midget submarine "Sassaroli" 1/25

[matt77]

The "Sassaroli" was a quick little mini-submarine that was to develop a speed of 28/30 knots and would reach a maximum depth of 30 metres.
The submarine was constructed of aircraft grade plywood in 4 layers.No rivets were used in the construction ,the layers being glued with a special adhesive that went by the name of "Kaurit". The outer keel was cast iron and was devided into three areas.
The engine was an ALFA ROMEO petrol 200HP 1001-B with mixing of oxygen on the intake manifold during operation and closed loop heat exchanger for cooling the exhaust gases that were expelled to the sea by means of a mechanical pump.
Autonomy: 10 hours
Armament: 450 mm torpedo


Length: 8 meters
Width: 1.30 m
Crew: one man





The three-dimensional drawing is finished , I have to unfold and paint it
The finished model is 32 cm long.

soon, matt77

[chicharrero]

Other interesting model from your hands.

[SJPONeill]

I love these obscure vessels and that you are designing them for posterity...

[Paperwarrior]

That is an interesting subject. That the submarine was made of plywood and special adhesive shows some innovative engineering.

Jeff

[whulsey]

Really interesting. The Alfa engine caught my attention.

[yaelb]

As already mentioned, it is indeed another very interesting model of yours, matt77.

[Kazziga]

It's good to see another obscure design being transformed into a paper model.

[matt77]

Originally Posted by whulsey

Really interesting. The Alfa engine caught my attention.

view the website: AlfaSport Club

matt77

[whulsey]

Thanks for the link.

[matt77]

I'm undecided whether to leave the plywood with natural color....

...some suggestions?

matt77