Hi Guys,
I'm back. Boy, this is a sleepy thread. No biggie.
I'm sharing with whomever cares to read.
Here is the GUPPY II a little further along.
I have filled all of the limber holes that do not appear in the previously posted pic of SS345 leaving Portsmouth, "Portsmith", England. Interesting thing: I was advised by a SN board member to find a book entitled, "The Fleet Submarine in the US Navy", an old NIP book. I found one! I borrowed it from the local Santee public library. This is another of those, "Circuit", books that I can not renew, but have to start all over with if needed longer. Any way, on page 144 there is a picture of none other than Cochino dated 2 Feb 1949, and there are indeed limber holes! Lots of em! They are triangular in shape to boot! Did'nt see that one coming! Plus, last night I downloaded a bunch of Navsource images of Guppy II's. Sweet! Now, I've got a solid deck layout, sail details and bow shots to work with. I removed the fwd-most limber holes that were ever-present on these subs, but they'll be conveniently covered by the bow wave on this display. I might even used some L'Arsenal 1/350 resin figures on this build.
I am fortunate and very greatful! Submariners from the Cold War are still around and I have spoken with two very knowlegeable and sharing veterans about this project. Submariners are very cooooooool.
Good listeners and pointed answers. Listening over the phone to these guys was like listening to an audio text book! What fun!
I learned some more stuff; this boat had a EB, (Electric Boat), sail, not a Portsmouth sail as someone earlier asked me; and I did not know. Where did I learn this? From a book!
This will be a w/l build, so most of this hull will be discarded soon. Seems like a shame. I do intend to do a full hull 1/350 Cube of the see dio with SSN-571...later...
Here's the latest hull and sail efforts.
Tony