Building the little Kilo submarine

[MFR1964]

Scopes and the array are done, fastened the conningtower,



All things on the conningtower are done as well the windows, filled them up with 2K epoxy, i did cheat a bit, used the radar and that crucific like antenna from the kit itself, the mast with the antenna on top is my snort mast, made a small slit in the side near the top for sucking air in.



Some people prefer using magnets i went this time with hex screws, it's always possible to take the conningtower off, either for maintenance or transport.





Finally she's all together, giving me the oppertunity to do a final tweek on the SD inside.



The only minor things i had to change where, those brackets to keep the rods for the dive-planes and rudder at their place, David catched this by making some slits in the bulkhead itself, i went the other way with the brackets, made a aluminum adaptor for my shaft on the lathe for the silicon hose connection to the SD, replaced the shaft by a 2mm carbon rod,the old shaft was to my taste a bit short.


For now it's priming time, first i want to prime all resin parts before the complete model will be primed, have to wait for better weather to do this, in the meanwhile i can prepare the parts by sanding and de-creasing them.


Manfred.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Scopes and the array are done, fastened the conningtower,



All things on the conningtower are done as well the windows, filled them up with 2K epoxy, i did cheat a bit, used the radar and that crucific like antenna from the kit itself, the mast with the antenna on top is my snort mast, made a small slit in the side near the top for sucking air in.



Some people prefer using magnets i went this time with hex screws, it's always possible to take the conningtower off, either for maintenance or transport.





Finally she's all together, giving me the oppertunity to do a final tweek on the SD inside.



The only minor things i had to change where, those brackets to keep the rods for the dive-planes and rudder at their place, David catched this by making some slits in the bulkhead itself, i went the other way with the brackets, made a aluminum adaptor for my shaft on the lathe for the silicon hose connection to the SD, replaced the shaft by a 2mm carbon rod,the old shaft was to my taste a bit short.


For now it's priming time, first i want to prime all resin parts before the complete model will be primed, have to wait for better weather to do this, in the meanwhile i can prepare the parts by sanding and de-creasing them.


Manfred.

Opening up the bridge dead-lights was a good move, Manfred. Seeing those transparencies (the real thing, like what you did here, not painted on phonies like I did) breaths life into the display.

I hate you!

And proper sail railings... at that scale?! You crazy man, you!

David

[MFR1964]

Allways a pleasure to tease you David,
as for the paintjob, got me a complete collection from your paintwork on the Kilo, so i'm well prepared for the next step.

Manfred.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Allways a pleasure to tease you David,
as for the paintjob, got me a complete collection from your paintwork on the Kilo, so i'm well prepared for the next step.

Manfred.

Hey! It's a closed loop, pal: I learn from you, and you teach me a thing or two. Good stuff.