Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

We have gotten off track.
Back to building the Akula.

Any questions on reloading please use PM.
Don't want to bore the other here.

[eckloss]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

Getting back to the Akula....here is the prop cone. Just needs painted.



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[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

Matt,
have you noticed that we have two maybe three threads going right now that might help out our S-boat problem.
The work these guys are doing with 3D printers is amazing and just might be the ticket for the 4"-50 deck gun.
I am watching these builds because they may have the answer to the small parts duplication issues.

[eckloss]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

Is this what you are talking about? A deck gun for the British S-Class?



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[profesorul]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

Is this what you are talking about? A deck gun for the British S-Class?



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Don't tell me that is made on 3D Printer too !!! .

MARIUS

[eckloss]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

No no.... this is part of OTW's S-Class kit

[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

I don't know if the British S-boat deck gun and the American S-boat deck gun are the same.
The guns used US destroyer guns converted.
They may be very close and with a little modification could do nicely.





The scale needed is 1/48.
Overall barrel length is about 4.4".
211.00" full size.

[drschmidt]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

Easy with 3D printing....

[wlambing]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

Gents,

The Brit and US 4" guns are drastically different. The MK 9 gun pictured above is US. The Brit gun's recoil cylinder is on top, above the breech block.
There are some great drawings of the US gun in the Ordnance document section of the HNSA website. Good ones of the 5"25 sub gun, too. Floating Drydock has some White Ensign 1/72 gun kits left in stock. If you need some guns, check them out. They didn't have any 5"/25s, though.

Have a lovely day!!
B^)

[eckloss]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

After a couple lazy days, the seam is filled and looks much better. Now I have to decide what to do next.

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[eckloss]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

Not much done today. Was able to get the battery compartment wired up and am getting the rest of the WTC set up.



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[eckloss]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

I really had a "duh" moment last night with the watertight cylinder. I had wired up the battery pack and thought I had everything connected properly, but when I turned it all on, everything but the pump worked. Thanks to Jef and Bob at OTW I realized that I was using a 6v instead of a 12v battery, and I had some loose connections.

duh.

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[eckloss]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

Taking advantage of a warm day to blast the upper hull with some primer to find and fix any imperfections.





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[JWLaRue]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

The scribing came out quite nice!

-Jeff

[eckloss]

Re: Matt Thor 60" 1/72 Scale Akula II

Thanks, Jeff. I was quite pleased.

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