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shoot&scoot I wish now that I had taken some pictures of the "top secret" innards. Pat.
I wish now that I had taken some pictures of the "top secret" innards.
Pat.
As for photos.........folks 'round here have been trying to get Manny's......dunno if they'd settle fer his innards.
What did your uncle use as material for the parts he installed?
Solid core copper electrical wire is superb for the task.
Put together the Lafayette back in the early seventies, don't remeber if it was Renwal or Revell. The hull was hinged at the bottom so you could have it buttoned up and then open it to show off the guts. One of the missile silos was also a cutaway to show the Polaris missile ready for launch and the hatch above the silo was hinged to show it opened or closed. The fit was absolutely horrible and I remeber countless hours sanding to make the internals fit so the hull would close.
My uncle Bud was a welder in the navy and he stayed with us for a few weeks while he was on vacation. He took an interest in the build and decided to detail the engineering spaces as he had put plenty of time in these boats. By the time he had put in the primary and secondary coolant piping it was virtually impossible to see the reactor, turbines and generators.
The rest of the interior looked naked by comparison. Years later after we moved to the northwoods one of our regular bar customers mentioned that he had put in many years on boomers. I dug up the old Lafayette and showed it to him and he wanted to know how I had gotten the information to do such an accurate representation of the reactor room as that was all supposed to be top secret!
This old gentleman liked it so much that I let him take it home with him. It seemed to matter more to him than it did to me. I wish now that I had taken some pictures of the "top secret" innards.
Hi , you incorrigible sub guy . Listen I think you might be able to do this , first , what scale are you talking about ? If you are staying small you could use a modified unit from one of RENWAL,S or REVELL,S nuke SSBNs . If you need a larger one for the big sub model a really good go by would be the reactor from the N.S. SAVANNAH . Especially the larger kit by I think LIFELIKE or whoever . I will not stop zig zagging this here ship sir , why you might actually hit me , and that wouldn,t do ! tankerbuilder
Naw..looks more like Tim Curry .....
That pic was taken when I worked as a CIA operative vis-a-vi the US Navy in the early '50's...it was either that or Spandau Prison...
rare pic of manny (1st from right):
The Abe Lin was re-released:
Also the "atomic cruiser":
And this new release, the "MannyAbe", of Abe Lincoln with a nuclear back pack:
Now that you mention it I remember having one of those cutaway subs. Don't remember which one. Would have been early 60's.
It was probably a little to advanced for my skills at the time as I remember having difficulty gluing it and never did finish.
Abraham Lincoln was nucleur powered? Maybe the tall hat was really a cooling tower?
Revell had some old cutaway polaris subs showing the power plant, missile bay, etc. I think the Abe Lincoln was one that was recently re-released in their classic series?
Last time I saw that model on E-bay, about 3 years ago, it was also priced at $400.
Sounds like the two primary issues are cost and where to put the nuclear reactor....................
I'd build it. Where I'd put the finished model in this little apartment is another issue.
"Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"
Boba Fett http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=15662&page=1&searchtext=atomic this what you're talking about?
http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=15662&page=1&searchtext=atomic
this what you're talking about?
Looking at the box artfor the first time, it appears to be a fairly detailed model of the PWR's of the day. Its almost like a Westinghouse salesman's version of the big three's car promos. It looks like Revell included feedwater heaters, condensors and boiler feed pumps under the turbine. Its kind if difficukt to identify what all is in the reactor side.
it sure wouldn't be any fun being the turbine side operators in Nothern winters.
It would be nice to break some collectors heart by building that kit If only it wasn't so pricey
Carl
Sounds like Manny may need to visit the Hardware Store PVC plumbing department for some scratch-building components.
It may be the only practical way to duplicate the Revell kit's building shell.
jbrady My brother built a model of nuclear power plant back in the 60's. I think Revel made it. I'll be talki8ng to him tomorrow... see if he remembers more about it.
My brother built a model of nuclear power plant back in the 60's. I think Revel made it. I'll be talki8ng to him tomorrow... see if he remembers more about it.
Years ago, I saw that Revell nuclear plant kit at a model kit expo and wanted to buy it, as I thought it would make an interesting "go-with" for my telephone-pole insulator collection.
Then I saw the price--five hundred bucks for the dang thing. (I didn't buy it.)
So do we clamor for Revell to re-release the kit so we can do a Manny Nuke powered U-Boat build ?
BTW.....did the old Renwal US Sub kits have nuclear reactors as part of the kit interior components?
VanceCrozier Manstein's revenge: Well I was thinking of putting a reactor on a type IX U-boat and calling it a Kreigsmarine '46 "what-if?" paper project Kreigs-'46??
Manstein's revenge: Well I was thinking of putting a reactor on a type IX U-boat and calling it a Kreigsmarine '46 "what-if?" paper project
Well I was thinking of putting a reactor on a type IX U-boat and calling it a Kreigsmarine '46 "what-if?" paper project
Kreigs-'46??
We have a new modeling genre!
Soon, we'll have Manny starring in, "Das Boot Zwei: the hunt for the type CCXXIX"
My LHS has a section behind glass with vintage models. It has a sign that reads, THESE MODELS ARE NOT FOR SALE, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT. PRICES AS MARKED.
They do have the Revell mint in box and I believe it is 1/144. If memory serves me well, the price tag is $400.
Manstein's revenge Well I was thinking of putting a reactor on a type IX U-boat and calling it a Kreigsmarine '46 "what-if?" paper project
On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister
Hey , MANNY , what,s with you .Don,t you like submarines anymore ?? LOL.LOL.LOL. I do know of one and I can,t remember what scale it is but , it,s paper . The only one that REVELL did has never seen the light of day for over forty years . It,s easier to get the oil platform or the big GERMAN mining machine than the reactor .You could get the paper model and use it as a pattern to do one in plastic . tankerbuilder
How about this?
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Heljan (Danish model company carried by Walthers) makes a model in (supposedly) HO scale-1/87.I built it last year-not all that accurate and a very different design than the Fukushima plant. The Heljan design has the classic 'hour glass'cooling tower.It is a very easy build if you are serious about the question
That's the one... Think it sold for about $10.00 back in the day.
ozzman Interesting that you should mention it now, with all the stuff happening in Japan.
Interesting that you should mention it now, with all the stuff happening in Japan.
Obviously, you are not familiar with Manny's reputation...
he DOES in fact know...
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