Scratch build Skipjack-conversion : Project 1710 Beluga in 1/63 scale

[JHapprich]

Yup! Quite happy with the result. Less K-159...

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Much better. Now you're cook'n with gas!

[JHapprich]

Update on painting: Rubbed down the flat grey, dry brushing the rails with aluminum, adding subtile rust and streaking to the floodholes etc. Rust made from red and flat ocre, sprayed over with flat grey on some spots of the hull to reduce the effect. Will wait 'til tomorrow to inspect waterline. I think its right now.

[JHapprich]

Taped the waterline and covered the lower hull.

Sprayed over with the final dark grey. Mixed up 3 portions black with one portion light grey, single-action airbrush set to very thin until i got a very fine soft spray effect.Cut with nitro-thinner and sprayed over. Time-consuming, very little paint per shot. Of 40ml paint i used 10ml in about 30 minutes.

Picture no.1 showing first layer to the left and untouched hull on the right.

Will brush and wipe the upper hull after curing. Edges/rustmarks/aluminum silver on the rails and dome etc. from the detailing were left visible as is a slight streaking on the limber holes as planned.

I tried to catch that in the pictures. Figured my HD-photos will be SD in here for any reason

All thats left should be minor detailing...and very little bird poo.

Comments welcome.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I came across this video on the Beluga development and trials which gives an interesting insight into the features of the submarine. As well as wind tunnel test models there are some views of the angle of attack vanes on top of the sail in operation, as well as a test of the polymer ejection system in drydock:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u45ultJRhg

The autotranslate function of Youtube with the closed captions works reasonably well to provide English subtitles of the narration (selected "CC" at the bottom right of the screen , then autotranslate from settings icon to the right of that).

Most informative, thank you for sharing. The use of spoilers to kill a jammed stern plane casualty was a surprise. Neat!

https://youtu.be/u6RNtjYxiNw

[JHapprich]

Cool! Thank you!

[jphatton]

I came across this video on the Beluga development and trials which gives an interesting insight into the features of the submarine. As well as wind tunnel test models there are some views of the angle of attack vanes on top of the sail in operation, as well as a test of the polymer ejection system in drydock:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u45ultJRhg

The autotranslate function of Youtube with the closed captions works reasonably well to provide English subtitles of the narration (selected "CC" at the bottom right of the screen , then autotranslate from settings icon to the right of that).

[JHapprich]

Back in the jig:

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Some sort of sensors for the polymer flow around the hull.

Anyone able to translate?

https://forums.airbase.ru/2011/04/t8...ekta-1710.html

The angle-of-attack vans atop the sail measure relative yaw and pitch angle to water flow. I assume at the front of the fairing supporting those is a pitot tube for accurate log measurement. These devices way above boundary layer and hull and sail water disturbance.

[JHapprich]

As mentioned, next step was to grind back all the excess paint prior to adding the final hull color:

[JHapprich]

It never had a twin prop. It had most likely the same prop all the time(your drydock-shot compared to mine; it had the round-tip prop when it was scrapped).

[redboat219]

Bob Martin recently showed a 1/96th model of the Beluga with contrarotating props https://youtu.be/8s1VTzMaj6c?si=l247pEzblGV2VSdz
but photos from the russian site show only a single prop

[JHapprich]

Some sort of sensors for the polymer flow around the hull.

Anyone able to translate?

https://forums.airbase.ru/2011/04/t81925--podvodnaya-lodka-proekta-1710.html

[redboat219]

What are those structures ahead of the stern planes?

[JHapprich]

Sure, Mr. Merrymerryman!

Just dug out some more:





Last picture showing her in active status in 1990! Very happy about that drydock picture!







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