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  • redboat219
    Admiral

    • Dec 2008
    • 3078

    ITC USS Halibut

    Cool toy from the 1960's. Purely mechanical action.
    Make it simple, make strong, make it work!
  • redboat219
    Admiral

    • Dec 2008
    • 3078

    #2
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    Something applicable to David's 1/96 Type XXI.
    Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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    • He Who Shall Not Be Named
      Moderator

      • Aug 2008
      • 12808

      #3
      I could never get mine to work. Seeing it rebuilt to as close to original configuration as possible was a treat, and the cherry on top was the pool footage. Loved it! Cam programmed and actuated sequencer -- analog programming and control at its finest! Ah, I so miss the clarity of the good old days when electrons were the servant, not the master, and we could work on our own cars with wrenches, screwdrivers, and the occasional hammer. Thanks so much for posting this.
      Who is John Galt?

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      • Albacore 569
        Commander

        • Sep 2020
        • 428

        #4
        Some more to wet modeler appetites and imaginations. Remember Halibut only operated Regulus 1. Never Regulus 2. Drawing below is her internal arrangements in her 'Operation Sand Dollar' guise after her conversion at the Mare Island NSY Secret 'car chop shop'. Later to do more on the Parche. An old modeler that lived up in American Canyon, California just a few miles north of Vallejo & Mare Island was a former ship fitter at Mare Island, and bult models for extra income in retirement for officers and sailors. He made wood models of Halibut too calling her his little baseball bat because of its unique casing shape forward.

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        • redboat219
          Admiral

          • Dec 2008
          • 3078

          #5
          Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named
          I could never get mine to work. Seeing it rebuilt to as close to original configuration as possible was a treat, and the cherry on top was the pool footage. Loved it! Cam programmed and actuated sequencer -- analog programming and control at its finest! Ah, I so miss the clarity of the good old days when electrons were the servant, not the master, and we could work on our own cars with wrenches, screwdrivers, and the occasional hammer. Thanks so much for posting this.
          Yes, sometimes simple is better.
           
          Last edited by redboat219; 11-30-2024, 04:32 AM.
          Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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          • redboat219
            Admiral

            • Dec 2008
            • 3078

            #6
            Although I do want to try making a simple cam operated system for a free running boat(sub) just for the halibut.

            Something like this https://youtu.be/dwuIniQpQ4k?si=KuBlBbfEaUx9FZ_7
            Last edited by redboat219; 11-30-2024, 01:31 AM.
            Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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