British T-class

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There's a lot of Big holes in 'er deck Now!
If the Ghost of the guys that designed the original come across the pond to haunt me and let me know that I did them all wrong, I'll fill in the holes and redo them, but Otherwise there stayin' the way they are. :D LOL
Milling the ledge around them all was not as difficult as I thought.
I'm cutting bits of SS-screen now to plug those holes.
I found some brass strip for grating edgeing overlay. :)

[Kazzer]

There's a lot of Big holes in 'er deck Now!
If the Ghost of the guys that designed the original come across the pond to haunt me and let me know that I did them all wrong, I'll fill in the holes and redo them, but Otherwise there stayin' the way they are. :D LOL
Milling the ledge around them all was not as difficult as I thought.
I'm cutting bits of SS-screen now to plug those holes.
I found some brass strip for grating edging overlay. :)

I work on the philosophy that at 20 feet out, no one will see that anyway, so why worry about those details!

How about posting some picture of this Limey monster you're doing Rick?

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I work on the philosophy that at 20 feet out, no one will see that anyway, so why worry about those details!

How about posting some picture of this Limey monster you're doing Rick?

But *I* will see it! :D

I'll make some 'work in progress' pics.

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Work in progress Pictures: (Limey monster)
1st pic launch tubes fabrication is started, in removable bow top
2nd pic ledges around holes are visible that screen will fit onto
2 of the holes have screen laying in them (8 screens have been cut, with only one cut finger).
4th pic shows shaft-struts/tubes and stern torpedo-tube
the last pic you can see 3 of bulkheads added to hull, for regidity, battery bracing and SD seats
I'll start drilling those Hundreds of small holes in deck next. :rolleyes:

[Deep Diver]

Re Drawings, sorry that I have not got back sooner,my drawings came from the dock yard and are as used by them,

[VanguardUK]

You're probably already aware of this, but you will need a substantial amount of lead in the Keel to stop her rolling over. - I actuaully had a drop keel fitted on the outside & moulded in with body filler.

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Re Drawings, sorry that I have not got back sooner,my drawings came from the dock yard and are as used by them,

Okay, Great
I hope to get a copy soon.
Thanks,

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You're probably already aware of this, but you will need a substantial amount of lead in the Keel to stop her rolling over. - I actuaully had a drop keel fitted on the outside & moulded in with body filler.

Yes, I have a square lead bar, that fits in keel, already.
And more will be add as needed. They will be held in with RTV.
The bars also hold down the velcro straps which secure the SD.
I also already have flotation foam pieces cut that fit in hull.

I'm hopeing I won't need an external weight but I'll keep that in mind as an option.
Thanks,

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I'll start drilling those Hundreds of small holes in deck next. :rolleyes:

Correction!
There were Not 'Hundreds' of small holes, There were *Thousands*. (at least it seemed like it)
My Dremel tool was getting Too Hot, so I had to quit before finishing. Devilish
Almost got 'em tho. :)

[VanguardUK]

One thing to bear in mind - air will struggle to vent through these holes - to small, i found that a little bit of forward motion when diving moved any trapped air out through the stern tubes.

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Yes, I figured the little ones were there 'Only for Show', not to be considered good vents.

I had planed to put a hatch (door) on 9 of the T-tubes, including the 3 stern tubes, sealing them. I have some of the door-plugs partially made already.
That may be a good idea to leave some open, a least with a hole there somewhere, if I put in the doors. But I was thinking the large screen covered holes in deck will be enough vents in cover? Do you Not think so?
There Is a large ballast tank in this SD, and When she Blows she's Really gonna Blow. :) So I could be wrong?
Thanks for the Info,

[toppack]

I'm working on the conning-tower now.
I started to list all the errors made in that casting. :eek:
But desided it would take too long to make a list and would be better to spend that time fixing some of them. :D
Let's just say it needs Extensive Modification and Additions to it's basic shape. Censored
I think with enough resin and epoxy-putty I can get it close to correct. The gun shield piece is useless tho, I'll have to start over completely on it.
I certainly am glad I have my portable belt-sander, tho. It's saving a lot of time and effort. :)

[VanguardUK]

I rebuilt the Gun mounting, scratched both guns & fitted the area out from Pictures - again from the book - with hatches, wheels etc.

The upper casing WILL hold onto the air, it will even trap under the grates, but if you move away from the mytth that boats always dive static as seems to be the obsession these days, you should have no worries.

Under the water mine handled well - at slow (scale) speeds, but the best bit was just before she completely submerged, the wake looked awesome!

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Yes, to me Dynamic dives are much more Impressive, then go Static when she's under.
Of course you need a lot of 'Running Room' for large models like the T-class. :D

I'll try it first with the tube-doors on, and see how it goes. I can always drill them out, if needed.

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I was trying to decide what to use to fabricate the voice-tube that goes from bridge to 4" gun, that was used on many T-class subs. But when looking at pic of Tally-ho I see that she did Not have one. It probably got shot off or knocked off during their many encounters with the enemy.
Then I remembered that in the book they talked about the gunners not being able to hear anyone on the bridge during battle.
So that will save time, not having to make those delicate parts.
I also see that she did not have a Air-guard-radar-antenna that many of them had, in forward bridge area, which was also noted in book. Another delicate part not needed. :)
I'm definitely going to add the Victory-flag.
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