As if I don't have enough projects - 1/76th Ohio'ish sub

[SubDude]

Waiting patiently for a water test :)

Me too. The weather is starting to improve but still too early to uncover the pool just yet.

[redboat219]

More progress shots. It is almost done. The motor, ESC and stern servos are all together as a removable module. I have about 3.5 liters (almost a gallon) of air in 4 spherical ballast tanks and two 5Ah SLA's for power. All the servos are external to the box as well as the gas back-up system. The box contains the pump, ballast control module, receiver and a Castle Creations 20A BEC. Yes, it is overkill but it's what I had. It will also get a pitch control as soon as it arrives. The 2.4GHz antenna is secured in one of the tall masts being held by a clip on the bracket that secures the fairwater planes servo and snorkel. The motor/servo tray, water tight box tray and battery tray are 3D printed. The box and battery trays have that foam shelf liner attached to them which keeps the batteries and box stationary when secured with the velcro straps. I also attempted to add some buff colored oil paint to the hull to weather it more. It will do. There are just a few things left to do including setting up the radio. When Spring comes and I am able to uncover the pool I will work on trimming it out. Again, this is a hybrid. The nose and tail cones are PETG while the hull is 6" PVC. The missile deck and sail are epoxy fiberglass. The stern and fairwater planes are black Onyx resin. All of the interior bulkheads, brackets, fittings and trays are printed from ASA except for the gas back-up valve/servo bracket. The ballast tanks are 120mm ornaments but could easily be printed from ASA for future projects if desired.

hi, do you have a link for those solenoid vent valves? How are they holding up to the wet?

Thanks

[SubDude]

They have been working great. Very reliable. Got mine off of ebay.

[redboat219]

Thanks dude.