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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #135 on: 29 Nov , 2011, 03:55 »
It looks like DGC to me, very pronounced, square conduit thing. It only shows aft, but really doesn't look very prop-guardey to me anyway. Nice find.
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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #136 on: 01 Dec , 2011, 07:08 »
still working on the silversides. made a small amount of progress on some of the sail details . I still need photos, mainly of the upper fairwater. there is a shelf that has various instruments but i have no good photos of this area. i know a compass was there but im unsure what it look like and im unsure what else is there.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #137 on: 05 Dec , 2011, 07:18 »
Not sure if you still need the info, but as per my August 1944 photo references, Silversides had a forward deck-mounted 4 inch gun and an aft deck-mounted single 20mm gun.  On her sail, she had a single 20mm gun forward and a 40mm gun aft.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #138 on: 10 Dec , 2011, 00:33 »
G'day Wild.

I took these shots about 14 months ago. Unfortunately I left a gap. The empty round holder is for a TBT, just the frame. If you think comparing other boats is useful, let me know and I'll see if I took any dashboard shots of COBIA, BOWFIN, or LIONFISH.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #139 on: 10 Dec , 2011, 00:34 »
Hi Murphy,

love to see those pix!
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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #140 on: 11 Dec , 2011, 19:53 »
G'day Wild.

I took these shots about 14 months ago. Unfortunately I left a gap. The empty round holder is for a TBT, just the frame. If you think comparing other boats is useful, let me know and I'll see if I took any dashboard shots of COBIA, BOWFIN, or LIONFISH.



If you have pic's of the other three that would be most helpful. Thanks

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #141 on: 30 Apr , 2012, 13:54 »
Hey all, I'm at a crossroad with my my Silversides. I haven't work on it in a bit due to the fact that I'm unhappy with how my vent holes (Limber????) come out on the side. There really sloppy and odd shaped. I have come to the decision to redo the whole side and I was wondering if anyone had a pattern that I could use for a Gato?

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #142 on: 01 May , 2012, 10:37 »
Check with Mario, over at "Iron Bottom Sound". He used to have some very nice Limber Hole pattern stenciles.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #143 on: 02 May , 2012, 06:07 »
After much no-model work, I'm finally working on my Grouper! It feels good. The stern is almost finished, and the bow too. been oil canning the main hull. had to tweak the position of my limbers. Don't think I'll do the sound heads, but if I do, it will be Iron Bottom Sound ones for sure
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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #144 on: 21 Jun , 2012, 00:08 »
Rokket, If you want some accurate EB bow limbers, I can SLR up some like my aborted Hardhead ones. The main pattern should be the same, only the smaller holes would be off. Grouper should take the same ones as Guardfish. I haven't touched Hardhead or the SLR deck pieces I was working on due to pay cuts and job issues. I'm working, but its getting harder out here. Anyway, let me know and I'll see what I can do. Shapeways is being really kludgy about saying things are printable and then not printing them after you order, sadly.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #145 on: 25 Jun , 2012, 03:12 »
Thanks Robert! I would take you up on that in a sec, but I've butchered my bow sooo much, what's done is done. I changed it for each resin shutter, and the damage was too much. I finally restored it, but not as nice as I'd like.  But it will have to do...
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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #146 on: 05 Aug , 2012, 12:58 »
I got my order from Mario (limber hole pattern), I'm going to attempt to make new sides out of some copper I got. I at first attempted to rework the limber holes from the kit but I didnt like the out come and I decided to scrape that and try anew......my on going silversides project....lol
 
On Aug 2nd, 2012 I made it back out to the USS Silversides Museum, took about 150 some odd pics all of the outside and under the deck, if any one is interested I have quite a few pics of the silversides as she is currently.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #147 on: 06 Aug , 2012, 01:05 »
Copper, interesting! Keep us posted.
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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #148 on: 06 Aug , 2012, 07:16 »
well, copper or brass.......some kind of metal. I'll throw up a pic in a little while. After I clean my garage today. Have to make room to put the jeep in there for a bushing project I need to get done.

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Re: USS Silversides SS-236
« Reply #149 on: 09 Aug , 2012, 03:21 »
well metal in general is interesting, becasue it seems like a lot of work... ?
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