Italian first submarine, Smg. Delfino

[Diderick A. den Bakker]

Actually, some of the very first submarines had this strictly symmetrical, streamlined shape - probably because it would withstand the pressure better. For some pictures of American CSS Pioneer of 1860, the Spanish Peral of 188, a lovely vintage model and an early Russian submarine go to my Flickr collection, set ships & lighthouses: Flickr: New Photo Collection, via www.zeistbouwplaten.nl's Photostream
Thanks for the picture of the original!

[emanuele]

A little update of my work.

After the construction of the hull, I filled the junctures of the models with cyanoacrylate, sanded, sprayed with filler spray, sanded again, and put the upper structures.... then filler spray, sanded, and a black coat on top.
Your comment are welcome.

[Sumato]

That thing is gorgeous! I real credit to the topic. More please!

[Vermin_King]

I echo Sumato: She's gorgeous. You are definitely going to get a lot of folks exclaiming "That's made of paper?!?!" Beautiful work

[jleslie48]

oh snap!!! I like it.

[emanuele]

Thank you,

Now the Submarine is completed. I painted it with drybrush, using Vernidas drop (a clear coat paint) for the portholes. I'm thinking to build a sort of gallows for the base, hanging the model like the old picture I posted before.

[Vermin_King]

I had not noticed the propellers on the top before. Did these assist in changing depth?

It came out very nicely. A hanging display would be great, and your model already has the attachment points. Sounds like a good plan

[emanuele]

Yes,
or at least, this was what they were meant for,
as a matter of fact, they were found of little or none utility, and they were removed after the upgrade.