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HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« on: November 05, 2023, 12:34:33 PM »
That's the working title, anyway.


And so the Sun arose, commencing its arc across the blue Southern sky and the Old Wombat slept on.

Eventually, in the late morning, he crawled out of bed and shuffled off to find coffee and perform the usual morning functions associated with transitioning from sleep to wakefulness.

He had a chat with Mrs Old Wombat and Wombat the Younger, then Wombat the Elder Younger video-called and the Wombat family had a chat, including Old Wombat's grandson, Wombat the Youngest.

Finally, Old Wombat found himself with some free time & took some photographs of some strange plastic.


This is a build happening for the " The Buccaneer, Harrier and Jaguar Group Build" over on What If... Modellers &, for those who are visual people (me, for example), I took these first few photo's.


It looks like a Bucc;




Until it doesn't;








I have to say that this is the worst Airfix kit I've ever tried to put together! :icon_crap:

Even where the parts are meant to fit flush I've often had to resort to liquid styrene to glue them together because the gaps are so bleedin' HUGE! :o

Still a lot of grinding, filing & sanding to do, even before I get to the PSR phase. ::)


Next up will be painting the insides of the intake & exhaust tubes, putting them together & fitting them.  While I wait for the paints to dry I'll try to sort out filling the cockpit space.


But it is a WiP, so these things are to be expected. So, onwards & (slowly) upwards! :smiley:




PS: With the conning tower I find she looks very "Gerry Anderson" but, if you take the conning tower out of the image & think of that little bulge just forward of it as a command deck or bridge, how much does it look like a sci-fi starship!? ;)
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2023, 01:29:10 AM »
Interesting.  Possibly also a candidate for the British Commonwealth GB if you wanted to enter.
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2023, 02:29:30 AM »
This could also work as an SSC spacecraft. It looks vaguely like a Leif Ericson.

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2023, 05:05:27 AM »
Definite SkyDiver vibes there . . .


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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2023, 07:35:21 AM »
Is it recovering a UFO from the seabed ?  ;D
 :smiley: :smiley:

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2023, 09:28:33 PM »
Like it! The family Wombat’s heavy engineering department is on full throttle!  :o ;) :smiley:
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2023, 09:59:41 PM »
Thank you, gentlemen! Very much appreciated! :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:


If you think it's good to go for the Commonwealth GB*, Greg, I'm happy for it to be moved. :))

... Or I could start another thread there. ???



[*: Although I jumped the gun & started it on the 1st. :-[]
« Last Edit: November 06, 2023, 10:03:21 PM by Old Wombat »
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2023, 01:48:24 AM »
[*: Although I jumped the gun & started it on the 1st. :-[]

I'm not picky...
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2023, 01:53:01 AM »
Looks cool all around!

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2023, 04:24:19 AM »
Is it recovering a UFO from the seabed ?  ;D
 :smiley: :smiley:

Does seem to be.
Looks fast and deep diving.  UFO recovery and research submarine.  :smiley:

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2023, 07:24:07 AM »
At the moment it looks like it’s flying through the Mach loop! The rock and vegetation in the background is very convincing.

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2023, 10:41:08 AM »
That would not look out of place in a Gerry Anderson puppet show. 
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2023, 10:18:45 PM »
Thanks , gents! :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:

Did a bit this ... yesterday morning before work.

Not enought to justify any further photo's though.




And thanks, Greg, for moving her here! :smiley:
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2023, 11:23:10 PM »
Here is my choice for Captain and First Officer:

Work in progress ::

I am giving up listing them. They all end up on the shelf of procrastination anyways.

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2023, 02:42:02 AM »
Och! I have found the Buccaneer to be an attractive and malleable form myself, but this is a crackin' idea! 

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #15 on: November 08, 2023, 09:43:38 PM »
More a Thunderbirds person, myself, but not bad, Carl! :smiley:

Thank you, Doc! :icon_alabanza:
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #16 on: November 08, 2023, 09:44:38 PM »
And now we come to this morning's photo's tonight!










As you can see, the intakes & exhausts/outlets are fitted & the cockpit gap has been roughed in.

The upper fin is only dry fitted for now because the next stage is Putty ... Lots & lots of Putty! ... Then Sand & Repeat, & I don't want to break it off a dozen times whilst I'm doing that. :-\
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2023, 11:29:40 PM »
Needs diving planes!

This makes me want to start a project!   No! Sit boy, sit! Good boy!

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #18 on: November 09, 2023, 12:27:55 AM »
Needs diving planes!

Yes, it does, & I have some put aside but, considering I'm of the opinion that the upper fin is likely to get damaged multiple times during PSR on the hull, there's no way I'm putting the hydroplanes anywhere near the hull until the PSR is finished! :o
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2023, 08:26:45 AM »
Are you using the horizontal stabilizers from the Buccaneer?

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2023, 09:04:04 AM »
Are you using the horizontal stabilizers from the Buccaneer?

No, they're far too big.

I'm going with tail planes from a 1/72 WW2 British fighter.
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #21 on: November 10, 2023, 11:31:08 PM »
1st round of Puttying done.

