Tracked submarine!

[jcf]

You sound like you've been there!



The middle pic on the right is the old store that was basically a shack on the beach. I was stationed in Hawaii in 87-91 and we went there often. They have an all new store now and still great.

We overlapped, I lived on O'ahu from May '90 to the end of August '95. 

[kerick]

My reserve squadron wrangled an annual tour for 2 weeks in 2006 and I've been back on vacation a couple of times. I'd live there in a heartbeat if I could afford it.

[NARSES2]

You sound like you've been there!

A few times 

First stayed in Wakiki in 1982, met a couple of US tourists, one a retired USAF pilot, and went back a few times to meet up. Eventually spent a couple of holidays with them in a villa on North Shore. Am still firm friends with them, Geoff died a few years ago), visit them in LA.  Have seen their daughter grow from 4 to have a 6 year old of her own 

It's probably too far to fly nowadays, takes over 24 hours from London, and I'm getting on  . Last time I went was on a cruise 

[kerick]

The place has changed a lot.
I think I've been to the Arizona Memorial about six times.

[Gondor]

I keep thinking about one scene from "The Spy Who Loved Me" when James Bond lays a map over the chart of the British nuclear submarine. So wrong kind of Tracked, but that's how my brain works.

[NARSES2]

The place has changed a lot.
I think I've been to the Arizona Memorial about six times.

Always made sure I visited the Arizona Memorial when I was there, pay my respects.

[kerick]

One of the guys from my reserve squadron reenlisted there one morning. It was awesome.

[Andrew Gorman]

Some more progress- bits just taped together.  The deck turret either needs to be ground  down to lower it and fit the deck, or cut a round hole in the deck so it can rotate.  The Dynamite Guns will just be represented by hatches and a USS OLympia style bow torpedo tube needs to be fabricated. Rudder and dive planes are just parts under consideration right now. Since I underestimated how big everything would be, it doesn't look like I need to lengthen the tracks. So two off scale T-90s to "do something with"...

[frank2056]

It definitely has a between the wars look to it!

[kerick]

Some very interesting shapes there. I say, "Carry on"!

[buzzbomb]

Really funky look.. I like it 

[Andrew Gorman]

Thank you all! I like the way it is coming together.

[Andrew Gorman]

Some progress. I like the North Korean green paint, but the spray can of Rustoleum is taking a long time to dry.  The stern is sitting a little high on land so I will probably cut off some out of sight track to level it out.  The conning tower is a little off center but will not be corrected at this point.  There must be sound mechanical reason for that...

[Andrew Gorman]

Took the opposite approach and raised the front of the tracks. Trimming them down a little should eliminate the Soviet Slava class missile cruiser look to the track housings...  I'm having fun with this at least.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slava-class_cruiser#/media/File:Russian_cruiser_Marshal_Ustinov_MOD_45164874.jpg

[Old Wombat]