Atma wrote:
I decide to build the Hobby Boss new Virginia sumbarine in 1/350 as a USS New Mexico (SSN-779) a Block II ship, and I know that from USS New Hampshire (SSN-778) till USS Minnesota (SSN-783) the ships belongs to Block II Virginia class. All I know for Block II boats are built in four sections, compared to the ten sections of the Block I boats, plus USS California will be the first Virginia with the advanced electromagnetic signature reduction system built in, but this will be retrofitted into the other submarines of the class.So for a USS New Mexico from a Virginia Hobby Boss kit does it require some kind of modifications or there is no external difference between Block I and II. ?
Bear in mind this is only opinion. If you have a copy of the Hobby Boss Virginia sumbarine in 1/350 you may have noticed, as I did, that it is a very bumpy submarine. The mold seems to include straps used to secure test equipment attached during sea trials. OK, I left all that alone because it gives the boat a little character which most modern sub models lack.
To your question. The advanced electromagnetic signature reduction system, a fancy phrase for de-gauzing gear. I suspect the introduction of the gear, beneath the anechoic tiles was the reason we hear of the said tile seperation from some submarines late late last year. Toward the answer, which again is just an opinion, is that the sig reduction system is embedded beneath the anechoic tiles and thus no modifitations are neccessary since those tiles are not modeled, and even if the tiles were modeled the de-gauzing gear would be hidden.
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I was almost sure that Block I and Block II have external difference, like Block III.
