Flankerman Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Another new arrival on the slips - the 1/350 scale injection-moulded kit of USS Growler from Mikro-Mir...... Box art... History and paint guide...... Instructions for the hull....... Regulus I Missile and conning tower..... Final assembly.... Vertically split hull - with excellent engraved detail..... Conning tower, decking and one half of the missile..... Minor parts, missile half, decals and etched-brass..... I already have her sister-boat (USS Grayback) in my collection....... So this new kit from MikroMir should make for an interesting comparison.... Ken 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just had this one arrive, watching with interest. Did the tour on her in New York. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Interesting - I did the same tour, my only time on a sub and fascinating. Lookign forwards to seeing this come together Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 I'm going in..... MikroMir provide a hangar for the Regulus I missile - so I plan to have one side closed with the missile on its launcher, and the other side open. showing the hangar bay... Here are the kit parts.... consisting of a UU shaped 'floor', a rear section, a dividing wall and a 'roof' (which is also the forward decking).... The instructions would have you fit the UU floor (part 31) and rear section (part 29) into the port hull half ........ ... then you fit the dividing wall (part 28), followed by the roof/decking (part 37) - but the location isn't very precise, so I ignored the instructions and made the hangar as a separate sub-assembly... This sub-assembly is then fitted inside the port hull half - with the upper decking giving a more precise fit... Some filler needed.... Then the starboard hull half is cemented in place.... Once the gaps are filled and cleaned up it should look OK..... (the bow section is not yet cemented together...) Ken 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 One would wonder just how bad this would cavitate under water, right behind the hanger. must have been interesting to be a crew member though ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Rather more interesting than many post war subs to my eye. I'll follow along on this one. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 For a new kit, there is a lot of flash to remove - and the fit of parts isn't brilliant - but if you want a 1/350th USS Growler........ I want to display my model with one missle hangar open, the other closed (as she is on display in NY)... The domed covers don't fit very well - they kept 'falling' inside the hangar - so I added a disc of thin plastic card to cover the hole... ....then glued the dome in place... The port side panel is then fitted (again fit is a bit 'iffy')....... Some filler (and a wash!) needed.... Finally the starboard panel is added... I'm off now to buy shares in Squadron Signal White Putty.... Ken 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 5:52 PM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: One would wonder just how bad this would cavitate under water, right behind the hanger. I did a bit of on-line research (Googling for images!) - and photos of her sister-boat USS Grayback (SSG 574) - show that she had clamshell fairings over the domed hangar doors.... presumably to 'fix' any cavitating issues ? The are a couple of B&W photos of Growler with the same fairings - but now missing from her current configuration on display in New York.... Grayback was the earlier of the two boats - launched in 1957 - Growler in 1958....... Whether they were removed when she was put on display - or removed when she was still operational - I don't know. But interesting nonetheless... Wiki entries.... Grayback :- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Grayback_(SSG-574) Growler :- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Growler_(SSG-577) Ken 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Progress.... The ill-fitting side panels had their gaps filled......... ....followed by sanding and a coat of grey primer.... which revealed the need for more filler/sanding/primer etc.... Until I was happy that the join was hidden...... Nine tiny bollards were added and a final primer coat..... happy so far. MikroMir quote Ocean Grey as the top colour - I'm going with the Halfords Grey Plastic Primer - which looks OK to me... Ken Edited February 23, 2020 by Flankerman 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 More.... MikroMir provide an etched handrail to go around the sail/bridge/conning tower - but the part is tiny and there are no locating holes. Far beyond my capabilities to fit - and anyway, the etched part pinged off into the ether when I attempted for use it.... - so I used a thin piece of plastic rod instead... Note the small step cut into the bottom of the sail - this is to get a better fit into the recess in the deck. The missile launch rail is made up from nine parts (two not yet fitted). The Regulus I Cruise Missile comprises five parts - with a mould mis-match on the rocket boosters that needs to be cleaned up.... (they're 7mm long) The fuselage is just 27mm long - more Micro-surgery than scale modelling !!!! - those wings are wafer-thin and trying to clean up that vertical fin...... (with my fat fingers and failing eyesight) Ken 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Those small burrs on the vertical fin can be melted away with Tamiya extra thin cement... Nice work so far. Mikro Mir, interesting subjects, but you need to keep your putty and sanding sticks ready... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Good surgery Ken, keep it up. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Sheer awesomeness! I can see one of these in my future, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock74 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 10:00 AM, Flankerman said: More.... MikroMir provide an etched handrail to go around the sail/bridge/conning tower - but the part is tiny and there are no locating holes. Far beyond my capabilities to fit - and anyway, the etched part pinged off into the ether when I attempted for use it.... - so I used a thin piece of plastic rod instead... Note the small step cut into the bottom of the sail - this is to get a better fit into the recess in the deck. The missile launch rail is made up from nine parts (two not yet fitted). The Regulus I Cruise Missile comprises five parts - with a mould mis-match on the rocket boosters that needs to be cleaned up.... (they're 7mm long) The fuselage is just 27mm long - more Micro-surgery than scale modelling !!!! - those wings are wafer-thin and trying to clean up that vertical fin...... (with my fat fingers and failing eyesight) Ken I've drew up some 1/350 scale Regulus Is to go with my USS Tunny kit but I sell a 4-set separately: They are available in my usual place... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 NOW you tell me........ They do look very nice - I may have to indulge.... Ken PS Where is 'my usual place' ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I think "see his banner" 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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