FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIONS OF THE CREW OF THE SUBMARINE C.S.S. H.L. HUNLEY
THERE ARE LOTS OF MODEL KITS OF SUBMARINES IN DIFFERENT SCALES, INCLUDING 1/144!
HERE IS A LIST OF THE ONES I HAVE SO FAR:
NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO ACTUALLY GET INTO THE SUBMARINE OR TAKE PICTURES OF IT, BUT WITH THE APPROPRIATE BRIBE, SOMETHING CAN ALWAYS BE WORKED OUT......JUST KIDDING. ON THE LEFT IS A PHOTO INSIDE THE MOCK-UP USED IN THE MOVIE ABOUT THE HUNLEY WITH ARMAND ASSANT. IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIGGER THAN THE REAL ONE. [ TO THE RIGHT]
ONE THING WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE SUB SINCE ENTERING THE HULL: THE ENTIRE INTERIOR WAS PAINTED WITH LEAD-BASED WHITE PAINT, PROBABLY TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY INSIDE. THE PAINT WAS SO FRESH FOR THE MISSION TO ATTACK THE USS HOUSATONIC THAT FIBRES FROM THE CREWMEMBERS' TROUSERS WERE FOUND EMBEDDED IN THE PAINT.
SOMETHING I NEVER KNEW WAS THAT THE CRANK THEY TURNED DIDN'T ACTUALLY TURN THE PROPELLER, IT TURNED A GEAR WHICH WAS GEARED TO THE PROPELLER. SO EVERY REVOLUTION OF THE CRANK YIELDED SEVERAL TURNS OF THE PROPELLER.
WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF THE JOB THEY ARE DOING ON THE HUNLEY AT THE LASCH CENTER IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
I THINK THE CREWS THEMSELVES WOULD GET A KICK OUT OF THE FUSS WE ARE MAKING OVER THEIR BOAT
ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE WORK, PLEASE VISIT THE FRIENDS OF THE HUNLEY WEBSITE AND PURCHASE SOME OF THE NICE ITEMS FOR SALE THERE. WE WERE IN THE GIFT AREA AND NOTED THAT EVERYTHING FOR SALE WAS TOP QUALITY AND REASONABLY PRICED. THE IMPRINTED WEARABLES WERE GOOD QUALITY COTTON AND COTTON BLENDS, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL GOOD BOOKS TO GET IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
ALL THE CREW WERE FOUND STILL AT THEIR POSTS, NOT CROWDED AT THE HATCH. SO IT DOESN'T SEEM AS IF THEY DROWNED LIKE THE OTHER TWO EARLIER CREWS.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT THEY SETTLED DOWN TO WAIT FOR THE "HEAT" TO DIE DOWN AFTER THEIR ATTACK ON THE USS HOUSATANIC AND HAVING EXERTED THEMSELVES SO MUCH ESCAPING, THEY USED UP THEIR AIR SUPPLY MORE QUICKLY THAN EXPECTED, AND THEY ALL JUST WENT TO SLEEP AND DIED OF HYPOXIA.
OVER TIME THE SUB LAID OVER ON ONE SIDE, AND THE CREW REMAINS JUST DISSOLVED INTO LITTLE PILES AT THEIR RESPECTIVE PLACES ON THE BENCH.
EVENTUALLY THE HULL BEGAN TO LEAK, AND OVER THE DECADES SAND AND SILT FILLED THE INTERIOR NEARLY SOLID WITH MUCK. EVERYTHING INSIDE THE HULL IN 1862 WAS STILL THERE WHEN THE HULL WAS OPENED IN 2000.
THIS IS JUST HOW SHE LOOKS. THE HULL RESTS RIGHT IN THE SAME SLINGS AND FRAMEWORK SHE WAS RAISED FROM THE BOTTOM WITH. SHE LIES NOW IN COLD, FRESH WATER, AND REVERSE ELECTROLOSIS IS TAKING PLACE AS THEY LEACH THE SALT OUT OF THE CORRODED METAL.
WHEN THEY NEED TO WORK ON HER, THEY DRAIN THE WATER JUST ENOUGH TO GET AT WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON.
JULY 2002 ISSUE OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WITH A GREAT ARTICLE ABOUT THE HUNLEY, AVILABLE IN THE HUNLEY STORE.
A VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK, ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS.
THEY HOPE TO HAVE THE HUNLEY COMPLETELY RESTORED IN ABOUT 5 YEARS.
YOU CAN HELP AND I HOPE YOU WILL!
REVELL'S NEW 1/144 TYPE VII MINE LAYING U-BOAT KIT. HOW COOL IS THAT?
IT'S AVAILABLE FROM HANNANTS
JUST A LITTLE CORROSION PROBLEM. NOTHING WE CAN'T HANDLE.
I AM SURE BY NOW YOU KNOW REVELL MODELS HAS RELEASED TWO DIFFERENT TYPE VII U-BOATS IN 1/72 SCALE, AND WILL RELEASE A 1/72 GATO-CLASS SUBMARINE BY THE END OF THE YEAR [2006].
IN 1/72 SCALE, THE U-BOAT MODELS ARE 33 INCHES LONG
AND THE GATO MODEL IS 52 INCHES LONG!
THAT HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF RECORD FOR A PLASTIC MODEL KIT.
I WANT TO GET THE GATO, PAINT IT PINK [OPERATION PETTICOAT]
AND FLOAT IT IN MY GOLDFISH POND.
I LOVE THESE 1/144 SCALE PRE-BUILT SUBMERSIBLES! HERE ARE TWO OF MY COLLECTION.
MY HUNLEY KIT HAS ARRIVED! WOW! WAIT TIL YOU SEE THE PICTURES! VISIT AGAIN, SOON.
OUR NEW SUBMARINE MODEL KIT
WE ARE NOW SELLING THE Y-KRAFT 1/144 SCALE
IJN "A TARGET" TYPE A MIDGET SUBMARINE KIT.
CHECK IT OUT ON ITS NEW PAGE.
VISIT HOBBYLINK JAPAN!
NEW! DIORAMA BASE FOR 1/144 SCALE MODEL
SUBMERSIBLES AND SUBMARINES
DIORAMA BASE KIT FEATURES A 1/144 SCALE BREWSTER BUFFALO HALF-BURIED IN THE OCEAN FLOOR. THE KIT INCLUDES AN AEROCLUB MODELS METAL PROPELLER AND A COMPLETE SET OF Y-KRAFT DECALS FOR TWO DIFFERENT BUFFALO PAINT SCHEMES.
THE MODELER CAN CUSTOMISE THE DIORAMA BASE TO SUIT.
FOR A WWII DISPLAY, THE WRECK WILL LOOK MORE "FRESH."
TO DISPLAY A MODERN SUBMERSIBLE, THE WRECK WOULD APPEAR MORE DETERIORATED.
