Figure I might as well model the USS Nautilus first cause it looks like a diesel and its so historic and would be a good starting point, but found some pictures of the rector and general compartment setup. Gonna start modelling tonight or tomorrow.
Found some photos but they are REALLY hard to come by. A lot of guess work and research is going to be needed.
The metal and glass/plexi setup around everything in the museum peice really makes it hard to see everything. I wish I had agood map of the ship too some nice blueprints.
Time to go do some "research" aka spend the rest of the night watching every video on youtube with nautilus or 571 in the title. Heh heh
http://navsource.org/archives/08/658/0865786.jpg
Good photo of all the nuclear subs and the number in each class with hull length. I wont be using all of them obviously, but this is a nice graphic depicting which ones to focus on.
http://navsource.org/archives/08/571/0857189.jpg
good picture of "Torpedoman Greenhill (TM3) routines the torpedoes as the
Nautilus (SSN-571) makes her way to the polar ice cap in 1958." lots of details to enjoy modelling.
http://navsource.org/archives/08/571/0857100a.jpg
At least some details of what the obs scope looked like. "Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, a former submariner himself, inspects periscope in the
Nautilus (SSN-571), world's first nuclear powered submarine during orientation cruise 24 June 1957 off California coast.
Fleet Admiral Nimitz, who was Commander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet during World War II, had his first submarine command in 1909. On the
Nautilus cruise, he was qualified as a nuclear submariner and manned bow planes during a dive."
http://navsource.org/archives/08/571/0857144.jpg
Some details of the conn "The watch crew in the control room of
Nautilus (SSN-571) maintains exact course and depth while the boat passes under the polar ice cap in 1958."
http://navsource.org/archives/08/571/0857158.jpg
Another one of the torp room
http://navsource.org/archives/08/571/0857117b.jpg
Crews mess
http://navsource.org/archives/08/571/0857117c.jpg
diving station
http://navsource.org/archives/08/571/0857117d.jpg
Both scopes. That'll be fun to model might start there
http://navsource.org/archives/08/571/0857137.jpg
some sonar equipment
Any interior pics of the Nautilus (not the WWII namesake) would be greatly appreciated! Particular specific equipment IE compressors, backup diesels, batterys, any mechanical system, I'm a master hard surface (mechanical stuff) modeller.