Dave,
So here’s the best view I know of Tullibee’s bow.
http://navsource.org/archives/08/591/0859719.jpgI know it’s at an angle, but the hemispheric, more blunt shape of the bow is evident.
I just ordered a MicroMir Tullibee kit from the Ukraine. Not a lot of sources in the US for MicroMir kits.
Thanks for the comment on the fleet boat Guppy conversion. It’s a Yankee ModelWorks Guppy ll kit in resin I bought years ago. It was on the market for several tens of minutes. I did some modifications (added the bow chin sonar). It’s virtually complete except for a few items, but I put it on hold in February while 1.) I finished work on my last molecular biology project and retired from Harvard Medical School. 2.) completed a build of a resin model of the K-129 Golf ll sub for David Sharp, senior director on board the Glomar Explorer, and 3.) drove cross country with my son after his M.Sc. at Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Ca. to Patuxent River Naval Test Center in Maryland for his new position with Flight Test.
Now I will finish the Guppy ll. I also have a YMW resin kit of Clamagore in her Guppy lll configuration, complete with 3 PUFFS. Last year I took 100’s of photos of Clamagore while visiting in South Carolina. The PUFFS have some interesting features that need to be taken into consideration when I build the model.
I hope I now have the time to relax and build.
Tom