Submarine with Sails. No real sails. The tale of R-14

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Oh boy. Yes I go to the hooby shop, and they look at me like....oh that old guy 'he's a builder'. At ACE Hardware you still get an Aire of respect..lol....

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Wife supports it because she mistakenly thinks you intend to be taking more baths now..lol

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Sail powered submarine, the voyage of USS R-14.

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That's wonderful. Leave it to European hobbyists to think of and apply first. lol. Interesting how the dock walls present a large enough target for the...

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That was my thought too....

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Bob Dimmick sadly now deceased had or has still a OTW tech representative in the United States. I don't know his status now but he is completely knowledgeable...

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Released yesterday, it goes into Sweden's determined brilliant innovative engineering, radical concept of the SAAB System 37. It goes into the software...

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Released yesterday, it goes into Sweden's determined brilliant innovative engineering, radical concept of the SAAB System 37. It goes into the software...

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Yes. I have a resin printer, and its table is within the size of the parts needing printing. Why I went to resin straight away. No regrets. If you want,...

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I'll ship to you Monday....

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Final design for Suffrens X stern linkages. Will solder together today. Donut silver magnets roll and move freely on arms. Larger concentric diameter...

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Yup. You can expect this HMS Meteorite story to be convoluted one with not much of a happy ending.

I think Meteorite would have eventually...

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Exciting news today. UK National Archives sent my order for original Royal Navy documents on basin and sea trials of HMS Meteorite (1948). It will be...

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1/32 scale.

Here is a identical one in my shop I intend to make a static model of.David RC variant, I ordered two suitable brass props from...

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Very good point Mr. Clarke. I saw the fire too, but it didn't register till you mentioned it. Also, the ship was sunk south of Sri Lanka, quite a distance...

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of course....

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Gantu & I are thrilled. The rubber tools should pick up the hulls many limber holes and its very organic shape well with the master builder...

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Yup. If protocols are in effect and sure they are, the boats name that made the historic sinking will be classified at least for as long as the boats...

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Dumas Products – Dumas will be closing operations effective May 15th, 2026. Office hours Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 4:00pm MST. Closed Friday-Sunday....