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If this works it will be amazing. Ha!! 
You will have to blame that Rick Teskey guy for getting me going again.
The plan is to make a Mobius J2 model operational.
After thinking about a plan of attack I have decided to try and power my J2 using a Voith Schneider drive system made by Graupner.
This model is not available anymore as Graupner has switched to a more powerful and expensive version.
I picked this one up on ebay.
For those not familiar with the Voith drives they are kind of like a helicopter for the water.
The blades sticking down from the bottom rotate in a circular motion and normally track at zero pitch.
They are shaped like little wings and change pitch like helicopter blades would by using a swash plate inside of the drive.
This will cause the blades to bite into the water and move the drive in any direction.
Literally any direction up push your transmitter stick the boat will go.
I am sure my explanation is not the best so you can Google the drive and see more on how they work if you like.
My plan is to mount the drive in the center of the J2 with the blades sticking out the bottom through the thrust thingy (sorry Rick) that sticks down from the bottom of the model.
You can see from the photos the model is huge and will make a great display as well as hopefully a good driver.
I have not really worked out much else yet about how I will do it and may have some trouble getting the drive to seal.
As it was not meant for underwater use.
Should be fun project though.
Thanks Rick!!!
BD.
You will have to blame that Rick Teskey guy for getting me going again.
The plan is to make a Mobius J2 model operational.
After thinking about a plan of attack I have decided to try and power my J2 using a Voith Schneider drive system made by Graupner.
This model is not available anymore as Graupner has switched to a more powerful and expensive version.
I picked this one up on ebay.
For those not familiar with the Voith drives they are kind of like a helicopter for the water.
The blades sticking down from the bottom rotate in a circular motion and normally track at zero pitch.
They are shaped like little wings and change pitch like helicopter blades would by using a swash plate inside of the drive.
This will cause the blades to bite into the water and move the drive in any direction.
Literally any direction up push your transmitter stick the boat will go.
I am sure my explanation is not the best so you can Google the drive and see more on how they work if you like.
My plan is to mount the drive in the center of the J2 with the blades sticking out the bottom through the thrust thingy (sorry Rick) that sticks down from the bottom of the model.
You can see from the photos the model is huge and will make a great display as well as hopefully a good driver.
I have not really worked out much else yet about how I will do it and may have some trouble getting the drive to seal.
As it was not meant for underwater use.
Should be fun project though.
Thanks Rick!!!
BD.
) I would have accounted for the problems you suggest 
but it was very funny!! 
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