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Thank you very much Sam! I do appreciate the great photos and the information! All my builds are far from exact boats in there details! I am not a rivet counter for sure! The design and engineering on this boat by Japan was tremendous, and I will enjoy the process of researching and building this boat!
The I-401 has a lot of detail especially around the main sail area which may be really tough to get with a 3D printer. I guess I will have to fabricate from scratch these parts, or invest in a Resin printer!
This is a photo of the I-400 model that DrSchmidt built! Fantastic job that shows off not only a beautiful model, but a master builder!!
Or... gasp of shocked breath... you can sit down at the bench, break out the tools, and MAKE IT YOURSELF!!!!!
You know. Model-Building. What a concept.
Don't be in such a rush to surrender to the robots.
David
I agree with you David!
I really do not want to put out any more expenditure on another printer! I just purchased a truck load of brass bars, tubes, and sheet goods, that and good old Apoxie Sculpt that Steve N. hooked me up with will do the trick, along with patience and attention to detail! Thanks for the input you guys!
Making a little progress on the hull of this sub! (4 sections of the 20 required)
This will be the largest sub that I have built! It will wind up in the range to 5.5 feet long! (Won't be long and I will rank right up there with Steve H.):-)) I am using my Dremel DigiLab 40 and Dremel black PLA at 100% infill for this build!
I-401 and I-400 look almost identical, not much difference. I have spent a lot of time doing textual research for this submarine and let me see what I can help in terms of the details of this boat.
Let's take a look at the overall design. The original drawings of the I-400 class submarine were all drawn by the veterans of the boat's recollection, as all the information of the I-400 class submarine was destroyed.I have a larger and clearer image but it exceeds the system image size limit, so I'm sorry I can't upload it.
The details, let's start from the bow to the stern:
1.Bow torpedo tubes
The end of the bow torpedo tube is not flat, but recessed inward, as the submarine has a very sharpened bow and the left and right torpedo tubes are very close together. This is also seen on narwhal class submarines such as the SS-168 Nautilus.The shape of the I-400 bow torpedo tubes can be observed in the two pictures below.
Top view of torpedo tubes:
SS-168 Nautilus(V-6) ,recess in the bow torpedo tube:
V-4,USS Argonaut:
2. Bow planes:
The bow planes are characterized by its ability to be retracted into the hull. Because the I-400 has a very sharpened bow, the bow planes are rotated 180 degrees and stowed, and they are stacked in the stowed state.
3.Aircraft ejection track:
4.Conning tower:
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Floatation chamber:
Periscope and various electric detectors:
~Snorkel tube, but the actual effect is not very good.
5. 140mm Deck Cannon & AA guns:
140mm Deck cannon
140mm gun mount:
AA guns:
~I-402:
6. AICHI Seiran M6A1:
7.Fragmented details:
Anchor:
Aircraft refueling diagram:
I-401 (bow):
Very much in detail and finding these pics took a lot of my energy. I hope these will be helpful to you.
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