Submersible Round Up

Here are the giant shark submarine submersibles with the

I have not decided if  I going to paint these vessels or not.

Since each one is unique, and I can't get anymore, I am thinking of leaving them untouched for now.

I have been repainting some of the Matchbox Deep Diver submersibles.

They yellow one may eventually get an Adventure Team logo on it.

 Not unlike their Sea Wolf Submarine.

Sharks and Stuff

Here is a Caesar Miniatures figure in 1/72nd scale that I consider to be James Bond.  I use him for scale with many models.  As you can see the green submersible is very small, only a few occupants would be likely.

All of the vessels in this set are pretty little but I don't like to waste storage space on vehicles that while interesting and useful don't have a whole lot of uses.

Imagine seated figures in this vessel, like most of these probably 2 to as many as 6 is about all you are going to get.

But for underwater and on water salvage, sabotage, espionage, patrolling, exploration and the like that's plenty in most cases.

Even this one is small.

In addition to the small shark in the truck you also get four other sharks.

The blue one is a sawfish which is a type of ray rather than shark.

They size well with 1/72nd scale.

The set includes this traffic light sign post.

An odd choice I think.

Three of these projectiles can be fired from the large shark shaped submarine but they fly about six inches.  Not very exciting.

 These large screws are part of the packaging but I think they are interesting enough to save.  I am not sure why, but I know they will be used for something, eventually, probably.

Red and Yellow

This submersible looks to be built for speed.

Big fins to slice through the water and a pointy nose.

Large fin behind the conning tower and powerful screw?

Or since there is no visible engine perhaps it's some kind of aqua jet?

Vertical thrusters also.

 Flat bottom with wheels.  I think a high speed reconnaissance mini-submarine.

Red

The red submersible

This is more of a working and salvage vessel.

It has a big saw on one side of the hull and a big claw on the other.

Single large screw on the rear.  Lots of portholes on the sides.

Big flat workspace on the deck to haul equipment down.

Wheels underneath for bottom work.
 

Blue

This submersible is similar to the green one.

The main difference is the propulsion. 

It has a more streamlined propeller system.

With side by side screws.

That should make it faster and perhaps able to turn around in a shorter radius.

Perfect for quick SEAL team insertion.
 

Deep Green

This submersible has no visible tools.

It does have this big bulge in the bow.  That would imply some kind of large sonar array inside.

Such a submersible could be used to map undersea canyons.

Such knowledge would be useful for attack and missile submarines if they were trying to hide from detection.

It could also have a grapple arm stored in the bulge that deploys only when needed.

These vessels can also use many different kinds of sensors to determine depth, currents and other hydrographic data that could have scientific, military or commercial uses.
 

Submersible Black and Red

A submersible is a type of vessel that is typically either tethered to a support ship or operates from a support ship.

The submersible has limited range and endurance and is intended to be transported to it's operational area by another vessel usually a surface ship but sometimes, a submarine.  Submarines are particularly useful for clandestine or military operations of the submersible.

At the end of their mission the submersible returns to the mothership for replenishment or to return to port.

Submersibles typically have a crew of three, a pilot and specialized crew such as scientists or military technicians.

Some submersibles can crawl along the ocean floor with tracks so that they can perform work with the ocean floor as a stable platform.  This particular model has a grasping claw on the port (left) side and a cutting wheel on the starboard (right) side.  As this 1/72nd scale James Bond figure demonstrates this model is large enough for a three man crew.  A submersible like this could do rescue or salvage work.  Sometimes a submersible like this can person maintenance on undersea cables or even intentionally damage undersea communication cables.