Hmmm good question. The wiki page has every boat and that may be a good place to start. Get its hull number and google from there… en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles-class_submarine

Not at the moment. Once I have more models done and some time on hand I’ll take on commissions and have some for sale.

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That’s amazing and humbling considering how inspired I was by movie models growing up. Your movies were the last great use of models before CG completely took over for better or worse. That massive Titanic model was astounding, I plan to build her here in 1/200 scale eventually, which pales in comparison with your body of work I’m sure. Thanks again for tuning in, it’s a privilege to have your company, Sir.

Much appreciated Mate! Love Aus by the way, had an amazing holiday there a few years back, and another visit is long overdue!

You can indeed, but it’s best to build something in 1/72 or 1/35 scale. Revell makes some great WW2 subs in this scale, look for their Type VII or Type IX. For even bigger check out Trumpeters 1/35 Type VII but be warned it’s absolutely massive and pricey.

Amazing! I have a Seawolf in my stash and will definitely have it up here hopefully next year. Being from South Africa we only have two subs, one of which is mothballed. What the US and Russia achieved in the Cold War with these machines is mind blowing.

Haha, featureless globs from afar indeed! But looking at reference for this it’s almost overwhelming how much detail they have being so huge for what they are.

Thanks so much. We are 4k now ;)

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So the NATO reporting name on this Sub was Akula, (Project 971 Pike B ) to the Russians. The Russian sub Akula (Project 941) had the NATO reporting name Typhoon class… that’s the Hunt For Red October sub that I have in my stash incidentally and hope to build next year.

Thanks for the heads up! I love how much I'm learning with this hobby.

Thanks so much, it means a lot! The plan is to ramp up the scope and creative steadily so stay tuned ;)

@gdjung below had a great idea, paint the sub white and mask out those horrid long thin lines rather than battling with decals. I might try that next time.

Thanks so much. Subs are fun quick builds, busy with my first ship now and man is it time consuming.

Thanks, that's super helpful!

Appreciate it!

Yeah, I'd like to think my skills are a bit further along now :)

Much appreciated Luke!

Thanks! Definitely go for flat / matte black instead of tire black.

@@scaleworks5913 Thank you very much!

I definitely made this more complicated than it needs to be. Submarines are great kits to do quickly and easily.

Sometimes submarines are super clean looking, but after a patrol they can look pretty bad. There's no especially correct detailing required paint-wise as everything topside occasionally looks faded or rusty. Both American and Russian submarines return from sea with missing or flappy looking rubber tiles also.