S.M.T.A. "Heinz" (Seiner Majestät Tauch-Apparat "Heinz")

"Bullaugen" 🙂  

The positioning lights are as well from Krick (LEDs provided myself) 

The positioning lights are as well from Krick (LEDs provided myself) 

Searchlight (also from Krick, incl. LED) 

could look better, that's where the air supply goes 

 

 

A rare find from the archives 

Lights are a-go (albeit a bit weak) 

proper positioning lights are key for "Heinz" once he reaches the treacherous bottom of the North Sea 🙂  

proper positioning lights are key for "Heinz" once he reaches the treacherous bottom of the North Sea 🙂  

Russian "diving bell" водолазный колокол still without legs and arms 

Russian "diving bell" водолазный колокол still without legs and arms
my handpainted "O2 tank" is the weakest spot 

Russian "diving bell" водолазный колокол still without legs and arms
again with metal hand wheels  

Russian "diving bell" водолазный колокол still without legs and arms 

Russian "diving bell" водолазный колокол still without legs and arms
needs some aging 

Russian "diving bell" водолазный колокол still will be no match for Heinz (an Airfix 1:76 astronaut for scale (maybe i can get away with them as skaphander divers) 

 

An Airfix 1:76 astronaut for scale (maybe i can get away with them as skaphander divers 

 

 

 

 

that's Photoshop, by the way - not the real model (just to avoid confusion)
I wanted to find out which pattern looked better, a straight or a tilted one. Well, the tilted one I liked, but it was impossible to realize (at least at my skill level) so I went for an even simpler pattern with just four strikes 

The mask are included with the Pegasus kit, and they are really helpful 

Reality. The shape of the submarine was just too uneven to have diagonal lines. In addition, the (useful) masks tend to be easily lifted with Tamiya tape which would have been a huge problem. (Obviously lots of small parts are still missing, as well as additional painting. 

Little progress 🙁 

The small guy looks OK
 

The big guy is not yet complete (the base came with the model as did the squid) 

The Steampunk spider walker is from Germania Figures and of extraordinary quality. My scratch-build cockpit with "glass plates" looks awful, but what should I do - it is supposed to be a submarine scene... 

The Steampunk spider walker is from Germania Figures and of extraordinary quality. My scratch-build cockpit with "glass plates" looks awful, but what should I do - it is supposed to be a submarine scene... 

The Steampunk spider walker is from Germania Figures and of extraordinary quality. My scratch-build cockpit with "glass plates" looks awful, but what should I do - it is supposed to be a submarine scene... 

The Steampunk spider walker is from Germania Figures and of extraordinary quality. My scratch-build cockpit with "glass plates" looks awful, but what should I do - it is supposed to be a submarine scene... 

The Steampunk spider walker is from Germania Figures and of extraordinary quality. My scratch-build cockpit with "glass plates" looks awful, but what should I do - it is supposed to be a submarine scene... 

The Steampunk spider walker is from Germania Figures and of extraordinary quality. My scratch-build cockpit with "glass plates" looks awful, but what should I do - it is supposed to be a submarine scene... 

Deep sea flora, fauna and WTF (3D-printed scenario from Sockelshop) 

Deep sea flora, fauna and WTF (3D-printed scenario from Sockelshop) 

Deep sea flora, fauna and WTF (3D-printed scenario from Sockelshop) 

Deep sea flora, fauna and WTF (3D-printed scenario from Sockelshop) 

Some details are missing (notably Heinz's head until I'll fin a way to disguise the wires), but the main question is: pour the resin or don't pour the resins? I'll probably need 15 l ... 

Some details are missing (notably Heinz's head until I'll fin a way to disguise the wires), but the main question is: pour the resin or don't pour the resins? I'll probably need 15 l ... 

Some details are missing (notably Heinz's head until I'll fin a way to disguise the wires), but the main question is: pour the resin or don't pour the resins? I'll probably need 15 l ... 

Some details are missing (notably Heinz's head until I'll fin a way to disguise the wires), but the main question is: pour the resin or don't pour the resins? I'll probably need 15 l ... 

Some details are missing (notably Heinz's head until I'll fin a way to disguise the wires), but the main question is: pour the resin or don't pour the resins? I'll probably need 15 l ... 

Some details are missing (notably Heinz's head until I'll fin a way to disguise the wires), but the main question is: pour the resin or don't pour the resins? I'll probably need 15 l ... 

Some details are missing (notably Heinz's head until I'll fin a way to disguise the wires), but the main question is: pour the resin or don't pour the resins? I'll probably need 15 l ... 

Some details are missing (notably Heinz's head until I'll fin a way to disguise the wires), but the main question is: pour the resin or don't pour the resins? I'll probably need 15 l ... 

Some details are missing (notably Heinz's head until I'll fin a way to disguise the wires), but the main question is: pour the resin or don't pour the resins? I'll probably need 15 l ... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply... 

Some folks added, from three fractions, two claiming the territory, one (+one) suffering a horrible demise, all suffering from ejector marks and holes that i might conceal by adding flexible pipes for air supply...