Trumpeter 1/144 Gato build

[redboat219]

Just wondering, how would your bow planes react to wave action while the boat is surfaced. Would your bow planes start flopping up and down everytime you pass through a wave?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Good stuff, Gary. You made it work and with less Rube Goldberg than I initially thought it would take.

M

[trout]

Gary,
it is a pleasure to see you build. You are an inspiration my friend. Myron's suggestion about putting a coin by the planes really brings it into perspective of what you are dealing with and the skill of your work. Keep it up!

[crazygary]

Thanks, Sublime!!

Appreciate your comments!! About the closest I'll ever get to being a "watchmaker" is if I "watch"
somebody else do it!! Hah!!

Many years of being a machinist, tool maker, modelmaker, moldmaker, etc., have
taught me pretty well! Just a mater of knowing which "of the above" to choose from when doing the R&D stuff!!

Anyone can do it!! Just gotta put your mind to it, and not be afraid to disintegrate a few brain cells from time to time!

If I can do it, you can do it!! Think it through alot, make sketches and lotsa mistakes. Only then does the confidence come
that'll let ya do it right!! Kick butt, and take names!!!! Above all, have fun and make every adventure a learning experience!

You heard it here, folks!! (LOL)

Right, M???

And yes, the little 1 1/4" subdriver will fit really well! There'll be plenty of room in there for it!

[Sublime]

Houston, we have retractable forward planes!!!
Here they be in dive mode...
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In this position, the float would have raised up, and forced the operating arms down to deploy the dive planes.
The piece of white plastic you see a couple of inches aft of the hinge points is a temporary "pivot point", until
I figure out exactly how I'll finish it! At the aftmost end of the brass tube is where the float will be attached.

Here they are retracted...
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It's pretty doubtful that they'll retract alot while on the surface, but certainly
will when she's back on dry land! Also notice that they don't retract all the way against the hull.
This was due to a necessary "trade off"! It was either let them retract as far as they can, or cut a hole in the deck
and put some sort of really strange, bulbous thing up there to cover the linkage!! Not happenin'!!!

May do a bit more "tweaking" on the control arms. If so, I'll post the final results!

Will be back when the fulcrum tube mount and float are in! So for now, it's
crazygary, out!

BTW- That was a fun "challenge", M!! Thanks for the encouragement!!

Amazing. I reiterate "You are a watchmaker!" Will the Sub-driver still fit in there without interfering with your float?

[crazygary]

Houston, we have retractable forward planes!!!
Here they be in dive mode...

In this position, the float would have raised up, and forced the operating arms down to deploy the dive planes.
The piece of white plastic you see a couple of inches aft of the hinge points is a temporary "pivot point", until
I figure out exactly how I'll finish it! At the aftmost end of the brass tube is where the float will be attached.

Here they are retracted...


It's pretty doubtful that they'll retract alot while on the surface, but certainly
will when she's back on dry land! Also notice that they don't retract all the way against the hull.
This was due to a necessary "trade off"! It was either let them retract as far as they can, or cut a hole in the deck
and put some sort of really strange, bulbous thing up there to cover the linkage!! Not happenin'!!!

May do a bit more "tweaking" on the control arms. If so, I'll post the final results!

Will be back when the fulcrum tube mount and float are in! So for now, it's
crazygary, out!

BTW- That was a fun "challenge", M!! Thanks for the encouragement!!

[crazygary]

Happy to oblige, Myron!
Here is the last photo from yesterday with a dime on one side,
and a nickel on the other for size comparison. Relatively small parts, to say the least!!


If at any time you should require further clarification on anything I'm doing,
please ask! Always happy to be of assistance to a fellow modeler!
Have a good day!

crazygary, out!

[crazygary]

No worries, redboat219, and thanks a bunch for the tip involving magnets!! Excellent idea!
I kinda think I've "got it licked" now? Just a tad more "engineering" and I should have something pretty
simple ready to go! We shall see!! Hah!

[redboat219]

Heres an idea. Why not use tiny rare earth magnets along with the float seasaw to (either through attraction or repulsion ) operate the bow plane mechanism.

[vital.spark]

Gary, could you place a 10 cent coin next to your work so most can get an idea on how small the bits are that you're working with. I have one of these kits so I can really appreciate your work!

I will start on some of my 1:144 kits as soon as I finish my 1:1 replica of the 1894 Sylvester Roper Steam Motorcycle. Now, I'm learning a lot from your posts.

Regards,

Myron

[redboat219]

My apologies for the interruptions. Please continue.

[crazygary]

Oooops!!

Make that little piece of 1/16" tubing 3/32" long, as opposed to 13/32!
"Fat finger syndrome"!!

[crazygary]

Hi, Y'all!!

At the risk of interrupting the "thread hijacking" goin' on here, , I'm gonna interject with some stuff that
actually deals with my Gato build! K?????? Cool!

Anyway, I did little tweaking on the previously added control arms on the forward planes.
Shortened them, "coined" the ends, and bent them so they'd meet up in the middle of the sub.
Also drilled 1/32" diameter holes in the ends to accept a 1/32" diameter pin.

They're currently mounted to a piece of basswood to hold them steady while I piddle around with them.

Then took a really short length of 1/16" i.d. brass tubing, 'bout 13/32" long, and CA'd it to the end of the 1/32" wire. This will
be the "pivot operating gizmo control arm retainer thingy"!! ( for lack of a better grouping of words!) It's at the top of the photo, above the dive planes.
Below the dive planes is what will become the fulcrum which will, if all goes according to plan, make the
whole enchilada function.


Here's the assembly!! Pivot point to be decided upon after fiddling with it a little more!


Might could be able to wrap up this portion of the build tomorrow???

crazygary, out!

[redboat219]

What's a Filipino doing in Nippon land?



M

Flew back to Manila last night. Just a 5 day R & R. First taste of winter. Glad i live in the tropics. Lol.

[redboat219]

I gotta throw a wrench in things. You make a beautiful device called an SD out of acrylic tube, electronics, air pumps and silicon. But, if you were to make a very similar device, and say name it for ED, you could be getting $1000 a copy from Medicare. Just Sayin!

LOL. When i acquired a 2" RCABS cylinder my wife asked what it was, told her it was a "enlarger".