The partially assembled model is sitting on the box it came in. These were most useful in harbor, as both the screws and the stern planes were wider than the hull, making them vulnerable to damage if anything got too close. One of the propeller guards glued into place. (Yes, I know it was a Balao in the movie, but the tube layout was the same.)
Something the writers of Down Periscope apparently forgot when they wrote the surface chase near the end of the movie. Unlike modern submarines, they also had four torpedo tubes in the stern, so they could shoot while making a hasty exit. The black anti- fouling coating is correct for the period. Vertical surfaces were painted gray, which blended in with the sea horizon. The top of the planes is painted black, like all horizontal surfaces on a fleet boat. The bow section assembled, with the bow planes installed. With the bow planes lowered you can see into the interior. The box was nearly three feet long as it was.īlacking out the interior of the bow section. I suppose making a two- piece hull wasn’t considered practical. The fit was good, but adding the c- clamps and binding insured there’d be as little seam filling and sanding as possible. I think it took two or three weeks to build. This was a big model, slightly over four feet long when completed. The other special order was Revell’s new 1:72 scale model of a Gato class fleet submarine. There was a fashion for “visible” models at the time, so besides the engine, I also built a Visible P- 51 Mustang, a Visible Man, a Visible Woman, and a Visible Head. I think I might have been in my early teens back then. One was a visible V8, a version of one I’d built back when they first came out. Honestly, he devoted more shelf space to HO scale buildings than to models. In the plastic model category he stocked mostly cars and planes, and a few of the more popular small scale ship models. They specialized in model trains, but the owner was naturally happy to order just about any model you might want, if he didn’t have it on the shelf. Additional colors for painting down to the smallest detail:įor these applications, the 32 most frequently used Revell colours are available in 100ml spray cans.Back in 2006, when I was still living in an apartment in Riverdale, Georgia, I’d pass a little hobby shop every time I walked down to the market. The extra-fine hollow needle allows for micro-fine glueing of tiny details and clear part edges.īasic tools for successfully assembling the model!!īasic accessories for successfully painting the model!!ģ. Revell Contacta Professional' is for pin-point accurate bonding.
Large surfaces, in particular, can only be painted with a brush with great difficulty. We recommend the following Revell Acrylic Paint Aqua Color:Ī model only gets its true-to-the-original appearance after receiving an optimal paint job.
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