1/12 Seehund build - LWB
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Ha, that looks very familiar. I must be finally doing something right!
Yeah, the one I got was the biggest possible size and I had to call around a bit. Found one near Milwaukee and another one in the container store in Chicago. They had just one.
The real fun part begins after the test: Getting all the water out. When full it is too heavy to lift, so I have my own technique of using a big pan to get it out. At the end of the exercise the shower is as wet as the operator. :)Comment
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No. GRP, resin, and metal kit that Bob bought from Mike Caswell -- originator is Small world models, Dave Manley. It's a 1/96 OYASHIO test shot I put together for myself when I was involved in upgrading the SWM line of submarine kits for Mike, then later Bob Martin.
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Haven't measured it yet. The 3D print is fairly light, I'd guesstimate about 2.5 kg. We'll see. So far I have only measured the lift force of the styrofoam and the weight of the ballast. They're somewhat equal.
Next time I have it all together I'll measure. Right now it's in bits and pieces again trying to squeeze in the foam somewhere.Comment
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Time for some more buoyancy tests in the tank, this time with the torpedoes. Actually my second and hugely improved set of torpedoes: they behave a lot better re: buoyancy than the previous set. These things are tricky as they are so low and far out, they can easily tip your boat either direction. But now that I have a much better idea on how much and where to place the styrofoam, hopefully the next test goes even better. Threw in some atmospheric lighting for fun. It is tricky however to place foam in a boat with such a narrow tail.Comment
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I think I need more lead and definitely more cow bell. :)Comment
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Notice the newly added external tanks. First I didn't want to bother with them but as I was struggling with a lot of weight at the narrow tail end, I realized that those tanks would be a great place to stuff some styrofoam. And that idea worked, boat is now lying even in the water and goes down and comes up pretty much horizontally. At least in the tank where static diving is the only way to test.Comment
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If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.Comment
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