Pappy Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) G'day people, I present my KRI 410 "Pasopati" , a Project 613 (NATO "Whiskey III" class) submarine of the Indonesian Navy (KRI - Kepal Perang Republic Indonesia), built as part of the BM Frontline Asia GB. The Indonesian Navy acquired twelve of these in 1952. At the time, the Indonesian government was on very good terms with the Soviets and the subs were supplied by the Soviets with generous technical and spares assistance. This relationship eventually cooled following a regime change and the generosity of the Soviets decreased as the leadership sought to normalise political relationships with the west. The Indonesian Navy was able to maintain their fleet for some time, however, by the 1980's some of the subs were being cannibalised to maintain the remainder of the fleet. Three additional Whiskey III submarines were also acquired to act as a source of spares. The subject of this build will be KRI-410 "Pasopati" which served from 1952 until her decommissioning in 1994. She was then dismantled and relocated to Surabaya where she currently serves as a public museum. WIP here: cheers, Pappy Edited November 2, 2019 by Pappy 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Excellent build! Great craftsmanship and the weathering is well done and looks appropriate for the vessel in her later years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Good job. Who's figures are you using? Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Great model Pappy .... I can only echo what Ernie has written regarding paint finish and presentation - just the right amount of 'distress' ! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 On 11/3/2019 at 3:17 PM, Ernie said: Excellent build! Great craftsmanship and the weathering is well done and looks appropriate for the vessel in her later years. G'day Ernie, Tjanks very much. The only pic I could find was of the Pasopati as a museum attraction, but much more faded. I used some licence to depict a working vessel in reasonable shape but still a little worn. 2 hours ago, Courageous said: Good job. Who's figures are you using? Stuart G'day Stuart, I am not actually sure. I saw blocks of these resin figures at a model show about four years ago. I think that the block has about 100 figures in various poses in an area about 1 inch by 2 inches. I don't have the packaging anymore, which is a pity as I would like to buy some more. 1 hour ago, Flankerman said: Great model Pappy .... I can only echo what Ernie has written regarding paint finish and presentation - just the right amount of 'distress' ! Ken G'day Ken, cheers mate, it certainly stands out amongst the other grey and black subs in the display cabinet! cheers, Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Nice work Pappy. Man, that green looks like the remnants of a 1950's kitchen demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Mick Drover said: Nice work Pappy. Man, that green looks like the remnants of a 1950's kitchen demo. G'day Mick, You are not wrong, you cannot miss it, but it would likely be very effective in the shallow tropical waters around Indo. Your RTAF F-16B turned out very well btw, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 13 hours ago, Pappy said: G'day Mick, You are not wrong, you cannot miss it, but it would likely be very effective in the shallow tropical waters around Indo. Your RTAF F-16B turned out very well btw, cheers, Pappy Good point, I wonder if they travelled further afield? Glad you liked the F-16. On 11/4/2019 at 9:55 PM, Pappy said: G'day Ernie, Tjanks very much. The only pic I could find was of the Pasopati as a museum attraction, but much more faded. I used some licence to depict a working vessel in reasonable shape but still a little worn. G'day Stuart, I am not actually sure. I saw blocks of these resin figures at a model show about four years ago. I think that the block has about 100 figures in various poses in an area about 1 inch by 2 inches. I don't have the packaging anymore, which is a pity as I would like to buy some more. G'day Ken, cheers mate, it certainly stands out amongst the other grey and black subs in the display cabinet! cheers, Pappy I think the figures that Ken is asking about might be the North Star models sets. I think they do them in blocks fo100 or so -> https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-figures-north-star-models-nsa350519-1:350-imperial-russian-navy-parade-73-figures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Mick Drover said: Good point, I wonder if they travelled further afield? Glad you liked the F-16. I think the figures that Ken is asking about might be the North Star models sets. I think they do them in blocks fo100 or so -> https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-figures-north-star-models-nsa350519-1:350-imperial-russian-navy-parade-73-figures They did. There was a website on decomm Indo vessels in which the Project 613s were discussed. Apparently they were used off the coast of Perth and WA in general I think the figs are Noth Star as they do come oin a single block. Good news as I am starting to runa little low, cheers, Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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