Oh NO! I didn't mean to. I SWEAR !!! But hey, it really looks the right way now. Must be the rotten stern of K-3 ;-)))
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A big 'thank-you' to Joerg for getting the refined drawings off to Scott. And good on Scott for always striving for that one big unobtainable: perfection!
As big as this beast will be I'm thinking of working up a gas propelled torpedo system for it. Something like this:
A torpedo shooting 1/96 NOVEMBER, making the local lake safe for Communism. Now, there's a threat!
DavidWho is John Galt?Comment
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A big 'thank-you' to Joerg for getting the refined drawings off to Scott. And good on Scott for always striving for that one big unobtainable: perfection!
As big as this beast will be I'm thinking of working up a gas propelled torpedo system for it. Something like this:
A torpedo shooting 1/96 NOVEMBER, making the local lake safe for Communism. Now, there's a threat!
David
Either way, this project is awesome. Stop making me want to build another sub, ******! I need to finish the one I’m on first.
Brady
edit: It was the T-15 torpedo I was thinking of. Approx 1.5 x 23m dimensions and almost 40T in weight! Good luck keeping her level after dropping that elephant off the nose. Holy smokes.Last edited by DMTNT; 12-31-2018, 02:30 PM.Dead men tell no tales...Comment
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I don’t know if they ever fielded it, but have you ever seen the original designs for November where she was to shoot a single, colossal, nuclear tipped torpedo? If memory serves it was something like 1/4 the length of the entire boat and ran right down the middle.
Either way, this project is awesome. Stop making me want to build another sub, ******! I need to finish the one I’m on first.
Brady
edit: It was the T-15 torpedo I was thinking of. Approx 1.5 x 23m dimensions and almost 40T in weight! Good luck keeping her level after dropping that elephant off the nose. Holy smokes.
DavidWho is John Galt?Comment
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I know the Russians have a long and storied history of.... “”optimistically”” stating their capabilities, but this still makes for an interesting read and a rather terrifying prospect if it were ever deployed: http://www.hisutton.com/Poseidon_Torpedo.html
Apologies, I don’t mean to hijack the thread.
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Going slowly on this build. The rear end is looking better. Still a lot more filling and sanding to get it to the right shape. You can see the plastic template running down from top to bottom just forward of the stub plane.
And meanwhile, the front end block will not fit on my lathe (diameter is too large). Help Dave! I need a favour.Comment
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Going slowly on this build. The rear end is looking better. Still a lot more filling and sanding to get it to the right shape. You can see the plastic template running down from top to bottom just forward of the stub plane.
And meanwhile, the front end block will not fit on my lathe (diameter is too large). Help Dave! I need a favour.
Do it now!!!!!
Looks like you got the ass-end of that boat right. Coming along nicely.
Your 1/96 ALBACORE fittings kit goes out tomorrow. What else can I put in the box? (I'll check your e-mails to check on that too).
AND WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH A PULSE-JET?????!!!!!!
DavidLast edited by He Who Shall Not Be Named; 01-09-2019, 08:22 PM.Who is John Galt?Comment
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Thanks Mate. Details shortly. I'm off to the big smoke to do some work this afternoon - work; the curse of the drinking man!
I'll tell you about the pulse jet once I get the thing working properly. At the moment its variable noise and constant thrust; very loud, very strong and VERY hot. Did I mention loud?Comment
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Have a look at this and see if it makes sense. The pipe is 3 and a quarter inch OD. ID is 3 inches. The bow piece is 4 and five eights inches long and the correct curve is the one shown in the elevation drawing. I have a plan drawing but the dimentions and curve are wrong. The sections that Jurg sent to me are much better and show that the bow is spherical in cross section.
By all means add the torpedo shutters and anything else that you feel like adding. Hurrah!Comment
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