Building the little Kilo submarine

[trout]

Manfred,
what model kit is this? Is this trumpeter’s 1/144 scale?

[MFR1964]

Tom, yeah it's the trumpeters kit, had it laying around in the stash, must be at least a decade or so.
The intension is a kind of recruiting boat, to infect more people to join the tribe.
Working on the floodholes and some other stuff.


Manfred.

[redboat219]

Manfred, regarding your DIY endcaps, what's the thickness of the plexiglass discs and what cohesive did you use?

[MFR1964]

Romel,

Thickness is 5 mm, used 2K epoxyglue, during curing placed them in the vice, released them after 24 hrs

Manfred.

[trout]

I am not a big Kilo fan, but your idea as an introduction for unsuspecting and vulnerable children is brilliant! Much like how David does it or how I got hooked back into this hobby.

[redboat219]

That DIY WTC of yours will likely fit in the Trumpeter 1/144 Japanese Soryu.

Screen grab from a Thai modeler's FB post.

[redboat219]

Did you encounter the same thinned out or under cast resin dive planes?

[MFR1964]

I am not a big Kilo fan, but your idea as an introduction for unsuspecting and vulnerable children is brilliant! Much like how David does it or how I got hooked back into this hobby.

The Kilo is a bit small for my taste, but ideal to hook up interested people, especially during poolruns, due to the size it's a nice boat to keep your skills sharp, i' ve got me the XXI for more victims.


Manfred.

[MFR1964]

Did you encounter the same thinned out or under cast resin dive planes?

No problems with thin casted resin parts, those things are a bit tiny and have to be handled with care.


Manfred.