Calling all Royal Navy "S"-Class Submarine fans

[CaptHaddock]

Hello everybody,

Reading the highly recommendable book "One of our submarines" by Edward Preston Young I became interested in British Submarines of ww2 and loosely considered building a model of the S-Class Type.
Searching the web for this type of submarine I found a lot of text but very few drawings which might be useful for modelling.
(i found out already that OTW designs is offering a kit but I'm thinking of scratch building).
My question: Does anybody know a source where to obtain plans or otherwise a book which includes suitable drawings of the (late war) S-class submarine type?

Best regards
Stefan

[Maarten Sch�nfeld]

Does this plan help you? If needed I have a much larger scanned version of this file too.

Maarten

[peppe]

this is from military modelling june 1976
if you need bigger send a pm with your email
ciao peppe

[Filipe Ramires]

I'll check later at home but I am certain that I have some blueprints for a late war version.

[CaptHaddock]

sclass2 smaller scan.jpg

Does this plan help you? If needed I have a much larger scanned version of this file too.

Maarten

Hello Maarten, I sent you a pm. I'd be happy to get larger version.

I'll check later at home but I am certain that I have some blueprints for a late war version.

That would be great!

[kazzer]

I don't think these drawings are all that helpful, mainly because the S Class took many forms.
Here is HMSS Scotsman before conversion to a 'slippery S'


Here you can see her many forms -


In the last photo, her saddle tanks have been removed, her torpedo tubes covered, guns removed and the conning tower replaced with a streamlined sail.

I have hundreds of photos of S Class boats and many detailed drawings. Do you have a specific boat in mind?

[CaptHaddock]

Do you have a specific boat in mind?

yes, my favorite would be HMS "Storm"

Best regards
Stefan

[Tom Cervo]

https://starling-models.co.uk/collectio ... -group-iii

[ssn705]

It's gorgeous. Need to get one.

Dave

[Roy]

What's absolutely baffling is how long it's taken for a kit of this important (and aesthetically attractive) type to appear- in any scale! I have mine already and it's a true Starling product; excellent in every way.

[pascalemod]

I took a bite.

I bought an S-class from Starling Models in 1/700 and building one in full hull.

Thinking about:

HMS Storm P233
HMS Seraph P219
HMS Safari P211

Do we have sources how either of those subs was painted topside, assuming tanks were just dark grey-black. I think Storm would have camouflages as operated in far east, but Safari and Seraph can be grey or blue.

Does anyone know about their paint schemes? Good source?