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  • DrSchmidt
    Captain
    • Apr 2014
    • 919

    atic: 1:35 Bronco XXIII with interior

    After finishing my VIIc build I decided that I need another cut-away challenge. So I'm going for a 1:35 XXIII boat based on the excellent Bronco kit. Minor problem....the model has no interior. So I'll make it myself. Started designing everything within the CAD, based on books, plans, and photos. Firts impression....drivetrain with stuffing box, thrust bearing, belt drive-coupled creeper motor, main clutch, e-motor, Diesel clutch and the MWM RS32S Diesel. Tedious, but the first fitting in the virtual pressure hull only required minor corrections. Good sign...Click image for larger version

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  • He Who Shall Not Be Named
    Moderator
    • Aug 2008
    • 12253

    #2
    I'm so looking forward to this project, Doctor. Always good stuff from your work-bench.

    David
    Who is John Galt?

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    • DrSchmidt
      Captain
      • Apr 2014
      • 919

      #3
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      Hull strcuture and electric switch panel done...getting cramped in there.

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      • DrSchmidt
        Captain
        • Apr 2014
        • 919

        #4
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        Oxygen bottles, compressed air bottle, Diesel exhaust valve, electric cooling water pump added...
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        • DrSchmidt
          Captain
          • Apr 2014
          • 919

          #5
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          Added the blower for the room ventilation. Here starts the guesswork because plans and descriptions are not clear about position and size. Also added the first sketch of the air induction and the air exhaust masts. Again, plans are not coherent...again, some room for guessing.

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          • DrSchmidt
            Captain
            • Apr 2014
            • 919

            #6
            Added the blower for the room ventilation. Here starts the guesswork because plans and descriptions are not clear about position and size. Also added the first sketch of the air induction and the air exhaust masts. Again, plans are not coherent...again, some room for guessing and painfully slow reconstruction from some bad photos....nevertheless, getting there:

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            Last edited by DrSchmidt; 01-06-2020, 11:04 AM.

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            • trout
              Admiral
              • Jul 2011
              • 3545

              #7
              I found this photo
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              Maybe of help?
              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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              • DrSchmidt
                Captain
                • Apr 2014
                • 919

                #8
                Awesome.....THX. That's U-Hai (S-170), an overhauled Nazi sub that was used as training boat for the post war German Navy....



                The Diesel air-intake had been re-dedigned. So this might not be the actual XXIII configuration. But it gives good hints!
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                • DrSchmidt
                  Captain
                  • Apr 2014
                  • 919

                  #9
                  But actually, this photo helps allot understanding the drawings!! Tank you again.

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                  • DrSchmidt
                    Captain
                    • Apr 2014
                    • 919

                    #10
                    The new photos of the induction masts booked me into a complete redesign of the masts and the respective piping. Again, allot of guessing, but the green pipes are according to the ventilation plan and comply with the pics...tedious.

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                    • RCSubGuy
                      Welcome to my underwater realm!
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 1768

                      #11
                      Holy hell... This is going to be an amazing model, when completed, digital or otherwise!

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                      • DrSchmidt
                        Captain
                        • Apr 2014
                        • 919

                        #12
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                        The current status with added diesel airbox....

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                        • Kim Sleep
                          Commander
                          • Nov 2013
                          • 329

                          #13
                          HOOOLLLEEE Mackarel!

                          A man of true Frankenstinean proportions!!

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                          • DrSchmidt
                            Captain
                            • Apr 2014
                            • 919

                            #14
                            More detail work. With the help of the iron plan of the Type XXIII I added the machine bases and floor. On the starboard side, benath the floor plates and parallel to the Diesel was the lubricating oil tank.
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                            • Subculture
                              Admiral
                              • Feb 2009
                              • 2119

                              #15
                              If you're planning on printing this, it'll probably pay you to buy your own printer with the price of them these days, versus bureau costs.

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