Flankerman Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Another one just finished - the ill-fated USS Thresher, nuclear-powered attack submarine.1/350 scale injection-moulded kit from Micro-Mir Models..... Ken 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Looks good, Ken. I've not heard of this manufacturer before. Was it an easy build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Easy Peasy.... the hull is in two horizontally-split halves, two halves for the sail plus top, plus scopes, fins, rudders and diving planes..... Etched brass prop and 'generic', well printed decal sheet The plastic is a bit soft, but workable. A couple more photos here (scroll down the page) Paint is rattle cans of Halfords Red Plastic Primer and Volvo Dark Grey. They also do a USS Sturgeon and a Skipjack - and have just released a kit of the USS Nautilus - so you can now model all the US attack boats, from Nautilus to Virginia. I got mine from Armory in the Ukraine - but Hannants also stock them. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowler0000 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 More good stuff, Ken! Can i request some figures to give an idea of proportion please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Easy Peasy.... the hull is in two horizontally-split halves, two halves for the sail plus top, plus scopes, fins, rudders and diving planes..... Etched brass prop and 'generic', well printed decal sheet The plastic is a bit soft, but workable. A couple more photos here (scroll down the page) Paint is rattle cans of Halfords Red Plastic Primer and Volvo Dark Grey. They also do a USS Sturgeon and a Skipjack - and have just released a kit of the USS Nautilus - so you can now model all the US attack boats, from Nautilus to Virginia. I got mine from Armory in the Ukraine - but Hannants also stock them. Ken Thanks for that Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 More good stuff, Ken! Can i request some figures to give an idea of proportion please? The hull is 24cm (9.5in) long - is that what you needed ?? Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 They also do a USS Sturgeon and a Skipjack - and have just released a kit of the USS Nautilus - so you can now model all the US attack boats, from Nautilus to Virginia. Except the Skate class (unless someone's released one recently which I missed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 I thought about that, Jessica - and wondered if you could 'modify' the new Micro-Mir kit of the Nautilus. Beam is slightly less at 25ft (Nautilus is 27ft 9in) - you could get away with that in 1/350 scale. You would have to shorten the Nautilus hull by a scale 56ft - but its constant section so do-able. The back end would need modifying to incorporate a stern tube etc - but I reckon you could get away with it - if only to fill the gap. Just a thought.... Ken PS - I've just done the sums - and you'd need to shorten the hull by 47mm, reduce the beam by 2mm and the draught by 4mm. PPS - Can someone check my sums...... figures for Nautilus and Skate respectively are.... Length 98m & 81.56m, Beam 8.5m & 7.6m, Draught 7.9m & 6.48m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I think that the sail is a little smaller (It's very hard to tell), and the bow planes retract differently as well. Wikipedia says the Skates were a derivative of the Tang class. Blue Ridge Models does a Tang, and its underwater configuration is much different from the Nautilus. The sail and upper casing also don't look terribly much like a Skate either, so I don't know which might be a better starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Very nice model of the fateful boat. Great finish and display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Stenzenko Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Nice job on the sub and I like the presentation! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Lovely work as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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