3D printed 1/48 Thresher

[Monahan Steam Models]

Thanks Nick. I may be in need of some of your head knowledge about Arduinos at some point in the not to distant future.

Let me know Bud. I’m here and will assist any way I can. Keep up the good work!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

This just in from a seemingly knowledgeable individual on the Sub Committee.

"Just remember, if it is USS THRESHER, never a 7-blade prop. It never had one. Only a 5-bladed prop. The J-damped prop designed for the later class and developed by NAVSES at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was never installed on USS THRESHER. This information came directly from Adm Axene himself in Pensacola, Florida where he lived."

Also from the same source he indicated that the Thresher was launched with the red anti-foul below centerline on the hull.

Never had the seven-bladed screw?

I'm finishing up a 1/72 THRESHER (mine, not Fred's). I'll do the red anti-foul on the Admiral's say-so.

David

[SubDude]

Looks really great Steve! That’s a good size boat!

Thanks Nick. I may be in need of some of your head knowledge about Arduinos at some point in the not to distant future.

[SubDude]

This just in from a seemingly knowledgeable individual on the Sub Committee.

"Just remember, if it is USS THRESHER, never a 7-blade prop. It never had one. Only a 5-bladed prop. The J-damped prop designed for the later class and developed by NAVSES at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was never installed on USS THRESHER. This information came directly from Adm Axene himself in Pensacola, Florida where he lived."

Also from the same source he indicated that the Thresher was launched with the red anti-foul below centerline on the hull.

[Monahan Steam Models]

Looks really great Steve! That’s a good size boat!

[SubDude]

The hull is completely printed. It turned out great! It will be so easy to finish. Next up will be adding the hull alignment catches, some strips of fiberglass tape, the control surface pivot bushings and then primer. This one I am going to prime the inside as well.

[SubDude]

Just down to two parts left to print. The upper parts are glued together except for the sail as well as the lower parts. The detail for both hatches is in place and I added the plates on the upper rear of the sail. Aside from a few easy modifications to some of the hull section joining rings where there were interference issues it is perhaps the cleanest hull I have printed yet. I am going to pay extra attention to the detail and finish of this boat.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Musta been a later modification, then. I was only 6 when Thresher went down. My uncle was new-construction crew on PCU Flasher then, too. Somewhere along the way, hatch fairing plates got put on to lessen flow noise.

Agreed, Bill. Later boats, like the GATO had those fairing plates and streamlined bail-down-haul cable arrangements. But, my interest is the first few THRESHER class -- the boats with the tiny sail, short hull, and no towed array flushing-tube fairing. (Which means I'll have to correct some of my models to include the small vertical stabilizers [pre-puff mounts?] seen on the horizontal stabilizers of some of those boats).

Good stuff. Can never have too much information.

David

[wlambing]

Musta been a later modification, then. I was only 6 when Thresher went down. My uncle was new-construction crew on PCU Flasher then, too. Somewhere along the way, hatch fairing plates got put on to lessen flow noise.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I've always liked that movie.

The engineering displayed on how they erected that edifice. Nice! Grunt physics on display. So, Moses was a Civil Engineer and a mystic (strange bed-fellows).

David

[SubDude]

I've always liked that movie.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I was going to point out these very pictures as well but His High Excellencey beat me to it. Thanks David. Lol...

https://youtu.be/3bQnxlHZsjY

[SubDude]

I was going to point out these very pictures as well but His High Excellencey beat me to it. Thanks David. Lol...

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

593 and later classes did not have exposed handwheels on the hatches. The hatch cover was a flat plate with only a 1 - 1.5" diameter hole for a divers wrench socket to fit into. The messenger bouy cable end swivel is affixed to the flat plate via a nifty looking connector.

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[wlambing]

593 and later classes did not have exposed handwheels on the hatches. The hatch cover was a flat plate with only a 1 - 1.5" diameter hole for a divers wrench socket to fit into. The messenger bouy cable end swivel is affixed to the flat plate via a nifty looking connector.