like you mentioned in the video because it's made in China...? Do you have any video showing the construction sites explaining everything in detail, such as where do we have to really be careful, and so forth, because I never made a RC sub...so I'm trying to gather up knowledges/skills how to handle these RC subs. before buying and doing something. Thank you

did you use airbrush?

awesome!

Excellent, A++!

I just want to buy one built!!!

ok, I understand your issue. What I meant is that you could simply avoid to add a flag to increase historical fidelity, because it was mainly used while staying in the harbour for political propaganda and was removed on action. Anyway, great work!

Боги,как они красивы❤️

nice video bob, ps i'm looking forward on testing an trimming my engel akula.

Where is your shop in Naples? What is it called.

---> IF

owsome,great and thnx for charing o/ ;)

Currently building Lindberg’s 1/72 IJN I -53 Japanese submarine. Want to thank you very much for all the tips. You did a beautiful job on it. But honestly the company (not you) that builds it is charging way to much. When you said the price ($500 USD) I thought for sure it was the cut-a-way version with the detailed interior. Mine is 58.5 inches finished and I paid about half that in Canadian dollars, which would be about $190 USD. You should put the swastika on it. It’s history and the hell with these SJW’s and their safe spaces. People need to grow a set. This is historical fact, and facts don’t care about you feelings. But again beautiful build and thanks for all you advice.👍👍🇨🇦

Good

👍👍👍

where can i buy these models?

Sorry your background music is too high. It is covering you up. Good luck.

What happens if the U-Boat has just come out of the builders and gets bombed.by allied fighter bombers? Then there would be no rust.

In real u-boat

I get annoyed with the scale sizes nowadays I used to work in 1.24 model cars years ago that's what I started off with then stopped for 10 or so years family started now back into it even bigger with 1.35 sca military kits I got a 1.35 patrol boat it is so cool i wanted it in a larger scale so found one in a 1.48 its beautiful n only 60 bucks for the kit, but this is whare it gets annoying I got a 1.48 scale Matilda 2 tank thinking it would go with the size and shes smaller than the 1.35 tanks I was so peed off! I don't understand why they do this make it larger in ships! If my 1.35 patrol boat was tiny I'd understand that the 1.48 is ment to ba an accurate scales of the the real thing but the 1.35 goes with the 1.35 sized tanks n atv armored vehicles etc I do!? So yeh annoyed at kinda wasting money on the Matilda 1.48 when shes smaller than the 1.35! I love the Trumpeter uboat for around 450 with the leds and open hull with the clear panel side so you can see all the crew and details that kit looks absolutely stunning I love this u boat in either kit I'm saving one just now but keep dipping into it buying other kits and the new modern resin figures for my British husky atv diarama for Iraq

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Put the swastika on the flag or leave it off completely. The flag ruins the looks of the model. Awesome job btw.

Please, please, please, turn the music down.

EN FRANCAIS CE SERAIS MIEUX

The flag without the swastica is not historical . better leave , the flag is used only in the harbour , never in open sea . Great work but fantasy model .

artists masking fluid..............................................

Good type ww2 ww1

hate the fact that hitler ruined a religious symbol meant for buddism...

You paid such attention to detail but either did not put, or you blocked out the swastika on the naval flag. If you are going to do a WWII German U-Boat, you have to make it authentic. Political correctness will be the death of us.

Very many say, very many face author((((

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