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