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12-22-2009, 10:23 AM
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Hello; SSN-575
Looked through the gallery a bit yesterday. Wonderful work!
Anyone ever seen a (preferably waterline) SSN-575, the first atomic Seawolf, kit? I've never seen a proper plastic version. Don't really understand how a sub of this significance hasn't been modelled(properly). Thanks in advance, Tom Levang Edmonton,Alberta 
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#2
12-22-2009, 11:30 AM
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Welcome to the fold Tom. If the model you want exists someone here can point you to it.
here is a LA Class U-DON'S FACTORY that could be modified.
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12-22-2009, 02:28 PM
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Wasn't the first Seawolf essentially the same boat as the Nautilus, with a different conning tower and, of course, the liquid sodium-cooled reactor? If so, Wilhelmshaven makes a 1:250 full-hull Nautilus that could possibly be kit-bashed into a representation of Seawolf.
Wyvern
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12-22-2009, 02:31 PM
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Welcome to the fold. Be fruitful and build!
__________________
Maj Charles Davenport, USAF (Ret)
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12-22-2009, 03:23 PM
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I've got a model of the Skipjack, SSN-585. Don't know if it's similar to the Seawolf. Nice looking model. I plan to build it myself one of these days, but I'll upscale it to 1/200. You can download it here.
P?ywaj?ce
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#6
12-22-2009, 03:28 PM
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I should give credit to the author of the Skipjack model, krzychu74, who is a member of this forum. He posted the information about the model here:
USS "Skipjack" now available
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12-22-2009, 04:34 PM
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Welcome!
Yogi
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12-25-2009, 08:45 AM
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Ssn-575
Thanks for all the posts.
Seawolf was,essentially a repeat of Nautilus. It may have been built at the same time. It was different in that it had a liquid sodium reactor,which did produce more power,but did funky things,like-leak. This reactor was replaced shortly thereafter with a conventional water-cooled reactor. Seawolf was also different in having a step sail which,I beleive was retained. A large,and obvious difference was the rather huge bow array.Sonar or passive I can't say. Seawolf had a rather mysterious history,which is,apart from it's unusual shape, is what makes it an interesting subject for me. What little I have been able to find out about the boat's operations was from "Blind Man's Bluff". It was part of the intensive submarine intelligence program against the ever loopy Soviets. There's little else apart from it's long service being in commission somtime into the eighties,I beleive. I'll look through my stuff to double check all of this (getting older ,and more forgetful). If you haven't read "Blind Man's Bluff", it's worth the read. As you well know,a lot of military stuff is like chewing a chunk of drywall. This one is well written, quite illuminating, and a little hair-raising. Merry Christmas to all, Thanks, Tom Levang Edmonton,Alberta, Canada
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