1/72 scale USS Skipjack (WOW!)

Bill Nichols · 01-03-12, 08:05 PM

You read it right, a whopping 1/72 scale nuclear sub model.
To be released soon by Moebius Models...

IonicRipper · 01-03-12, 08:32 PM

A 1/72 scale fleet sub is already pretty big... This must be huge! Any idea on the length?

Subnuts · 01-03-12, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by IonicRipper

A 1/72 scale fleet sub is already pretty big... This must be huge! Any idea on the length?

42 inches long, 5 1/4 inch beam, and about 7 inches from the top of the fairwater to the bottom of the lower rudder.

TLAM Strike · 01-03-12, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Nichols

1/72 scale

Sailor Steve · 01-03-12, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by IonicRipper

A 1/72 scale fleet sub is already pretty big... This must be huge!

And Skipjack was pretty small compared to today's boats. Makes me wonder what they'll be up to next.

Of course it will be hard to top what one man can do when he sets his mind to it.
http://www.carrierbuilders.net/galle...prise_1-72.htm

IonicRipper · 01-04-12, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

http://www.carrierbuilders.net/galle...prise_1-72.htm

Jee! Zus!

Bill Nichols · 01-04-12, 08:53 AM

Here are some better pics:

Bill Nichols · 01-04-12, 09:04 AM

Speaking of large 1/72 scale models...

Soon to be released by Dragon, a 1/72 scale Saturn V:

Sailor Steve · 01-04-12, 11:09 AM

Ooh! Ohh! Me want! Probably could never afford it, though.

I just noticed the Seaview model underneath Skipjack. Pretty big in its own right.

Subnuts · 01-04-12, 05:15 PM

Is that a line of sacrificial anodes I'm seeing underneath the rudder?

Yeah, I'm a geek.

Bill Nichols · 01-04-12, 07:01 PM

Yes, it is. I spent many an hour crawling through Nautilus's superstructure inspecting her 'zincs'. And, you are a geek.

01-03-12, 08:05 PM	#1
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	1/72 scale USS Skipjack (WOW!) You read it right, a whopping 1/72 scale nuclear sub model. To be released soon by Moebius Models... __________________ My Dangerous Waters website: Last edited by Bill Nichols; 01-04-12 at 08:56 AM.

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IonicRipper Engineer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 206 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	A 1/72 scale fleet sub is already pretty big... This must be huge! Any idea on the length? __________________ Last edited by IonicRipper; 01-03-12 at 09:17 PM.

01-04-12, 08:53 AM	#7
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Here are some better pics: __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

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Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Speaking of large 1/72 scale models... Soon to be released by Dragon, a 1/72 scale Saturn V: __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

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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	Ooh! Ohh! Me want! Probably could never afford it, though. I just noticed the Seaview model underneath Skipjack. Pretty big in its own right. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Is that a line of sacrificial anodes I'm seeing underneath the rudder? Yeah, I'm a geek. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

01-04-12, 07:01 PM	#11
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Yes, it is. I spent many an hour crawling through Nautilus's superstructure inspecting her 'zincs'. And, you are a geek. __________________ My Dangerous Waters website: