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Something very exciting showed up at my house today from the UK! Ron at R&R built me a somewhat customized pumped tank unit for my 1/96 Thors Permit. I had been thinking about one since I had seen one of his piston tank versions. After Jim showed me his 70 mm unit for his 1/144 Seawolf I decided to go for it.
First impression is that it looks pretty awesome. I especially like that the entire unit is basically a tray that slides into an outer WTC. The forward tray also has a nice set up to drop in the battery. This is an 80 mm diameter unit that is normally 540 mm long, but to fit in my Permit Ron shortened it to 500 mm. I did a test fit and its pretty much spot on. It came with 2 servos, drive motor, pump, battery, and magnetic linkage connectors. I will need to figure out how to power and control the pump, as well as where to place the ESC and receiver.
I initially wanted to rush installation, but I have decided to stick with my older WTC for now, and take it to a SubComEast build day. Or what I like to call peer review to prevent expensive dumb mistakes.
I will need to do a few mods to the Permit for fitment, including shortening the driveshaft and moving the shaft bulkhead further aft, redoing the steering linkages, and removing the current locating pin and figure out how to do location with the new unit. I also need to install the new snorkel, which will actually fit in the Permit Sail!!! Sadly I will retire my Rube Goldberg inspired home made pink snorkel.
First impression is that it looks pretty awesome. I especially like that the entire unit is basically a tray that slides into an outer WTC. The forward tray also has a nice set up to drop in the battery. This is an 80 mm diameter unit that is normally 540 mm long, but to fit in my Permit Ron shortened it to 500 mm. I did a test fit and its pretty much spot on. It came with 2 servos, drive motor, pump, battery, and magnetic linkage connectors. I will need to figure out how to power and control the pump, as well as where to place the ESC and receiver.
I initially wanted to rush installation, but I have decided to stick with my older WTC for now, and take it to a SubComEast build day. Or what I like to call peer review to prevent expensive dumb mistakes.
I will need to do a few mods to the Permit for fitment, including shortening the driveshaft and moving the shaft bulkhead further aft, redoing the steering linkages, and removing the current locating pin and figure out how to do location with the new unit. I also need to install the new snorkel, which will actually fit in the Permit Sail!!! Sadly I will retire my Rube Goldberg inspired home made pink snorkel.
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