Trumpeter 1/144 Gato build

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  • He Who Shall Not Be Named
    Moderator
    • Aug 2008
    • 12256

    Originally posted by small sub guy



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    Forgot this one
    Good looking stuff. Can you make these pictures larger for these old, tired eyes?

    David
    Who is John Galt?

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    • small sub guy
      Lieutenant, Junior Grade
      • Dec 2009
      • 45

      Please forgive me for the temporary hijacking of this thread.
      I bult a 1.5 dia sub driver based 99.99% on, He Who Shall Not Be Named's design, (we hope he does not mind).
      The Sub Driver is not complete yet, but it should be soon, (lets hope it works I don't want to do that again).

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      Close up of the forward control surface. I have not figured out the next step.

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      • small sub guy
        Lieutenant, Junior Grade
        • Dec 2009
        • 45

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        This is a view from the inside unsure if I should make the control surfaces move or fold.

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        • small sub guy
          Lieutenant, Junior Grade
          • Dec 2009
          • 45

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          I used the motor assy from the Nichimo model I19. I wanted to use a single motor to drive two screws.

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          • small sub guy
            Lieutenant, Junior Grade
            • Dec 2009
            • 45

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            The start of the conning tower. the Sea Tiger had stairs.
            Only one set of rails, too lazy to make a second set.

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            • small sub guy
              Lieutenant, Junior Grade
              • Dec 2009
              • 45

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              The 1.5 dia sub driver in place.
              I have not cut the flood holes yet.
              I have the lead weight shaped to the hull and the foam shaped to the sides of the sub.

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              • small sub guy
                Lieutenant, Junior Grade
                • Dec 2009
                • 45

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                Showing the placement of the fill valve of the ballast tank.
                I decided to use gas, but I did make SAS system (Don't tell H.W.S.N.B.N.).
                Last edited by small sub guy; 05-03-2018, 06:09 PM.

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                • small sub guy
                  Lieutenant, Junior Grade
                  • Dec 2009
                  • 45

                  We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

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                  • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                    Moderator
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 12256

                    Originally posted by small sub guy
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                    Showing the placement of the fill valve of the ballast tank.
                    I decided to use gas, but I did make SAS system (Don't tell H.W.S.N.B.N.).
                    Nice work, sir! Will Seaman Hornsby be featured as guest at the party on deck? Good sound engineering on display here.

                    But, damn! get bigger pictures up there! Are you using a photo hosting site for these? If so, change the file size to fill the screen when you post. Please!

                    David
                    Who is John Galt?

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                    • Aquaman
                      Ensign
                      • May 2018
                      • 6

                      Very impressive work, and in that scale ! 14

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                      • small sub guy
                        Lieutenant, Junior Grade
                        • Dec 2009
                        • 45

                        I forgot to post the latest updates
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                        Sea Tiger (way too clean)
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                        opened the rear tubes to eliminate trapped air

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                        Cutting flood holes

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                        Flotation foam in the bow (if you look closely you can see the 1/2oz weight in the starboard inner wall)

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                        Stern flotation foam (the linkage is yet to be connected)

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                        The underside of the deck floatation
                        Last edited by small sub guy; 12-14-2018, 10:42 PM.

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                        • trout
                          Admiral
                          • Jul 2011
                          • 3545

                          mark,
                          the photos do not show for me.
                          peace,
                          tom
                          If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.

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