Bronco Type XXIII in 1/35th scale

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Yes, the fittings kit and SD are seperate items.

I believe most of my fittings kit items would be useful if you go the Manfred route.

David

[roedj]

David,

Very awesome work as usual.

Question: Will the fittings kit be available separately? I assume so but always best to ask.
Further, if a builder chose to go the vertical separation route, ala Manfred, would some or all of the fittings kit still be applicable?

Dan

[trout]

Do not worry about it David. Get caught up first. We can wait for pictures.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I'm quite anguishes to get myself one of those kits BLUSHER

Tell you guys what: As I have all the fittings kit parts in the raw sitting in a corner of the Cave, I'll clean up a set and submite a picture of the complete fittings kit package. Fair enough?

David

[celticwarrior]

I'm quite anguishes to get myself one of those kits BLUSHER

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Your SD is on the table ready for testing. Gong out to Caswell Monday.

Have not had time to get the Type-23 fittings kits to market. Soon as I can, Dan. I'm way behind in work.

David

[roedj]

Just to keep you abreast of what I've been up to as to the Caswell-Merriman SD and fittings kit, soon to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting world.

The SD design has been frozen. And the fittings kit components have been identified, manufactured, and the first trial-run of fittings kit parts produced. Parts are manufactured from metal, resin, and sheet plastic.

As example of some of the production tooling and parts completed, I present a choirs line of gay, dancing, Nazi sailors:

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David, Mike,

Has the unleashing happened? I ask this because I now see the complete kit offered in the Caswell sales page and touted as being "in stock"

Acquiring minds want to know,

Dan

P.S. How's the 1/96 SAS SD coming along?

[Albion]

This torpedo door mechanism for the XXIII was designed by Simon Smith in 1987.

Dancing Bears and torpedo doors, this guy did it all!!!!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

David - what are the prices going to be for the SD and the fittings kit?
sam

In the range of the 1/72 SKIPJACK kit fittings kit, Sam.

David

[goshawk823]

Just to keep you abreast of what I've been up to as to the Caswell-Merriman SD and fittings kit, soon to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting world.

The SD design has been frozen. And the fittings kit components have been identified, manufactured, and the first trial-run of fittings kit parts produced. Parts are manufactured from metal, resin, and sheet plastic.

As example of some of the production tooling and parts completed, I present a choirs line of gay, dancing, Nazi sailors:

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David - what are the prices going to be for the SD and the fittings kit?
sam

[redboat219]

So your figures include a biker, construction worker, Indian chief, policeman and cowboy?
Would be hilarious to see them lined up on deck and have a player play "In the Navy" at the next regatta.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Just to keep you abreast of what I've been up to as to the Caswell-Merriman SD and fittings kit, soon to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting world.

The SD design has been frozen. And the fittings kit components have been identified, manufactured, and the first trial-run of fittings kit parts produced. Parts are manufactured from metal, resin, and sheet plastic.

As example of some of the production tooling and parts completed, I present a choirs line of gay, dancing, Nazi sailors:

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I don't keep such records. But, I can say with confidence, NO ONE has built and/or sold more WTC/Sub-driver units than me!

But, let it be known: the concept of the removable cylindrical WTC did not originate with me. But, I believe I was the first to offer such a system to the general public -- and that claim is open to challenge (if someone can say otherwise, let me hear from you).

Author unknown, I have a picture of an removable, acrylic cylinder WTC from a 1967 issue of Model Boats -- way, way before my time. And there is that force-of-nature, Nick Berge -- hard-nosed SOB he may have been -- he's the guy who took the WTC concept and presented it as a viable system arrangement to the r/c model submarine community. What a back-yard Mechanic that guy was!

[Warpatroller]

David, hopefully I will be able to scan them sometime this weekend. I have had a busy week.

I have found 32nd Parallel, the company and their kits, to be quite interesting. I would be curious to know just how many copies of each kit were produced. I suppose Simon might have kept such records.. You should keep a count of how many Sub-Drivers you build. I once read a comment, written by someone (forgot who it was), that stated you have probably built more RC submarine WTC units than any other person on the planet.

Steve

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Warpatroller: I commend you on your thoughtfulness -- to protect the property of an originator/owner. I have no problem reproducing Simon's work for two reason and with one proviso: I know of no transfer of this property to another party -- no one has a commercial interest in the mechanism, and the information contained in the drawings will advance the Craft; and as long as we acknowledge Simon as the source of this mechanism in our discussions, we will discharge our obligation to render credit where credit is due.

Scan 'em!

Simon's work is at the very core of the American involvement in r/c model submarining. There were others, but he's the guy who spread the hobby so far and so wide. He was our Bruggen, Engel, Perrott and Krick

David