VIIc drive train configuration

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Again a little update about the sail....allot of work has to be done integrating parts that were designed using original plans, into the sail parts of...

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Yes, I exclusively use Vallejo colors (Model Air), Pigments and Washes. For filters I used to use oil-based products, but switched to thinned-down washes...

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Put some work into the conning tower. I'm very happy how the hatch turned out. The springs, mechanics and seal, all there like in the CAD model. Looks...

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While I paint all the bits and pieces for the interior of the conning tower I work on the fine tuning of the snorkel, direction finder and induction mas...

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It's oing to be interesting how that oldskool boat maneuvers under water.....I guess better than the Turtle

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What's still missing is the conning tower with its masts and the pressure hull. The difficulty here is the alignment of the pressure hull and the sail....

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The Bucs got trashed by the Cowboys. Good place to be in Texas right now ;-)...

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Thanks so much folks....still a long way to go and plenty things that can go wrong. So it's stays an exciting game.

Yes, the model has LEDs....

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Thank you David.

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Good news: Halves have been joined and everything is looking O.K.. The styrene parts of the kit were glued together using classic plastic kit glue, and...

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Interesting find....enjoy!

https://crushdepth.com/blog/viic-dri...configurations

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I did....in the second photo you can see a hatch in the upper left part of the picture. That is the vent valve. I didn't find any details about it, but...

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On with the forward ballast tank...printed some big structural parts and placed them. Then the primer.





Then the...

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After I did the side project "Molch" with interior and watching this guy's videos about making an RC version of the 1:350 scale I-400 (http...