Seaview

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To allow more water in I fabricated a scoop on the underside of the nacelle. Not exactly a scale item to be sure , just a retrofit that I found would enhance propulsion.

Here is a view from the stern.

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Here are the inlets that I had to cut in with my trusty Dremel.

And here is another view.

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Another modifacation that I made was to modify the stationary horizontal rear planes and cut them and install a portion of it on the same shaft as the internal dive planes to give it greater responsivness. I highly recommend it.

Also in order to get reverse I installed propulsion bulkheads and NACA style inlets for the nacelles.

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As well as cutting in the windows. This I felt was very important as the windows dominate your attention and its what most people focus in on first. To get them absolutely perfect I used a laser projecter from work. After careful setup it cast red lines on the bow that I could then mark with a pencil to establish the proper location of the windows. In the movie the Seaview had square cornered windows but I rounded mine for a more pleasing and believable appearance(in my opinion).

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It obviously required much assembly

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I in no way consider myself in the same class as some who visit this forum. However my second submarine, the Seaview, came out pretty well

I purchased the raw hull from Rick Teskey from Canada. It is 52" long and shes really a show stopper. It is much bigger than the Moebius yet smaller than the Deboer. Along with the WTC that I purchased from Dave Merriman before he joined up with Mike Caswell I also purchased some other goodies to make building it easier. Two impellors that are driven from inside the two nacelles. Also a real jewel in itself, the sail. Its a real work of art. Here are some early construction photos