1/96 Project 1710 Beluga

[HardRock]

The plug is in the jig and I am puzzling over exactly where all those hatches and holes go. Progress so far:

[bwi 971]

Interesting......I wonder wy they replaced the capstan by a hatch....just kidding.......Can’t argue against that pic Scott….seems you have more pictures of the thing then I have.

I lick my wounds and crawl back in my cave.

I guess the picture is dated before the period photobucket decided to let people pay for 3rd party hosting.
I see alot of these nowadays




Grtz,
Bart

[HardRock]

This is the forward hatch.. with raised bollards set at an angle - wider spacing at forward and narrower spacing aft.




And THIS is the ???? with the bollards equally spaced.



Views?

[bwi 971]

Yeah that's the drawing I referred to......thanks Gantu.....fwd capstan is missing.

And to prove I'm right about the aft capstan.....see arrow on below picture.....raised capstan......ropes running in front of it......end of ropes on PS hull she is moored SB.

Now I will return and submerse myself in the VICTOR III again.

Grtz,
Bart

[gantu]

[bwi 971]

Sorry Scott I don't agree......there is no rear hatch it's a capstan.....all hatches Buoys are located fwd painted red or pronounced (don’t know the exact wording here) outlined in withe.
Where there are bolders there is a capstan….on her bow your drawings show two hatches just fwd of the bolders, trust me there is a capstan/sheeve in between the hatches and it's not marked on your drawings.

grtz,
Bart

[HardRock]

Thanks Mate. That's very helpful. Some observations:

[bwi 971]

Ouch........what are you talking about........I do have feelings.........if it's detail related........nothing is worth deleting !!!!!

Now you have to make them working with your "reversed lever float system" :-).

Grtz,
Bart

[HardRock]

Hi Bart,

Thanks. I've been away for a while - now catching up. The Beluga is naging away at me and I will ahve to get started on the hull soon. Do you have any picturtes of the rear end showing the bollards that seem to be located in recessed pockets? It might be a detail too far but I'd like to know what I'm deleting before I delete it.

[bwi 971]

Nice work Scott, I like the additional fins on the DIII, she stands out this way.

The Becker Flap dive plane is spot on sir.

Grtz,
Bart

[Davidh]

Fantastic work scot,

could we we please have some close up photos on the water? Or close up video?

fantastic work

DavidH

[HardRock]

I took the big boys out for a run yesterday. Now the Delta III is (mostly) finished I can get on with the Beluga.



Some video: https://youtu.be/xT7kq38yUKA

[HardRock]

Thanks Mate. Just bashing away.

[trout]

I feel I will never be in a cooee range of being as skilled as you are! That is a wonderful piece of engineering there.

[HardRock]

This actually about the Beluga. Suprise!

I made the bow planes some time ago but since then there has been some talk of articulated planes. So this is a design for a simple drag hinge system.



These are the bits



And this is what it does


and



I discovered along the way that geometry is rather important. The actuating rod has to be closer to the axis of the planes shaft than the hinge point of the rear (articulated) part of the plane or the whole thing will flap in the wrong direction.