Hellenic navy Y2 Papanikolis

[AER3393]

Has anyone knowledge if there is a kit of the Y2 Papanikolis. The WWII submarine? If it is available I cannot locate it. It is a Katsonis classs sub of French manufacture, built before 1935. Any help is appreciated. The conning tower is on display at the naval museum in Greece.

 

[Kazziga]

I am not aware of any, but there is a 3D model of it, so maybe there is a chance to print it.

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[AER3393]

Kazziiga,
Thank you for your advice. The site looks promising. I have consulted with a colleague who has a 3D printer and is willing to produce it for me if I can acquire the 3D model program. It I has been difficult trying to find detailed plans online.
As a child, my father was near Pireas during WW II and heard about this famous sub and its exploits. He would tell these stories to my brother and I with great excitement. Hope I can make acquiring and building this model a reality.

 

[Uwek]

I tried also to make some research and found nothing directly.
Maybe to make some additional research in frenhc language, due to the fact that this submarine was a french construction based on the 600 series, so your sub had french sisters.
Maybe there is a french producer specialist for resin models ....... just an idea

 

[Thanasis]

Hi. According Gr sources it was a "SCHNEIDER – LEUBEUT" or "Katsoni (sister ship) class type of sub and similar to "Circe" French type of submarines. The difference was on the conning tower in order to fit the base of the 100mm gun for Katsonis and Papanikolis.
This detail is in the Gr text of the link. See no 14 of the references inside the text.

Κατσώνης ΙΙ (υποβρύχιο) - Βικιπαίδεια

el.wikipedia.org

Circé : Sous-Marin de moyenne patrouille à double coque

Thx

 

[AER3393]

Thannasis,
Thank you. I have searched my sources for each of the French subs in that class, yet have located only a lone drawing and limited technical details. I thought I had located a model of the Thetis, only to realize that it was a Royal Navy ship of the same name. Hopefully a solution will come from of your, and all the others, kind efforts. Again my thanks to all.

 

[Frank48]

Thannasis,
Thank you. I have searched my sources for each of the French subs in that class, yet have located only a lone drawing and limited technical details. I thought I had located a model of the Thetis, only to realize that it was a Royal Navy ship of the same name. Hopefully a solution will come from of your, and all the others, kind efforts. Again my thanks to all.

good morning AER3393, maybe I have the project of the bastion you are looking for but, it is not possible for me these days to send it to you, reason I am on vacation and return ine month, if you can wait OK. It is an original shipyard project, let me know.Frank

 

[AER3393]

Frank,
Yes, I would appreciate seeing if your project would help me with mine. Please let me know when you are back from your vacation. I am in the preliminary stages of planning this, so no rush. Thank you.

 

[AER3393]

Frank,
Hope all is well with you. In the past, we have discussed my desire to begin construction of the Papanikolis (Y-2). If you have the time, could you send the information you spoke of on your project? I thank you in advance for your help.
My father often told stories of the success of this submarine during the war. (He said that the commander of the submarine had so many medals that the dock could not support him!) My father lived in Palio Faliron. I have an Averof to build and hope that, with your assistance, I can place the Papanikolis beside her one day soon. Thanks again.

 

[AER3393]

Just thought I’d post this update. I finally located a 3d printed kit of the Papanikolis. The cost was fair but I practically had to pay equally as much in shipping and import tariffs. I am holding back on construction until I can practice my resin skills as well as working railings as the kit does not have them.

 

[AER3393]

I will preface this post by saying that this kit was produced as a favor to me. It was scaled down to 1/144 from a print intended to be printed in 1/72 scale. In effect, it is a scale prototype and any manufacturing imperfections are solely my fault. It is quite a nice andvery well thought out kit with as much detail as possible, given the lack of information available publicly on this subject. I also has a sheet of photoetch. I am truly pleased that this extremely rare subject was made available to me.
. Here is some of the progress I have made since my last post. I must say it is my first attempt at a resin model. The hull the came in three pieces. Limber holes holes at the seams and several other places were molded shut and the forward seam was distorted, as there were obviously issues when they were being printed. The kit came still tacky in areas so I put the items under UV lamp for a few days, then gave them a good alcohol wash before I started work on the kit. Quite a lot of prep work before I even began joining the hull together.
This is my progress thus far. I’ve joined the hull sections together with UV resin and used UV resin putty to fill the gaps and multiple divots throughout the print. I used micro drill bits to core out as much of the blocked limber holes as possible. After quite a bit of priming and sanding, she was given a coat of NATO black, since during the second world war, Papanikolis had a blackout camo scheme. I’ve painted etch decking in deck tan, to later be darkened after it’s attached to the hull. I’m still working on scratch building certain parts of the sail and deck rails out of brass rod. The kit is missing certain items that will require more scratch building.