Any good plans out there? - For sertain subs?

[terry weber]

[color=#000000]The title says it all I'm looking for planes for]

[terry weber]

I forgotte to put down

I forgotte to put down the Disney Nuotilis. I'm hoping the plans show hull markings, deck guns, running lights and any other details to make a good model.
Thanks,
Terry

[dietzer]

Terry,

Nice to find a fellow

Terry,

Nice to find a fellow Surcouf fan!

There are currently two sources for decent Surcouf plans:

1) 1/50 scale plans from NAVYPLAN. They are a French company. I have bought plans from them before (including the Surcouf plans), and have never had problems with them. These are expensive, and will run you about $100 + shipping, but the detail is excellent. For a fee, NAVYPLAN will scale the blueprint to the scale you want. It will take at least 3-4 weeks to get the plans from France (they ship via AirMail).

2) 1/100 scale Musee de la Marine plans from Taubman's Plan Service, now a division of Loyalhanna Dockyard. The Musee de la Marine plans sell for $45 + shipping, and include a couple of black and white photos of the model from the Museum in France. I also own a copy of these plans that I bought from Taubman's.

Either set of plans will probably do you. If you want the most detail, get the plans from NAVYPLAN. These plans show that Surcouf had an asymmetrical hull from the staggered engine layout that the Musee de la Marine plans do not show.

Hope this helps!

Carl

[boatbuilder1]

terry good news and bad

terry good news and bad news
bad news NR 1 I beleive there is little available since it is still classified (IMHO) now the seaquest nothing available and it makes me mad as hec
I beleive there is a fellow in the UK who made a 4 or 5 foot rc model search through the messages andyou should find it
skip jack you could go to D&E minatures or Scale shipyard
surcouf is another weird one I think your best bet would be to search the web over seas
the Type XXI has a book titled anatomy of a ship and it is the best thing I have found

ggod luck and if you find seaquest stuff please post it that is the killer est sub there ever was even better than the seaview (sorryDM)

chuck

[wingtip]

This is all courtesy of

This is all courtesy of fxmodels.com , the place that makes the alvin kit i am currently working on..... enjoy!


NR-1
This deep submergence vehicle is the first and only of its kind to use nuclear power. Launched back in 1969, NR-1 has been a Navy Deep Submergence Vehicle that has demonstrated the ability to remain submerged for extreme periods of time. When the Challenger was lost, bad weather plagued recovery efforts and all of the rescue ships had to return to port. NR-1 remained on station, deep below continuing to photograph and survey the impact field. We were asked to create an NR-1 model that was unparalleled in detail and appeal. To that end, we put every plate, rivet, bolt hole, and light on the models. The imagery that follows gives an idea of the levels of detail we went to for this rendering of this venerable boat.

Fine detail was accomplished using acid etched brass fittings that we drew up intially and sent to an etching house for final etched parts. The entire NR-1 was drawn in CAD first from plans and imagery, and then the physical model pattern constructed.

NR-1 is Available as a finished model, OR as a kit!








Starboard Sail of NR-1 submarine showing some of the rivet and paint relief detail on the digital model.







Port Side View of NR-1 Submarine Digital Model animation created for a Navy presentation





Stern view of the model. Snip from animation. We know props dont make bubbles per se but it was fun to make it happen anway!

[wingtip]

http://www.fxmodels.com/NR1/webPublish/SBBowLOWFinishedSM.jpg
Low angle view of Starboard


Low angle view of Starboard bow area. The brass etched gratings are the thruster duct covers for the forward pair of bow thrusters. There is a similar pair of rear thrusters as well.




Starboard View of finished model. Base is a simulated ocean floor with lighting




Looking down into the sail. There is a windshield on the sail of NR-1 which shows in this view as well as the very detailed hatch inside of the sail.




Starboard sail arrangement showing details. Discoloration on the sail is a photographic artifact.




Stern arrangement. Rear quartet of thruster gratings are visible here (2 visible)



Starboard view looking down on the bow to illustrate the lines of the boat. The conical webbing in the center of the image is the tow ball capture gear, as NR-1 is towed to and from port by a mother vessel.




Starboard Bow shot closeup showing the level of detail. In this one shot can be seen the two etched brass bow thruster gratings with thruster ducts beneath, etched brass light cover grating just above and to the left of the lower thruster grating, the conical capture web "Cow Catcher" left of center with its support gusset, tow ball track above the web leading to capture gear on top deck, raised detail panels, lugs, rivets, weld seams, doppler sonar sticking out of the forward bottom of the bow, plus the top casing with bits of engraved detail. And that is just this one small section that isn't as highly detailed as other parts of the model!

[bob the builder]

Disney Nautilus]www.rc-sub.com for ultra-accurate blueprints

There's

Disney Nautilus]www.rc-sub.com[/url] for ultra-accurate blueprints

There's a Yahoo!Group for the SeaQuest, headed up by Will Babington. He's got a ton of info on it. Maybe he'll share with you. Try emailing him at wbnemo1@aol.com (but I wouldn't hold my breath... I've been trying for months to get more info from him )

Oh, and it was a TEN footer. Check it out!:

[terry weber]

Terry,

Nice to find a fellow

Terry,

Nice to find a fellow Surcouf fan!

There are currently two sources for decent Surcouf plans:

1) 1/50 scale plans from NAVYPLAN. They are a French company. I have bought plans from them before (including the Surcouf plans), and have never had problems with them. These are expensive, and will run you about $100 + shipping, but the detail is excellent. For a fee, NAVYPLAN will scale the blueprint to the scale you want. It will take at least 3-4 weeks to get the plans from France (they ship via AirMail).

2) 1/100 scale Musee de la Marine plans from Taubman's Plan Service, now a division of Loyalhanna Dockyard. The Musee de la Marine plans sell for $45 + shipping, and include a couple of black and white photos of the model from the Museum in France. I also own a copy of these plans that I bought from Taubman's.

Either set of plans will probably do you. If you want the most detail, get the plans from NAVYPLAN. These plans show that Surcouf had an asymmetrical hull from the staggered engine layout that the Musee de la Marine plans do not show.

Hope this helps!

Carl

I like surcouf because it's one of a kind. It's realy cool with that big deck gun on it. I saw a model of it at July's Sub Regatta this past year. Carl, do you know how big she would be in 1/40 or 1/32 scale? Thanks again,
Terry

[boss subfixer]

Terry,
You've got mail !!!

Terry,
You've got mail !!!

[terry weber]

Terry,
You've got mail !!!
Thanks Don.

Terry,
You've got mail !!!

Thanks Don. Now all I have to do is learn how to scrach-build the hull. I'll cheat a little and order a WTC from someone. Thanks for the plans.
Terry



Edited By Terry Weber on 1113861496

[boss subfixer]

Terry,
Check out this website for

Terry,
Check out this website for scratch building.

typhoon scratch build