Hi guys,
i just returned from the Dortmund model-fair Intermodell and of course,as promised,visited Norbert Brüggen's booth !
First of all......the new Revell conversion kit is not yet available and will take about 2-3 weeks to complete as Norbert told me.
First impression was...very good !!
All parts seem to fit perfectly and are very well made.
The red rubber-balloon you see on Norbert's site is not the ballast-tank included in the kit.
Included will be another system,consisting of two round plastic endcaps with a kind of rubber outer-skin that expand when flooded and shrinks when emptied.
Norbert assured me that this ballast-tank will be big enough to have the boat float at the original CWL when surfaced !
This tank's flooded with a pump ( 500 size motor ) that needs higher voltage to have good power,so there are 12 batteries AAA ( in this case GP 800 mAh ) and the boat runs on 14,4V.
When the rear section is attached,first a double o-ring plastic sealing cap seals both halves.....
....then the boat is connected via three metal-plugs which are in the front half....
.....and the matching holes in the rear half.
Here you can also see the brass part on the right......when unscrewing that thing,the servo-tray and the aft tech-rack can be easily removed.
This works very smooth and when locked by turning the rear-half ( like a bayonet ) the boat is sealed.
Here's a look at the electric motor with "wet-gear"
http://people.freenet.de/Panzernord/VIIc04.jpg
http://people.freenet.de/Panzernord/VIIc07.jpg
And a look at the internals of the rear section
(sorry....not the best pics...)
http://people.freenet.de/Panzernord/VIIc05.jpg
http://people.freenet.de/Panzernord/VIIc09.jpg
Norbert told me that the completed model weighs in at about 1,8 kilos when fully equipped.
If that kit had already been available i definetly would have purchased one
So for those of you who are familiar with Norbert's kits,parts,quality and service and plan to give yourself a very nice present........go for it !
I'll order mine as soon as it is out........and i'd like to point out that i'm not paid for writing this !!
Have fun with your kit.......i will !
Torsten
i just returned from the Dortmund model-fair Intermodell and of course,as promised,visited Norbert Brüggen's booth !
First of all......the new Revell conversion kit is not yet available and will take about 2-3 weeks to complete as Norbert told me.
First impression was...very good !!
All parts seem to fit perfectly and are very well made.
The red rubber-balloon you see on Norbert's site is not the ballast-tank included in the kit.
Included will be another system,consisting of two round plastic endcaps with a kind of rubber outer-skin that expand when flooded and shrinks when emptied.
Norbert assured me that this ballast-tank will be big enough to have the boat float at the original CWL when surfaced !
This tank's flooded with a pump ( 500 size motor ) that needs higher voltage to have good power,so there are 12 batteries AAA ( in this case GP 800 mAh ) and the boat runs on 14,4V.
When the rear section is attached,first a double o-ring plastic sealing cap seals both halves.....
....then the boat is connected via three metal-plugs which are in the front half....
.....and the matching holes in the rear half.
Here you can also see the brass part on the right......when unscrewing that thing,the servo-tray and the aft tech-rack can be easily removed.
This works very smooth and when locked by turning the rear-half ( like a bayonet ) the boat is sealed.
Here's a look at the electric motor with "wet-gear"
http://people.freenet.de/Panzernord/VIIc04.jpg
http://people.freenet.de/Panzernord/VIIc07.jpg
And a look at the internals of the rear section
(sorry....not the best pics...)
http://people.freenet.de/Panzernord/VIIc05.jpg
http://people.freenet.de/Panzernord/VIIc09.jpg
Norbert told me that the completed model weighs in at about 1,8 kilos when fully equipped.
If that kit had already been available i definetly would have purchased one
So for those of you who are familiar with Norbert's kits,parts,quality and service and plan to give yourself a very nice present........go for it !
I'll order mine as soon as it is out........and i'd like to point out that i'm not paid for writing this !!
Have fun with your kit.......i will !
Torsten
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