Stingray X20 Sub Master Build

[Mrs RCnut]

Hello everybody, I am the significant other of RCnut, lol. I've started this build log to show you what I'm building, Bit obvious that lol. I am doing the Sub that Agent X20 used in several episodes. The method used to construct the Master is the same RC used on the stingray. The size will compliment the Stingray and the terrorfish. Below are a couple of pictures of progress so far. It wont be as quick a build as RCs as I dont have as much time to devote as he does.

Linda

[MFR1964]

Welcome aboard Linda,

Looks like a promising start, are you going to rc the fish also in the future?, about your time to spend at the fish, use the whip and force him to do some household work.


Manfred.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

The keel and bulkheads, what material?

A simple pump-jet for this X-5 looking fish.

... what?! you're not done yet?

David

[Mrs RCnut]

No sorry not done yet lol. The material I'm using is plasticard (styrene sheet). Afterwards I'll use filler in the gaps. As for powering it RC has got some ideas floating round already.

Linda

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

No sorry not done yet lol. The material I'm using is plasticard (styrene sheet). Afterwards I'll use filler in the gaps. As for powering it RC has got some ideas floating round already.

Linda

Well, as soon as I discharge my STINGRAY obligations let me know what I can do in the way of pump-jet, Sub-Driver or anything else I can do to help with X-20's ride. The gal in the shop is my counter-part, Ellie. Not much of a model builder, but one hell of a shop drone -- great at production work.

If I can't adapt one of my PJ's for the fish, then I can certainly manufacture a unit to do the job.

Very interesting stuff.

David

[trout]

Welcome Linda! Thank you for your work on the terror fish. I look forward to this build too!

[Subculture]

Do you still intend to articulate the tail on the terrorfish?

[Mrs RCnut]

Thanks David that will be wicked if I can get the X20 to go underwater as well I'll be able to chase Stingray properly lol. We were thinking of using a Graupner mini jet and possibly using the tail fin as the rudder.

Subculture at the moment we're going to use the tail fin as a rudder but not articulate the the rear body.

Trout thank you for the welcome and as soon as the Terror Fish is molded I'll start a build thread on it.

Linda

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Thanks David that will be wicked if I can get the X20 to go underwater as well I'll be able to chase Stingray properly lol. We were thinking of using a Graupner mini jet and possibly using the tail fin as the rudder.

Subculture at the moment we're going to use the tail fin as a rudder but not articulate the the rear body.

Trout thank you for the welcome and as soon as the Terror Fish is molded I'll start a build thread on it.

Linda

Linda,

I think we'll be best served by adapting the Moebius SEAVIEW axial-flow PJ for the X20 submarine -- taking advantage of the intake and nozzels axial orientation to one another. Using the bottom-of-the-boat intake like the commercial units employed on your STINGRAY and big SKY-DIVER is fine, but wasted effort within the straight-flow-path of the X20 submarines propulsion duct. What is the mean diameter of the propulsion duct aboard your model, Linda?

Here's the proposed pump-jet (that's Ellie, my partner-in-crime in the first shot):

[Mrs RCnut]

Errrm...ok. To be really honest with you I haven't the faintest idea what you've just written lol. I will get Mamas to explain in very very simple terms for me lol.

Linda

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

OK.

I pull this stuff on Ellie all the time: she asks a simple question or presents a new idea, which sets me off to bloviate for the next five-minutes. She gives me that blank stare, wishing to Christ she never brought up the topic, her mouth agape at my performance. Then, she snaps, smacks the back of my head as she once again reminds me not to be such a self-assured, assertive, boring, smart-ass, and to speak English -- as she descends into a Tagalog flurry of words suggesting I have a questionable blood-line, my eye's are too round, and blah, blaah, .....blaaaah! I make a tactical retreat to the shop, only to hear the door bolt click, with a resounding thud, behind me. Not another word exchanged till meal-time!

[greenman407]

AH........Wedded bliss! Does my heart good.

[greenman407]

Welcome aboard there Mrs RC Nut! A first in the annals of RC Submarine History! A man and wife team. Excellent! Boy, what I would give to have a wife he was also a partner and participant in the same hobby. Thanks for sharing!

[Mrs RCnut]

Thanks again for the welcome but due to work I'm not able to do more until the weekend, but the good news is that the Terror Fish will be going under rubber tomorrow care of Mamas because he's the one with a day off midweek lol

[Mrs RCnut]

Hi guys, Haven't been on here for a while but managed to do a bit yesterday and here are the results