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It's a hobby, for most of us anyway, so how you choose to spend your time in it is your choice. It's a craft though, and the only way you can progress...

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Nice looking Trafalgar.

Where you put the weight is more important- moment of inertia. If the boat is rocking a heavy battery pack up front,...

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Most people have an hour or more free time per day, if not you might want to look at your work life balance.

If you spend an hour a day that...

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You may be able to recuperate a bit of cash by selling the TX and RX to a country that has 40mhz as a legal frequency. It's a basic set so price it sensible...

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Wouldn't think the radio is legal in the US.

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If you're going to paint brass, make sure you etch prime it first, otherwise the paint will chip off very easily- brass in particular is a slippery m...

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I don't find the need to use 100% infill to make parts look nice.

I find a lot depends on how the machine is set-up, the filament you are...

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I prefer smaller boats, easier to transport, and more flexible where you can sail them.

There isn't really anything new out there when it...

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Generally to get a scale waterline, those boats need around a ballast tank of around 1 litre in volume, which is fairly substantial. A Kavan pump flows...

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That's fine if you accept the limitations of this type of enclosure and are prepared to put in the work on any refurbishment.

Kavan make...

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Modified Darnell system. Air is sucked out of the central tank by the compressor and stored in the two red painted cans also mounted inside the ballast...

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Something gone wrong there- nothing showing up at this end.

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I can find my way around the site okay, but it looks a bit busy in places, especially the home page. Main logo needs to be made much bigger. I'd ditch...

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If this is your first model submarine, you're going about it the hard way IMO.

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You want 7-8mm minimum thickness for the endcaps if using unreinforced thermoplastics.

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Not enough to go on in those pics. However i spot what looks like an adapted tyre inflator compressor. As you've stated you're UK based in a separate...

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That'll be a big ol' hole saw for 110mm discs!

A trepanning tool would be more appropriate if you have one. Lots of ways to skin this ca...

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Don't take any notice of those vids, the bloke on there has no idea!

Most thermoplastics are suitable, e.g. pvc, pmma (acrylic), polycarbonate,...

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Outrunners tend to be a blend of aluminium, iron, stainless steel and copper. I'd consider running a sacrificial anode of a less noble metal if running...

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i believe they used to get their GRP work done in Malta, later on moving to Morocco. Not sure if that remains the case.