Albacore continued

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Pictures!!!!

M

[greenman407]

Into the kiddie pool it went without the top on it so I could see if water was getting into the wrong places. I didnt like the number of Air bubbles appearing at the back of the Sub-driver and escaping to the surface. So I pulled it out to find too much water in the engine space. It came from the extra pushrod seal and the two brass tubes for the SAS not being sealed off. Also, my brilliant idea of not countersinking the ballast tank header screws was fine.....................except that I forgot to put some CA around them. After that was taken care of I put her back in da water. The trim is way off, so Ill have to deal with that next weekend. The good news is that at full throttle youd better hang on to it. Its got quite a pull on it in the pool. Also the stern planes are ROCK steady at all rpms, which is what I was trying to achieve. So next weekend the trim and the LED hookups.

[greenman407]

I was doing a little trimming on it in the kiddie pool this afternoon and my Mom walked out and asked to see the props work. So I showed her. At that point I realized that it had a torque roll to it now that I got the new motors in it. There was no problem with it when I had the Speed 400s in it. Well I cant have any Torque roll thats for sure. I guess its happening because of the propeller size difference. One is bigger than the other with more blades.
So, I started adding more weight , right under the ballast tank. As a consequence, Ill need to add countering foam. So, Tomorrow Ill be concentrating on that.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

never ends .... does it?

M

[greenman407]

Yep............thats the way it goes. Ill always be assured of plenty of things to do because I cant seem to leave well enough alone. So as far as the Albacore work today, I added some weight and did a test and was not satisfied, so I added some more until I could see a major amount of improvement. You still cant slam on the gas, but if you are reasonable about power application, it wont be a problem, especially in the submerged condition. Also, historically I have always had this sub setup "in the wild". Now Ive got it setup more conservatively. So we are Happy with the trim. Next week we will look at doing some painting and some LED work.

[greenman407]

Believe it or not.............I slathered on some paint today. Looks pretty good ifin I do say so myself. I painted the upper hull, sail, and sail rudder using the old trusty airbrush with the large tip. Came out nice. Next stop is painting the observation window thingy.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Believe it or not.............I slathered on some paint today. Looks pretty good ifin I do say so myself. I painted the upper hull, sail, and sail rudder using the old trusty airbrush with the large tip. Came out nice. Next stop is painting the observation window thingy.

Bridge spray-shield, damnit!

M

[greenman407]

UUUHHH! You cursed. How come it didnt bleep out YOUR bad word. It always bleeps out mine.....................even when its not a bad word.(conspiracy if I ever seen it)

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

UUUHHH! You cursed. How come it didnt bleep out YOUR bad word. It always bleeps out mine.....................even when its not a bad word.(conspiracy if I ever seen it)

Because I'm the great .... ALL POWERFUL .....

....OZ!!!!!

[HardRock]

Geeeez.....I thought I was Oz. And where are the ****ing photographs, Mark???

[Von Hilde]

Sneeze blocker from the salad bar in the galley

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Sneeze blocker from the salad bar in the galley

Perfect, Dave. We'll add the term to the official submarine lexicon.

M

[greenman407]

My Camera broke..................................OH! Your not buying it Huh? OK the dog ate my pictures! OH!.........OK....OK soon.

[greenman407]

Yesterday I taped off the" Bridge Spray Shield Damnit". What an unusual name for a couple of pieces of curved Lexan. Anyway, ........I had an Epiphany. I had on hand some Tamiya Champagne Gold. Mostly silver with a hint of gold. Im trying to represent the clear lexan windows that have been tarnished and clouded over time and salt water drenching s. The spray test looked promising. well it looks like silver to me. At anyrate maybe the flat clear will tone it down. Im going to use light grey to represent the frame. A little at a time. I dont want any peeling.

[greenman407]

Unfortunately our new format wont allow me to upload pictures. So I guess we will have to wait.