Russian Alfa Class

[Sam Victory]

Hey Sam, any info/ photos of the Project 1910 Kashalot ( NATO designation Uniform Class) you can post in a separate thread.

I'm sorry sir, this is the first time I've heard of this submarine and it looks like it was used for a special purpose. This website should help you, it has some information about that submarine.

V

H I Sutton - Covert Shores

[redboat219]

Hey Sam, any info/ photos of the Project 1910 Kashalot ( NATO designation Uniform Class) you can post in a separate thread.

[Sam Victory]

Sam,

Those are some great photos of the full scale Alfa boat. As I make progress on my rebuild of my Alfa, these photos will help as to some of the detailing work. The photos of the sub in drydock and showing some of the inner structure is very interesting. Plus being able to see some of the historical photos of a boat that you are working on makes it that much more rewarding as the build progresses.

"Russian Alfa Interceptor" That has a ring to it!

Thanks for sharing the photos with us, gives me more enthusiasm and drive to carry on!


Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

My pleasure，sir. I do have a great number of information of Soviet subs during the cold war

[rwtdiver]

Sam,

Those are some great photos of the full scale Alfa boat. As I make progress on my rebuild of my Alfa, these photos will help as to some of the detailing work. The photos of the sub in drydock and showing some of the inner structure is very interesting. Plus being able to see some of the historical photos of a boat that you are working on makes it that much more rewarding as the build progresses.

"Russian Alfa Interceptor" That has a ring to it!

Thanks for sharing the photos with us, gives me more enthusiasm and drive to carry on!


Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[Sam Victory]

[Sam Victory]

K-64 Reactor（above）

[rwtdiver]

I started to do the control surface installation.







I cut and installed and finished out the control surfaces brass bushings. The bushing are 3/32" ID brass tubing, and the control linkages are 1/16" solid brass rod.

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[redboat219]

https://youtu.be/HmkvHTNQNxE

[rwtdiver]

I think I got it!!





I have the linkage on my Alfa stern mechanically moving! All functions operate together. I have a little more filing to do so the rudder and dive plains do not rub together. I soldered a copper plate on to the upper and lower rudder linkage to bring them together to tie into the rudder servo link up from the WTC.

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[rwtdiver]

Hi Steve,

I am doing a lot of bouncing around with my building right now. Still searching for that Nitch in this hobby, and 3D printing still seems to be the best place for me. I am working with Bob right now to possibly purchase and build the Arkmodel 1:48 scale Vll. Styrene plastics and the adhesives used for that material is no problem at all for me. I almost jumped on Arkmodel boat, but I went with the Kilo kit. WOW! Lesson
learned there!

I am hoping to get my new 70 mm WTC working on the 1:96 scale Alfa! Just got to keep plugging away!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[SubDude]

Very good Rob. Keep the updates coming.

[rwtdiver]

I am re-opening the 3D printed 1:96 Russian Alfa build. As you can see by the below photo, my new 70 mm WTC fits perfectly in this sub!



I am going to cut the existing stern section form the already printed surface runner/static 1:96 scale Alfa and install a new stern section with all the linkage controls.





I still have some filing to do on the linkages for the dive plains and the rudder. The dive plains will use a yoke that I fabricated from brass and copper, the two rudder linkages are also fabricated from brass and copper. It's going to be a tight fit. I am also going to fabricate a fastening system so that the two-part stern section can come apart if needed so repairs could be made to the linkages if ever required.

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[rwtdiver]

Well thinking's have changed a little on my 1:96 scale Alfa build. A some of you that have been following this up and down 1:96 scale Alfa and the 1:72 scale Alfa know, I did finish up a 1:96 scale Alfa, slapped on some paint just to get it done.



I am very sure that when David M. and possibly some of you other guys see this photo, your going to say what in the hell did he do that boat! I am going to resurrect this boat! The reason being I have a 70 mm WTC (from Nautilus Drydocks) that will fit and work great on this 1:96 scale Alfa! This 70mm WTC was purchase for my new 1:96 scale Kilo kit, which I also purchased from Nautilus drydocks.


I have all the control surfaces operational (rudder top & bottom, and stern dive plains) I am going to add an additional servo to the forward end cap of the WTC to make the forward dive plains operational also.

After all the mechanical work has been completed, I will sand this boat down and give it a proper finish. WEATHERING!?

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[rwtdiver]

I have made some changes as to how the stern linkages will be fabricated.





I may have to do the dive plains the same way to clear the drive shaft. Both rudder and dive plains intersect dead center on each other, and with only 5/8" to work with, not sure how it will work out. May be my Alfa can be a Kilo, No top side rudder!!! Just kidding!! More to come!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[rwtdiver]

Good, innovative stuff, Rob. Keep at it.

David

Thanks David!

Your photos helped immensely, and by opening up that stern area it gives you more space to do things right.

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"