It comes with 3 sprue trees, PE fret, and decal sheet (a huge bonus to choose whichever sub number to do), and upper and lower hull halves.
AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
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BlackSheep214
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AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
I've decided to jump on one of my Christmas haul kits; AFV Gato Class Submarine kit. The kit:
It comes with 3 sprue trees, PE fret, and decal sheet (a huge bonus to choose whichever sub number to do), and upper and lower hull halves.
It comes with 3 sprue trees, PE fret, and decal sheet (a huge bonus to choose whichever sub number to do), and upper and lower hull halves.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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BlackSheep214
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Re: AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
Step 1 done...
Bottom hull inside tube done
Upper and lower hull together.
Length of submarine.
Bottom hull inside tube done
Upper and lower hull together.
Length of submarine.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
Excellent project! I love those 1/350 sub kits. They build up pretty rapidly, aside from the PE. Even then, they don’t have that much PE to fuss with. You’re off to a great start Tom. 
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Re: AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
Very cool! I've wanted to do a sub but I want to do a modern one.
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Re: AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
Yeah, I think it's gonna be a fast build. Only 3 colors to use: Flat black, Brass, and Dark Grey. Easy enough for me. 
I've been wanting to do the USS Nautilus (the first nuclear powered submarine) from my youth years. I also wanted to do the WW2 USS Nautilus but can't find one (or it doesn't exist)
There a lot of fiddly bits from here on forward. That much im nervous about snapping them off from the sprue or worse ... losing them into the vast nothingness.
:bag
I've been wanting to do the USS Nautilus (the first nuclear powered submarine) from my youth years. I also wanted to do the WW2 USS Nautilus but can't find one (or it doesn't exist)
There a lot of fiddly bits from here on forward. That much im nervous about snapping them off from the sprue or worse ... losing them into the vast nothingness.
:bag“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn