Moebius (Revell) Skipjack Build

[CC Clarke]

Every submarine has (at least) one SPM. The exterior hull plate is mounted to the bottom of the motor like the pair in the attached picture, (from a skimmer) and the whole assembly is lowered, then turned as necessary to maneuver the ship.

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Thank you Rob and David!

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Not a bird!

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No flak here, at least from me. I have seen good weathering and some not so perfect. All are great because someone tried. How do you get better unless you try? right?
I have weathered and clean subs, love them both. Now need to find reference photos of bird poop on rudders.......never thought I would every type that. LOL

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Last major addition to the sub is lighting it. I originally was going to run the lights of the batteries in the sub, but got lazy/distracted what ever you call it, and decided to make a battery holder. It is printed in a tough material that flexes, so it is not brittle by any means. The wires run out of each end of the battery holder and a reed switch is installed on the positive end (doesn't matter what polarity it is installed on). At the bottom tf the picture is two magnet holders. One is far enough away for the reed switch not to be active (the off position or stowage) and the other holder keeps the magnet close enough for the reed switch to turn the lights on.





At minimum, I need to add bird poop on the rudder as a tribute to David (I promised I would) and at most full on weather this boat.

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Weather that thing, Tom!

Says the man with a shiny propellor on a weathered sub LOL

I will do bird poop on the rudder, in honor of David.

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Thank you, those are very kind words. I have no problem weathering. Just not sure what I will do on this boat yet. I have so much respect for David's work that doing anything major would feel like me painting on the Mona Lisa.

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I don't know about weathering mine more.....I like the look of is and would not want to mess it up. That being said, and just in case someone dos not know, this sub was originally painted by David. Fortunately Rustoleum still has the same colors and they matched up well for the red on the hull and the darkest black used on the sub. I did find this photo of a Skipjack class sub still being worked on and tested out:

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I like the paint job, I cant tell if there is weathering or not due to the glare?

Yeah, my photography skills lack. There is light weathering, but as David pointed out “weather that thing” may need a heavier hand. LOL

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David, how long did the Skipjack subs have the at launch paint scheme?

[coryhenry]

I like the paint job, I cant tell if there is weathering or not due to the glare?

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Mostly finished with exterior. Decals added and Matte coat finished.
It took a little very fine sanding to remove some minor issues.



To finish, I need to work on wiring the lights and then I can move onto the next sub.
Peace,
Tom

[Ken_NJ]

Nice, wish I had a clear lake like that here in NJ

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I need to apologize first about this video, I was playing with speed and depth so doing two things at once was not my gifting.

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The ballast tank ran very well! The only issue I have is my battery pack. For some reason, if the pack gets squeezed too much, it will cut off which happened after it ran for an hour. I may redesign it or get rid of the plastic holders and put the contacts on the bulkheads.

I look forward to getting this out again and seeing what it can do or better put how long it can run. Right now I am adding decals and will finish the exterior.
I do like a piston system.