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The tiles will all be different but the frame spacing will be pretty consistent over time (and probably boats) I was thinking more of the oil can effect rather than the tile effect, but tiles would also be good!
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Tiles?!....
DavidWho is John Galt?Comment
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Believe me; if I could do something like that using just paint and masking tape, I would.Comment
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Love it, yeah we can't all be gods of modelling like DM,...where's that darn hatcam pic, lol
WillComment
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It's a classic dave, just like us, lmaoComment
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What about designing a decal sheet? It would just have to be subtle..Comment
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I dont know if anyone is aware of it but there is a group of modelers who have purchased Bob Martins Seaquest hull and are in the process of building it. They have a Youtube channel known as Rapidnadion. Here is a link to the first two videos of their build.IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!Comment
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And the second:
IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!Comment
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Just as a note on that, it's not our production hull, but rather the first prototype. It's about 10" longer than the production boat, and has no surface detail or any of the other detail parts that are going into the final versions.
Those guys are earnest, but their experience is somewhat lacking. They're doing a good job, overall. I'll be interested in seeing what they come up with in their old-school manner.
Great video, though. Well-editted and fun to watch!
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Don’t anyone tell Ellie, but I got a new play-toy.
Yes, it’s the Nautilus Drydocks SEAQUEST submarine from the TV show of the same name.
The show featured awful dialog, touchy-feely Greenpeace horse-****, a smart-ass dolphin (really?!), a COB who doubled as a hatch-plug, an end-of series plot line that made the worst of Irwin Allen’s end-of-series shows look good…
…... And one kick-ass looking ‘futuristic’ submarine.
Though the effects shots were done by geeks on keyboards, the visuals of the submarine were grounded on at least one physical model built for scanning and ‘visualization’ by the production staff. As I understand it this kit was lofted off one of those miniatures. In my book that’s authentication and faithfulness to prototype of the first order!
And here’s the kit of the SEAQUEST. The hull appears to be roto-cast, and what flash there is on the three parts is light and at spots that will be easily worked with abrasives and fillers. The solid cast items (the tail-cone and display base are hollow) are bubble free, hard, and richly detailed. A dry fit of the major sub-assemblies indicates good kit engineering and proper selection of materials. This thing is suitable for display and …. gasp …. r/c use.
Packaging of the kit was top-drawer: a spacious box, plenty of bubble-wrap, and the parts bagged as you see in the above photo. Nice. No damage on the sample I got.
At the ass-end of this vehicle are four articulated ‘squid-fins’. These are hinged to impinge the water flow – working more as Northrop type ‘drag-brakes’ rather than the more traditional foil type control surfaces we’re used to. Obviously, deployment of these big drag-brakes will produce the required yaw and pitch forces needed to control and maneuver this beast – but only if it’s in motion.
Intake water for the propulsor will come through ‘inlet doors’ (much as you see on some jet engines, forward of the compressor section) – these doors formed by the six scale hatches in the spherical, center portion of the hull. Each hatch will operate as spring loaded poppet-valve. The mechanism of valve operation is simply a slight differential pressure between the inside of the hull and the ambient water pressure – a situation that occurs each time the pump-jets/centrifugal pump takes a suction.
For you display kit assemblers no stone has been left unturned here. You can even display the model with three of the six access doors in the ‘open’ condition.
Alternatively (or in concert) of the four drag-brakes, the four articulated nozzles can be so directed to effect the needed yaw and pitch forces. So, there are choices as to directional control of this model submarine.
My initial thought was pump-jets, one for each nozzle, accelerating water for each of the four propulsion nozzles. But, now that I think of it, a single, big, kick-ass centrifugal pump -- with valved branches leading off its volute -- might be that way to manage propulsion water. When I get time I’ll look into these issues.
DavidLast edited by He Who Shall Not Be Named; 03-10-2017, 04:18 PM.Who is John Galt?Comment
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Ooo sweet!Dave, I'm glad you got one of these...you're gonna rc it???...where's your build blog, I'll be glued to it....lol. gonna paint it too??? I'll try and help a bit...model was scanned off my series maquette, so shape is dead bolts accurate...we had to do a ton of research on all the details and such to finish up the master set of parts...can't wait to see how you do on this...
Will
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This is the original series Maquette that was scanned, mirrored, and all details realized..Attached FilesComment
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You can get an idea of the correct color scheme from this screen grabAttached FilesComment
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