The Submarine Channel at iModeler (24 articles)

The Submarine Channel at iModeler

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24 articles
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AFV Club 1/350 U-Boat Type VII C/41

by Yiran Zheng on December 10, 2019
in Ships — 8 Comments

Built out of the box, the kit comes with optional PE parts which add good details. This is my first try on building the sea base with kitchen foil, cotton and water effect gel. The last photo is a size comparasion to the Yamato I have in the sa[...]

I-19 Japanese submarine,Monogram

by Robert Royes on July 19, 2019
in Ships — 10 Comments

This is Monograms issue of Aurora's I-19, It's considered one of the better detailed of the Aurora submarines, it went together well. the scale is supposed to be 1/275. I added Das Boot 505,another Mon/Aurora box scale, an older build. The I-19[...]

U60 – Uboottyp IIC – 1/400 Mirage Hobby

by Marek Targowicz on June 24, 2019
in Ships — 12 Comments

This is a Uboat type IIc – U60 – in its late 1940 guise. I have extensively reshaped and modified kiosque and the bow shape of the hull supplied in Mirage's kit. PE deck and limber holes came from Mirage's dedicated set no.00540025. All other fi[...]

B-123 – proj.705K Lira (NATO: Alfa) – 1/400 (Maquette)

by Marek Targowicz on May 24, 2019
in Ships — 9 Comments

Again, one of my older models - this time a B-123 – proj. 705K Lira (NATO: Alfa) – class submarine. It shows the sub in her 1990 guise. Building process was quite long (ca. 5 months) and although the shape of Maquette kit is fairly accurate, the[...]

USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) Fast Attack Submarine in 1/72 Scale

by Jeff Groves on May 21, 2019
in Ships — 10 Comments

The USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) was a U.S. Navy Los Angeles class fast attack submarine. She was commissioned in 1980 and was assigned to the Pacific Fleet, homeported in Pearl Harbor. She was decommissioned halfway through her service life in [...]

U-Boot Biber

by Geir Andersen on May 7, 2019
in Ships — 7 Comments

So, I’m back with another midget submarine this time the German Biber from WW2. I don’t know what it is with these submarines but they just appeal to me and I have the utmost respect for the men that operated them. As for the model, I’m happy t[...]

Dragon 1/350 Ohio USS Alabama

by bob mack on March 31, 2019
in Ships — 20 Comments

My brother joined the navy at age 17 in aug. 1962 after completing the 11th grade...He attended boot camp at san diego and qualified for his GED before being transferred to Millington- Memphis NAS Tenn. for electronics "A" school ..I fondly[...]

Revell 1/144 U-Boot Typ VIIc U 318

by Djordje Colovic on February 5, 2019
in Ships — 12 Comments

As a great fan of WWII I have ventured into many subjects of land and air war, but I wasn't particularly interested in marine warfare, I thought (wrongly) that heroic tales wasn't written apart from brave infantrymen, airmen, armor... but, many [...]

Soviet “Foxtrot” Class Project 641 Submarine 1/350 by MikroMir

by Stu Brown on January 27, 2019
in Ships — 12 Comments

Quick build of this MikroMir Soviet Foxtrot Submarine. Relatively few parts but a challenge to paint & weather this 1962 "Cuban Missile Crisis" boat. This one is the third in a series of 1/350 Russian Submarines on the bench I'll be attack[...]

1/350 AFV Club USN Submarine Gato 1941

by Dennis Meyers on December 31, 2018
in Ships — 5 Comments

First ship model since a U Boat a few years back. This kit has good detail but with a number of fiddly parts like the handrails, propellers, and propeller guards at the tail end. This hull of the kit can be assembled full or waterline. The be[...]