today's work

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Dave - what is this photo about? Thank you.

While filming the miniatures at the David Tailor site we used both the MASK tank for the dark, no background shots; and then went to an artificial lake called the 'explosives evailuation basin' for underwater shots requiring and interesting background -- those round mound looking things are there to redirect conclusive explosions shock-waves during 'destructive testing' of exact scale submarine models. They literally blow up model submarines at that site. Not so much in these days of fluid dynamic simulations at a key stroke.

That's what I'm looking at here: one of the test-articles damaged in some long ago test of a model GATO/BALAL/TENCH type hull. This model, sitting in a corner of the test basin perimeter, is detailed right down to compartmentation, frame geometry and spacing, shell plating, and other analog to structures found on the real boats.



And here are more shots at that outdoor pool-of-pain:

[Timothy L]

Dave - what is this photo about? Thank you.

[Timothy L]

https://youtu.be/Dn2R2NBeuJI

Wow!!! Just when you thought you knew what an awesome model was - then David blows your mind with this!!! Absolutely fascinating and intriguing story, photos, and video. Thank you for posting and educating. Holy Moly.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

This is the MASK facility where we did most of the ALLIGATOR underwater shots for a TV show.

https://youtu.be/pir_muTzYM8

That show, an episode for the Discovery Science Channel, here:

https://youtu.be/Dn2R2NBeuJI

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Found some cool new images of X craft y recently posted in Drachinfel.

Thanks, Steve. As you well know, a model-builder can never have too much documentation.

David

[Albacore 569]

Found some cool new images of X craft y recently posted in Drachinfel.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Mold pattern maker must have gotten confused

dimples or bumps

YOU ****'n RIVET-COUNTING, CRITICAL , ARM-CHAIR SPOUTING SON's OF *****'es!!!!!!

An otherwise perfect little X-Craft kit and you poop all over it for some little miss-steps like THAT!

I buy you books... I take you to school... and what do you do???... you eat the ****ing Teacher!!!!

[redboat219]

Mold pattern maker must have gotten confused

dimples or bumps

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I wonder why they put raised detail on the hydroplanes where there are ventilation holes are on the original?

****!... I don't know; I'm just the idiot model-kit-assembler here. (I'll fix those little problems after all the structural work is done, I have proper drawings of the original and 'improved' X-Craft).

[Subculture]

I wonder why they put raised detail on the hydroplanes where there are ventilation holes are on the original?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Happy Easter.

CA? Why not a cohesive agent?

Fair question. Though the horizontal stabilizer parts will be subject to most 'collision damage' underway -- and CA adhesive is subject to fracture under shock-loads -- a fusion joint would be the preferred attachment method. However, as there is so much 'footprint' between horizontal stabilizer root and surface of the stern, I figured that a CA bond would be substantial enough to resist breaking as a consequence of being hit by other craft or sides of the pool. And, using CA, eliminated the need on a fusion weld to change state through solvent evaporation... in old age I'm become less tolerant of delay.

[redboat219]

Happy Easter.

CA? Why not a cohesive agent?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[Das Boot]