3D Printed USOS Seaview project

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Rob,

I'm sorry to hear that you've suspended Seaview. I was looking forward to your completing the project and seeing it in the water.

Don't be disheartened by any lack of comments. I, like many here, keep tabs on builds and check back often. There is a few of us that often elect not to post anything up unless we feel it can add some value to the thread, clearing it up from the clutter of "good job", "looking good", etc.

Rob,

Bob is giving it to you straight.

Most of us -- many discouraged by me to stop sending such complementary, useless 'fluff' -- refrain from loading up a thread with look-warm, boilerplate platitudes; grown-ups like me consider it rude to interrupt interesting and/or unique posts such as yours with such babble.

Consider this, Rob: though the posted comments to your thread may be response light, do know that people are studying your work and well appreciate what you are doing, and they are taking notes on how you progress with your good works. You serve a vital function here, pal. Keep the ball in play!

Continue your work and bang out those posts of your neat stuff, you Bum!

David
The Horrible

[Das Boot]

Rob, answer your private message.

[DrSchmidt]

With respect to lack of comments.....I also follow all the builds and progresss reports here daily, but don't comment unti imput is neeeded, I'm really impressed, or I have a question. I post most most of my builds also on a Greman model building forum (https://www.wettringer-modellbauforum.de/). Most of my threads there get well past 1000 views, but comments are really scarce. Share because you want to sahre and you like others sharing, not because of the need for praise (even if latter give a goof feeling).

[rwtdiver]

Rob, answer your private message.

Casey,

All the time I have been on this forum, I had no idea that there was a private message box on the forum.

I just located it, and I am flabbergasted at how many messages I have in my box that go back to 2020! I see I have several from you. I am very sorry for not answering them, but I just did not know about the private message system we have in this forum...

I will certainly answer every one of them starting today. If anyone else is reading this that have left me messages, first please accept my APOLOGY, and then I will answer them! Just didn't know!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

[rwtdiver]

Rob,

Bob is giving it to you straight.

Most of us -- many discouraged by me to stop sending such complementary, useless 'fluff' -- refrain from loading up a thread with look-warm, boilerplate platitudes; grown-ups like me consider it rude to interrupt interesting and/or unique posts such as yours with such babble.

Consider this, Rob: though the posted comments to your thread may be response light, do know that people are studying your work and well appreciate what you are doing, and they are taking notes on how you progress with your good works. You serve a vital function here, pal. Keep the ball in play!

Continue your work and bang out those posts of your neat stuff, you Bum!

David
The Horrible

OK!
Thank you, Bob, David, and DrSchmidt. I understand what you are saying, and I certainly did not intend this to turn into a whining session about me!

It's sometimes hard as you get older to express the right words.

I have decided to continue on with the Seaview! And after analyzing my space situation, I think I may have an idea!?



I have these two areas where one might design a hanging solution or possible yet a rolling type rack with shelve brackets in front of the sliding doors!?

Moving on!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

[RCSubGuy]

So great to hear that you'll be continuing on this, Rob! Let's get it done!

[biggsgolf]

Great to hear brother! Will be watching with great interest! Bruce

[biggsgolf]

OK!
Thank you, Bob, David, and DrSchmidt. I understand what you are saying, and I certainly did not intend this to turn into a whining session about me!

It's sometimes hard as you get older to express the right words.

I have decided to continue on with the Seaview! And after analyzing my space situation, I think I may have an idea!?



I have these two areas where one might design a hanging solution or possible yet a rolling type rack with shelve brackets in front of the sliding doors!?

Moving on!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

BTW, I am always telling the wife of 25 years the same!

[Das Boot]

Looking forward to it.

[Das Boot]

I guess I’m blind, but I never noticed the accent paint on the Seaview model from Voyage.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I guess I’m blind, but I never noticed the accent paint on the Seaview model from Voyage.

Air brush and well cut clear-coat doped with a little black is our friend.























David

[rwtdiver]

Thank you David,

The great photos will really help in the finish work. Also I see the bottom is more or less white.

I do have one question about the rudder? In your stern photo, I see there is a center rudder, is that operational? Or dose the link rod just pass through to the starboard and port side rudders?

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Thank you David,

The great photos will really help in the finish work. Also I see the bottom is more or less white.

I do have one question about the rudder? In your stern photo, I see there is a center rudder, is that operational? Or dose the link rod just pass through to the starboard and port side rudders?

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

All three rudders are ganged together by the common link-bar. The prime mover is the central 'skeg' rudder. The pictures will reveal all the magic.

[Das Boot]

I’m building the 1/350. Rather small.

[rwtdiver]

All three rudders are ganged together by the common link-bar. The prime mover is the central 'skeg' rudder. The pictures will reveal all the magic.

Thank you David,

And as they say, some photos can be worth a thousand words. And YOUR photos are worth a thousand words! They will be extremely helpful when I start putting this bad boy together.

Thanks again sir...

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."