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SSN 687 USS Richard B.Russell 1/350


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Hi guys :bye:

 

Another one in my collection .SSN 687 Richard B.Russell after 1977 refit , from a Mikromir long hull Sturgeon with some scratchbuild 

 

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The Sturgeon family :

 

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Best regards

Pierre

 

 

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Thx for comments

For the weathering :

After paint and decals I put a layer of Klir (a product to wash the ground but in fact an acrylic vanish).Masking up the water line .Now you must choose the level of weathering .If I want a very hard weathering the first step I apply with a sponge light brown (XF-55 for example) .Now the weathering: in first the pigments (different white , grey).If I want some green I use Mig product effects slimy grime dark or slimy grime light or both.Before Mig's product drying I apply an enamel wash (Humbrol light grey with lot of white spirit (90 - 95 %).

Important : pigments , green , wash must be apply ALWAYS up to down and do not be afraid to run the wash on the hull , it take yours pigments & Migs product to down

The last step is a matt vanish for fix .

 

Some examples

Light weathering (just pigments & wash) on SSN23 Jimmy Carter

 

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A little more SSN 723 Oklahoma City (Pigments - Migs effect - wash)

 

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Hard weathering SSN 688 Los Angeles (XF 55 with sponge - Pigments - Migs light & dark - wash):

 

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I think open a Topic when i'll start my next range : 4 English subs (2 SSN /Astute & Trafalgar and 2 SSBN /Resolution & Vanguard) I need some help with the colours ;)

 

Pierre

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5 hours ago, Kagou said:

4 English subs (2 SSN /Astute & Trafalgar and 2 SSBN /Resolution & Vanguard) I need some help with the colours ;)

Great weathering effects Pierre - very realistic.  :worthy:

 

Re the Royal Navy subs, you can have a choice of colours - Black, Black or.... Black.

 

They make up the least colourful models in my growing collection.....

 

Trafalgar.....Vanguard...... Astute....... Resolution....

 

I have also done a couple of 'conversions' .... HMS Splendid....  HMS Spartan  ..... HMS Upholder.

 

All of mine are rather 'clean' - but I do like your weathering technique - I must try it on my next sub.

 

Ken

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3 hours ago, Flankerman said:

Great weathering effects Pierre - very realistic.  :worthy:

 

Re the Royal Navy subs, you can have a choice of colours - Black, Black or.... Black.

 

They make up the least colourful models in my growing collection.....

 

Trafalgar.....Vanguard...... Astute....... Resolution....

 

I have also done a couple of 'conversions' .... HMS Splendid....  HMS Spartan  ..... HMS Upholder.

 

All of mine are rather 'clean' - but I do like your weathering technique - I must try it on my next sub.

 

Ken

 

Thx Ken , I know all yours subs since yours 1/700 models ;).
I used different black : Lifecolor UA 735 for Soviet's subs , mixed X-18 & XF-69 for US subs etc etc . for RN subs Ok for black but which nuance black ?

Vanguard class have different nuance and like all the subs  , black is different  depending the light

 
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Great build Pierre, only one omission, as a special projects platform, the Richard B Russell had mods to the lower hull as well, similar to Seawolfs conversion, see Kens build. Not to detract from a great model.

 

Heres a link for OKB 1/700 offering  http://shop.okbgrigorov.com/product/547/uss-richard-b-russell-ssn-687-special-project-platform.html

 

All the best Chris

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Hi Chris

 

Russell had 2 special projects platform configurations .I think Georgy (OKB) release the last version . Aft sails are differents .For my conversion I used this profile :

 

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Pierre

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Hi Pierre, getting reference material on subs is a tad hit and miss, with a lot of it being cold war speculation on what was visible above the waterline, but not below.

 

OKB do a kit of the early 1977 configuration as well, this version as bourne out by link below only had the antenna bulge fitted behind the sail, see photo in link.

The rear bulge came later with the main special projects refit in the 1980's as bourne out by available photos.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Richard_B._Russell_(SSN-687)

 

http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08687.htm       note: the rear bulge appears in photos dated 1985 onwards

 

http://shop.okbgrigorov.com/product/463/uss-richard-b-russell-ssn-687-early-configuration.html

 

Hope these links are of help Pierre, keep building these beautiful submarine models, your weathering is awesome.

 

All the best Chris

 

 

 

 

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On ‎15‎/‎06‎/‎2017 at 1:30 PM, whitestar12chris said:

Hi Pierre, getting reference material on subs is a tad hit and miss, with a lot of it being cold war speculation on what was visible above the waterline, but not below.

 

OKB do a kit of the early 1977 configuration as well, this version as bourne out by link below only had the antenna bulge fitted behind the sail, see photo in link.

The rear bulge came later with the main special projects refit in the 1980's as bourne out by available photos.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Richard_B._Russell_(SSN-687)

 

http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08687.htm       note: the rear bulge appears in photos dated 1985 onwards

 

http://shop.okbgrigorov.com/product/463/uss-richard-b-russell-ssn-687-early-configuration.html

 

Hope these links are of help Pierre, keep building these beautiful submarine models, your weathering is awesome.

 

All the best Chris

 

 

 

 

Hi Chris & thx for yours comments .

You're right , very difficult to have good information below the waterline , specially with the special project .

 

For the future no problem Chris ;) , I still have 80 submarines in 1/350 scale to build :thumbsup: 

Pierre

 

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