SLM 200 Maiale 1/35

[gregair]

After stalling on the colour scheme of a very irritating 1/48 Mig-23 build I decided to try something different.

Here is my Italari 1/35 SLM 200 Miale, it is a very nice kit with photo etch included and was built straight out the box other than drilling open the holes in the "hood/sheild and adding copper control wires at the stern for the rudder.

Hmmm, just noticed that I need to paint the "metal bracing straps" on the wooden cradle that the sub rests on!

The parts all fit very nicely.

I really enjoyed this kit and it was nice to start and finish a kit in one month for a change.

This was my first maritime project and I am now really keen to do more from Italeri's interesting range of mini subs.

Edited April 8, 2012 by gregair

[Shar2]

Very nicely done. I really must get one of these.

[jimbuna]

Very nice indeed....reminds me of the example at Eden Camp in Yorkshire.

[Madam I'm Adam]

It is a great kit and if anyone isn't convinced hopefully your build will persuade them to try one for themselves!

Adam

[Lothian man]

It is a lovely little kit and this one is nicely made. By the way, black seems to be an alternative colour scheme, and so I picked that for my own model. It may also be worth noting that this is one of Italeri's kits with a book(let) in the box - and there is, or was, a nice article on the subs on the Internet somewhere - so reference is not too much of an issue ...

The Italian explosive speedboat kit is also a nice cure for AMS and well recommended, by the way. It also has a reference booklet in the kit (but I replaced the dozens of 2-D brass wing nuts with some Grandt Line 3-D ones ...).

[Bullardino]

Very nice

BTW its name is Maiale (which means pig)

[gregair]

Very nice

BTW its name is Maiale (which means pig)

Thanks guys.

Thanks for the name correction "Bullardino" I have fixed it.