HMS Holland No1 1903

The subject of this build, HMS Holland No.1
The first submarine of the British navy.

A colourized period image.

The propeller and rudder arrangements of the preserved Holland No1 at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport.

The parts, it even comes with a small pe fret.

Fit is excellent sofar. Parts are fiddly, and flash is all around, but the plastic is friendly to work with.

Very clever design by Mikromir, by molding it this way you are able to clean the ring without the risk of breaking it, as the inner is quite rigid.

The rudder and propeller in place. To make life easier I substituted the etched parts for evergreen strip.

Rudders complete

"Tower"

I replaced a few bits of pe for evergreen, as one part flew off, never to be seen again...

Rudder actuators and exhaust(?) in place

Ready for paint.
I've added all of the small pieces as well, hope I won't regret it when painting.
Most will be painted by hand, as it is quite small.

First steps in painting

Second layer of white

Third (and final?) layer of white.

Creating the rather large flag using foil and the kits decals. The flag came as one large decal, which I cut in half.

The first half is placed on the foil, with a generous amount of microsol and left to dry

Flag cut out

Opposite side applied with liberal amounts of microsol.

Painting straight freehand is harder than I thought

Got 'some' touching up work to do...

Other grey added, it is a slow process, but quite Zen

Flag after a coat of flat varnish

And waving in the sea breeze

Basic painting is done, next step are all of those decals, and after both decals are on, weathering

Decals are on, flood holes picked out in black and exhaust got a first wash.

Trying to create a wood effect on the base

Flag pole to be

First steps in weathering

More weathering done, trying hard not to overdo it

There is a small clear lens on the periscope, but it is hardly visable in the picture

Finished flag, needs another dull coat to look right.

Glued to the base, and left to dry, supported by Tamiya and Mig

I'm calling it done.
Better pictures will follow when all is dry.

It is really dwarfed between the other subs in the cabinet

Final pictures of the Holland class submarine.

Kommentare

28 11 October 2022, 15:13

Ben M
👀

11 October 2022, 15:17

Robert Podkoński
I have been tempted lately to purchase this kit 😉 Watching with pleasure and interest!

11 October 2022, 15:23

Jan Peters
Welcome Ben 🙂

Robert, I didn't know it existed until I got it for very little money from a local auction site, bought it together with the type XVII Walther u boat. After reading about it I got intrigued by it, so will build it right away, and cue it with the other subs ready to get a coat of paint 🙂

11 October 2022, 15:30

Jan Peters
Some progress made, fit is very good indeed, an excellent kit to build!

12 October 2022, 11:52

Jan Peters
Ready for paint.
I've added all of the small pieces as well, hope I won't regret it when painting.
Most will be painted by hand, as it is quite small.

13 October 2022, 13:40