Model Submarines
 
Russian Submarine models in 1:350 Scale

Russian

Kilo Class SSK
Yuri Dolgoruky SSBN
Soviet K Class
Soviet S Class
Soviet SHCH Class
Alfa Class SSN
Severodvinsk SSN
Whiskey Long Bin SSG
November Class SSN
Victor III Class SSN
Akula II Class Gepard SSN
Oscar II Class SSGN
Juliett Class SSG
Delta IV Class SSBN-Alanger
Typhoon Class SSBN
Whiskey III Class SSK
Foxtrot Class SSK
Project 673
Project 1710 Mackerel
Golf I Class
Project 628
Delta IV Class SSBN-Zvezda









   Kilo Class

Russian 'Kilo' class SSK - Bronco Models.

Kilo Class SSK.

Kilo Class.

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Borei Class Yuri Dolgoruky

Bronco Models Yuri Dolgoruky - Borei class SSBN


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Soviet Type K


K Class box art.

Instruction sheet.

Kit parts.

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Soviet Type S

AMP Box Art

Instruction sheet

Kit parts.

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Soviet Type SHCH

SHCH Class Box Art.

Kit parts.

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Alfa Class

Alfa Box art

Instruction sheet

Project 705K 'Alfa' kit parts. Note the five etched-brass blades for the propeller - that should be fun!

Russian Project 705K Alfa..


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Yasen Class Severodvinsk

Hobby Boss 'Yasen Class' - Russian SSN 'Severodvinsk'.


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Whiskey 'Long Bin'

Pit Road resin kit - Soviet Whiskey Long Bin SSG









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November Class


  Zvezda Models K-3 November Class








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Victor III Class

Hobby Boss Victor III Class







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Akula II Class

Bronco Models Akula II 'Gepard'.







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Oscar II Class

Hobby Boss Oscar II Class SSGN..



Upper and lower hull parts - with cutouts for the cruise missile tubes.



Two of the four sprues containing the launch tubes and SS-N-19 'Granit' cruise missiles.



Inserts for the launch tube bays.



Remaining sprue containing missile bay doors, conning tower, dive planes, propellors etc.



Painting guide - the white callout for the missile bay doors is wrong!



Decal sheet and etched-brass fret - decals are for K-141 Kursk only - and the long white waterline is not included.



3-part missile tube and SS-N-19 missile.



Alternate tops for the sail are provided - open and closed.



Port side missile bay - with six tubes fitted.



Two open showing SS-N-19 missiles - four with closed caps.



This is what they look like fitted into the upper hull - all a bit simplified.



Plastic and etched-brss propellers.



Detail added to missile bay.



Almost ready for painting.



Ready for the decals.













Corrected propellers
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Whiskey III Class



Micro-Mir Soviet Project 613 Whiskey III class box art.



Standard Micro-Mir kit - with nice injection-moulded parts and etched brass for the decking and details - plus decal sheet.



Finished model.







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Juliett Class



Japanese resin kit of the Soviet 'Juliett' Class from Seawolf models.



Resin Juliett Class sub.



Drilling out the rear of the missile bays.



The unmodified front missile launcher bays.



The right side opened up.



One launch tube opened up with dummy SS-N-3 missile made from plastic rod.



Rear doors added to missile launch tubes.



Rear caps added to raised aft missile launch tubes.



Front retracted missile launch tubes.



Guard rails added from thin plastic rod.



Rear guard rails.



Finished model.











Closer view of the raised missile tubes - with one SS-N-3 'Shaddock' missile ready to launch



Size comparison to a Typhoon and WWII Type XXI.



Sizr comparison to USS Skate.
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Delta IV Class



Alanger injection moulded kit of the Soviet Delta IV Class.



Filler is needed to eliminate the joins....



..... after a few sanding sessions.



The inserts for the forward diving planes needed filling - as does the join for the upper missile compartment & sail.



A coat of grey primer reveals more work needed on the rear upper deck join - and the intake/exhaust baffles.



Allanger Delta IV alongside the Hobby Boss Typhoon.



Biting the bullet..... incorrectly placed dive planes removed, sail top rounded off and Milliput used to make a better nose.



After the first (of probably many) sanding sessions



Bow sanded down satisfactorily, keel beams and torpedo loading hatches added.......



..... and end-plates fitted to diving planes and lower rudder.



Finished Delta IV - named after the City of Ekaterinburg





This view shows the modified bow - and added keel beams.







I think Allanger have got the props the right way round(?)



Reporting for duty, Kommander!
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Typhoon Class



Hobby Boss Typhoon Class SSBN - box art, painting guide, instruction sheet and decals.



Upper and lower hull halves.



There are four of these sprues containing the missile tubes, missiles and doors - 24 in total.



Conning tower (sail?), props, rudder, dive planes and two alternate tops for the 'sail'.



Alternate etched-brass propellers.



Tiles.



Parts for the 'working' bow planes.



Modified to allow them to be slotted in place later.



Twenty-four missile tubes being lined up........



.... by temporarily putting the upper hull in place.



Plastic card and I-section bulkheads to fill in the gaps.



Slightly modified arrangement.



