My 3D Printed HL-Hunley Build

[rwtdiver]

I have made some headway on my final finish work on the Hunley! I have two coats of primer applied inside and out, and two coats of FLAT black paint for my base coat!





I have my rust samples complete, and the three acrylic water base paints I will be applying to achieve the rust finish that I am looking for. The acrylic will be applied using old house paint cheap brushes, and using a dabbing motion to get the results. It will be time consuming, but the effect, I think will look great!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I am hearing you & learning David! Next video will be better! Just like building subs, there are steps that lead up from the depths of hell before we newbies get it right, and then the perfect video and submarine!!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

Bingo!.....................

[rwtdiver]

It worked fine, Rob. But next time shoot/load in HD. This low-end version is almost unwatchable.

David

I am hearing you & learning David! Next video will be better! Just like building subs, there are steps that lead up from the depths of hell before we newbies get it right, and then the perfect video and submarine!!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Not sure if this worked or not!?

Video HL Hunley - YouTube

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

It worked fine, Rob. But next time shoot/load in HD. This low-end version is almost unwatchable.

David

[rwtdiver]

Not sure if this worked or not!?

Video HL Hunley - YouTube

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

https://youtu.be/_C1O9X6m3Ag 29:15, 50:50, and 52:15

[trout]

Upload your video to YouTube then post the link here.

[rwtdiver]

Well done. Looks good and can't wait to see the video!

Thank you Tom! This was an interesting build when it came to setting up the ballast! I think just a little more weight to set it under a little more will do it. Full up on the ballast system will bring it to about 1.3/4" above the water line. The photo shows it at full down at this point, which is not to bad at this point. I finally built a boat that can static dive if need be!! I thank David M. for helping me with MSD that he gave me, and with his help setting up the snorkel system, we made it work!!! Thank you David!! Bob Martin was also very helpful as well!

I sent the video to Bob Martin to put it up on my build blog, I just have not figured out how to do a video on our forum!

Now onto the finish work!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[trout]

Well done. Looks good and can't wait to see the video!

[rwtdiver]

OK! Well today the HL Hunley met the water for the first time!!





The boat looks great in the water. I did have to make a few adjustments with foam and weights to compensate for the weight of the torpedo structure. I am very happy with how it turned out, and now to the finish room. Ounce again I will try to put some of the videos that my wife took of the boat under power!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[rwtdiver]

Great job finishing the project, cant wait to see the paint!

Thank you!



This is one of many color schemes that I have seen used on the Hunley! Bob Martin (Nautilus Drydocks) has two you tube videos that show his color rendition of this boat which looks great! I thought I might add a little rust into the loop! Going to do some experimentation to see what I can come up with!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[coryhenry]

Great job finishing the project, cant wait to see the paint!

[rwtdiver]

Thanks Bob! I am finding out one thing for sure! Skill, knowledge, and patience is required for this hobby! I am gaining a lot of skill and knowledge, but I lack the patience it takes to do it right. I tend to get in a hurry to get the submarine I am working on done so that I can start the next one. I have built 10 in the water (Surface runners only, and stand off scale) submarines since I got into this hobby a year and half ago!! None of them are even close to the beautiful workmanship that I see from the group of guys on this forum!

"Perfection is our goal. Excellence will be tolerated" I see both perfection and excellence on this forum, and most of all I see the patience required to achieve both!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[RCSubGuy]

Great work, Rob! Not sure if you've already been hit by the rivet-counters, but if so, tell them to pound sand. This is your boat. If you like it, that's the only thing that matters. I think it looks great.

Bob

[rwtdiver]

I know this "HL Hunley' build has not been one of those so called dynamic builds, but I am here to say it is complete except for the final finish work!







Before anyone says anything about how I have fabricated this boat, please note it may not be true to scale in all aspects of the "EXACT" HL Hunley! If you go out and research this boat you will find a ton of different looks for this boat! I took it upon myself to build this boat so it would hold up during water operation and yet stay close to the original full scale form. You can see by the acrylic paints that I have on the desk it suggests it may not just be all flat black! I may give it a more rusty looking finish!? Not sure yet!

I will post up the final photos of the Hunley and the Housatonic together when finish is complete! Thank you for looking, and thank you for all the help and advice I got on this build!!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"