a couple late Soviet 1/350 Subs

very nicely done, good recovery from those nasty seam lines.  if you want  a "big one", Dragon has the Typhoon class in 350... inacurate as it turns out, but looks beastly :)

cheers

And here they are as of last night- upper hulls painted with Polly Scale Scale Black for a nice faded look. Lower hulls in Humbrol Scarlet for an oxidized faded lower surface.

The Kilo

The Akula

and together with the Alfa

Thanks for the correction. I had read somewhere that the relation between the Hotel and November classes was akin to that of the Skipjack and George Washington classes. Essentially stretched versions of the SSN designs to accomodate SLBMs and turn them into SSBNs.

stikpusher

 IIRC, the K-19 was a Hotel Class SSBN. The Hotel class was made by modifying and enlarging the November Class to carry and launch a nuclear ballistic missile. Thats where the resemblence comes from. I plan on adding one to my collection as well. Not sure which company's kit that I will get though.

No, that is incorrect.  The November class (Project 627) was designed by the Malachite Design Bureau. The Project 658 (Hotel I class) was designed by TsKB-18 Bureau (later Rubin).  Both submarines had the early and unreliable VM-A dual reactor system.  Malachite did propose a missile version of the Project 627 (I have the original proposal drawings for that), but it looks like a November with an extended sail, and does not have the blunt, knife bow of the Hotel. 

The Hotels (Project 658) went to sea with the R13/D-2 system, which was a short range (350 NM) missile with a D-2 launch system that required surfaced firing.  Hotels were later converted to the longer range (750 nm) R-21 missile with the D-4 launch system, which allowed submerged firing.  Those converted ships were designated as Hotel II by NATO, and Project 658M by the Soviets.  I have detailed interior drawings of both the November and the Hotel class submarines.

Here's the November: http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxcBIZJ

The (unbuilt) missile variant of the November: http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxnFNaS

Here's the Hotel: http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq28pyb9

Hulls all sanded smooth, lost lines rescribed, all parts attached except for propeller screws. Next stop, the paint shop.

Akula

Kilo

and with an Alfa I am now building

IIRC, the K-19 was a Hotel Class SSBN. The Hotel class was made by modifying and enlarging the November Class to carry and launch a nuclear ballistic missile. Thats where the resemblence comes from. I plan on adding one to my collection as well. Not sure which company's kit that I will get though.

So they're the same kit really. Yes, there're many interesting subs in 1:350 scale. I recently bought K-19 from Flagman and its shape looks like the November class. Is it in the same class?

I can't wait to see my IJN I-400 1:350 with upgrade set from Eduard finished. I recommend this set as the ultimate 1:35 sub that you can build. ;-)

Yes, those are the same kits of the Akula. I have the November in my stash as well, but will be getting to it anytime in the near future.  But these two kits have started me on a drive to do more 1/350 subs.

Both subs look so far so good. I haven't got the Bronco Kilo class yet. Earlier this month I showed two modern Soviet subs in 1:350 scale - i.e., my K-295 "Dragon" from Alanger and K-3 November class from Zvezda. I think the K-295 is the same with your Akula class, am I right?
Here they are: