S boats forever
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Re: S boats forever
If this is the book I'm thinking of, that would be [i]War in the Boats] by William J. Ruhe...a very good read for folks interested in what life in the boats was like before the more famous (and air conditioned) Gato/Balao boats came into service.
The U.S. S-class has always been of particular interest to me ever since reading Run Silent, Run Deep when I was in junior high school. Hopefully we'll be seeing an S-boat kit on the market in the next year or so.
-JeffRohr 1.....Los!
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Mark,
You haven't read Run Silent, Run Deep?!?!? Shame on you!
There is a kit in development by a small group of folks, led by Matt Thor. I will be supporting that effort for the photo-etched parts (decks, detail parts, etc.)
-JeffRohr 1.....Los!
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The pattern is already machined and waiting for priming/finishing. That will begin the the spring...
The boat is modeled in 1/48th scale.
The entire thread with the 3D model development to the CNC machining can be seen here. Just become a registered member to view it...
http://www.subpirates.com/showthread.ph ... Circa-1923
Regards,
Matt
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For those folks curious as to why the different looking S-class boats seen in the photos......
There were 4 'classes' of S-boats built with different designs:[list]- Group I (S-1 class)]
-JeffRohr 1.....Los!
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