Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Submarines => Topic started by: abreese on April 13, 2015, 07:53:36 am
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%)much as I like my old darnells fancy a late registration one,maybe the ENGEL GATO downloaded the build manual to get an idea has anyone out there glued one together?.
cheers ab
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yup sure have and fitted the tanks and taken them out again and put them back in again and again and again lol
Mark.
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So much so Mark now does it blindfolded {-)
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is this bad news am I wasting my euros {:-{
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Most definatly...........NOT the engle gato is a great model is big and is a head turner is very easy to work on and very nice to sail
regards Mark
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:-))thanks mark think better dive in then?
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Is well worth it would have another one if i didnt have this one
regards Mark.
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%% got mrs b on board now looks like a goer.
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HI Abreese
I have been building one of the Engal Gatos for the last few weeks, have had problems with the seals on the propshafts and the seal on the gear box which works the front hydroplanes to make them fold up and down. If you look at the seals on the plans on how to build them it shows using PVC tube to seal on to the inner part of the shaft, but what happens is when the pistons come in you compress the air inside the water tight compartment so the air leaks slowly out of the prop shafts so i have built all new seals and prop shafts and all so changed seals for folding hydroplane gear box but i suppose it depends on if you are happy with the kit as standard. But as time goes on i shall probably be doing more modes on it but may be i'm just having bad look.Hope it helps
Sub John
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:- :-))thanks for info,all helps when I start the build. (better than a tip on the horses).
many thanks ab