A bit of the 1st round of Sanding under weigh.

 :smiley:
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2023, 02:55:36 AM »
this so good, very impressed

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #23 on: November 16, 2023, 10:56:30 PM »
It only took four major & two minor rounds of PSR, plus a few minor touch-ups, to get her to the point where the following could happen:

All four hydroplanes on, now.

A fix-up of a slip-up needed.

Finishing off the hydroplane attachments, checking for any remaining visible or "feel-able" blemishes, then a final blast of primer.

I'll take a few photo's then & have a think about any more greeblies to add (Oh, & some scribing work). ;)
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2023, 06:06:47 AM »
Can’t wait!  :smiley:
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #25 on: November 18, 2023, 03:49:43 PM »
With the cat dying yesterday I was in no mood for modelling when I got home from work.

Tonight, however, is a different story!

We'll see how far I get. ;)
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2023, 02:51:03 AM »
Man, I am sorry to hear about you cat. As a cat person myself, I sympathize. looking forward to the next pictures.

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #27 on: November 19, 2023, 12:51:19 PM »
Thanks, Craig! I'm mostly a general "animal person" (not that that stops me hunting) but cats are, pretty much, the pinnacle of pets. I like their independent attitude. :))


Now, on with the build!















The fairings at the bases of the hydroplanes need more work to get them right & the conning tower bridge needs to be done (deck, bulkheads & periscopes, etc.), plus, while I'm doing those, I can finish off the few small panel/seam lines that appeared on this pass.

Not too bad, really. :smiley:
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2023, 10:56:33 PM »
Condolences on the cat front mate…  :(

The model is looking very cool - Gerry Anderson would have been proud!  :smiley:
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2023, 10:14:34 AM »
Condolences on the cat front mate…  :(

The model is looking very cool - Gerry Anderson would have been proud!  :smiley:

I second these sentiments!

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #30 on: November 21, 2023, 06:30:36 PM »
Thanks, guys! (On both counts.) :icon_alabanza:



Just as a bit of an addendum:

This is outside of my primary Alt. History & the base scenario is made up just for this build (it's how my mind works best). In this scenario Australia becomes a member of the nuclear family in the 1950's (either with/without British/US support). They develop (again, either with/without British/US support) IRBMs (possibly based on Blue Streak), nuclear-powered submarines & SLBMs, cruise missiles, etc.

In my mind Buccaneer is the second of the Privateer sub-class of the Pirate-class* of submarines (HMAS's Privateer, Buccaneer, Corsair, Seawolf & Marauder) which are SSBNs.

Then there is the Bushranger sub-class (HMAS's Bushranger, Highwayman, Outlaw, Brigand, Bandit, Blackleg, Hunter, Huntress, Stalker & Tracker), which don't have the bulged top & are attack (hunter-killer) submarines, which carry a lot of VLS cells & 6 torpedo tubes. [Note: Brigand, Bandit & Blackleg could be considered a sub-sub-class, as they are fitted out for covert op's insertion, extraction, command & control.]

Finally, there is the Smuggler sub-class (HMAAV**'s Smuggler, Gunrunner, Bootlegger, Freebooter, Drummer, Merchanter, Trader & Courier) which do have the hump but, rather than missile boats, they're submarine freighters designed to re-supply the other submarines & supply ground forces operating adjacent to heavily contested waters & where air superiority/supremacy has not been attained. They retain the self-defence suite of the Privateer sub-class.




[*: Pirate was the prototype/test vessel of the class &, although commissioned, was never operational.]
[**: HMAAV = Her/His Majesty's Australian Auxilliary Vessel]
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #31 on: November 22, 2023, 01:03:34 AM »
 I like the class names, but I am, ah, piratically inclined, shall we say? ;) The only thing I'd do differently would be to square off the tips of the dive planes-the rounded tips don't jibe with the rudders and the sail. Does the Buccaneer use shrouded props or a fancy MHD propulsion system?

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #32 on: November 22, 2023, 01:34:26 AM »
 :smiley:
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #33 on: November 22, 2023, 05:52:30 AM »
REally moving ahead... still really liking this. A lot

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #34 on: November 26, 2023, 06:28:57 PM »
The fairings for the hydroplanes have gone somewhat awry, so the build is in a hiatus for a bit, while I consider what to do about fixing them or, more likely, removing them & rebuilding them from scratch. :icon_crap:
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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #35 on: November 26, 2023, 08:19:20 PM »
The fairings for the hydroplanes have gone somewhat awry, so the build is in a hiatus for a bit, while I consider what to do about fixing them or, more likely, removing them & rebuilding them from scratch. :icon_crap:

Use Thruster tech for axis control. Hydroplanes are so last century ;)

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Re: HMAS Buccaneer - A submarine
« Reply #36 on: Yesterday at 05:23:26 PM »
I've started the rectification process on this & have some parts* ready to (hopefully) create better fairings but, as I'm on night shifts for a while, there won't be much happening for a few days, at least.




[*: I'm pretty sure they're poorly detailed 1/72 BL.755 Cluster bomb halves ... But I could be wrong, I just don't think I am. ;) ]
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