New Airfix 1/350 releases?

Have a look over at the Britmoddeler forum. There are many threads on both kits.

I have three Trafalgar subs and the Illustrious in my stash, I just wish they had chosen to do Invincible instead. Like the subs, it was built here in Barrow.

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Thank you sir! Yes I too would have preffered Invincible, just for the fact she was a true combat veteran and has secured for herself a place in history. I will certaily be grabbing up a Trafalgar ASAP. The carrier will have to wait for more prosperous times- it is still a great deal though.

I am not normally into modern Brit ships, but at £7.99 i might just go for the Trafalgar if for no other reason than i once spent a week on her while out in the solent. Thanks for making me aware of that.

Well I could not pass it up. It was payday last night so this morning another trip to the LHS. Add on the 20% they have on all kits and I get a nice new tooled SSN kit for $7.99 plus tax. Now that is a good deal to me! and another boat to counter my Soviet fleet...

Of course the basic build took very little time! So (the soon to be) HMS Torbay will be hitting the paint rack in the near future. Since the kit builds any one of the Trafalgar class and comes with marking options for all, why did I choose Torbay? Well, #1, I like the later ducted fan style screw (pardon my ignorance of proper nomenclature for that  item) and, #2, because she is mentioned in one of my favorite Tom Clancy books, Red Storm Rising.  For anyone who remembers that portion of the book I already  am building a 1/350 Alfa and soon will be building a 1/350 USS Chicago. The other players in that portion of the story.

Here are a few shots of the nearly completed pre painted sub, and alongside a 1/350 initial type Los Angeles class SSN.

The "ducted fan style screw " is known as a Propulsor. Developed in the late '60s/early '70s, it has been fitted to British subs (apart from the first of class, I believe) since then.