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Well after many years of building model submarines I finally did something that was long overdue. 
I purchased a Thor Kit.
Not sure why I never did. I think it was the fact that I am not really fond of Nuke boats.
I needed a hull to test a new cylinder prototype in and I was able to find an unmolested 1/72 Alfa kit.
I had grown a fondness for the teardrop shape of the Alfa so it was a style I could live with.
For me the best part of a new kit is opening up the box for the first time and checking it out.
(Which explains why I have so many unbuilt kits)
I wasted no time in opening up the box the other day to check out the hull.
WOW!
Every time I see Matt’s glasswork it is humbling. Very nice hull!!
I set my cylinder inside to see how it fit and it fit perfectly.
Now armed with Wayne’s great book for reference I will construct the hull.
I am not a stickler for deadnuts scale so I will only change a few things that were not known when the hull was built.
The first thing I wanted to change was to put the vortex attenuator on the prop.
This was accomplished by using my mill to cut two slots 90 degrees from each other in the dunce cap.
You can see from the photo how I mounted the prop on the mill and cut the slots.
I then made the add-on parts from K&S brass stock and soldered them into the slots.
I then cut the length down a bit and added a little taper to try and match the photo in Wayne’s book.
Then I used some Mothers mag wheel polish to shine it up. This stuff works great on props and bare metal.
Make sure you use the kind for bare metal because they have one for clear coat as well.
I have a few more spots on the prop I want to redo but it shined up nicely. I think it looks close to the one in the book.
I will post more as I get time to work on the project. This should be a fun build. BD.
I purchased a Thor Kit.
Not sure why I never did. I think it was the fact that I am not really fond of Nuke boats.
I needed a hull to test a new cylinder prototype in and I was able to find an unmolested 1/72 Alfa kit.
I had grown a fondness for the teardrop shape of the Alfa so it was a style I could live with.
For me the best part of a new kit is opening up the box for the first time and checking it out.
(Which explains why I have so many unbuilt kits)
I wasted no time in opening up the box the other day to check out the hull.
WOW!
Every time I see Matt’s glasswork it is humbling. Very nice hull!!I set my cylinder inside to see how it fit and it fit perfectly.
Now armed with Wayne’s great book for reference I will construct the hull.
I am not a stickler for deadnuts scale so I will only change a few things that were not known when the hull was built.
The first thing I wanted to change was to put the vortex attenuator on the prop.
This was accomplished by using my mill to cut two slots 90 degrees from each other in the dunce cap.
You can see from the photo how I mounted the prop on the mill and cut the slots.
I then made the add-on parts from K&S brass stock and soldered them into the slots.
I then cut the length down a bit and added a little taper to try and match the photo in Wayne’s book.
Then I used some Mothers mag wheel polish to shine it up. This stuff works great on props and bare metal.
Make sure you use the kind for bare metal because they have one for clear coat as well.
I have a few more spots on the prop I want to redo but it shined up nicely. I think it looks close to the one in the book.
I will post more as I get time to work on the project. This should be a fun build. BD.