Revell Gato Finished

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Well i dont post much here iam more an A/C guy but i do love a sub or two if you want to see the progress here the link to the buildup /forums/15/722246/ShowPost.aspx#722246

OK nets been down almost all day so here are the final pics. All cableing was done with wire twisted to make cable the upper lines comeing from the conning tower are coats&clarks nylon painted black the weathering was done with ground up chalk mixed with water, and the flags where done with silk from one of my dads R/C planes with the decals motherd with decal solvent and let set for 24hr’s.

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That looks absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing your photos.

This kit is sort of a dream kit for me.

How did the build go? Were there any particularly difficult steps?

Regards,

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Drew thanks and check the link at the top its all there[;)]

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Great job on the details and painting. Nice looking model.

Scott

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Cool great built,Got to get one to,Digger.

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Not too shabby for an A/C guy!![:P] Thanks fer sharing it with us Rob[tup][tup]

Sure is good sized… Don’t think I could find room for it myself [sigh]

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All right … now I want one!

It looks fantastic. Nice paint job.

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OMG Rob ! That thing looks GREAT !

Now were in the world are you going to put something that big ?

Bud

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LoL… Do ya really wanna know!!![:-,][:-^]

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Thanks guys this kit had its moments, and for now this is where its at right in front of all my 1/32 kits the shelf is 6ft3in long so you definety need alot of room.

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A very nice build. Is that the CSS Alabama lurking on the top shelf ?

Julian [swg]

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Yep its been there since last year not a good begginer ship.

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Looks great! I plan on getting one my self.

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That looks great! I love big imposing models! I really want to build that now. Funny I see your Alabama on the shelf. Its my current build, (I’m 5 months into it).

Nice paint job as well.

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Good Lord, that is a large sub. Thanks for giving me a perspective on how big that kit really is. Though it would look mighty impressive at the local modelclub show…

Anyways, congratulations on a great build!

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Thanks guys i had fun building it. The alabama will porbubly stay like that. I dont have the pashence to do the rigging and lost intrust in it.

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Good job sir… she beautiful.

narupol [:D]

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Nice build! And I love that Arizona sunshine too! Paul

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Great looking job! I got my Gato the other week but still have 2 VIIC’s to get through. Just started working on the C/41 last night after a 3 month break. The Gato is huge when placed next to the U-boat.

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Great build. Am planning on getting one. My uncle was in the sub service in WWII. We’re trying to find out exactly which sub he was on. My cousin remembers him saying that it was a Gato class. Soon as we find out…Let the fun begin.

Jim