Trumpeter 1/144 Gato build

[trout]

mark,
the photos do not show for me.
peace,
tom

[small sub guy]

I forgot to post the latest updates

Sea Tiger (way too clean)


opened the rear tubes to eliminate trapped air


Cutting flood holes


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


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


The underside of the deck floatation

[Aquaman]

Very impressive work, and in that scale ! 14

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

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

[small sub guy]

We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

[small sub guy]

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.).

[small sub guy]

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.

[small sub guy]

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

[small sub guy]

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

[small sub guy]

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

[small sub guy]

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).


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

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Forgot this one

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

David

[small sub guy]

Forgot this one

[small sub guy]

Here are some images.

[small sub guy]

I stumbled on this build article just a few months ago, and it inspired me to dust off my sub I started so many years ago.
My lady wants the Sea Tiger. Thanks for the inspiration, (all who have contributed to this thread).