Toys
On this page you'll find images of small submarine kits, toys and LEGO submarines.
NR-1
The NR-1 first and only nuclear research submarine. Resin model length about 15 cm.

 
Detail of the NR-1.

Air-Hogs


 
Submarine toy from Air-Hogs. 
Submarine toy from Air-Hogs. The model runs on compressed air and has  a build-in pump. The gray nose cone of the sub is the pump handle.

 
Detail of the Submarine toy from Air-Hogs.

Hunley
In the 1864, the Hunley was the first submarine to sink an enemy vessel (the Housatonic). This model was made from a kit of Cottage Industry Models that contained resin cast parts.

 
Detail of the aft section of the Hunley.

 
Forward section showing one of  the dive planes.

Nikko Sea Tiger


No, I could not resist. I saw this toy RC sub in a magazine for pool products and it was on sale...... 

 
Here's the radio control box (left/right thruster forward or backward) and the sub itself. The sub is about 6 inches long. 

 
Detail of the Sea Tiger. I have not yet tried this sub out, it is back into its box and waits for me to visit a pool in the summer. 

LEGO German VII-C


This section shows a German WWII submarine type VII-C made out of LEGO building bricks. These unique models were made by Martijn Zieverink.

 
Type VII-C version 1. 

 
Sail of the Type VII-C version 1. 

 
Type VII-C version 2, a lot more LEGO bricks were used so that the sub model is closer to real scale. 

 
Detail of the Type VII-C version 2. 

Resin Casting Masters


This section shows two wooden hull masters made by Jerry O Leih. The masters are used to make moulds to cast resin models. This is truly beautiful work! 
Jerry O Leih

 
This ALPHA is 1/350 scale (about an inch in diameter), and was done almost entirely from photo interpretation using pencil and paper.

 
The Nautilus is 1/200th, is about 7 inches long, and was done from plans. The Rivets are JB-Weld epoxy (a two part metal structural adhesive) and were put on one dot at a time with a small length of brass wire. The Nautilus has 3 moulds.  The upper and lower hull are separate moulds/castings, with the middle, transverse section mould/casting containing all the separate pieces:  Rudder, prop, boat, circular prop guard, 2 side windows, anchors.  Commercially available hemispherical "mirrors" (from women's craft stores) will be the eyes and side windows.

Build your own underwater robot

This great book by Harry Bohm and Vickie Jensen contains various underwater projects and describes the construction of two remotely operated underwater vehicles. The book is aimed at upper elementary or middle school students but it is certainly also a lot of fun for grownups.
Westcoast Words
3036 Waterloo Street
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
The two underwater vehicles described in the book. 

Sub Bug
Sub Bug, a 4.5 inch long submarine toy. Looks cute!

Super Submarine
Super submarine, an eight inch long toy. The remote control is attached with a wire and controls forward and reverse motion.