Upper hull and one hatch temporarily in place



Plastic card - to make the hatches flush.



The propellers must be added before the hull halves are joined.



Masked, painted - masking removed...



The white waterline is maybe a tad too wide??



Parts for the missile tube hatches - note the drille-out holes.



Correctly orientated etched propellers.



Finished model....















Size comparison



Model comparison - Alanger Typhoon by whitestar12chris at top - Hobby Boss kit at bottom - note the differences.



The Alanger kit is slightly longer - and the sail is central on the flat decking.
Chris has modified the Alanger kit to incorporate the missile tubes and towed sonar array.
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Foxtrot Class



Soviet Foxtrot Class SSK - in service with Ukraine named Zaporizhzhia.



Hull parts.



Remaining plastic parts and etched-brass fret.



Painting guide and decals sheet offering 5 options.



Hull, conning tower and rear diving planes assembled - etched brass decking being added.

Finished Model



Ukrainian Submarine 'Zaporizhzhia'.








Russian Project 673



Box art.



Simple components.



Assembly diagram - note the individual propeller blades.



Instruction sheet with colour notes.



Decal sheet, acetate bridge 'window' - and etched brass fret - with 5 propeller blades.

Finished model





This strange-looking sub was a design study for a small SSN - it was never built.



Note the lack of a separate conning tower.

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Russian Project 1710 'Mackerel'



Box art - the ASCC (NATO) name is 'Beluga Class'



Two-part hull with integral sail - plus dive planes, masts etc.



Instruction sheet with colour notes.



Assembly diagram.



Decals and etched brass fret.

Finished Model



This one-off design was used to test various high-speed boundary-layer control techniques and hull forms.



Note the extreme streamlined shape and hull-mounted sensors.


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Golf I Class



Polar Bear models solid resin kit of the Soviet Golf-I class submarine.



The large holes in the keel are for the brass stands in the ready-made model - they will need to be filled.



Resin moulded detail is very well done with no sign of air bubbles.



Decal sheet, some sort of dome, forward dive planes, shnorkel, masts and propellers.



The two display mounting holes are filler with plastic knitting needles.

Finished Model











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Soviet Project-628



Project 628 was a project to fit a Chelomei 10XN 'Volna' cruise misile to a wartime K-Class submarine.



The kit is the existing K-Class kit - with all the parts for that model......



... K-Class bridge......



....with a new sprue for the revised bridge, missle hangar and ramp - plus a tiny copy of the German V-1 missile.



The etched brass fret and decals from the K-Class kit are included - although most are not used.



The painting instructions - putting that red-and-white checkerboard on a 20mm long misssile looks like fun!



New bridge parts - plus cylindrical hangar for the 10XN / V1 missile.



Vertically split lower hull - with separate decking.



Assembled hull - with a little filler to blend the deck in.



Completed bridge/hangar - with etched-brass windows and ladders.

Finished Model










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Russian Delta IV Class SSBN



Zvezda Delta IV Box Art.



Vetically-split hull sides.



Hull top, missile compartment top and hull rear sections.



Missile bay sides and launch tubes, conning tower and internal bulkheads.



Dive planes, masts and other smaller parts.



Rocky display stand.



The decal sheet - note the town emblem of Tula.



Painting guide.



'Busy' instruction sheet.





Complicated propeller assembly - five separate blades!!!



Rear fixed horizontal planes - with 'working' mechanism for the dive planes...



The moveable dive planes are still to be attached.



Two missile tubes - each made up from THREE segments.



Underside of upper hull showing four bulkheads and two missile tubes.



Upper hull on its side. The bow - with the torpedo-loading bay is at top left.



Top view of the upper hull with the bow at bottom right - the torpedo loading bay is just visible.



Lower port side of the hull attached....



The attachment seams can be glued from the inside....



Parts for the rear end - the centre parts have to be trapped between the upper and lower (left & right) parts.
They are to allow for working dive planes and upper and lower rudders.



Starboard side of the lower hull attached.



Underside view showing the join along the keel.



Top view with rear end attached.



A slight gap that needs attention.



A quick coat of grey primer reveals where the joints need some attention - along the sides of the hull.......



... and along the keel. The two diamond-shaped holes are for the stand uprights.



A couple of sessions of sanding soon had those joins eliminated......



.... nearly there.



The 'bridge' is made up from two sides, a top, two dive planes and a connecting part to make them 'workable'...
The blue/green part is a housing for the periscopes/antenna - constructed from three tiny parts...



Bridge constructed - I dispensed with the working dive planes - choosing to fix them in place later..



The bridge top.



Another view of the bridge.



I decided to forego the 'working' features and just glued the rudders and dive planes in place....



Four cooling intakes and four outlets added.



Port side of missile compartment added - starboard side still to go......



Starboard side and top section added. Black is so difficult to photgraph!!



Conning tower with top deck glued in the wrong place!!!!



.... now corrected.



The hull is painted (Red Primer and Volvo Dark Grey) from rattle-cans. A start is made on the decals - with the white waterline stripe.



The decals are superb - fine but robust and they handle well.













Finished Model



























© Ken Duffey