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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Submarines => Topic started by: colin-stevens on July 14, 2007, 06:26:15 pm
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any of you guys come across the new Robbe U-31 as yet.
Colin
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Only what I have managed to read...I think it can be purchased in 2 versions with an option of a brushless motor.
One of the packages is a dynamic dive and the other I am told will be a dive module for it.
I am led to believe that the full option ie static dive and brushless set up could be quite expensive... well here anyway..Thats all i can tell you hope that is of use ..
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i made it out as the brushless was standard, static will be a option, extra will be the the control unit for the motor. MMMM.
as will everything else. yer, pricey.
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Unfortunately all the bits are extras...you buy the hull package .(1215).Then the power package..(1216) .Then the ballast package (1217) and then the static package .?.
It also reccomends a computer PCM radio as the rear vanes are a cruciform arrangement and the computer radio has the facility to mix the vanes...or you would have to invest in some electronic mixer for a standard radio ( according to my Robbe 2007 new release catalogue anyhow ) :(
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If you want to fit a leveller, then on board mixing is essential- a computer radio is waste of time in this regard.
Andy
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Topic cleaned up lets get back on track
Stavros
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whats the advantage of using outrunners on a sub? is it worth the extra? don't they have a very high current drain?
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bbdave, er, have i missed something? what do you mean by outrunners?
colin
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bbdave, er, have i missed something? what do you mean by outrunners?
colin
Brushless Motor.
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yep sorry thats my dads electric flight lingo(brushless) just wandered what the advantages were in a sub space could be one.
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An outrunner will provide low revs combined with torque, which enables a direct driven prop- silent, simple and efficient.
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I purchased Robbe U 31 month ago. It is nice kit, mostly watertight cylinder. I have it included static dive system. Only I do not like is plastic hull from kit,I do not know, if this can handle 20 kg heavy submarine. I do not thing so, just because this I purchased excellent fiberglass hull. It is more money, but I am sure, I never will have any cracks on hull. Outrunner electric motor is required, because 6 bladed propeler has 10 cm diameter, and it need low RPM, because kavitation. Outrunner have 100 RPM on Volt, so in 12 volt system, it is 1200 RPM.
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ASW is right. I received today fiberglass hull for my U 31. I am sure, ABS plastic Hull will have problem keep weight of all lead and water t. cylinder.I never seen so great quality of fiberglass hull as my U 31.Hopefully I will have my sub in the lake soon for test drive
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Ok then where did you get your Fiberglass hull from spill the beans so maybee others can purchase them as well
Stavros
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I purchased this hull beauty. But I do not thing so, if forum is good place to show manufacturers contact. If somebody is interested about this fiberglas hull for U 31, mail me personal mail. I thing we have here some rules.I expecting dive my U 31 on end of this month. By the way, informations about hull for this sub is on SUBCOMMITTEE. He is selling a lot to USA
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No such person selling copies of any Robbe hull on Subcommitte , they wouldn't accept an advert and would delete any posts offering such rip off merchandise , to deliberately copy a manufacturers work is copyright theft pure and simple
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Davie,
I don't believe the chap has said it's a copy of the Robbe hull, just that it's a GRP 212, which could mean the hull has been moulded from a new pattern. and Peter Zak is advertising U31 epoxy glass hulls in the subswap section at the Sub Committee website.
http://s181686668.onlinehome.us/phpBB2/viewtopic.php5?t=6939
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I personally believe this chap is DDG 51/ASW/HANSON THE POSTINGS ARE ALL THE SAME funny isnt it
Stavros
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Friends, if you just thinking about making copy of Robbe's hull for this sub, ask Robbe, when they put on the market first kit of Type212. Then, take a look, when this guy had informations about his hulls on internet, included pictures. This beauty in NOT copy, I had opportunity to see on my own eyes master model for this hull and plans too. So if you have NOT any informations, please do not tell anything about copying. By the way, this guy is part of subcommittee a lot of years. On the German market is also aluminium tech rock for this sub, do you thing it is copy also?
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I want to ask, is realy prohibited to purchase hull from somebody?
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If I want to purchase something for my models, I do not care, what kind of nick name he is using. I am looking on one thing, if this is not copy of somebodys work and how usefull is it for me. This is the way, how I am purchased this hull, I met this guy personaly, first time ever
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Are these U31 available for sale?
Website?
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I purchased this hull month ago, so it is.
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If you will check IGU Austria,there are two guys, who are selling hull in dimension for Robbes WTC and one is bigger
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Are these U31 available for sale?
Website?
Here one http://www.pandanmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/Robbe_Submarines_Section.html
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Check www. lindinger.at or www. der-schweighofer.at
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Hi I am thinking abut buying one of theses Robbi subs and was thinking thta hull not strong enough so can u give contact no for me to ring for hull info ta ta
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The only person I know of that is selling a Type 212 sub kit , apart from Robbe , was Steve Neil ( owner of Subpirates site ) who has passed the masters over to Dave Merriman
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On the marketare several manufacturers, who are producing Type 212 sub as a kit, with out passing master over David Merriman,because they are living in Europe, not in Virginia. Check IGU Austria, they are producing 3 different hulls.You can purchase whole Type212 included RC, price is around 2200 eur
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Well from Atomic Subs a Subdriver 2.5 (TM Dave Merriman ) for the Steve Neil designed 212 would be $435 ( thats the Caswell Inc Price and would be bundled with a full resin and white metal fittings kit ) and at a guess the hull and full fittings kit roughly another $500 so for $1000 ( including shipping )/685euro's/£514 for a super detailed fully static diving 1/96th scale model , I know I would prefer the Steve Neil designed sub over the Robbe kit mainly due to the big difference in price and the Subdriver which can be moved between models unlike the Robbe dry hull system.
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I am sure, it is big difference in the price, I purchased my hull for 250 Eur. Made of epoxy resin, not polyester, included paint job, what is done directly to the moulds.If I will buy sub from USA, it is plus 200 dollars for shipping.
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instalation of static dive system
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How about some more to fill our voyeristic tendancies
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I will send here more pictures soon
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When you will put here more pictures of this sub? We want to see them!!!!!!
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Thanks for informations about fiberglass hull for this submarine. I placed order today, hopefuly I will have it soon. Today I received kit from Robbe, it is GREAT looking kit. But hull is very thin
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WOW!!!!!!! I just picked up on post office my new hull Type 212. Quality is EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rear part of the hull and access panel
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Great details
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