I-400 Japanese Aircraft Carrying Submarine

[Carter]

It is my understanding that I-400 was not painted red below the waterline, but was coated with a sonar-absorbing mixture of asbestos, glue and paint. What was the area covered by this coating? Below the waterline? The entire hull? And what should the color be? Dark Gray, I am guessing? Any ideas? Any opinions?

[greenman407]

herrmil, that site still says registration disabled. Its been saying that since April. I dont think that they want anymore people on there. Thanks for trying anyway.

[herrmill]

Let me know if you still have issues subscribing to that site since I have a lot more where those two came from - my book folder exceeds 16GB which covers a lot more besides subs.

[greenman407]

[greenman407]

herrmil sent me several PDF files of some Japanese sub books and I have been extracting pictures from them. Observe:

[greenman407]

A new picture for my I-400 collection.

[herrmill]

Probably or check ebay.

[greenman407]

Where can you get one? Amazon?

[herrmill]

I-400: Japan' Secret Aircraft-Carrying Strike Submarine

You'll want to get I-400 by Sakaida, Nila & Takaki. It offers the best reference work on these monsters that, like the Yamato class battleships before them, were another example of the flawed Imperial Japanese Navy strategy.

Just don't post a photo of the heads... ewwwwyuck!!! :wink:

[Rpmtech1]

Thats nutz.... what an interesting boat.

Jap subs are "undermodeled", they had some neat stuff.

[greenman407]

Excellent Oztruck, there better than mine. Cool!!

[oztruck]

A couple I have found.

[Albion]

http://www.webenet.net/~ftoon/memory/japsub.html

interesting read

[greenman407]

Im not sure exactly where on the I-400 this is but the Tracks are not railroad style tracks but construction channel.

This is everything that I have on the I-400. Im hoping that it will be of assistance to your librarys or Model Building.

[greenman407]