Model Monkey 3D-printed Scale Models
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Our gray resin scale models are 3D-printed on our own 3D printers in our workshop in North Carolina, USA using state-of-the-art resin 3D printers. We design our models using sophisticated computer-aided design (CAD) software from the most authoritative references available. high-resolution scans of original manufacturers' blueprints, builders' and shipyard blueprints, and technical publications pu
05/14/2026
US Navy submarine fans! A valued customer in California is converting his 1/72 scale Revell Gato-class submarine kit into the Balao-class boat USS Tang SS-306. To help complete the conversion, he chose to replace his kit's fairwater (sail/conning tower) with a Model Monkey USS Tang fairwater. Here are some photos of the model we sent to him.
USS Tang sank 33 ships for a total of 116,454 tons. Her captain, Commander Richard O'Kane, received the Medal of Honor for her last two engagements (23 and 24 October 1944).
"An improvement on the earlier Gato class, the [Balao-class] boats had slight internal differences. The most significant improvement was the use of thicker, higher yield-strength steel in the pressure hull skins and frames, which increased their test depth to 400 feet (120 m). A Balao-class submarine, the USS Tang, actually exceeded her depth gauge's maximum reading of 612 ft (187 m) in 1944, when taking on water in the forward torpedo room while evading a destroyer." - Wikipedia.
Compared to a Gato-class fairwater, the Balao-class fairwater was more compact and better shaped thus hydrodynamically superior.
Balao-class fairwaters are also available in other popular scales including 1/144, 1/180 (for Revell), 1/200, and 1/350.
And, of course, we can print nameplates for any Balao-class and Gato-class submarine.
See these models and many more at:
https://www.model-monkey.com/
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