Stunning model of the Akagi wreck

04-16-15, 10:17 AM

Stumbled over this, had to share it, flat out fascinating details and I love the idea of having a wreckage-model in a fish tank!

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U505995 · 04-16-15, 10:32 AM

Last I heard they never even found the actual wreck yet. So does this mean somebody discovered it or is this just what they think the wreck looks like?

Sailor Steve · 04-16-15, 11:27 AM

Very nice. Very different.

04-16-15, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sea Demon U-48

Last I heard they never even found the actual wreck yet. So does this mean somebody discovered it or is this just what they think the wreck looks like?

Not yet found no, but she lies somewhere here: 30° 30′ 0″ N, 178° 40′ 0″ W
She was scuttled/sunk by 3 Japanese destroyers at that location.
Theoretically, if someone would look for her, she should be easy to find.

Theoretically...

u crank · 04-16-15, 02:20 PM

That is very cool. A little morbid, but I love it.

cj95 · 04-20-15, 04:53 PM

Vey nice.

The guy mentions several gallons of bubble bath in his description....is that some new sort of modeling technique or maybe something semi-antibacterial so he doesn't have to install a water filter system?

Overkill · 04-22-15, 07:55 AM

Nice find! Hopefully one day (preferably before I die) they'll find most of the other famous warships sunk during WW2.

04-16-15, 10:17 AM	#1
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Stunning model of the Akagi wreck Stumbled over this, had to share it, flat out fascinating details and I love the idea of having a wreckage-model in a fish tank! Link

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Very nice. Very different. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-16-15, 02:20 PM	#5
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,557 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	That is very cool. A little morbid, but I love it. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

04-20-15, 04:53 PM	#6
cj95 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	Vey nice. The guy mentions several gallons of bubble bath in his description....is that some new sort of modeling technique or maybe something semi-antibacterial so he doesn't have to install a water filter system? __________________ . >> USS TEXAS BB-35 Restoration CrewMember <<

04-16-15, 10:32 AM	#2
U505995 Planesman Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wisconsin, the best state in the union. Posts: 187 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Last I heard they never even found the actual wreck yet. So does this mean somebody discovered it or is this just what they think the wreck looks like?

04-22-15, 07:55 AM	#7
Overkill Frogman Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 302 Downloads: 128 Uploads: 0	Nice find! Hopefully one day (preferably before I die) they'll find most of the other famous warships sunk during WW2.