HMS Holland No1 1903

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The subject of this build, HMS Holland No.1
The first submarine of the British navy.
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Designed by American John Phillip Holland – after whom it was named
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A colourized period image.
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The propeller and rudder arrangements of the preserved Holland No1 at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport.
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The parts, it even comes with a small pe fret.
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Fit is excellent sofar. Parts are fiddly, and flash is all around, but the plastic is friendly to work with.
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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.
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The rudder and propeller in place. To make life easier I substituted the etched parts for evergreen strip.
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Rudders complete
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"Tower"
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October 12, 2022
I replaced a few bits of pe for evergreen, as one part flew off, never to be seen again...
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October 12, 2022
Rudder actuators and exhaust(?) in place
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October 13, 2022
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.
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First steps in painting
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October 14, 2022
Second layer of white
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Third (and final?) layer of white.
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Creating the rather large flag using foil and the kits decals. The flag came as one large decal, which I cut in half.
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The first half is placed on the foil, with a generous amount of microsol and left to dry
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Flag cut out
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Opposite side applied with liberal amounts of microsol.
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Painting straight freehand is harder than I thought
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Got 'some' touching up work to do...
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Other grey added, it is a slow process, but quite Zen
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Flag after a coat of flat varnish
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And waving in the sea breeze
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Basic painting is done, next step are all of those decals, and after both decals are on, weathering
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October 15, 2022
Decals are on, flood holes picked out in black and exhaust got a first wash.
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Trying to create a wood effect on the base
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Flag pole to be
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First steps in weathering
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More weathering done, trying hard not to overdo it
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There is a small clear lens on the periscope, but it is hardly visable in the picture
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Finished flag, needs another dull coat to look right.
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Glued to the base, and left to dry, supported by Tamiya and Mig
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October 22, 2022
I'm calling it done.
Better pictures will follow when all is dry.
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It is really dwarfed between the other subs in the cabinet
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November 13, 2022
Final pictures of the Holland class submarine.
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Comments

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