Russian submarine id

[Peter W]

Mark, sorry I keep forgetting to post this Sierra sail pic showing the escape pod



And I forgot also to post this Akula drydock pic



Peter

[greenman407]

Peter, it looks like your Russian pictures come from the same Russian website that I frequent here and there. I saw the pictures that you posted of the sierra bow planes as well as the ones you just posted, on that Russian site the other night. Good work. Some of the pictures are "Bitmap". If youve tried to post them youll find that the Caswell forum doesnt like them and wont accept them(or at least it didnt used to, I havent tried in a while). If you have that problem , let me know and Ill show you how to get around it, unless you already know.

[Peter W]

Mark, those Russian websites are pretty good I have quite a few on my bookmark bar. I do not have problems with bitmaps as you have already helpfully shown me how to change them.

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Peter

[greenman407]

You have to take into consideration that Im as old as dirt. Sometimes I forget whether Im coming or Going............................................W hat were we talking about?..................OH!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Between you two I'm not getting much model-building done .... stop it!

David

[greenman407]

[Peter W]

Mark, Every Akula picture helps especially with the Scaleships Akula now in full swing.

Ok now I have checked back over this thread and can't find these 3 pics previously posted so I am now wondering where I got them from

Anyway here they are 2 Alfas and a Victor III





I believe the above Victor III is an RTMK with the contra-rotating props.

Peter

[greenman407]

Peter, didnt you start a "Builders Thread" on your Akula?? I cant find it.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Not counter-rotating, damit. Look at the pitch!

Tandem wheels on a common shaft. The idea was to get maximum blade area on a single shaft to exploit the available horses. This was in that period just before the Japanese sold them the tools and software to make bigger wheels that did not sing out, 'here I am, imperialistic, degenerate, Yankee dog!"

David

[Peter W]

Oh yeah. David I stand corrected in my orthopaedic shoes.

Alfa ones are nice though I think.

Mark, not yet if there is interest I will start a thread on it?

Peter.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Gotcha!..................

[greenman407]

Whadayamean, if there is an interest??!! Of course there is an interest. We want to see your modelling exploits!......................................... ...Besides...............this way we can keep an eye on you.......................Kapeesh?

[greenman407]

The guy standing next to the torp loading hatch is on mighty slippery grounds. The fourth picture appears to be a hatch immediately in front of the temporary windscreen. Must be an access panel to the SOKS calibration aerials or sumpin. Now that I look at it again, the bow shape and length, I believe are wrong for an Akula. The second to the last picture is reportedly a superimposed drawing of the relative sizes of the Los Angelos class and the Akula.

[Peter W]

Mark, shall post my homework on the Akula for marking at the weekend, busy filing the holes in the lower hull at moment, very therapeutic.

More Alfas and Victors and stuff.



Below Alfa in the building shed I bet if the chap who took this was caught he was probably in deep ........ trouble.



Rear end of the Papa class sub.

Peter.

[greenman407]

OK Peter, looking forward to it. Be sure to start your own builders thread on it under(what else?) "Builders threads".