1/96 Project 1710 Beluga

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  • trout
    Admiral
    • Jul 2011
    • 3545

    David, You paint bird poop on and Scott can't have some large limpets? You hypocrite! Maybe if he would paint it with legs it could be starfish! Or an octopus.
    If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.

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    • He Who Shall Not Be Named
      Moderator
      • Aug 2008
      • 12256

      Originally posted by trout
      David, You paint bird poop on and Scott can't have some large limpets? You hypocrite! Maybe if he would paint it with legs it could be starfish! Or an octopus.
      ah .... err... ah .... (slinking back under my bridge).

      David
      Who is John Galt?

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      • HardRock
        Vice Admiral
        • Mar 2013
        • 1609

        Is it safe to come out now? This is the upper half of the mould for the complete tail end. The brass rods are connected to the trailing edges of the thing to channel air bubbles away from the edges. I'm going to add a 10" tube at the top to provide a bit of pressure when the resin goes into the mould.




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        This is the finished boat. Add SD and some weight/foam for balance and off she goes.

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        • He Who Shall Not Be Named
          Moderator
          • Aug 2008
          • 12256

          Glad to see you take on the very challenging tooling chore of producing a stern cone with all four stabilizers integrated into the eventual casting. Good stuff!

          Strands of carbon fiber placed into the tips of the stabilizer tool cavities will greatly reduce the likelihood of breakage to the eventual cast resin tail-cone appendages.

          More bird-****!... more bird-****!

          (with apologies to Christopher Walken, the 'more cow-bells' guy).

          David
          Who is John Galt?

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          • trout
            Admiral
            • Jul 2011
            • 3545

            If I was t pick on one area of your finished sub (which is gorgeous), it would be the space between the aft planes and the stern stabilizer. You have weathered the sub, but in-between this space is the original paint.
            If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.

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            • HardRock
              Vice Admiral
              • Mar 2013
              • 1609

              David. I have the carbon fiber ready to go; Tom. "Hello nit, this is picker, over". You're right - I haven't looked at it from that angle so I'll ge on it and fix it!!!

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              • HardRock
                Vice Admiral
                • Mar 2013
                • 1609

                The mould is working. I still have some problems with random air bubbles being trapped in it but its not all that bad.

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                • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                  Moderator
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 12256

                  well done, sir!

                  David
                  Who is John Galt?

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                  • HardRock
                    Vice Admiral
                    • Mar 2013
                    • 1609

                    That's it. Production halted, items ready to ship! Hurrah!!!Click image for larger version

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                    • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                      Moderator
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 12256

                      Beautiful. Welcome to the big-time, pal.

                      David
                      Who is John Galt?

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                      • HardRock
                        Vice Admiral
                        • Mar 2013
                        • 1609

                        Its not that big. Five off and that's it. One for me and one for each the people that inspired me. Seems like a good trade to me.

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                        • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                          Moderator
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 12256

                          Originally posted by HardRock
                          Its not that big. Five off and that's it. One for me and one for each the people that inspired me. Seems like a good trade to me.
                          Soon as mine arrives I'll make it job-one to work out an SD for the BELUGA, one for me and one for you (along with the long overdue ZULU SD). Love your work.

                          David
                          Who is John Galt?

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                          • HardRock
                            Vice Admiral
                            • Mar 2013
                            • 1609

                            Basic contra rotating gearbox. Standby for water ski activity.

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                            • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                              Moderator
                              • Aug 2008
                              • 12256

                              Look what I just got in the mail. Looks pretty slick, and I have a stock SD that will fit this thing and provide plenty of ballast water to get the beast up to designed waterline.






















                              David
                              Who is John Galt?

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                              • trout
                                Admiral
                                • Jul 2011
                                • 3545

                                Is that really only 3.15 Oz? Nice craftsmanship!
                                is the rule that every Ounce is a cubic inch of ballast? If not what is the way you work the lift needed?
                                If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.

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