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Interesting & nostalgic comparison of the three kits; none of which come close to the real thing. All were originally released in the 1950's. One of the kits was repackaged as Seawolf (SSN 575), but it was no different than the Nautilus pieces. Of course Seawolf, unlike Nautilus, had the stepped sail and the sonar moved to the upper deck, so it looked quite different from Nautilus even on a superficial glance. But, hey, it was the 1950's and accuracy was not really a consideration on the parts of the manufacturers.
Both the current MicroMir polystyrene 1:350 version and the 1:350 resin Blue Ridge versions are really extremely accurate. I have a an older Pitroad resin 1:350 which is also very accurate.
There is supposed to be two resin versions of SSN575 (Seawolf) in the works; one "as built" and one in Special Projects configuration. Believe it or not, they will be manufactured from a company in Severodvinsk, Russia.
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