HMS Thyme and Tide wait for no Flower

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It’s the main induction valve for a Gato class Submarine. My own 1/72 nightmare.

SS 249 Flasher in 1/72 (Revell Gato Kit)

There’s no doubt about it - the Revell kit is a beast. And I mean that in more than one way. Straight out of the box, it’s a very good representation of the Cobia. Other than that, any other Gato you want to portray will require a lot of research and work. I bought the kit when it first came out, and then life happened right after I started the build. Between deployments and contracting, it just sort of fell to the back of a very long line of projects. Ezra’s build has renewed my interest, so …