I've always wanted to RC my little 16in., all metal Holland and when I saw the 1.25" WTC, it looks like it might be possible now...I'm a bit worried that the metal hull might act like a 'Faraday Cage', perhaps run the receiver wire outside? Anyway, the model performs very well with just the clockwork motor and will dive and surface repeatedly or one long dive/surface or just 'surface run', depending on the dive plane setting. I used the drawing by Jim Christley that's on the cover of SCR, issue #16. The model incorporates some Chinese junk toys and a Marx windup mechanism, the rest is brass and solder, lots of solder....I have a couple on the work bench now that are half done, so I'd like to try and convert one to RC. Has a time limit been established for the contest yet?
Joe
Joe
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