Carrying Cases for Submarines SURVEY

[Tutor]

I-400 1/72 scale

L-67 inches
H-12 inches
B-6.5 inches

Also hope to do Lindbergs

I-20
I-53

Both 58.5 inches long and 1/72 scale

Mark G

[ConcreteTurtle]

1. Scale Ships 1/96 Akula 46x5x12
2. Thor Designs 1/72 Alfa 42x4.5x11

These boxes sound like a great idea to me.

[boneyard]

Deutschland class cargo sub, Scratch built in brass and fibreglass
Model Type RC for biggun
Scale 1/144
Length 450mm
Width 65mm
Height 65mm

[Kazzer]

1. Scale Ships 1/96 Akula 46x5x12
2. Thor Designs 1/72 Alfa 42x4.5x11

These boxes sound like a great idea to me.

Are those heights with the sail removed? Can it be removed?

[Kazzer]

You know, this may be a pretty good idea for small to medium sized surface runners ("targets") too. I can see a carrying case for say, the 1/35th scale Italeri PT boat or the 1/32 Lindberg PT 109. (I'm a PT boat builder, what can I say?)

Great idea. Work with me on it and give me some photos of boats and dimensions, please.

[Kazzer]

Some are approximations
1 D&E Kilo
2 D&E Type 7
3 scale shipyard 1/96 Alfa 33x4x6
4 scale shipyard 1/96 Lafayette 57x4.5
5 scale ships 1/96 Akula 46x5x12
6 dumas akula 36x6
7 D&E 1/96 Skipjack 33x4
8 HKS 1/72 Permit 48x5x11
9 submarine works 1/96 Ohio 70x6x13
10 Thor 1/96 Sturgeon 36x4.5
11 Thor 1/96 Permit 35x4
12 Subtech 1/60 Albacore 36x5x12
13 Thor 1/96 LA flt 3


Moving from house to house sucks by the way

Thanks, Sithy, but I really need some accurate dimensions, for this survey.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Are those heights with the sail removed? Can it be removed?

Those two are Malachite (spelling?) design bureau designs -- the sail is blended with the hull and is not removable, Mike. So, those dimensions include the sail height.

This custom box idea of yours has hit pay-dirt.

David,

[Outrider]

Mike,

Like many here, I shop mostly from your catalog.

Trumpeter Kilo
Revell Type VII (1:72)
Revell U212 & 214 (1:144)

Future:
D&E Skipjack

I have one RC heli case that may be of interest. It's light duty, made of chloroplast--something used in sign making that looks like corrugated cardboard made out of plastic. It's currently home to my son's Kilo. Foam blocks hold the sub in place--kind of like being in drydock.

[changbone420]

My only one is Revell Gato for now!!!!

[ADDINGTON]

My 1/96 Seawolf at 44" X 5" falls into the middle of your survey, but to skew the sample on the far end,
DeBoer Seaview
Length 80"
Width (manta fins) 17"
Height without sail 7"

[Kazzer]

Those two are Malachite (spelling?) design bureau designs -- the sail is blended with the hull and is not removable, Mike. So, those dimensions include the sail height.

This custom box idea of yours has hit pay-dirt.

David,

Malachite?

Hypernyms ("malachite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)


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Is that the terminology used for this sail? I doesn't sound quite right to me.

[Capt. Don]

[QUOTE=kazzer;5053]I'd like to get as much information as possible on the overall dimensions of your models please.

With the conning tower/sail off (if it will come off), could you please post the following here.

Model Manufacturer :Revell
Model Type Gato
Scale 1/72
Length 52 in
Width 5""
Height 5" without sail which is removable and is 8"

Capt. Don

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Malachite?

Hypernyms ("malachite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)


???????????

Is that the terminology used for this sail? I doesn't sound quite right to me.

The 'style' of faired in sail favored by that particular design bureau is often referred to as the, 'sedan' form. First observed on the NOVEMBER class way back in the late 50's.

And looking it up, the proper spelling is indeed, Malachite. The Russian's, from the early 20th century have had a system of independent design and testing facilities, each quite distinct from the others, with a great deal of autonomy, working only to the dictates of a broad government specification. That autonomy accounts for the distinctive hull and machinery 'look' of boats designed by a particular design bureau.

For example: Rubin design bureau boats typically feature squared off sails, and the Malachite bureau designers will call for building the boat with a faired in, sedan, type sail.

Each class of Soviet/Russian submarine had its genesis at one of the many design bureau in that country. And like American submarines, each Russian submarine class has a specific point/agency of record regarding the plan, or 'home of record'.

Over here we have EB, Portsmouth, Newport News, and other submarine design agencies which can be either private or government run/owned. Everything in Soviet Russia was government owned, but often permitted to operate with little government intervention.

David,

[Anuci]

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia...y/malakhit.htm " Malakhit " -Read all about it" Interesting.

[ConcreteTurtle]

Those two are Malachite (spelling?) design bureau designs -- the sail is blended with the hull and is not removable, Mike. So, those dimensions include the sail height.

This custom box idea of yours has hit pay-dirt.

David,

Sorry Mike, they are indeed fixed sails.

Although, with my beginners pilotage, I'm sure they may well be removed by accident ;).

CT.