Bicycles and the Sea: 2020

Friday 4 December 2020

Manned Research Submersible Shinkai 6500 Upgraded Thruster Version 2012 Hasegawa 1/72 model kit (54003)

Pictures of my completed Hasagawa Shinkai 6500 research submersible with updated thrusters. I really enjoyed this kit and recommend it. The panel wash did not turn out very well, but apart from that I'm pretty pleased with it.

Full albums of the build and finished model https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=23776&p=projects&project=58498

Manned Research Submersible Shinkai 6500 Upgraded Thruster Version 2012 Hasegawa 1/72 model kit (54003)

Revell 1/200 scale Le Suroît Research vessel scale model

Revell 1/200 scale Le Suroît Research vessel scale model kit , Kit No. 05131

Scalemates project page for this model https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php? id=23776&p=projects&project=28425

Images of my first ship kit of Ifremer's 'Le Suroît' in 1/200. Its a great kit and is built mostly OTB apart from....

- PE railings, ladder rungs on A-frame and ladders
- Scratch built SAR (Système Acoustique Remorqué) to properly depict the search for the Titanic expedition in 1985.
- Scratch built bow thruster.
- Added details to the Cyana submersible
- 3D printed rigging blocks
- Rigging line
- Humbrol clearfix windows and portholes
- Metal anchor chains
- Wire radio aerial

Revell 1/200 scale Le Suroît