Scratch build Skipjack-conversion : Project 1710 Beluga in 1/63 scale

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Starting to shape up. This thing will go like blazes once you unleash the speed-controller.

David

[JHapprich]

Resin filler once more:

[JHapprich]

Nitrofiller applied:

[JHapprich]

Today i continued on the sail. After checking the 1710' pictures i found the deck not blending into the hull but creating a clear edge so there was no more filling over necessary. Instead i ground the filler just back to the outer profile of the template and had the look almost right. Some rinsing with alcohol (not my throat) and pulling along some nitrofiller, followed by some more fine filler. I had some filler left over that went into the fin's fillets. Sail will need to be lowered slightly, after sanding the hull will receive grey primer.

Jörg

[JHapprich]

More progress :

The styrene template has been finished and glued with CA to the well-roughened and alcohol-cleaned sides of the sail. Afterwards initiall filling with fine-filler, thinned with a dash of resin. The top coat will be fibre-enhanced filler and maybe some light glass.

[JHapprich]

Hi! Though i had only little time to spend building, i managed to apply another coat of (self-mixed) fibre-enforced resin over the filler. After curing i removed larger excess with 80' wet and then placed a strip of 0,5mm styrene over the unfilled hull contour just besides the filler that would keep the distance between sanding block and paper just to make sure i sand down to a continuus radius. I also cut out the styrene "skeleton" for the small passways both sides of the sail that will be pinned into place and backed up with filler and weave.

Jörg

[wlambing]

Ah! Safety track!! That could maybe work, if the antenna wire is small diameter enough. Good luck! Still think the 'scope is best/easiest for the application, though.

[JHapprich]

All the same, although its 40mhz in my case.

[Bob Gato]

Just for Ss&Gs I'd throw the receiver a 4aa battery pack and a servo in the carbon hull on the bench to see how attenuating CRP is to 75mhz ..we all know it wont pass 2.4G but is it truly a block to old school FM.

[JHapprich]

anyone else having hot pictures of the 1710 please upload 'em!

[JHapprich]

Not bad...
some more goodies

[gantu]

Noch eins

[JHapprich]

Danke Dir! Das toppe ich!

[gantu]

Hier noc eine andere Ansicht.

[JHapprich]

Are you not going to use a "periscope" so you can see where you're going? Make a 'scope into antenna and go with that. You'll be able to watch the wake from the scope and it will look much better. Modern naval submarines (even old ones) don't drive around with railings or lifelines installed. I don't recall seeing any rails on Beluga, and I think only a rudimentary lifeline topside, for inport.

hi, we are talking about different things. I am referring to the safety rails port starbord of the deck, not the "fence" for in-port time.

Jörg