Revell 1/144 U-214

[petn7]

no Pete that there is

no Pete that there is the real deal. That gnome got around alot that patrol I think. Some vacation indeed!

Did he get to see the reactor?

[Rogue Sub]

Now that is classified buddy

Now that is classified buddy

[petn7]

Now that is classified buddy

Now that is classified buddy

[Guest]

My other hobby is scuba

My other hobby is scuba diving, in particular deep wrecks. A group of us have taken up placing gnomes (complete with motorbike (cos they come that way) onto wrecks where they are unacesible to most divers. >40M (130feet) the latest one made it into the engineers workshop on a former supertanker. Need to go back with camera to get the evidence.

Gnomes should go wherever they want

[Rogue Sub]

Thats awsome. Pictures should betaken.

Thats awsome. Pictures should betaken. Perhaps a contest is in order

[Guest]

http://www.postimage.org/Pq24DrlJ.jpg
Pre Dive http://www.subcommittee.com/forum/icon_razz.gif
This one


Pre Dive
This one is on a WW2 Maru wreck, which was sunk by USS Flasher

[Rogue Sub]

Damn that thing looks pretty

Damn that thing looks pretty big.

[doug_gracey]

So, who do I have

So, who do I have to rub out to get a Beta 1.5 WTC to test out on my pocket sub project..?

I just finished a success refit of my mahogany runabout that has me looking at getting a pocket sub project going. Oh Yeah, it's the Yamato model that I brought to the past fun floats & we talked about how to make it work.

Hmm, 10-11 inches in length & 1.5 inch in dia might just work. I have to do a pre-assembly to see what's - what.

Cheers,
Doug

[Rogue Sub]

Well I got a 1.5

Well I got a 1.5 cylinder and its pretty cool stuff. The motor is an external brushless and the ballast tank uses a pump to blow water in from the surface and a solenoid valve to vent it. Only problem is it is acrylic and not lexan.
This is going to be an easy fit up aswell the thing is flush with the walls inside so I think I am going to have to make some kind of side panel access for it. Here are some shots before I start hooking everything up.

[petn7]

Why is it acrylic and

Why is it acrylic and not polycarbonate? And what's with all that electrical tape?

[Rogue Sub]

It is hard to find

It is hard to find lexan in this diameter in china I geuss...
The tape is to help prevent the ends from splitting like acrylic likes to do.

[petn7]

It is hard to find

It is hard to find lexan in this diameter in china I geuss...
The tape is to help prevent the ends from splitting like acrylic likes to do.

Is the inner diameter 1 3/8"? If so, McMaster-Carr sells some polycarbonate tubing that would be a perfect replacement.

[Rogue Sub]

it is 1 1/4"id 1

it is 1 1/4"id 1 1/2" od

[Rogue Sub]

http://www.postimage.org/aVIVCei.jpg

[petn7]

Looks like plenty of extra

Looks like plenty of extra space!

Maybe the ballast tank can be enlarged...