JJ2016 468 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1:350 HMAS Collins Submarine - Quick Build !! Gday BM Family, This one just came in the mail and I wanted to smash it out before I returned to work on Monday so I could display it in my office. It only took 8 hours thanks to the simple one sprue and the wonders of quick drying acrylic paint !! I've been a part of the Collins sustainment enterprise for around 14 years now (as a civvie) - surpassing my service in the RAN on skimmers.... Started out maintaining Combat System, EW and Comms and for the past 6 or so years I've been managing the In Service Support of the Weapon System maintenance (the 6 holes at the bow ). This kit was quite accurate except for maybe the Radar and some newer platform modifications, it also included decals that marked the first launch with the ship builder ASC's flag and bow marlings, special markings for gold star vessel Sheean, a fleet proficiency award she received some years back. There's so much you could do with these kits - band new launch, in service, also marine growth, all 6.... but I decided I would depict it as HMAS Collins straight out of an Intermediate Docking..... one of the maintenance cycles we carry out here in Western Australia..... Submarine shipbuilding.... whats all the fuss ?? WIP is here: Thanks for looking. Cheers JJ Link to post Share on other sites
JJ2016 468 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Hope you liked it. Cheers JJ 25 Link to post Share on other sites
swralph 1,957 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Nice one JJ. Link to post Share on other sites
dolphin38 1,006 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Nice work and in only 8 Hours Link to post Share on other sites
JJ2016 468 Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 14 hours ago, swralph said: Nice one JJ. Cheers mate 6 hours ago, dolphin38 said: Nice work Cheers mate 1 Link to post Share on other sites
S. Uehlinger 453 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Great Work! Link to post Share on other sites
JJ2016 468 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 5 hours ago, S. Uehlinger said: Great Work! Cheers mate Link to post Share on other sites
ArnoldAmbrose 2,392 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Gidday JJ, 8 hours, what took you so long? Actually it would probably have taken me about 8 weeks. Very good job you've done. Regards, Jeff. Link to post Share on other sites
Devo 664 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Nice one. They are a good little kit. I built one last year as SHEEAN. Link to post Share on other sites
JJ2016 468 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 On 1/27/2021 at 3:11 PM, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday JJ, 8 hours, Cheers Jeff Link to post Share on other sites
JJ2016 468 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 On 1/27/2021 at 3:44 PM, Devo said: Nice one Cheers Devo, I thought maybe down the track I would do the different variants, at least the visible ones like the launch, Dechaineux and Sheean... I now tirelessly searching for the 1/350 ANZAC which is out of production !! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
arfa1983 103 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Very nice! What ever happened to Showcase Models? Link to post Share on other sites
AntPhillips 759 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 22 hours ago, arfa1983 said: Very nice! What ever happened to Showcase Models? I seem to recall it was a one man band and I believe the chap behind it passed away Link to post Share on other sites
Cuppa_joe 207 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 @JJ2016 yours is the only silent model in our RAN fleet! Well done, and in 8 hours to boot! Link to post Share on other sites
JJ2016 468 Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 2 hours ago, Cuppa_joe said: Well done, and in 8 hours to boot! Cheers mate, will look to expand the RAN fleet with some noisy skimmers down the track ! Or as those Submariners call them - targets !! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JJ2016 468 Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 On 2/3/2021 at 2:01 AM, arfa1983 said: Very nice! Cheers mate, Ant, I wasn't aware showcase models had finished up, sad news.. Link to post Share on other sites
2lefthands 50 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Very nice work! Love the propeller and paint work Link to post Share on other sites
JJ2016 468 Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 On 2/7/2021 at 3:44 AM, 2lefthands said: Very nice work Cheers mate Link to post Share on other sites
Romeo Alpha Yankee 8,063 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 2/2/2021 at 10:37 AM, JJ2016 said: Cheers Devo, I thought maybe down the track I would do the different variants, at least the visible ones like the launch, Dechaineux and Sheean... I now tirelessly searching for the 1/350 ANZAC which is out of production !! The ANZAC was only produced in limited numbers, I saw about 10 of them at Model expo in Melbourne some years ago which were snapped up in seconds. Never heard of a full production run. On 2/4/2021 at 3:00 PM, JJ2016 said: Cheers mate, Ant, I wasn't aware showcase models had finished up, sad news.. Yes, the owner passed and his partner opened a small shop in the city to sell up what was left of all the remaining stock. You can still find the Collins and Bushmasters around for reasonable prices. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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