LOS ANGELES class Sub on Scale 1/81 (I thnik?)

[profesorul]

HI ,

Only small update :

at the beginning was "the Light"















but fast the Darkness was coming :




And I had to make another set :


MARIUS

[profesorul]

To day I had some time to add these small rings to Ventilation Holes on the upper hull :















MARIUS

[redboat219]

just want to share, another great alternative to those aluminum pop rivets would be brass eyelets from craft stores.The come in variety of sizes and textures.

[trout]

Marius,
Those vent openings can be used to get air, that could be trapped, out. Using rivets will reduce or prevent air from being released. It may not be important on the LA sub, but it was useful on the Skipjack.
Peace,
tom

[trout]

I can't enlarge them !!! .
Do You have a external Link where can see them BIG ?.
I'm wearing glasses !!!.

THANK YOU ,

MARIUS

Marius, Clicking on the photo does not open up a larger picture?

[profesorul]

@ trou

NOPE ! ,

MARIUS

[profesorul]

Marius,
Those vent openings can be used to get air, that could be trapped, out. Using rivets will reduce or prevent air from being released. It may not be important on the LA sub, but it was useful on the Skipjack.
Peace,
tom

You are right , but the lenght of the rivets is less than the thickness of the upper hull so the air is gonna run out faster like usual .

MARIUS

[Peter W]

Echoing Tom's suggestion for use as a working vent, if you cut the rivet directly under the flanged part so it is in effect a washer them re-drill the hole to 1/8" (3.2mm) it will work most efficiently. Water will be able to flow through the hole and that way you have the knowledge that you are chasing the air out. Just have to then glue the rivet head to the hull.

Also I would personally rebate them a tiny amount into the hull.

Peter

[profesorul]

Echoing Tom's suggestion for use as a working vent, if you cut the rivet directly under the flanged part so it is in effect a washer them re-drill the hole to 1/8" (3.2mm) it will work most efficiently. Water will be able to flow through the hole and that way you have the knowledge that you are chasing the air out. Just have to then glue the rivet head to the hull.

Also I would personally rebate them a tiny amount into the hull.

Peter

I think I wheel tray these to see how it works / looks .
Thanks for the tip .

MARIUS

[profesorul]

PETER ,

I want to follow your advice but do not have the drill column and / or milling .....
I have hand drilling machine with simple drill bits and they make the bottom of the hole sharp .....
for the rivets I need to do a flat base hole ....

I hope You'll understand what I mean to say .

MARIUS

[Peter W]

Marius,

Easiest way to do it is if you have a rivet gun. Drill a hole into a scrap piece of metal the size of the rivet, then fit and pop the rivet then slowly and steadily with a drill bit slightly bigger than the rivets hole drill the head off. It will probably get stuck on the bit but just reverse the drill whilst holding it with pliers.

Peter

[trout]

@ trou

NOPE ! ,

MARIUS

O.k., do you have pop-ups blocked on your browser? The screen that comes up when you click on the photo could be considered a pop-up. Usually under preferences, but if you tell me the browser, I might be able to guide you.

[profesorul]

Marius,

Easiest way to do it is if you have a rivet gun. Drill a hole into a scrap piece of metal the size of the rivet, then fit and pop the rivet then slowly and steadily with a drill bit slightly bigger than the rivets hole drill the head off. It will probably get stuck on the bit but just reverse the drill whilst holding it with pliers.

Peter

Aha , I see what You mean . At the end of these operation it's gonna be a small Aluminum Ring . But is gonna be Very Difficult to glue such small surface 1-1,5mm wide !.

MARIUS

[profesorul]

O.k., do you have pop-ups blocked on your browser? The screen that comes up when you click on the photo could be considered a pop-up. Usually under preferences, but if you tell me the browser, I might be able to guide you.

The problem is like these :
- when I am on Forum , I make the first click looks like these :


After the second click on the same picture looks like these :


After I download on comp and I tray to open looks like these:


- after I download those pictures , my goal was to print them , to have them in front of my eyes when I did the piece , that's way I need them large .

THANK YOU for Your efforts to help me ,

MARIUS

[Peter W]

Aha , I see what You mean . At the end of these operation it's gonna be a small Aluminum Ring . But is gonna be Very Difficult to glue such small surface 1-1,5mm wide !.

MARIUS

CA applied with a toothpick job done, adding a slight rebate will help contain the glue, look on any static modelling site at the 1/700 scale photoetched parts and gluing those rivets will look simple.

Peter