Sebastijan Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) after a long long time I'm returning back to some maritime modelling, this time with Soviet/Russian attack submarine Scuka-B (NATO Akula) box shot box shot detail - I guess there are some top secret thingies molded :D fuselage halves closed more progress when I return from holidays Edited October 8, 2011 by Sebastijan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Hehe, when i first read the topic title, i thought it was "Suka", which means "B*tch" in Russian. I was a bit surprised you build *that* kind of a model. To be entirely correct, the name should be "Shuka". Anyway, this is a b*tch*n' sub, look forward to see paint on it. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
olemanjoe Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Hah, i've got one of these half built as well... will track your progress...! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
musangpulut Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 cool looking sub! I noticed that Bronco also produce Akula in 1/350.I wonder how much accurate the shape compared to the ALanger's kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Some more progress... just a step away from painting, which should be the most fun part of this build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Nice build.... I find that warning on the box top to be humorous, hope you don't get in trouble for posting pics of the model on a western website :) I do find it interesting to note the design differences between western and Russian attack subs, this one looks pretty "mean". Looking forward to seeing it painted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) yeah, mean is best word, I guess. Same goes with their ships. Some progress preshading, using black and brown colours and followed by the red for lower hull. Photo makes the preshading stand out a bit more than a naked eye and the effect is bit more subtle... but the weathering ain't over yet :D Edited October 2, 2011 by Sebastijan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) upper hull painted Edited October 3, 2011 by Sebastijan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 and unmasked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 A bit of a shading added Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Decals applied. Unfortunately gloss coat hid the shadowing but no worries as it's an easy fix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Finished the beast! Thanks for looking. And since it's my first maritime model after quite a long time, any comment and critique is welcome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GVoakes Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Nothing to critique - really nice job on this. Looks like a sweet little kit (and would look good next to mt Typhoon and Alfa). Love to get one (but as I'm in the West, don't feel like being charged with espionage!) Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Seb as always your builds are fast and GREAT..this is very good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liberator24 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Great job. Yep, the gloss gets rid of the weathering and you come back with a fix, and BAM, love the staining and weathering...Sawweeeeeett! -Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Looks awesome! Not a critique, but i have to wonder if the prop is that small in real life. :blink: Btw, a month later i got reply from Bronco models: Borey is due to be out next month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vajled Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Fantastic... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ixgr1 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 -groovy How did you do the re-shading, I like that ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Awesome work! The weathering really makes it come alive! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Great work Sebastijan - love the 'weathering' effect I've just bought the Bronco models Akula II version - as soon as the IPMS show at Telford is over, I'll make a start on it - plus some of my other 1:350 scale subs - during the winter months. Interesting to find that you are a closet submarine modeller - along with Berkut and a few others.... Cheers Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Interesting to find that you are a closet submarine modeller - along with Berkut and a few others.... Cheers Ken Not just yet Ken! :) I am waiting for Bronco Borey, that will be my first sub model. I have always been interested in subs, just never got around buying and building one. Btw, Hobby Boss will make Yasen class next year, in case you missed that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bonehammer73 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Nice and realistic - the weathering really turns a toy into a model! What does Shchuka mean? I had a teacher at the uni with that surname. (Not as much a tongue-twister as you'd think if one recalls how "ciao" was originally pronounced...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Nice and realistic - the weathering really turns a toy into a model! What does Shchuka mean? I had a teacher at the uni with that surname. (Not as much a tongue-twister as you'd think if one recalls how "ciao" was originally pronounced...) ' "From Wiki...... "Shchuka" is Russian for pike. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishwelding Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Awesome build, Sebastijan! Nice build.... I find that warning on the box top to be humorous, hope you don't get in trouble for posting pics of the model on a western website :) That's what you get when you don't pay professional advertisers. Somebody in the company's office comes up with that as an advertising gimmick. If I recall correctly, I think Admiral Rickover pretended to be annoyed about one of the 1960s U.S. sub kits being supposedly a security breach. He, too, had a strong P.T. Barnum streak in him, this time going in reverse: anything to get the navy's nuclear program some press. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) Thanks guys! Well yeah Ken, I also have sub addiction :D Just got a surprise kit from my editor, Le Triomphant SSBN, while in my stash reside Oscar II, Alfa, Hotel, and Borey (should get it any day now), I'm on a search for Typhoon and Delta IV, while there are also Ohio and LA subs in my stash - all 1:350... and a German diesel U212A in 1:144... oh and unfortunately I won't be able to visit Telford this year :( Edited October 30, 2011 by Sebastijan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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