mongo Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I'm in the process of building the Revell 1/72 Gato sub as the USS Cod (SS224). It's a firly early boat in the Gato-class production run. I'm seeking info, especially photos/images, of the hull bottom flood vents of any Gato boat. I have gotten the Nautilus Models scribing template for the flood vents, but the instructions do not answer all the questions I have in order to depict them on the model. Can anyone assist with some shots that will give me an idea of what these vents looked like and what sort of structure was behind these vents? Thanks for any help you can offer. Please correspond directly to mongo1956 -at- zoomtown.com Mongo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nikolaos Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Mongo I have two fotos from an other Gato modelbuilder. I send them to may be help you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jagdtiger46 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Interesting question. Whenever I get around to finishing my own big Gato class (perhaps as the Tang), I won't sweat the bottom of the hull, but that's just me. As to photos of that area, I don't believe any of my Gato references will be of any help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ronquil Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Long after everyone else in the sub modeling world I'm getting around to my 1/72 Revell GATO. I'm doing the 1946 +/- ss396 Ronquil . . . Have dealt with James at Nautilus Models & got the correct conversion kit with the short Balao fairwater & styrene 1944 Portsmouth limber holes . One advantage to starting late in the game is 3-D printing has really taken off , thank the modeling gods for Shapeways & CG Trader. what I need help with right now is the long row of small free flood holes along the edge of the deck . . . all 300-ish of them. can anyone help with the spacing & drill bit size in 1/72. I found someone who did it in 1/144 ( trumpeter - see pics , but no specs to resize by ) I"ll post pics of progress soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ronquil Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I was really sorry to see AMP outta' NZ go belly up. They were a wealth of info. Before their website totally disappeared I printed most of their info. I'll scan & post it here soon-ish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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