Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Submarines => Topic started by: trevor v on April 24, 2011, 02:09:34 pm
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The laff at welwyn lakes(just off A1M).run for over 2 hours batt still ok.Hit bottom and bent lower rudder quick repair and on we go, as you can see a lot of debris in water so i was mindfull of fowling prop.very very plesed whit it :-)) :-))
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Excellent!
What the dive system?
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It is standard engel kit with a 825mm piston tank.If you want a sub to do what it says on the tin buy a ALEXANDER ENGEL SSBN 616 LAFAYETTE :-))
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A very nice sub :-) :-)
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Out again this morning 2 hours batt still going strong :-)very small air leak on rear bulkhead easily fixed.
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She looks really good in the water, especially the periscope depth shots.
Rich
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Trevor a very nice submarine and some nice photographs but I am intrigued as to why she is painted red below the waterline as this is not
standard practice in the US Navy as sub is quite visible operating in shallow depths - did you paint it this colour to be able to see it better in
shallow water.
Geoff
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=93345
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Just be careful a heron doesn't mistake it for a koi carp %% %%
Ned
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Indeed, failsafes aren't equipped to deal with heron beaks!
Glad you're please with your new boat.
Andy
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Trevor a very nice submarine and some nice photographs but I am intrigued as to why she is painted red below the waterline as this is not
standard practice in the US Navy as sub is quite visible operating in shallow depths - did you paint it this colour to be able to see it better in
shallow water.
Geoff
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=93345
Geoff, my Laffy is painted in the same colour scheme and so is Ramesh's...the pic below shows the USS Lafayette being built.
Rich
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Trevor a very nice submarine and some nice photographs but I am intrigued as to why she is painted red below the waterline as this is not
standard practice in the US Navy as sub is quite visible operating in shallow depths - did you paint it this colour to be able to see it better in
shallow water.
Geoff
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=93345
This was standard practise, red antifoul below the waterline. This was moved down to the half way line for the reasons you mention. Though a missile boat wouldn't be that close to the surface during a patrol.
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Re painting the instructions says upper hull black lower hull red i did more red as it shows up better,as you can see
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Red, yellow or orange are the three best colours to paint a sub if you want best visibility in any pond or pool.
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A utube vid.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VxcEYAkUmE&feature=player_detailpage
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trevor v,
just saw this thread.
excellent boat.
congrats on a job well done.
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pity about all of the flotsam trevor v....& I hope your video camera is very waterproof {-) ...well done excellent viewing :-)) ...Derek
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The video camera is a oregon scientific ATC3K.Says it is waterproof to 3m
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Very good vid Trevor - I see why it is painted bright red now with the colour of that water.
I think I would be worried about getting some of that debris round the prop.
Geoff
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I think the Actioncams will go a lot deeper than that- they're pretty rugged. Manufacturer is probably acting on the cautious side to limit warranty claims.
Should be popping out the 'eye-pod' watertight casing castings for the little 808 keyfob cams this week. This is a small teardrop shaped (think of a chubby Albacore) enclosure designed to house the miniature cameras you can get off ebay which offer up to 720P HD for about 25 nicker. Standard definition cams are well under a tenner, but the HD model is well worth the extra moolah IMO. I've used them extensively on model aeroplanes, as they only weigh about 15 grams. The 'eye-pod' will make them waterproof and as the enclosure is more streamlined than the ATC cams and also has a much lower wetted area, it should work well on smaller models where the ATC can be a bit of a drag- literally. Bang goes the theory, we'll see how it holds up in practice.