1/48 3D Printed USS Jimmy Carter

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  • SubDude
    Captain
    • Dec 2019
    • 803

    Originally posted by DrSchmidt
    Bloody helll....that thing is huge.
    Lol. At 113" long it will just fit in my trailer so I am at the limit of what I can handle.

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    • SubDude
      Captain
      • Dec 2019
      • 803

      Originally posted by rwtdiver

      Andreas, said it well!!

      Do you realize the "Jimmy Carter" would not even fit into my building room, width and length no way, diagonally, may be! That's one beautiful boat Steve!

      Rob
      "Firemen can stand the heat"
      Thanks Rob. It is not for everyone as we all have limitations within which we operate.

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      • SubDude
        Captain
        • Dec 2019
        • 803

        Originally posted by RCSubGuy
        I love it, Steve! The HMK Seawolf kit that I got from Erich's estate looks like it was going to be cut up and extended as Jimmy Carter. That got reversed when we got our hands on her, but you have me re-thinking the idea! I'd love to see this at SUBFEST, functional or no...

        Bob
        My plan is to have it there in whatever state of completion it is in to display what can be done and the process I am going through. It's size presents some engineering challenges but nothing insurmountable and it definitely is an attention getter.

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        • SubDude
          Captain
          • Dec 2019
          • 803

          It may not look much different than the last shots but the top sections are now glued together and pinned to fit with the bottom hull so the halves are locked together. Everything fits well. I am going to add some partial bulkheads to secure the top along its length and then I will work to finish the WAA's and torpedo door detail.

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          • rwtdiver
            Vice Admiral
            • Feb 2019
            • 1768

            Originally posted by SubDude
            It may not look much different than the last shots but the top sections are now glued together and pinned to fit with the bottom hull so the halves are locked together. Everything fits well. I am going to add some partial bulkheads to secure the top along its length and then I will work to finish the WAA's and torpedo door detail.

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            Looks great Steve!

            Man, I hope they do not have a water issue at Red Clay because of the water displacement!!!? :-))

            That boat is a real masterful achievement Steve, and when you get the finish on it, WOW!

            Rob
            "Firemen can stand the heat"

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            • SubDude
              Captain
              • Dec 2019
              • 803

              Thanks Rob. I wish it could have been further along for Subfest but at least it is all together. Finishing it is another chapter. I need to remember to get an AUW empty on it but will possibly have to take it outside to do so as it is too long to fit vertically in my basement. Not a bad problem to have.

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              • Das Boot
                Rear Admiral
                • Dec 2019
                • 1149

                Originally posted by SubDude

                Lol. At 113" long it will just fit in my trailer so I am at the limit of what I can handle.
                We’re gonna need a bigger pond.
                Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.”

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                • SubDude
                  Captain
                  • Dec 2019
                  • 803

                  The top and bottom are now secured together. Here is a perspective shot. I am 5' 8" tall.

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                  • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                    Moderator
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 12254

                    Originally posted by SubDude
                    The top and bottom are now secured together. Here is a perspective shot. I am 5' 8" tall.

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                    What's big and black and full of seaman?
                    Who is John Galt?

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                    • rwtdiver
                      Vice Admiral
                      • Feb 2019
                      • 1768

                      Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named

                      What's big and black and full of seaman?
                      WOW! What more can I say!

                      Rob
                      "Firemen can stand the heat"

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                      • Sinksalot
                        Commander
                        • Mar 2020
                        • 332

                        Originally posted by SubDude

                        Lol. At 113" long it will just fit in my trailer so I am at the limit of what I can handle.
                        Wow thats longer then a Mark 54 torpedo.

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