1/700 USS Triton SSRN first submerged circumnavigation **FINISHED**

[whitestar12chris]

So heres my first entry OKB 1/700 USS Triton SSRN the first submarine to circumnavigate the world submerged, also the only western submarine to date with twin nuclear reactors.

 

The plan is to build her complete with flag flying and crew on deck as she was when she completed this record breaking voyage.

 

 

All the best Chris

[TonyTiger66]

This is pretty awesome subject Chis  . I have absolutely no idea what 1/700 human beings look like, I think I would need a microscope to even begin to look at them, let alone place them on a model sub deck. 
I'm looking forward to seeing how this is done, it will be a learning experience. Welcome on board !
Best regards
TonyT

[whitestar12chris]

Small update parts cleaned up, front dive planes in place, the prop shafts assembled (4 pieces a side) and glued in place, which at this scale is a challenge.

 

Thanks for the welcome Tony, good to see you back on form.

 

 

All the best Chris

 

 

[allyby]

 I'm in, now where did I put my magnifying glass!

[TonyTiger66]

On 18/03/2017 at 6:49 PM, whitestar12chris said:

Thanks for the welcome Tony, good to see you back on form.

 

Thanks Chris .

 

Great to see it coming together. It is such intricate work!!

 

Do you use some kind of magnifier so that you can see the pieces?

 

TonyT

 

 

 

 

[whitestar12chris]

Tony, i was lucky only used my prescription reading glasses, just on the edge of requiring use of a magnifier.

 

Chris

[whitestar12chris]

Update, she is nearly finished, just leaving a little touch up and mounting of flag along with painting the base to complete.

 

Assembled and undercoat

 

Eduard 1/700 navy figures

 

Painted humbrol Ocean Grey and matt black with figures super glued to deck, Flag on fuse wire periscope.

 

Aft shot, props painted with Humbrol Brass, The line between the black and the grey was initially masked, with all the curves involved wasnt totally successful, so ended up cutting in with hairystick in a number of attempts to get this.

 

All the best Chris

[Colin W]

Looks good and great to have the figures for scale. I do think 1700 figures are too small for me to handle so well done.

 

Colin

[TonyTiger66]

Looks fantastic Chris  

You can give yourself a pat on the back; a submarine first in the gallery for the GB  .

 

The painting looks great, really cleanly built.

 

That's shown the wings and wheels people a thing or two!

 

The figures are just unbelievable. Incredibly tiny yet still recognisable as figures and clearly animated.

 

I read about the vessel. It looks like they had to wait a few decades, until technology had developed, until they really knew how to break up the hull safely (radioactivity).

 

Such an expensive vessel too.

 

Great stuff, thanks for sharing this Chris.

 

 

 

TonyT

 

 

[whitestar12chris]

Thanks for the great comments, the figures were a real challenge which i eventually solved with would you believe normal tweezers..

 

All the best Chris