Engel Typhoon - help!

[KevinMC]

Does anyone have an Engel Typhoon with a mast-kit that they wouldn't mind taking a couple of "up-close" snap shots of? (BTW, it's just the masts I'm looking for, not the mechanism.) I'm just about to build the masts for my OSCAR II and I could sure use some "really close" photographic references. Any help is much appreciated!

[tmsmalley]

While not an Engle kit

While not an Engle kit - the fellow at this website did a nice job scratchbuilding a "phoon. Click on the menu at the left side of his home page on "sail/periscope"

http://www.hrfsbo.com/sub/

[KevinMC]

Hi Tim,

Thanks for posting that

Hi Tim,

Thanks for posting that link. Although I've already got that site bookmarked, I'd actually forgoten to check there... From his drawing, it's mast #4 that I'd really like to see. Unfortunately he's either chosen to extend that mast, or he's taken significant artistic liberties in its construction.

I know there's a Russian outfit that's got an Akula that shows some really nice shots of their mast heads.


Unfortunately everyone's interpretation seems to be slightly different...

[anonymous]

The Engel ones



The Engel ones

[KevinMC]

Fantastic! That's exactly what I

Fantastic! That's exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks much.

[tmsmalley]

You might also check with

You might also check with Wayne Frey vicepresident@subcommittee.com. He may have shots of the real ones.
Regards,
Tim

[KevinMC]

Thanks again Tim. I've been

Thanks again Tim. I've been in perpetual contact with Wayne on this project. I can safely say that it wouldn't be what it is without his photographic assistance, but I think I've already exhausted even his resources on this one. I'm happy to be proven wrong though!

[Antoine]

Here are what I found

Here are what I found for you Kevin ]http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1210/typhoonavi000004bz.jpg[/img]

[Antoine]

the radar mast of the

the radar mast of the Oscar has only ONE radar antenna and not 2 like for the typhoon.

The details of the masts in the Polar Bear plans seem accurate.

[KevinMC]

You guys rock! Thanks Antoine!

You guys rock! Thanks Antoine!

[wayne frey]

All those greenish tint pictures

All those greenish tint pictures are from one of my videos. I will dig through them for you Kevin and see what I have and email them directly to you.

[KevinMC]

Thanks Wayne.

Antoine- Am I correct

Thanks Wayne.

Antoine- Am I correct in suspecting that the photos with the watermarked "5" in the upper right hand corner are actually an OSCAR? They certainly look it!

[Antoine]

Unfortunatly not.
It is a typhoon

Unfortunatly not.
It is a typhoon again. Captures made from a french TV doc. Impressive program with the TK20 as a guest star

I have another doc about the Kursk (same channel, the 5th one) I will dig out any good infos for you if there is...No bow planes view though, I am sure of that

Antoine

PS : please show me that picture of the Oscar "Cod Eye", the big antenna. I would be curious to see it.

[KevinMC]

For the benefit of the

For the benefit of the non-SubPirateers, I'll repost this here]http://www.subcommittee.com/forum/COD_EYE_door.jpg[/img]

And I have also found a photo of COD EYE raised on an ECHO class sub. I'm going on the assumption that it's looks haven't changed much. (But I'm certainly open to being surprised about that...)