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In the spring of 09 I received guidance on building a Royal Navy WWII chariot from members of SubCommittee. The model is complete and I would like to share some pictures.
How do I attach pictures to my posting?
I thought members of SubCommittee may like to see a model I've recently completed.
Some of you gave me ideas for power switches that could be used on submarines. I finaly used a push fit jumper that protrudes just behind the bosons locker.
The model is 1/6th scale (42inches long).
The frogmen took me several attempts to get right. These are nude figures from Monkey House that I painted with modeling paste (thats the lumpy stuff artists use to give texture to pictures). The figures come fully articulated and the price was right at less than $1.00 each.
Now I await spring and liquid water so that I can give the model a run in the local pond.
Last spring Alf Blake shared some amazing pictures of his models with me including several of his chariot.
We then talked, at which time I didn't realize the impact the frogmen have. If anyone is thinking of building a chariot I recommend they start by determining how thay are going to make the frogmen, everything else is straighten forward. Well, amost!
Once two feet of ice has melted off the local pond this little baby will hit the open water....
Hey Malcolm, nice Chariot. I've made plans to build the same model. The question I have is how the figures affect the buoyancy, and how they are attached to the model ? Tnx~!
For me it's not a problem to sort out the figures as I've probably coupla hundred 12 inch action figures on hand ..
Re: message from men at arms..
Buoyancy, that is the "well almost"... I've kept the electronics/watertight compartment quite small filling the rest of the hull with Styrofoam that is "D" shaped, the flat being down and able to fill with water. I can only static test in the bath tub (model is too big). If I have dynamic trim problems I'll add a detachable lead keel.
The frogmen are secured to the upper structure with screws through... you know where.
The upper structure including the frogmen lifts off in one piece giving ample maintenance access.
The upper structure is secured by a screw down fake battery charge point (between the legs of the boson).
The horizontal join between the upper structure and the main part of the boat is partially hidden by longitudinal piping representing the hydraulic control lines and the frogmen legs. The vertical join is hidden by mock flanges.
The power switch is the only item that is out of place; it's a jumper plug that fits just behind the bosons' locker. Perhaps if I were to build another I would have disguised this as the bomb timer.
As I recall, stability was an issue with both version of the chariot built here in the UK.
It would be worthwhile I think to make the figures from foam, at least below neck level, or fill the hollow plastic bodies with expanding PU foam. This will help stability considerably.
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