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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Submarines => Topic started by: Pat-K on January 11, 2025, 10:42:24 am

Title: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Pat-K on January 11, 2025, 10:42:24 am

Hi


Wondered if anyone makes such a thing as a Vanguard class radio Controlled submarine and if any are available anywhere - failing a Vanguard Class how about a resolution class boat, not interested in any of the American stuff


Thanks




Pat

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: raflaunches on January 11, 2025, 11:49:04 am

Hi Pat


Not sure about a Vanguard but I know this company have a Resolution class (HMS Repulse) in their catalogue.
http://www.rcsubs.co.uk/our-products (http://www.rcsubs.co.uk/our-products)

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: philk on January 11, 2025, 05:10:52 pm

Becksmodelmarine.uk do the vanguard

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Subculture on January 11, 2025, 09:02:37 pm

https://otwdesigns.com/vanguard/

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Circlip on January 12, 2025, 10:59:36 am

Where's the fish plates???


  Regards  Ian.

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Subculture on January 12, 2025, 10:14:37 pm

What are you referring to, Ian?

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Circlip on January 13, 2025, 08:55:05 am

The big lumps of rusty steel  protecting the bomb tubes  O0  These are clearly(?) seen on one of the Naval website headers referred to on this site.


  Regards  Ian.

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Subculture on January 13, 2025, 09:38:15 am

Those were a later addition, so a detail the modeller can add themselves quite easily with some GRP sheet or equivalent.

Personally I think the boat looks a lot better without them.

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Circlip on January 14, 2025, 07:27:22 am

Typical afterthought, "What happens if an Alfa fires a fish at us?" DOH!  O0


 Regards Ian.

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Subculture on January 14, 2025, 10:45:09 am

Not sure much would stop a torpedo- if you can't evade one of them, you're usually toast in a submarine.

I recall this addition was made a few years ago, I wonder if it was a consequence of the collision incident between HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant back in 2009, as damage to vanguard was in the missile compartment area- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_and_Le_Triomphant_submarine_collision

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Akira on January 26, 2025, 01:57:20 pm

I have to question the assessment that those panels are for protection. A quick look at pictures on Google, ect, show those panels to be overlaid on hull sections that had not tiles on them. As such, I suggest that the panels are an update flank array  sonar system. Kinda clunky looking all the same. Not streamlined into the hull so perhaps she is trialing the system.

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: littoralcombat on January 30, 2025, 08:27:45 pm

Well done Akira, a sensible conclusion unlike one above. Hilarious  ;D .
Passive Flank Array, standard fit.
I've heard that the OTW kit is excellent.
Nige

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Circlip on January 31, 2025, 10:10:32 am

Hmm, flank array, but why outside the bomb tubes?


 Regards   Ian

Title: Re: Vanguard Class Submarine
Post by: Circlip on February 02, 2025, 12:36:41 pm

Update, they won't stop fish but will stop RPG's   ;)


 Regards  Ian.