Hi
my Doctoral studies have been concluded - I passed and the 5 years solitary confinement of a 130,000 word thesis is over!. I won't complain as I have a great new job for these efforts and whilst I have re-introduced myself to family and friends, I need to get back into the hobby.
I have completed my 1/72 Conqueror with 2 working tubes up front. My son who has just turned 12 back in January has with my help built 1/72 HMS Talent. Both boats are based on OTWs fine Valiant and Trafalgar class kits respectively and are running the OTW dive system.
The OTW dive system is great so far so good, however, I am convinced both submarines can be made lighter with the use of an internal battery as what I have been used to using the SNORT / SAS subdrivers. You also get a smaller 100% full ballast tank with God's system. With the OTW, despite the fact that you have baffles in the tank, because this doesn't fill much more than half as you are pumping in water under pressure I have noticed that coming to a stop there is a quite a bit of water slosh that can affect trim.
Wondering what the new Subdriver line-up of products entails for subs Skipjack size and a little bigger such as these two? Any details yet?
Thanks
John
my Doctoral studies have been concluded - I passed and the 5 years solitary confinement of a 130,000 word thesis is over!. I won't complain as I have a great new job for these efforts and whilst I have re-introduced myself to family and friends, I need to get back into the hobby.
I have completed my 1/72 Conqueror with 2 working tubes up front. My son who has just turned 12 back in January has with my help built 1/72 HMS Talent. Both boats are based on OTWs fine Valiant and Trafalgar class kits respectively and are running the OTW dive system.
The OTW dive system is great so far so good, however, I am convinced both submarines can be made lighter with the use of an internal battery as what I have been used to using the SNORT / SAS subdrivers. You also get a smaller 100% full ballast tank with God's system. With the OTW, despite the fact that you have baffles in the tank, because this doesn't fill much more than half as you are pumping in water under pressure I have noticed that coming to a stop there is a quite a bit of water slosh that can affect trim.
Wondering what the new Subdriver line-up of products entails for subs Skipjack size and a little bigger such as these two? Any details yet?
Thanks
John
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