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turning the Trumpeter 1/144 seawolf into a virginia class submarine.

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Awhile back I thought about making a 1/144 scale Trumpeter Seawolf submarine into a longer Virginia class submarine. I had one Trumpeter 1/144 Seawolf on hand for a few years. To do the Virginia class sub I had to buy one more Trumpeter Seawolf model,to do the extra length needed for this project.
 
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#54 ·
Back to work on the sub project. Its raining outside,so it is a good day to post a few more pictures. I have been checking out a lot of pictures of the sub on the internet,and I mean a lot! Trying to find all the detail that I can find to try and make this boat as accurate as possible. Because once the molds are made I want all the detail captured, if possible. The poppet ballast tank air valves were then made,along with the head bolts for extra detail like the real subs air valves.
 
#60 ·
After taking a couple of weeks away,and doing other things,I finally got back to the sub project! I wanted to make the torpedo doors next. I did not want to just scribe in the doors,but wanted to build them like they are shown on the real sub. After looking at a lot of pictures on the internet,I found out that the doors were mounted on steel raised blocks. They were also set on the hull with the sound dampening hull tile built around them. This would take a lot more work than just to scribe the doors on the hull, A lot more!! I will show the completed doors first,then the process on how I did it. Hope you viewers like it.
 
#72 ·
Had a little time this Sunday to post a couple of pictures. After looking at a few more pictures on the internet,I saw were there seem to be a couple of water vents on the side of the hull. I molded a couple of the vents and applied them to the locations on the hull. But I am not really that that happy with the looks of them. Photo etch vents are really needed in these areas. If I do make a few kits I will have to get someone to make these parts,or learn to make them myself. They would look 100% percent better.
 
#75 ·
I decided to change areas on the sub,for a change of pace. The long tube that goes from the front of the sail,on the right side to almost the full length of the hull.I was told is a towed array? anyway it needed more detail such as the tile covering and hold down tabs,and a new safety rail. I did this by making a thin half round tube,and then adding the detail. A rubber mold was made to make around 14 sections. These will be glued along the full length of the tube. This picture shows the process of applying the cast sections. This pictures shows the tube being applied,and is in a rough state.A lot of sanding and filling is still needed.
 
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