Following the completion of my Airfix STS-1 build, I've started several submarines, including a pair of Typhoons (from the DML 1:350 kit). One I'm building into a 1:400 Red October (1:400 since the ship in the movie was larger than a stock Typhoon), and the other a real-world Project 941 Akula, with stern modifications.
Here are the photos (pretty old; a lot of progress has been made since these were taken):
http://jtrun.mine.nu/cc/fox/RedOctober01.jpg
Red October, minus conning tower (which was modified with a scratch-built base), and modified dorsal fin, tipped with the towed array dispenser.
http://jtrun.mine.nu/cc/fox/TyphoonStern01.jpg
Shows the stern of the DML Typhoon kit before I started modding it. I cut off either side of the beaver tail, and cut forward, until I reached the leading edge of the dorsal fin. Then..... :
http://jtrun.mine.nu/cc/fox/TyphoonStern02.jpg
... I used forceps to hold the outboard segments together until they dried. Then, I puttied the seams, and beefed up the hull with plastic strips and more putty, to build it outboard. Once this was done, I installed the propeller shrouds (no props, as the six-bladed versions are not accurate to the real-world Typhoon's).
At this point, both boats are fully assembled (need to add ladder rungs to Red October's conning tower, however), and they look great. Along with my other boats, they should produce a decent collection.
Also, this is the first time I've built submarine models.
Leet
Here are the photos (pretty old; a lot of progress has been made since these were taken):
http://jtrun.mine.nu/cc/fox/RedOctober01.jpg
Red October, minus conning tower (which was modified with a scratch-built base), and modified dorsal fin, tipped with the towed array dispenser.
http://jtrun.mine.nu/cc/fox/TyphoonStern01.jpg
Shows the stern of the DML Typhoon kit before I started modding it. I cut off either side of the beaver tail, and cut forward, until I reached the leading edge of the dorsal fin. Then..... :
http://jtrun.mine.nu/cc/fox/TyphoonStern02.jpg
... I used forceps to hold the outboard segments together until they dried. Then, I puttied the seams, and beefed up the hull with plastic strips and more putty, to build it outboard. Once this was done, I installed the propeller shrouds (no props, as the six-bladed versions are not accurate to the real-world Typhoon's).
At this point, both boats are fully assembled (need to add ladder rungs to Red October's conning tower, however), and they look great. Along with my other boats, they should produce a decent collection.
Also, this is the first time I've built submarine models.
Leet