AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
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Stikpusher
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Re: AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
I’ve got a few subs on my display shelves…
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Re: AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
Propeller shafts installed and other minor fiddly bits on the deck (not worth a photo... well, they're tiny)
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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
Added more fiddly bits and sprayed a coat of XF-24 Dark Grey. Next, the Flat Black to lower half hull.
Thinking back, I wondered if I should have installed the railings first but oh well, too late. I'll install them after the flat black is done.
Thinking back, I wondered if I should have installed the railings first but oh well, too late. I'll install them after the flat black is done.
“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
Following along! I’ve never built a submarine, so this is educational too. Happy New Year, Tom!
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Re: AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
Paint is on! Next, the railings and fiddly bits.
“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
speedgraflex wrote: ↑Thu Jan 01, 2026 7:30 pm Following along! I’ve never built a submarine, so this is educational too. Happy New Year, Tom!
Do one! This is my first submarine kit since I built the USS Nautilus sub kit back in the mid 70s.
“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
I bought the old Aurora “Wolfpack” U-Boat kit at a garage sale!!!
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Re: AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
Looking good Tom!
Bruce, I built that Wolfpack sub ages ago. It’s a neat kit from what I remember.
Bruce, I built that Wolfpack sub ages ago. It’s a neat kit from what I remember.
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Re: AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
It's still sealed. I have no idea what to expect inside!
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Re: AFV Club 1/350 scale Gato Class Submarine - 1942
Nice!
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TBM-3 Avenger 1:48 by Accurate Miniatures
SBD-5 Dauntless 1:48 by Academy
F2A Buffalo 1:48 by Special Hobby
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