3D printed 1/48 Thresher

[SubDude]

Thank you sir. Just 5 more parts to print...

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Excellent work, sir. This will be a stunner!

Two 'rr's'.

David

[SubDude]

The forward hatch detail was just a little to prominent for my taste so I made a slight change.

Before...


After...


It's not quite as pronounced now. I will do the same for the aft hatch after the part is printed. I am really liking how this particular boat is turning out.

Actually, a couple of the extra hatches that David Ruiz made for his Type IX build I am working on will fit perfectly on this sub. I should be able to come close to following David Merimans fine example of this on his Threshers. I still have to make the hatch cover plate but that will be easy.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I wish I could make it but I can't swing the time away for it and SubFest too. Bummed.

Nuts. See you in Georgia then...

[SubDude]

I wish I could make it but I can't swing the time away for it and SubFest too. Bummed.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Excellent! Thanks again.

Anytime. You going to Groton?

David

[SubDude]

Excellent! Thanks again.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Hey David, can you tell me a little more about this hatch detail?

[SubDude]

Hey David, can you tell me a little more about this hatch detail?

[Das Boot]

OK. Then it could have been. I tried to find the date it was first published but showed it was much later.

I believe it was republished in 1981 and after 2000.

[SubDude]

The first three sections of the hull are printed. The detail of the files is exceptional to say the least and the parts fit together very well. I have spent only a minimal amount of energy sanding them to the point that one good coat of high fill primer (Finish 1) will be all that is needed before paint. I am going to make brass catches to slide lock the upper hull to the lower hull to help lock the two together through the center. The ABS+ is some good stuff and the Ender 5+ is printing great. The way the parts are designed there is minimal if any need for support structures. I hate wasting filament on supports. I also downloaded and printed a 5-blade propellor (3-1/2") as I decided that is what I am going with. It may not be exactly true to the original prop but I really don't care. It will work. After I hit it with the primer it will make it very strong.

[SubDude]

Polmar’s book was first published in 1964.

OK. Then it could have been. I tried to find the date it was first published but showed it was much later.

[Das Boot]

It was over 40 years ago so it would have been copyrighted before 1981. More than likely it was "The Thresher Disaster: The Most Tragic Dive in Submarine History" by John Bentley published in 1975.

Polmar’s book was first published in 1964.

[SubDude]

Money says I checked out the same book. “The Death of the Thresher” by Norman Polmar.

It was over 40 years ago so it would have been copyrighted before 1981. More than likely it was "The Thresher Disaster: The Most Tragic Dive in Submarine History" by John Bentley published in 1975.

[Das Boot]

Money says I checked out the same book. “The Death of the Thresher” by Norman Polmar.