Trumpeter 1/144 Gato build
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I stumbled upon these photos on line, on a model builders forum, and are supposed to be
a late war (1944) paint scheme. MS32/9SS-B, is what it was designated. I kinda like it, a lot!!
Apparently, shipcamoflage.com says it's correct for 1944.
It looks like the light gray on the upper hull goes into a dark blue about even with the aft end of the con, then
gradually blends to black all the way to the stern??
Also, the rear of the con, where it radiuses, goes from the light gray to a dark gray?
Looks like she'd blend in with the ocean, water, and sky pretty well!!
Gonna go for it!!
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Check out this and see if it helps you.
I do not recall a blue used, but a gray with bluish hints maybe. There are some color photos of these beautiful subs out there including some videos/film. On my Gato build I have put some links of what I found. There was variety in how they were painted depending on the captain. Some went the entire war with the pre/early war all black paint scheme, others used the one gray on horizontal surfaces, to the one mentioned here which is the lighter gray at the forward half to a medium gray to the black/dark gray at the aft scheme which was from 1944 on.Last edited by trout; 03-12-2014, 04:46 PM.If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.Comment
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Prop guards are finished and solder joints cleaned up.
Just noticed that the forward most upper bars of the guards are not quite mated right!
I'll build up that little mismatch with a couple of dabs of thick bodied CA, and sand them a bit!
Also did a little rework on my rudder operator. Made the loop a little bigger to give me more
rudder angle without "pegging" the linear servo! That's a good thing!!
Nothing anchored down here, but I just had ta have a "visual"!!
The deck gun is a White Ensign 3" 50, without all the flimsy, P.I.T.A. photo etched foo-foo!! Hah!!
That's it for today, kiddies!
crazygary, out!Comment
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Hello Gary,
Not trying to throw a spanner in the works but your Gato is the 1941 version with the large con and faired scopes. the Gato at that time was black. I don't think you'll find a picture of her at that time and configuration in any other color scheme.
Yes, I'm 69 and have been using opti-visors for 20 years!!
Regards,
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G'Day, Myron!!
I have been looking at conversions for either the USS Gurnard (SS-254) or the USS Thresher (SS-200),
which will update her to a 1943 sub. Both conversions are pretty nice looking. The Thresher conversion
also has added sponsons, for the big 5"/51 deck gun, so as to give the gun crews a bit more room in
which to operate the gun without going overboard! Never a good thing!! Hah!!
These are available from Nautilus Models. Just need to justify $45US for the update!!
The provided con is, currently, just for "show" until I decide which conversion I want to go with!
Have a good one and may I say, "Long live the Opti-Visor"!!(LOL)
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O.K.!!
The "nut job" here is gonna modify his con to look like this one:
Really??? OH, yeah!! Just can't seem to be able to justify spending 45bucks, plus shipping,
for a piece of molded resin!!
I've got quite an assortment of styrene shapes and I'm pretty confident that I
can pull it off!!? (Film at eleven?)
It may not turn out to be "dimensionally perfect", but will be pretty darn close, or,
as close as this "old fart" can get it, as long as "Murphy" doesn't f*ck with me!! Hah!!
Photos later in the day!
crazygary, "screwball extraordinaire"!!Comment
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Just a few progress photos. I decided to go with the USS Thresher conversion.
This is the $45.00 conversion from Nautilus Models:
This is my "freebie" conversion, so far:
The forward gun platform is .020" thick styrene, as is the platform access hatch. A little hobby saw work, a little filing
and a little sanding and thar she be!! Arrrgh!! Still a little filler work left to do!
The forward platform will be fitted with a single 40mm. Bofors, and the rear gun platform will have a single 20mm Oerlikon.
The main deck gun will be the 3"/50, probably mounted forward of the con.
Masts are on order and are the photo-etched set from White Ensign.
Not quite sure just what the heck the other "gizmo" is on the rear platform of the Nautilus conversion?????
I know one's a gun (duh!), but the tuther'n....Beer cooler?? Vertical microwave?? Johnson rod support??
Any clues would be appreciated!!
Stanchions will be made from 1/32" brass rod with .016" diameter railings, so I can tweak a few dozen
more brain cells!! Hah!!
When all this good stuff gets to me, ah kin git 'er done!!!!
That is all..............
crazygary, out!Comment
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