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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Submarines => Topic started by: rob on June 20, 2008, 07:26:44 pm

Title: Revell Gato
Post by: rob on June 20, 2008, 07:26:44 pm: If you rush to Flea bay, search for Revell Gato............... you will find some at half price or close to it.
I bought mine before posting this tip !

Also Gato and Snowberry kits combined as a cheap deal too.
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on June 20, 2008, 09:21:20 pm: As he is located in Poole, where I'm on holiday, I have mailed to enquire if I can call to have a look.

Should be fun. ::)

Ken
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: Martin (Admin) on June 20, 2008, 09:28:48 pm: Get me one too Ken, you missed my last birthday! {-) {-)
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on June 20, 2008, 09:31:04 pm: I've got to get the key of the door first.

Never really met an Ebay seller before. I'm never sure they exist. :D

If I get in, I'll get you a sub.

Ken
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: Stavros on June 20, 2008, 09:57:13 pm: Well you have met ME and Chingdevil havnt you and boy oh boy are we real O0

Stavros
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: J.beazley on June 20, 2008, 10:30:40 pm: Your not the only one who has a revell Gato cheap,

i got mine from Model zone in Basingstoke for a nifty £20 bargain seeing as i have everything to make it a surface runner.
Will find time to make it and possibly finish it eventually, got too many unfinished models.

Jay
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: das boot on June 21, 2008, 05:36:13 am: Got mine from Anticsonline off good old ebay....£30 inc free postage.

Cheers,

Rich
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: bobinnit on June 21, 2008, 06:18:28 pm: I too have just bought one from Antics online, should make an interesting build. O0
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: das boot on June 21, 2008, 06:52:25 pm: I hope yours goes together better than mine is...the bow section didn't line up with the centre section, none of the panel lines match up anywhere, and as for the rear deck section? It's going to be about as much good as a chocolate fireguard...it will weigh half a ton by the time I've finished applying filler to it. >>:-( :'( :-\

Apart from that...it's a nice kit!

Cheers,

Rich
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: das boot on August 10, 2008, 07:14:39 pm: I scrapped the first one of these I bought, it was just too far warped to go on with. The second one is much better, it's going together well so far, almost ready for internal fitting out now.

Any updates on how you other guys are doing with your builds?

Rich
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: bobinnit on August 10, 2008, 07:24:27 pm: Quote from: das boot on August 10, 2008, 07:14:39 pm
I scrapped the first one of these I bought, it was just too far warped to go on with. The second one is much better, it's going together well so far, almost ready for internal fitting out now.

Any updates on how you other guys are doing with your builds?

Rich

Mine is still waiting patiently in the box, in the queue waiting to be brought to life ;D
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: rob on August 10, 2008, 08:57:04 pm: mine is in the loft also awaiting time on the building board... ive got an engle Type 9 to build first.
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: das boot on August 11, 2008, 04:35:58 am: Quote from: rob on August 10, 2008, 08:57:04 pm
mine is in the loft also awaiting time on the building board... ive got an engle Type 9 to build first.

Oooh...nice boat Rob. You'll have fun with that....tee hee!!

Good luck...

Rich
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: rob on August 11, 2008, 10:59:20 pm: yes , fun................ but not as we know it
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: jinks8 on November 09, 2008, 02:56:32 pm: just started Gato hull bow and stern seams to line up OK will be serfice runner fore now but will build in op for diving at later date :'( PS if pos can sum one let me know where to cut openings for R.C. to be installed
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: das boot on November 09, 2008, 04:31:21 pm: Best thing you can do is to go to www.subpirates.com (http://www.subpirates.com), register yourself there and then take a look around the Gato section in the build threads, you'll find plenty of information there. There are several ways to prepare the Gato for full r/c operation, and they are all on there...have fun.

There's also www.subcommitte.com (http://www.subcommitte.com) there's more Gato information there as well.

Rich
Title: Re: Revell Gato
Post by: jinks8 on November 09, 2008, 05:45:23 pm: thanks U33 just seined up hope to get in soon and have a good look %%