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[DrSchmidt]

Outstanding...very beautiful. Worth the time and effort....

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Awesome...I need a lathe....

[DrSchmidt]

Many submarine kits come with absolute parodies of propellers. The Vesikko kit is no exception. A resin cast kids‘ version of a prop, unworthy of...

[DrSchmidt]

I ordered some props in 2023....Simon made me some custom ones for the U1...

[DrSchmidt]

In many plastic kits, the propellers are absolutely useless and wrong. The Vesikko kit does make no exception...resin props that look like a three year...

[DrSchmidt]

Oldskool workhorse and super reliable russian engineering.....

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I started working on the Airfix Starcruiser 1. I Kicked of with the small detachable fighter, the interceptor. As this is nice but pretty basic, I spiced...

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And with the right gear, that connected the steering position for suberged cruise with th rest of the rudder actuators. Not really fly by wire...
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[DrSchmidt]

Loving it.....the Disney Nautilus is an altime classic

[DrSchmidt]

Thanks David...1/72 scale is much more challengng than 1/35 like the Bronco XXIII

[DrSchmidt]

Thanks!!!

Progress on the rudder controls: on the left of the central wheel is the gear that connects the controls to the drive shaft that...

[DrSchmidt]

It's not that I've been lazy, but the progress is slow and rather painfull. The pressure hull is in the outer hull, most of the brass details are applied,...

[DrSchmidt]

After the depth control I'm working on the rudder controls. The Holland could bee steered from three positions: deck, conning tower and a seated position...

[DrSchmidt]

Impressive build, but it's such an ugly boat.....even the USS Halibut is beautiful compared to this monster :-)...

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I added the support structure for the periscope actuator and in the back the hand wheel to drive the rear dive planes....

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[DrSchmidt]

Some mor details about the interior of the periscope installations....

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[DrSchmidt]

I'm sure there are more than enough offers in your private spam folder ;-)...

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Can someone configure the forum, that new users are not allowed to post more than 1 new topic per day or something down that alley? These spam bots are...

[DrSchmidt]

One has to admit, that the XXI were sleek looking boats...

[DrSchmidt]

Do you flush the brass parts after etching them with ferric chloride?...