Oct 26, 2019 gathering

[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

Southern California Fun Run
SubRonLA
October 26th



Boats in attendence.

7' Type VII


Tug with 2 Z drives


66" Nautilus


Build in progress


All scratch built


More scratch built.


Endel's Akula II


Skipjack


Gato

[salmon]

That build in progress is a fun looking sub!

[QuarterMaster]

That build in progress is a fun looking sub!

The artist Moebius (Jean Giraud) drew this in HEAVY METAL magazine a lifetime ago!!

Been looking for drawing of that sucker for YEARS! I thought it was done before, or at least an attempt at it!

Is this the very same one I saw/dreamt about once upon a dream??



Certainly on par with "different" like Ray Masons SWORD!

[salmon]

Thanks Ed!
That helps a lot.

[wlambing]

There was a finished one in Groton many years ago. IIRC, it ran pretty sweet. Sir Jackie something..... I miss Heavy Metal! Ordered my first airbrush from the ads in the back of it. Still have it. Cheech Wizard was my hero! Along with Al Bundy, of course!!

B^)

[QuarterMaster]

There was a finished one in Groton many years ago. IIRC, it ran pretty sweet. Sir Jackie something..... I miss Heavy Metal! Ordered my first airbrush from the ads in the back of it. Still have it. Cheech Wizard was my hero! Along with Al Bundy, of course!!

B^)

True dat COB!!

That's the boat I remember now. I did see it in person!! (Not a dream!!)

My hero was Captain "I got an angle!" Sternn
I had the original issue with that story before the movie.

But then again...who can forget Den, the hero of every pubescent male.

[wlambing]

Hubba, Hubba!!

B^)

[jefftytoo]

I see Ralph has as usual beat me to posting about our squadron run last Saturday—thanks, m'boy! Just finished writing up coverage of same with my own pix for the FOX column of the upcoming December SCR. Yes, new-to-SubRonLA member Ben Brigham's Sir Frankie Crisp is certainly one unusual boat—glad to see others already posting about it in this thread! Mike Dory truly controlled the North Atlantic with his formidable, perfectly running giant Type VII, John Lim ran all his fanciful scratchbuilt creations, and Will and Ralph enjoyed satisfying runs as usual too. All had fun with no major accidents nor boats lost—a good day. Continuing tech issues kept my Nautilus dry this time, but we'll get the bugs out of her soon. For those who noticed or care, the huge hull separation gap in her photo above is because her deck is not actually screwed down in the shot; it's just loosely sitting atop the hull. Anyway, thanks to all who showed up and commiserations to those of our regular tribe who couldn't make it. We missed you.

Our next full squadron run is now slated for Saturday, December 14th at the usual spot—which I will now announce in a separate posting.

Thanks, guys,
JeffP

[scott t]

How is the Sir Frankie Crisp doing?
I was very interested in the article in the SCReport #50 on the Sir Frankie Crisp? What subregatta d

Looks like there is a build article in SCR no. 50