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NICE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SHE COMES WITH ANY LINE DRAWINGS/SIDE TOP BOTTOM CROSS SECTIONS, i WANT TO BUILD ONE MYSELF.ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS TO PRE TEST THAT BALLAST SYSTEM IN THE TUB, CHECKING FOR ANY POSSIBLE LEAKS,BUY AND TREAT YOUR ELECTRONICS WITH "THE STUFF",AND ALWAYS DO A PRATICE DIVE AND SURFACE BEFORE HEADIND OUT IN DEEP WATER! LOOKS LIKE A GREAT DEAL, HAVE FUN! BRIAN
CoB
If it is one of the recent kits, over the last 18 months, you should have with it several pages of instructions and suggestions. If not I could probably get some photocopies of mine. The biggest problem with mine is that it is too long to test in our bath! although the WTC can be tested on its own. If you get stuck drop me a line or contact Chris Cloke at Sheerline. (It doesn't come with cross sections or line drawings). Good luck with trimming-mine took an awful long time to get nearly right.
Enjoy it. They are very impressive in the water.
Martin
I'vemanaged to find some pics of this class of boat, but Im now struggling to find worthwhile pics of the exterior white numbers and the 'circle with lines' item thats often shown forward on the sail,and again nearer the bow of the boat.
Anything valid on the exterior periscope/antenna array arrangement would be much appreciated too.
Dont suppose someone has an info on these points?
Im basing this boat on 731 - USBN Alabama.......Go Bama'!
Hi
You could try "Modern U.S. Navy Submarines" by Robert and Robin Genat ISBN 0-7603-0276-6. It's one of the few books I could find easily available in the UK. It has several Ohio class pictures. Also "Run Silent" by Philip Kaplan has a couple of good pictures. I got both of mine from a local WH Smith.
I don't want to be a stick in the mud however from the pics that I saw she's not terribly accurate.
Her sail is too big,
Her missile deck is not long enough and her rear dive planes are the wrong shape. There is also no rear array dispenser tubes coming form the rear vertical plates..
Other than that she looks great! and I hope she sails well.
i'm not trying to put you down ,not at all, just thought you might like to know that.
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