today's work

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Send me a private email David for your shipping address where to ship the CB components to you please. Thanks. Boss. I also have a second hull if something goes wrong as back up. If shipped successfully I will turn the second hull one into a static model to keep me, us guys occupied. This is Exciting! Will ship asap to you after receiving your address. Maybe tomorrow. I will then be focusing back on the Suffern SNA (SSN) in 1/64.

In my research the props for CB are bronze, not steel (like Germany then). The Mickey Mouse ears 3 blade pattern, on model the diameter would be 1 inch to 1.125 inch diameter. The stern planes will need to be made and they show generous surface area so it will be a 'handy turning boat'. This hull printing already has the holes included for you for pivot points and control push rods.

Its interesting The Caponi aircraft company made about 22 of these and orders for another 32 never completed. Reminded me of Lockheed being prime contractor for the DSRV's.

. One CB even sank a Russian submarine in the Black Sea in their siege of Sevastopol. It was the only time the German Kriegsmarine (Adm Reider) requested Italian Navy assistance in stopping Russian supplies to the Crimea. The 6 CBs sent there to Black Sea were CB 1-6 and were transported to Crimea via rail car. The subs weighed about 45 tons. Italian midget subs were the only naval assets available in that theater due to geography.

Can't wait. What a fun little project this will be! (Can you hear that slurping sound, Steve?... I bet it's Manfred licking his chops right about now). I wish Terry was still around, this is also right up his alley.


David D Merriman lll
835 Holly Hedge Ave.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452

757-418-0779

[Albacore 569]

Beautiful. Can do. I'll further break the stern radially right where the horizontal stabilizers meet the hull -- that after section will be a hollow cast resin item. The remaining stern and bow sections will be GRP. This is going to be a fun project, Steve! Yes, this must be a torpedo shooter!

Send me a private email David for your shipping address where to ship the CB components to you please. Thanks. Boss. I also have a second hull if something goes wrong as back up. If shipped successfully I will turn the second hull one into a static model to keep me, us guys occupied. This is Exciting! Will ship asap to you after receiving your address. Maybe tomorrow. I will then be focusing back on the Suffern SNA (SSN) in 1/64.

In my research the props for CB are bronze, not steel (like Germany then). The Mickey Mouse ears 3 blade pattern, on model the diameter would be 1 inch to 1.125 inch diameter. The stern planes will need to be made and they show generous surface area so it will be a 'handy turning boat'. This hull printing already has the holes included for you for pivot points and control push rods.

Its interesting The Caponi aircraft company made about 22 of these and orders for another 32 never completed. Reminded me of Lockheed being prime contractor for the DSRV's.

. One CB even sank a Russian submarine in the Black Sea in their siege of Sevastopol. It was the only time the German Kriegsmarine (Adm Reider) requested Italian Navy assistance in stopping Russian supplies to the Crimea. The 6 CBs sent there to Black Sea were CB 1-6 and were transported to Crimea via rail car. The subs weighed about 45 tons. Italian midget subs were the only naval assets available in that theater due to geography.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Sounds like it may have a lot of water, plan for a method and direction to drain the water when finished.

Very good points. I have a large diameter siphon hose I use to dewater the tank. Drains to the driveway, on down to the main road gutter and drain.

[SubSteve]

Sounds like it may have a lot of water, plan for a method and direction to drain the water when finished.

[trout]

Thank you! I will work in that direction.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

David,
I need to create a 8' test tank to trim out a Type VII. What are your suggestions for something that big?
Peace,
Tom

Cinder blocks and a Harbor Freight utility cover. A hard, level surface is the base. Your driveway maybe

[trout]

David,
I need to create a 8' test tank to trim out a Type VII. What are your suggestions for something that big?
Peace,
Tom

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Hello David,
I've contacted the rights holder and will have to wait.

Gantu

Examining the flange/flash lines on that GRP hull, I must say: that is one hell of a well-engineered tool that produced those kit parts. Hardshell of maybe as many as eight sections; all achieving near perfect indexing to one another. A very well thought out and executed tool is in evidence here.

[gantu]

Hello David,
I've contacted the rights holder and will have to wait.

Gantu

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

FAULT ISOLATION, CORRECTION, AND EXECUTION

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Thank you David i will check this and look what happen.

gantu

Much appreciated, Gantu. Your presentation of the most interesting stuff over the years has been an aid to my and others work in this field. I'm also relieved to see that you took my pointed comments constructively, and not as a personal slight. My objective with that post was to simply state the fact that this business (and for the longest time, model building had been a business to us) can sometimes degenerate to a dog-eat-dog slug-fest between participants. Those participants who create. And those participants who freeload by stealing the work of others (Read, Fountainhead).

[gantu]

Thank you David i will check this and look what happen.

gantu

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

The company that manufactured the model no longer exists. Therefore, I don't think there are any legal concerns.

Do you know definitively that the rights of ownership have not been transferred to another party? That property might still have an owner unknown to you unless you make the inquiries.

Ellie and I, on more than one occasion, had our work copied by others (thieves, to use the vernacular) who assumed -- simply because our product was out of production for a few years -- that they had clearance to profit from our good works. Such conduct -- by uncaring, untalented, thieves -- is most frustrating to we who have the talent, resources, and dedication to originate good works. Such thievery puts a damper on further product development and production by the Creators.

David Merriman lll
D&E Miniatures

[gantu]

Baymo München hatten diesen Bausatz vertrieben.