Julien Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Dutch Submarine Class Zwaardvis (700110) 1:700 OKB Grigorov The Zwaardvis (Swordfish) Cllass were ordered by the Dutch MOD in 1965, while originally the use of nuclear propulsion was looked at, the more conventional Diesel-Electric option was used. Partly due to cost reasons and partly as the US looked unfavourably on the Dutch Navy acquiring nuclear submarines. The design is a mirror of the US Navy Barbel Class tear drop hull for noise reduction, further enhanced by the use of a single screw. Two vessel were built for the Dutch Navy, the HNLMS Zwaardvis and HNLMS Tijgerhaai. In addition two were built for the Taiwanese Navy as the Chien Lung/Hai Lung class. An order for a further 4 submarines was turned down after pressure from China. The Kit The kit arrives in the standard sturdy box with the main hull casting wrapped in foam, The model is 92mm long. There is a small sheet of PE for the stand, a PE Propeller and resin dive planes. All of the casting is first rate. The modeller will have to supply their own rod for any mast and or antenna they might want. Conclusion Recommended if you want something a bit different for your 1/700 submarine collection. Many thanks to OKB Grigorov for supplying the review sample. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Great review Julien, OKB supply kits of subjects very few have tackled in any other scale, highly recommended for that 1/700 submarine fleet, being full hull subjects. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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