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This is where I sell my crap. That might be books, model kits, ummmmmmm......yeah, primarily books and model kits. Model interests span Le Mans cars to MBTs to SSNs, 1/24 to 1/350. I run the Mulsanne's Corner website.
Location: United StatesMember since: Nov 15, 2000

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Mikro-Mir - 350-008 - U.S. nuclear-powered submarine 'Skipjack' class - 1:350
Feb 11, 2020
Simple, available, looks the part.
Mikro-Mir is just about the only game in town for 1/350 USN submarines; Permit, Sturgeon, and now Skipjack. Their kits have their annoyances, the lack of registering features is one that comes to mind, but any model maker worth their stuff can work around these inconveniences. Hull detailing is good, not great, but the sub's hull lines have been well captured. The kits are simple, and available (remember the bad old days when you couldn't find anything other than 688s? Or very expensive low-production resin?). Mikro-Mir has also shown they are keeping a finger on the pulse with their new releases (USS Growler, USS Parche).
USS Florida SSGN-728 & Dry Deck Shelter 1/350 Scale & Free Anchor Chain
Nov 07, 2015
US SSGN behemoth
A little over a decade ago, instead of retiring 4 of the Ohio class SSBNs, the US Navy decided to convert these four to cruise missile carriers, SSGNs, with a special operations component (read SEAL transporter). For year's we've seen the Russians develop and field their own classes of SSGNs and now we've joined the fun! Dragon models has modified their SSBN Ohio kit to account for these changes. So that amounts to a couple of new sprues mixed in with their SSBN Ohio sprues to give us the Ohio SSGN. Visually there isn't much to differentiate the Ohio SSBN compared to SSGN; the upper deck aft of the sail is slightly modified and that's really about it. You also get the SEAL Dry Deck Shelter (DDS), two of them, and these are nice additions. Molding is typical Dragon, very competent. My only complaint are the much too deep for scale join lines between hull sections. I haven't measured these gaps with calipers yet, but seriously we're talking like 4' equivalent openings at full scale. This is a carry over from the SSBN kit as it uses the same hull, but the hull section join lines on the modified SSGN upper deck unique to this kit are as deep but even wider for some reason. Regardless, this is a detail most modelers would probably eliminate with primer (the ones in the hull almost go away with a couple of applications of filler primer) or spot filler putty and isn't a deal breaker by any stretch. Additionally there is a very minor fit issues with how the upper deck section mates to the hull in that the leading edge will need some work to achieve a smooth transition as on the real Ohios. Furthermore, I think the offset between the upper deck and the curved hull, presumably this is the opening to allow water ballast inflow/out flow, doesn't seem tall enough and this is solved with adding plastic to the bosses on the upper deck to raise it up very slightly. This also seems to help that leading edge transition between the hull and upper deck I mentioned. I may be more hyersensitive than some about the seam quality, but remember we're dealing in 1/350 scale. Any surface transitions in this scale, whether to replicate hull lines or anechoic tiles, is better served through clever use of painting techniques, in my opinion. Anyhow, at 1/350 the Ohio is a behemoth and is about 19" long, so some consideration will be needed about where to put it when done! Not a bad problem to have.
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