Skipjack with 100ML Bladder

[The Boattrainman]

A contact on the Dive-In Forum is claiming he has a functioning 1/72 Skipjack with 100ml Bladder system, pics below:-




As my Skipjack has a 500ml Piston Tank and sits just below the waterline for a full submerged dive, I'm amazed at this claim.

Is it possible?

Rob

[Subculture]

Doesn't sound plausible to me. If you made a really thin epoxy glass hull you could possibly manage it, but an unreinforced moulded plastic hull? You can also save a lot of volume if you keep the dive module below the waterline, but beyond that you're governed by the thickness of the moulding. You can sand it out a bit, but not advised on an injection moulding as it can get very weak.

[The Boattrainman]

Thanks buddy, the poster confirmed he confused the 1/72 with the 1/96 skipjack, mystery solved.

Rob