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USS LIZARDFISH
tigermeet
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Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 05:26 AM UTC
USS GATO (1/72nd) converted to USS LIZARDFISH with IBS (Iron Bottom Sound) conversion kit.


Halfyank
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Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 08:02 AM UTC
Interesting conning tower. She looks very much like the early nuclear boats.
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Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 12:14 PM UTC
Nice start.
MrMox
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Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009 - 09:05 AM UTC
Ambitious project - like your welded on depth markings.

One of the postwar conversions ? - which year are you aiming at ?

Cheers/Jan

tigermeet
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Posted: Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 10:54 AM UTC
1956 ish version converted before being turned over to Italian Navy. Lizardfish had a long career first as Gato class sub, then as Guppy Class conversion, then as Italian Navy boat - at least that is what I read.
Here she is next to my Gato for comparison of changes- mostly internal that you cannot see, but conning tower was main change externially.


JMartine
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Posted: Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 09:44 AM UTC
interesting project...those things are HUGE! look forward to the rest
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