Orso Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) Swedish submarines I had earlier built the HMS Gotland in 1/350 from OKB Grigorov and started a search for the other Swedish submarine that have been made as a model. That was the HMS Västergötland from Sea Wolf. The searchtook a couple of year but finally I got one. It isn't a very large kit in 1/350 scale. The finished kit. Two of the submarines in this class got modified with Stirling engines and I wanted to build one. I was lucky to find a second kit so I could start one. This conversion fought me. After all work with putty and sanding was done I managed to break it apart so I had to glue it together again and start all over. To finish it I had to make a similar propeller as on the HMS Gotland. (Plastic card and the tip of an aircraft missile) Here they are together. Gotland, Södermanland an Västergötland. Named after provinces in Sweden. (The Gotland build: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234930841-hms-gotland-finished Edited October 5, 2021 by Orso Photobucket sabotage 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Very nicely done, Orso. Good to see some submarines from other countries Navies. Ive picked up the Soorjmen & Nacken in 1/700 by OKB recently. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 I wish he would do the Näcken and Sjöormen in 350 scale as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Very nice trio of Swedish subs.I agree with whitestar12chris,it's nice to see subs from other less well known navies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I first looked at this last night our time while waiting to go pick up my sons from a midnight screening of the latest Star Wars movie. Subs are not my thing especially but I enjoy looking at them & very much did so these, its easy to see a very deft touch at work, they look great. One thing that occurred to me was, I'm guessing that Swedish subs operate mainly in the Baltic & its approaches, which from memory of wartime naval story was a bit of a sub graveyeard. The guys that crew these must be very brave types. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Very nicely done, paint job is first class . Out of curiosity, how long are they? I know just about nothing in subs. T/care Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) . They are around 140-175 mm long (5½"-6 3/4") Compared to the USS Greeneville or the British HMS Astute they are small Edited October 13, 2018 by Orso Photobucket sabotage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Lovely build, especially the Gotland which famously "Sank" the USS Ronald Reagan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Hello Orso, Interesting subject. Small, but superbly finished. The real ones, extremely dangerous. Regards, Dirk/The Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Great looking vessels Orso. Really like the quality you've got on your paintwork. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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