Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Sea => Topic started by: Alvis 3.1 on February 03, 2014, 12:38:58 PM

Title: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on February 03, 2014, 12:38:58 PM

Developed in great secrecy in the 1980s, the Coho Class of submarines were a revolutionary design in submarines. Designed to mimic the acoustical, sonar and visual look of a really really large salmon, the Coho class only saw action in one conflict, the 1990s Salmon War with Alaska. Deployed to interfere with the American fishing fleets, the Cohos would merely sail into the nets and drag the unsuspecting fishing boat down until it swamped. Any subs that were sighted were dismissed as drunken fishermen telling sea tales. The whole episode became so frustrating for the Alaskan based fishing fleets that they returned to the negotiation table and worked out the North Pacific Salmon Treaty with Canada. Not bad work for never having to fire a shot, eh?

Unfortunately, two years later, a Korean drift netter entangled HMCS Chinook, and videotaped it surfacing. The cat was out of the bag...reparations are still being paid by the Canadian Government to angry Alaskans.

(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/Alvis3_1/HMCSCoho_zpsf3a80b07.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/Alvis3_1/media/HMCSCoho_zpsf3a80b07.jpg.html)

(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/Alvis3_1/Cohoart_zps83021a49.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/Alvis3_1/media/Cohoart_zps83021a49.jpg.html)

(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/Alvis3_1/Bow_zpse1ed4a55.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/Alvis3_1/media/Bow_zpse1ed4a55.jpg.html)

(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/Alvis3_1/Aft_zps1455dceb.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/Alvis3_1/media/Aft_zps1455dceb.jpg.html)

(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/Alvis3_1/Image019_zps05a078b5.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/Alvis3_1/media/Image019_zps05a078b5.jpg.html)

(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/Alvis3_1/Image024_zps16f6d8dd.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/Alvis3_1/media/Image024_zps16f6d8dd.jpg.html)

(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/Alvis3_1/Image022_zpsdf3bab69.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/Alvis3_1/media/Image022_zpsdf3bab69.jpg.html)

(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/Alvis3_1/Image021_zps871db69c.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/Alvis3_1/media/Image021_zps871db69c.jpg.html)

Or, what to do with the Skilcraft "Visible Trout". 1/72 "scale". Fibre optics and LEDs for lighting.
Another of my olden goldens.

Alvis 3.1

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: Kerick on February 03, 2014, 12:50:54 PM

LOL!!!! ;D

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: FAAMAN on February 03, 2014, 01:02:57 PM

 ;D ;D Too many episodes of Gerry Anderson's Stingray I think!!  8) 8) 8) 8)

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: finsrin on February 03, 2014, 03:09:33 PM

Browsing around the interior is an adventure with a few surprises included  :-*
"Well Done" as was said in the Navy (and at restaurants).

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: Scooterman on February 04, 2014, 10:52:14 AM

One of my favs, Al.

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: Camthalion on February 04, 2014, 02:53:07 PM

 ;D  Brilliant. 

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: Queeg on February 05, 2014, 02:56:50 AM

Madness ................  8) :-*

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: ysi_maniac on February 11, 2014, 02:20:35 PM

Besides a top notch modeler, this guy is Crazy! :) :) :) :-*

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: finsrin on February 11, 2014, 02:48:01 PM

Quote from: ysi_maniac on February 11, 2014, 02:20:35 PM

Besides a top notch modeler, this guy is Crazy! :) :) :) :-*

Indeed,,, and delightfully so  :)

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: uncle les on February 11, 2014, 03:30:57 PM

 ???  I love this...  snacks, reactor n'all.

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: Brian da Basher on February 18, 2014, 06:59:35 AM

This may be my favorite of yours yet, Alvis!

"Canadian Stealth Submarine"! Genius!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: HMCS Coho: Canadian Stealth Submarine
Post by: andonio64 on April 18, 2014, 03:56:07 AM

Well I'm without words... really beautiful Alvis...
A visionary idea... can't stop looking at every single detail