In
March 2008 I started my project "U-564",
a VIIc U-boat under command by Kapitaenleutnant Reinhard "Teddy"
Suhren.
I decided to build the U-564 because I found
perfect references in the book:
“U-boat War Patrol: The Hidden Photographic
Diary of U-564” (ISBN 1591148901)
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In the summer of 1942, a war correspondent attended a
war patrol of U-564 and made lots of photos of all areas. This photos were
stored in a shoe box and detected about 60 Years later in England. Lawrence Paterson assembled
them in his book.
This will be my largest project, because I will apply most of all detail sets, who are designed for this model.
I completed the first sections of the interior,
the engine room, officers ward room and kitchen and used therefore CMK’s
correspondent kits and some parts from CMK’s "Provision" and "Crew at
Rest" Sets.
Both sections were supplemented by some
scratch built parts, for example the diesel control station with various
controls, instruments and engine telegraph, the diesel engine with pipelines and
indicator valves, the Galley with sink and water taps, lavatory used as
provision store, officers ward room with table, alarm bell and open bulkhead and
battery room with bus bars and service platform. Not to forget the crew at rest
and the machine operators.
For the interior paint I used the following
colors:
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Inside above floor: RAL 9003 = Revell 5 matt
white mit 2% Humbrol 41 Ivory
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Inside below floor: RAL 9002 = Revell 5 matt
white / Revell 69 granite
grey (98% / 2%)
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Insid misc:
RAL 7000 = Revell 57 matt grey
Also used:
More pictures,
information and the progress of this project you will find on my website www.dargies.de
Frank
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