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Another just out of dry dock........ This is the rare Alanger kit of the Russian Delta IV SSBN ........ The real thing has just entered service after a refit - and named after the City of Ekaterinburg..... I have lengthened and reshaped the bow and added keel beams - the kit came without decals, so they are sourced from elsewhere.... (Thanks Sergey!) I think Alanger have got the props the right way round...... Reporting for Duty, Kommander !!.......... Close-up digital photography really shows up the warts !!! - I must give those masts another lick of paint. They look OK 'in the flesh' - at least to my tired old eyes - honest!! Ken
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Alongside the Hobby Boss Typhoon SSBN, I'm also building the Allanger 1/350 scale kit of the Soviet Delta IV sub..... I got it from Japan via a friend (thanks Jon) - without a box nor decal sheet and with photocopied instructions.... The upper and lower halves of the hull are cemented together - with a separate moulding for the box-like missile compartment complete with conning tower / sail. Quite a bit of filler is needed to eliminate the seams...... This is what it looks like after a few sanding/filling sessions...... The upper deck join is prominent - as is the insert for the forward diving planes..... and it is right across the raised/recessed detail A first coat of grey primer reveals that some more work is needed on the upper deck/hull join - plus the four inlet/exhaust baffles.... This is the Allanger Delta IV alongside the Hobby Boss Typhoon showing the sizes ........... I'm happily submersing myself in these kits.......... Ken
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