Painting an Ohio class sub

While I was in the CG doing patrols on board HU16's & C131's, we would fly by Mayport Fl. It was always a treat to see the subs underway & underwater. They just thought they
were hidden;)

Andy

Butchy,

Subs and Targets? It's been awhile since I've heard that. Not many fish riders here.
Let me say this. There are few things more scary in this man's Navy than sitting in a flat top, seeing sub hunters fly back and fourth, knowing there is a sub out there somewhere, but you don't know where.........

Captain Steed,
I figured out a long time ago how to beat the tunnels. I moved to the western side of the rivers. And about sitting up on a CV bridge, watching the sub hunters? Well, I was always confident that our supposed fast attack boat escort was expected to screen us from the bad guys. Are you saying that they weren't up to snuff?? Nah, I didn't think so. We knew they were there.

Captain Steed,
My wife ( of 34 years) and I sleep in a huge Queen Sized bed. She is always amazed that I wake up in the same position that I fell asleep in. I only use about 1/4 of the bed.
I also keep my house in "Rigged for Dive" mode. my friends think I have a phobia for putting stuff back where it came from and color coding almost all my tools, files and home plumbing etc. I just tell them all that yeh I do have a "phobia" it's called "still looking over my Shoulder for the COB" ( Chief of The Boat).
This "Submarine Way" has worked very well for me over the years and it still does..
And I unlike Chief Blackwell was not a Career Submariner. But I'll bet a bottle of single malt that I can still rig Ops Forward for dive on a 616 boat in the dark almost 30 years later. It was fun.

Daggone "coners"!

We left those fast attack boys alone. "Don't bother me when I'm saving you a.."
was what they would say. Up to snuff, and then some......
Thanks for the links. I'll keep you guys up to date on how my Ohio Class turns out.
Chris

What a nice bunch of posts- I can connect with all of them. Small world with Andy- my dad flew HU-16's and C-131's, but for the Air Force. I built him the Mongram HU and the Testors C-131, and they now inhabit his bookshelf. Captain- hats off to you bird farmers. I have a healthy respect for someone who travels around at test depth all the time. Butchy- make it Laphroig, and then we'll have to find an intact 616 to test your memory. I know I can be ready to snorkel in less than five minutes. Be good and keep it coming. Gotta hit the hay now- must go in and cover the diesel run tonight at the plant. Dave MMC(SS) Retired

Hey gents,

Was wondering how you felt about tamiya's hull red for the subs underside?

Tankbuster

Hi Tankbuster,
I Have used that color and it's good for "New Paint" finishes but I prefer Krylon's Red Primer. You can get this at Wallyworld in a large spray can that would last for several boats. I like the way this paint looks when dry. it has a Subdued weathered look to it..Their Primer Black which is really a very dark gray works good for below boot top black primers which were found on many cold war period boats. Only problem with these is of course to use them in well ventalated locations, they are a little stronger smelling than the Tamiya paints are.

Thanks butchy,

I find flat based sprays worth ok with plastic models...
I'd stay away from any gloss finishes if i were you as they tend to
separate on the plastic or adhere poorly.

Tank

QUOTE: Originally posted by butchy Hi Tankbuster, I Have used that color and it's good for "New Paint" finishes but I prefer Krylon's Red Primer. You can get this at Wallyworld in a large spray can that would last for several boats. I like the way this paint looks when dry. it has a Subdued weathered look to it..Their Primer Black which is really a very dark gray works good for below boot top black primers which were found on many cold war period boats. Only problem with these is of course to use them in well ventalated locations, they are a little stronger smelling than the Tamiya paints are.

For those wanting an accurate modern USN antifouling red, we've got it matched and available in our Colourcoats enamels; order item M 06. No minimum order, and we ship worldwide.

Cheers,
John Snyder
The Token Yank, USS BAINBRIDGE (DLGN-25), 1966-70, Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club
White Ensign Models
http://WhiteEnsignModels.com

I have been following the string-I see that submariners are a proud and tough group.
I build submarines and other types of ships. I have never found a truely acceptable color for Kraut subs of the WW2 era-I am currently using -believe it or not Southern Pacific Lettering Gray-as it appears to my eyes to be close to Kriegsmarine gray for U-boats.
Any suggestions as to a really accurate gray?
As for Modern U..S. subs, I have been using Stop Light Red on the hulls (please no keel hauling)- I will try the antifouling red noted above (M06) however.

Found this wonderful thread while researching the Ohio SSBN. One of my guys at work has asked me to build a model of the USS Tennessee for his dad who was a crew member. I'm trying to figure out how best to paint her, I saw in her that the antifouling red is painted up halfway the hull, the kit box for cyber hobby USS Maryland and USS Chicago shows the antifouling red up to what looks like 3/4 of the hull and most of the aft dive planes (forgive me if I got the name wrong, I'm a surface sailor). Is this accurate? I can find dry dock photos of the ssbn but nothing of the aft end cause of the secrecy. I'd appreciate the help and glad to bring this thread back to life!

Here's a link to scalemates for the photo I'm asking about: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/cyber-hobby-1047-uss-maryland-ssbn-738-and-uss-chicago-ssn-721--100775

Oh a lot of old friends there.

Thanks for forwarding.

 

Bill

This was a decent necrothread to wander through.

As to hull colors, it's your model, so, your choice. 

You are going to have to look at your reference material and make your best guess.

That will also include what shade of red you pick, too.
How colors are rendered in photos, and on video, and over various computer screens will vary, too.

Earlier DWBLACKWELL wrote:"I just checked out some of the prices for the 1/96 scale Sturgeon class- a bit steep!"

Any 1/96 scale Submarine will be expensive and likely in Resin.

If interested in smaller scale resin kits, like 1/350, try Iron Shipwrights.

They have a several new Sub kits that no one else makes.

(Triton,Seawolf, Bluebell.)

http://ironshipwrights.com/ships_350.html

   If anyone's interested in the Dragon U.S.S. Florida SSGN 728, try HobbyEasy.

(https://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/ajmazu7hjlkrvsi7zpyv.html)

  They have it on sale for $40.00 however, shipping at $26.00 to PA makes it comparable to ebay.  Currently there is one on ebay for $69.00 out of South Korea. (I wonder if it is the same hobby shop using ebay???)

 

       Nino.