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So Ive been on an adventure in RC submarines. My first actually. And a friend of mine invited me over here to share my story and my continuing adventures.
My pal at the local hobby shop, received a single car garage full of hobby supplies when a close friend of his passed away. Flash forward two years, and my Friend makes a gift of an old Submarine from Bills inventory, to me. His conditions? You must take care of it, repair it, and use it.
So the guy who only started flying a year ago. Who owns two planes, one RC sail boat, and RC car from the late 80s and an RC tank that shoots bbs, ya that guy, gets a submarine.
And the quest for knowledge and assistance begins. I thought it was a Los Angles class, 688i. I was quickly set straight. It is a Sturgeon class. A model made by Mat Thor somewhere between 1991 and 1998. It has an older style Gas system in it, with older style electronics complete with a first gen Sub-Saver. The outside was brush painted with what appears to be laytex enamal house paint, with a house sized brush. Screws are set into the hull from the outside, holding bulkheads in place inside. There are no markings nor detail of any kind safe the camo job on the periscope mast.
And thats how I got her.
The next five weeks proved to be an amazing adventure as I discovered what the sub was, who made it, and how it worked. Then the best part, was that I fell into this amazing community of RC Submariners. That has been probably the single greatest internet experience of my life online. But more about that later.
Here are some pics of the sub when I got her.
My pal at the local hobby shop, received a single car garage full of hobby supplies when a close friend of his passed away. Flash forward two years, and my Friend makes a gift of an old Submarine from Bills inventory, to me. His conditions? You must take care of it, repair it, and use it.
So the guy who only started flying a year ago. Who owns two planes, one RC sail boat, and RC car from the late 80s and an RC tank that shoots bbs, ya that guy, gets a submarine.
And the quest for knowledge and assistance begins. I thought it was a Los Angles class, 688i. I was quickly set straight. It is a Sturgeon class. A model made by Mat Thor somewhere between 1991 and 1998. It has an older style Gas system in it, with older style electronics complete with a first gen Sub-Saver. The outside was brush painted with what appears to be laytex enamal house paint, with a house sized brush. Screws are set into the hull from the outside, holding bulkheads in place inside. There are no markings nor detail of any kind safe the camo job on the periscope mast.
And thats how I got her.
The next five weeks proved to be an amazing adventure as I discovered what the sub was, who made it, and how it worked. Then the best part, was that I fell into this amazing community of RC Submariners. That has been probably the single greatest internet experience of my life online. But more about that later.
Here are some pics of the sub when I got her.
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