Tom Chalfant - Bronco Type XXIII

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So the Type XXIII did not run but 10 feet (maybe 15') from the shore and died. Stopped in the water. No response from the radio. A tug brought it in closer to shore (which by the time it was brought in I had several theories what had happened) and then I had signal again. The prop was strong so it was not the battery. Moved it along the shore and about the same distance it stopped again. This time I moved the TX until the sub began responding and brought her in. By the shoreline and me standing over it, I wanted to test other things like diving and surfacing. With all the do-dads and that heavy periscope, the aft would drop quickly. Manually getting the bubbles out made the sub still slightly aft heavy, but the water was over the tower.
No pictures of the Type XXIII were taken of the time in the water because my son took the camera to take photos of other things around the water.
All in all, the Sub-Driver performed well, even though I did not. Each sub was dry (even the Skipjack and the scary dive). So that was good news to me.
Only a few pictures of the sub, here are two (no broken bits during the transport or time there!)

More to follow as I run some post mission checks.

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Thank you Gary! I can be very critical and pick it a part, but it does look sufficiently busy and mostly accurate.

[crazygary]

Great detailing, Tom!!
Nice!!!


CG

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Antennas, slot machine handle, and flag poles installed. Still to do: Life preserver holder, detail snorkel (not Manfredize), cable mount at front of tower, navigation lamp for periscope, and cleat.

We will see how much remains on the sub after this weekends run.

[alad61]

They do look rather small.

Don't be fooled. The camera angle doesn't do much justice to "certain detail"

[crazygary]

Sorry 'bout adding to the "derailing", but "crazy is as crazy does"??

We now return you to your "normally" scheduled programming!

"Laughing all the way...", nyuk,nyuk,nyuk!!

CG

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

(don't take much to de-rail a thread in these here parts!)

M

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They do look rather small.

Yes, tho chart table/shelf does seem rather small. That is what you are talking about right? ;-)

[crazygary]

Nice pair of "cons", eh?? Hah!!

CG

[redboat219]

They do look rather small.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Raquel Welch! Need I say more! Alec, love your work on the Proteus.

Knowing how crafty Alec is with putties and such, I think the man showed an extraordinary amount of restraint with miss Welch there.

M

[alad61]

Thanks tom. The wilco model is ok sort of like a diamond in the rough. There was so much that needed doing inside to bring it up to an acceptable level. I suppose at the time it was a true garage kit. Had I truely known how rough it was I poberbly would not have got is as a couple of years later Crows nest Models brought out an almost definitive one. But Then Drew was rather passionate about the subject as well.

Here is the shot of the shelf. I installed it and with a fresh coat of paint and a map over it, who will know?
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Well I knew you'd fix it... But yeah your right no one will ever know apart from you, the rest of the board here and any one of the million or so people that stumble on the thread via Google, bing etc. LOL

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Here is the shot of the shelf. I installed it and with a fresh coat of paint and a map over it, who will know?

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Sorry to hear about your shelf mishap Tom but a clever bloke like you will sort it. I like the Idea of a coastal chart. It's the little things like that matter, well to me anyway. I did the same with the wilco Proteus I did a while ago.

Actually I added a lot more than that as the cupboard was vary bare in that kit...

Raquel Welch! Need I say more! Alec, love your work on the Proteus.

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First of all mariners use charts not maps! As a costal boat you can bet your sweet ass they would take a chart up to the bridge when necessary!

You are so right and I stand corrected. It is charts. I was being careless with my nomenclature. Thank you.