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  • Navy2000
    Lieutenant, Junior Grade
    • Jan 2018
    • 38

    Wanted: Matt Thor 637 class sub

    Looking for a Matt Thor 637 class sub hull and fittings. I would like to get an untouched hull and fittings. No other items are needed.

    Duane
  • He Who Shall Not Be Named
    Moderator
    • Aug 2008
    • 12253

    #2
    Work'n on it.

    David
    Who is John Galt?

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    • Navy2000
      Lieutenant, Junior Grade
      • Jan 2018
      • 38

      #3
      Hi Dave

      Will these also be expoy resin like Matt's were and not the normal fiberglass resin? I have one of Matt's hulls already plan on making the Parche.

      Duane

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      • He Who Shall Not Be Named
        Moderator
        • Aug 2008
        • 12253

        #4
        Originally posted by Navy2000
        Hi Dave

        Will these also be expoy resin like Matt's were and not the normal fiberglass resin? I have one of Matt's hulls already plan on making the Parche.

        Duane
        I've made a test shot of the hull using epoxy laminating resin and it turned out OK. I assume, once I turn the tooling over to Bob, that they will do the same for production units of the kit.


        Who is John Galt?

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        • RCSubGuy
          Welcome to my underwater realm!
          • Aug 2009
          • 1768

          #5
          Absolutely. Epoxy glass hulls and cast resin appendages.

          Bob

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          • Navy2000
            Lieutenant, Junior Grade
            • Jan 2018
            • 38

            #6
            Let me know when all is done.

            Duane

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            • RCSubGuy
              Welcome to my underwater realm!
              • Aug 2009
              • 1768

              #7
              Yep.. you and everyone else waiting for one of these awesome kits! There's a slough of people who have expressed interest. We'll be busy knocking these out once the tooling arrives.

              Bob

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              • Navy2000
                Lieutenant, Junior Grade
                • Jan 2018
                • 38

                #8
                The 637 class subs were small, but it was fun serving on one while I was in the Navy. I served onboard USS Puffer SSN 652 from Jan 91 to Nov 93. Like I said before I will be building the Parche inwhich I seen pull into San Diego many times.

                Duane

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                • Navy2000
                  Lieutenant, Junior Grade
                  • Jan 2018
                  • 38

                  #9
                  Hey Bob

                  Is there a guess of what the kit price will be? Just wondering so I can put a few bucks on the side for the kit. Working on to many models most of them being the target type.

                  Duane

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                  • RCSubGuy
                    Welcome to my underwater realm!
                    • Aug 2009
                    • 1768

                    #10
                    It will be in line with other kits of the caliber of work of Matt and Dave. I'm guessing mid to high $400's, but I haven't locked in until I get the tooling and analyze labor and material costs to produce. It will also be affected by the peripheral components I'm able to source, be that props, shafts, dry transfers, blueprints, etc.

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                    • Navy2000
                      Lieutenant, Junior Grade
                      • Jan 2018
                      • 38

                      #11
                      Not to ask to many questions is the hull based on a long hull of 302 feet or the short hull of 292 feet?

                      Duane

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                      • Das Boot
                        Rear Admiral
                        • Dec 2019
                        • 1149

                        #12
                        Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named
                        Work'n on it.

                        David
                        I thought you retired.
                        Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.”

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                        • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                          Moderator
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 12253

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Das Boot

                          I thought you retired.
                          I have. But this project, and a few others, are commitments still outstanding to Bob and a few other people.

                          David
                          Who is John Galt?

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                          • Das Boot
                            Rear Admiral
                            • Dec 2019
                            • 1149

                            #14
                            Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named

                            I have. But this project, and a few others, are commitments still outstanding to Bob and a few other people.

                            David
                            I always knew you were a stand up guy. A *******, but a stand up guy.
                            Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.”

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                            • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                              Moderator
                              • Aug 2008
                              • 12253

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Das Boot

                              I always knew you were a stand up guy. A *******, but a stand up guy.
                              Leave things better than you found them. I blame good parenting.

                              David
                              Who is John Galt?

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