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Title: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: phillip1 on 27 Mar , 2016, 20:23
Fellow modelers,

Below are photos of my Revell 1/72 scale Gato Class U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245) WWII U.S. Navy Submarine.  Cobia was laid down and built by Electric Boat Company in Groton, CT.  She was launched on November 28, 1943 and commissioned on March 29, 1944.  During WWII Cobia conducted six war patrols.  Four were considered “successful” and earned battle stars.  She is credited with sinking a total of 16,835 tons of shipping.  During the war only one Cobia crew member was killed due to enemy action.

Cobia was placed in reserve in May 1946, but recommissioned in July 1951 as a training vessel.  She was placed in reserve again in March 1954.  In December 1962, she was redesignated an Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS-245), and served as a training platform.  In July 1970, Cobia was struck from the Naval Register and towed to Manitowoc, Wisconsin to serve as an international memorial to submariners.  In 1986, she was declared a National Historic Landmark.  Cobia is permanently docked at the mouth of the Manitowoc River.
I built this model in 2008.  Listed below are the modifications/additions that were made:
>An Eduard photo-etched detail set was used-
>Fishing line was used for the rigging details-
>Small insulated wiring was used as piping connections on the tower assembly-
Revell based their kit on the real Cobia, now on permanent display.  I built it as the Cobia to avoid the major modifications that might be required to accurately portray another boat.  The model was finished in Camouflage Measure 32/9SS, issued for submarines by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships in June 1944.  It called for everything below the waterline to be flat black.  Above the waterline an extensive blending and counter shading of various flat grays on the vertical surfaces was used, with flat black on all of the horizontal surfaces and the aft end of the boat.  This camouflage was very effective for surface operations, at night and on overcast days.  I took care to make sure the demarcation line between each color was feathered and had an irregular pattern.  After the painting was complete, random rust stains were applied with pastel dust.  This included the top of the hull, except the middle section where teak wood was located.  Paint brushes and Q-tips were used to create different kinds of rust streak and stain patterns.  Interestingly, Revell included a broom as part of the antenna section.  Brooms were sometimes mounted on top of the periscope tower by submarines returning from a patrol that was considered a successful “sweep”.  This was great kit to build and is still one of my favorites.  I hope you enjoy the photos.

Phillip1

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Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: phillip1 on 27 Mar , 2016, 20:28
more gato photos...

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Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: SG on 28 Mar , 2016, 08:44
Phillip, first of all welcome aboard. Then Congrats on both the Gato and the type VII. Flawless builds, neat painting and very subtle weathering. It works!
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: phillip1 on 29 Mar , 2016, 19:26
SG,

Thanks for the welcome and the compliments!

Phillip1
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: Rokket on 04 Apr , 2016, 03:21
Really nice paintwork and lovely display, very well done! Any adventures while building?
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: phillip1 on 06 Apr , 2016, 12:39
Rokket,

Thanks for the compliment.  As for building this model, I remember that painting each section required a good bit of planning, since you can see into so many areas of the submarine.  Also, due to its size (52" length), handling during assembly and painting was always a problem.  This is my favorite submarine model (so far).

Phillip1
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: Rokket on 06 Apr , 2016, 23:19
Well nicely done!
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: OldNoob on 22 Apr , 2016, 18:09
wonderfully clean gluing joins, really worthy of display :D
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: phillip1 on 26 Apr , 2016, 20:11
OldNoob,

Thanks for the compliment.  It is appreciated.

Phillip1
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: 42rocker on 28 Apr , 2018, 22:52
Got to Love photobucket. Would like to see the pics if you get a chance to post them again it would be great..

Later Tim
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: wildspear on 21 Jan , 2019, 07:30
nice build
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: phillip1 on 11 Jan , 2020, 12:01
Fellow Modelers,


The original photos are being reposted using Postimage.


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Thanks


Phillip1
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: SG on 15 Jan , 2020, 10:59
Well done!!!
Title: Re: Finished Photos of My Revell 1/72 Gato-U.S.S. Cobia (SS-245)
Post by: averageuser on 01 Feb , 2024, 16:38
She looks beautiful. (And nice torpedo shutters!). Very well done.