HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine

[Old Wombat]

Scale is 1/350 &, compared to an Astute & a Los Angeles, it's very big.

It would be if it was built by Blackburn, and solid too!

Well it's probably strong enough...

Milled from a solid block of steel?  

 

[Mossie]

SeaQuest DSV stablemate???

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[Rick Lowe]

"Onwards and Upwards"? It's a sub - shouldn't that be "Onwards and Downwards."?

Even with the conning tower, it looks like a spaceship - if Crusher Joe can have the Minerva with one, or Colonial One even, why not yours? 

And you don't see too many SeaQuests completed; not sure why, though. It's a shame, as it's a cool design. Throw some sculpted wings onto it and it's close to a White Star... Hmmm...

[kerick]

"Onwards and Upwards"? It's a sub - shouldn't that be "Onwards and Downwards."?

Even with the conning tower, it looks like a spaceship - if Crusher Joe can have the Minerva with one, or Colonial One even, why not yours? 

And you don't see too many SeaQuests completed; not sure why, though. It's a shame, as it's a cool design. Throw some sculpted wings onto it and it's close to a White Star... Hmmm...

Remember the conning tower on the Lief Ericcson?
I like this sub a lot!

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, guys!  

I prefer the spaceship look without the conning tower, myself.

[scooter]

And you don't see too many SeaQuests completed; not sure why, though. It's a shame, as it's a cool design. Throw some sculpted wings onto it and it's close to a White Star... Hmmm...

Romulan D'Deridex warbird wings would fit that.

[Rick Lowe]

And you don't see too many SeaQuests completed; not sure why, though. It's a shame, as it's a cool design. Throw some sculpted wings onto it and it's close to a White Star... Hmmm...

Romulan D'Deridex warbird wings would fit that.

Yes. Yes they would. Though you'd need a bit more sculpting and blending... I just so happen to have a set of those... NO! Bad Rick! Scoot, please stop encouraging him!
Plus which, it's the Sisters' kit, so she wouldn't be terribly happy - with either of us!

[jcf]

Looks good.

It is indeed a pig when it comes to fit. I had one mostly built a long time ago, but the join between
the upper and lower halves kept reopening. It was eventually binned.

[seadude]

This is looking pretty good.
Will the engine inlet and exhaust areas be for a magnetohydrodynamic propulsion system, aka "caterpillar drive".

"The order is.......engage the silent drive."

[Old Wombat]

This is looking pretty good.
Will the engine inlet and exhaust areas be for a magnetohydrodynamic propulsion system, aka "caterpillar drive".

"The order is.......engage the silent drive."

Thank you!

And: Yes. Yes, it is!

[Old Wombat]

And now we come to this morning's photo's tonight!










As you can see, the intakes & exhausts/outlets are fitted & the cockpit gap has been roughed in.

The upper fin is only dry fitted for now because the next stage is Putty ... Lots & lots of Putty! ... Then Sand & Repeat, & I don't want to break it off a dozen times whilst I'm doing that.

[NARSES2]

Coming along nicely 

[Vulcan7]

looking very good, but its up-side-down    ....oh yes, I forgot you're in Aus    

[Old Wombat]

Coming along nicely 

Thank you, Chris!

looking very good, but its up-side-down    ....oh yes, I forgot you're in Aus    

Really?      

[kerick]

With all that rudder she should have to trouble making sharp turns!  Still needs diving planes!