By Mario Grima
1/72 USS Holland SS1 (Iron Shipwrights)
This subject , John Hollands VI is a made using the 1/72 resin Holland
kit from Iron Shipwright. With extra detailing the kit is "not
out of box". The model itself is a excellent piece but the instructions
I found a bit vague by not showing a closeup completed model nor describing
what all the PE parts go. So if your not familar with the sub be prepared
to dig into those Holland books & sites. The recovered/restored
Holland in England is a later model to the USS Holland VI and does not
correlate much detail wise with the original VI . The rear control
rods on the Holland appear similar to a rack & pinnon rods of an automobile
with a few joint linkages before each of the two reach the rear control
planes. The exhaust vent is in the rear casing (large hole were the rudder
rods go by.) Extra Limber holes was also needed as well
as the vent blister cover plate on the right aft casing.. The crew
is from my spare parts box.
Building this sub, kind of heart breaking in a way of what shameful
faith befallen the real Holland V1, fallen victim to the cutters torch
of a shallow minded person for $100. New York Sun 1948 -" Harlem Metal
Corporation "You mention relics - sentiment and all that. Nothing
doing here! I'm no idol worshipper. With me it was just a matter of an
old boat with some good metal." Denying countless generations a real
look into this engineering marvel . Very sad.
