Lancfan's Midget Submarine *** Finished***

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Lancfan's Midget Submarine *** Finished***

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Here are the boxtop and washed sprues ready for the start.

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The hull halves of this very simple kit were glued together first.
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The conning tower was then assembled and the tail fins and nose were fitted.
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The conning tower and the small parts were fitted to the hull, the model is now almost complete and is ready for painting in rattle can satin black.
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Moving right along ...
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Gosh, that was quick! :shock:

Looks a nice little build though, and a good mojo re-builder methinks if one was needed!
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nice looking sub
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"That, Mr Goepner, is a submarine."
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The assembled and almost finished model is now painted in satin black aerosol, the next step will be to apply the decals.
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With the model now painted, decalled and varnished it was time to look to the stand. The kit stands were a little too vestigial for my liking so I used balsawood strips to combine them and make the base a little more impressive.
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Very nice, and your stand is a vast improvement. Looks a real museum piece.

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That's a great looking sub David and it didn't half come together quickly 8-)
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Thanks Nigel, Daryl.

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The stand has been painted and the aerial wire has been added to finish the model, one of the five Type A Kō-hyōteki-class submarines that took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7th 1941.
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Really really nice work.
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Very nice!
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Great build. Very tidy paint job. I like it.
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