today's work

[JHapprich]

Yes, but why is the U-Boot's stern blunt? Shouldn't it be of the knife-type?
Jörg

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I made this big-ass sanding block/board to level off the tops of the bulkheads and frames to the top of the hull proper. The anvil (Acme, of course) provides the weight so I get plenty of abrasive action when pulling and pushing the sanding block across the top of the egg-crate structure. I needed my other hand to hold the hull against sliding over the table.

















I'm helping Tom Harris assemble his big 1/48 Type-7 plastic model kit, which we're converting to r/c operation.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[Davjacva]

Yes, but why is the U-Boot's stern blunt? Shouldn't it be of the knife-type?
Jörg

This is a Type IXC, not a IXD. IXD's were very narrow.

[JHapprich]

2nd last picture, the stern is flat and round. IMO there should be a sharp edge.

E.g. REVELL:

https://ipmsdeutschland.de/archiv/Marine/Krabbenhoeft/Revell_U-505.html

[ffr2608]

Dave,
More advice from the peanut gallery while you get real work done...
Spray that thing with some Rhinoliner or other type of bedliner. I used white for the bilge in my 1:1 Ski Nautique and it is excellent...
One and done...

DH

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Dave,
More advice from the peanut gallery while you get real work done...
Spray that thing with some Rhinoliner or other type of bedliner. I used white for the bilge in my 1:1 Ski Nautique and it is excellent...
One and done...

DH

Good tip, sir. Right now epoxy laminating resin will do -- I need a gluable surface for upcoming motor and other device foundations.

[redboat219]

Maybe cut a window in the bow below the waterline as a port for a non waterproof camera for taking U/W shots. or would this be a potential leak point?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Maybe cut a window in the bow below the waterline as a port for a non waterproof camera for taking U/W shots. or would this be a potential leak point?

As this barge will only have an inch of draft, that won't work. This ain't the CALYPSO.

[redboat219]

As this barge will only have an inch of draft,

You could practically make that thing into an airboat...

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

You could practically make that thing into an airboat...

I could practically make it a ****ing Rocketship; I could mount 300gW lasers on it and wipe the shoreline, cutting the entire membership of the Elite Fleet in half; I could grease it up and shove it.....

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[redboat219]

Differential steering?

[JHapprich]

I could practically make it a ****ing Rocketship; I could mount 300gW lasers on it and wipe the shoreline, cutting the entire membership of the Elite Fleet in half; I could grease it up and shove it.....

:-) :-) :-)