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  • RCSubGuy
    Welcome to my underwater realm!
    • Aug 2009
    • 1768

    Just remember, with each shipment, you roll the dice. Doing solid packaging helps the odds, but if the shipping gods want tribute, they'll take it, no matter how many layers of bubblewrap, cardboard and prayers you use...

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    • He Who Shall Not Be Named
      Moderator
      • Aug 2008
      • 12255























      Who is John Galt?

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      • Davidh
        Captain
        • Nov 2010
        • 719

        David,

        I will be very interested to see how you go with the Xia. I built one years ago and it’s now collecting dust but ran quite well in its day.

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        • Sam Victory
          Commander
          • Sep 2021
          • 391

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          • redboat219
            Admiral
            • Dec 2008
            • 2735

            What subdriver are you going to use in her?
            Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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            • He Who Shall Not Be Named
              Moderator
              • Aug 2008
              • 12255

              Originally posted by Sam Victory
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              Excellent documentation, Sam. And much appreciated. I love the stark contrasts between red, light gray, and almost black non-skid.

              At one time I was a cog in the wheel of a machine (nine patrols on the USS DANIEL WEBSTER) designed to incinerate Chines babies, children, mom's, dad's and anyone else in or near our target package.

              Today the Chinese hold that same type razor to our throats.

              Karma's a *****!

              David
              Last edited by He Who Shall Not Be Named; 03-23-2022, 05:06 AM. Reason: spelling
              Who is John Galt?

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              • redboat219
                Admiral
                • Dec 2008
                • 2735

                Will you be using the stock appendages or fabricate new resin ones?
                Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                  Moderator
                  • Aug 2008
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                  Who is John Galt?

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                  • redboat219
                    Admiral
                    • Dec 2008
                    • 2735

                    David,
                    Can the Seawolf 2" SD be used for this boat?
                    Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                    • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                      Moderator
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 12255

                      Originally posted by redboat219
                      David,
                      Can the Seawolf 2" SD be used for this boat?
                      I'm using the 1/96 BALUGA, 2" SD

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                      • redboat219
                        Admiral
                        • Dec 2008
                        • 2735

                        How long is your ballast section?
                        Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                        • James Wittaker
                          Lieutenant
                          • Oct 2021
                          • 67

                          Originally posted by redboat219
                          How long is your ballast section?
                          Maybe you can weigh the mass of all the plastic kits above the waterline yourself and then make an estimate to get a reasonable ballast water volume , it's really not that hard.
                          Mr. Merriman has done this operation tens of thousands of times and is probably tired of answering such questions, because you can do it yourself and it is not difficult.
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                          • redboat219
                            Admiral
                            • Dec 2008
                            • 2735

                            Originally posted by James Wittaker

                            Maybe you can weigh the mass of all the plastic kits above the waterline yourself and then make an estimate to get a reasonable ballast water volume , it's really not that hard.
                            I don't have this particular kit, yet.

                            I posted the pictures in one of my FB groups and someone was asking for the size of the BT and actual SD.

                            Looking at the photos the entire SD looks like it's around 15 inches long. The ballast section looks like it's 6 inches long giving a approximate volume of 300 cc. Click image for larger version

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                            Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                            • James Wittaker
                              Lieutenant
                              • Oct 2021
                              • 67

                              Originally posted by redboat219

                              I don't have this particular kit, yet.

                              I posted the pictures in one of my FB groups and someone was asking for the size of the BT and actual SD.

                              Looking at the photos the entire SD looks like it's around 15 inches long. The ballast section looks like it's 6 inches long giving a approximate volume of 300 cc. Click image for larger version

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                              It is more important to teach him how to choose the WTC size than to tell him the size directly...

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                              • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                                Moderator
                                • Aug 2008
                                • 12255

                                Originally posted by James Wittaker

                                It is more important to teach him how to choose the WTC size than to tell him the size directly...
                                James, 'gets it!'

                                Spoon-feed them, they'll never leave your door.

                                Teach them and they will deal with the world on their own terms, in their own way... well away from my door.

                                David
                                Teacher, not spoon-feeder
                                Who is John Galt?

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