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#673 Empire in Decay - Victor III

A Soviet Victor III tied up to a wharf and left to decay in the toxic sludge … modelled from the Dragon 1:700 kit (no electronics in this one).

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Notes

The Soviet Victor III Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka (pike) entered service with the Northern Fleet in 1979; 25 were produced until 1991.

Build Log

The Dragon kit has two subs; I’ve just pulled the Victor III out of the box for this build. It’s a very simple build; primed in black.

build01a

Planning a dockside diorama with some “found materials” from around the workshop

build02a

Some initial rust washes as the basis for serious weathering

build02b

build03a

build04a

build04b

build04c

build05a

build05b

build05c

build06a

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build06d

build06e

“Empire in Decay”. Final resin pour tonight, fingers crossed! Will just need final finishing and some more toxic discharge;-)

This is Dragon kit of the Victor III that I picked up for a bargain (2fer with HMS Revenge).

build06f

Final water effects and toxic discharge…

build07a

build07b

build07c

“Something is rotten in the state..”; final water effects and toxic discharge

build07d

build07e

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LEAP is just my personal collection of projects. Two main themes have emerged in recent years, sometimes combined:

  • electronics - usually involving an Arduino or other microprocessor in one way or another. Some are full-blown projects, while many are trivial breadboard experiments, intended to learn and explore something interesting
  • scale modelling - I caught the bug after deciding to build a Harrier during covid to demonstrate an electronic jet engine simulation. Let the fun begin..
To be honest, I haven't quite figured out if these two interests belong in the same GitHub repo or not. But for now - they are all here!

Projects are often inspired by things found wild on the net, or ideas from the many great electronics and scale modelling podcasts and YouTube channels. Feel free to borrow liberally, and if you spot any issues do let me know (or send a PR!). See the individual projects for credits where due.