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Hi all. Just letting you folks know that I've posted a full set of working drawings, drawn by me, of my interpretation of some 1860's drawings of the CSS Manassas. While the real thing could adjust its freeboard quite a bit, it wasn't a full-on submarine ... but there's no reason an R/C replica couldn't be!
The drawings (including many, many cross sections) are up on another site, which you can find at this link:
http://forum.sub-driver.com/showthread. ... ard-Shrake)
For those who might want to see pics of my finished static model of that same boat, here's another link to check out]http://forum.sub-driver.com/showthread. ... am-Atragon[/url]
... and for those who are willing to look around wherever books and magazines are sold, know that the model seen above was the subject of a detailed build article, a few years back. I write pretty regularly (whenever I can / "real life" lets me) for the folks who publish "Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller," out of England ... so, when they first decided they wanted to try out a special issue related to Steampunk projects around 2010 or so, and they asked me if I had anything that I might want to contribute to that issue, I was quick to volunteer the static model seen above. So, if you're a fan of printed articles (as I am!), and crazy 1800's boats, (and who isn't?!), it might be worth your while to search around a bit for a copy of the first "Steampunk Modeller" volume. (That volume has gone out of print and then had another printing, twice now that I know of; and at present, I think it's out-of-print again ... or I'd just refer you to the publisher's web site!)
The drawings (including many, many cross sections) are up on another site, which you can find at this link:
http://forum.sub-driver.com/showthread. ... ard-Shrake)
For those who might want to see pics of my finished static model of that same boat, here's another link to check out]http://forum.sub-driver.com/showthread. ... am-Atragon[/url]
... and for those who are willing to look around wherever books and magazines are sold, know that the model seen above was the subject of a detailed build article, a few years back. I write pretty regularly (whenever I can / "real life" lets me) for the folks who publish "Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller," out of England ... so, when they first decided they wanted to try out a special issue related to Steampunk projects around 2010 or so, and they asked me if I had anything that I might want to contribute to that issue, I was quick to volunteer the static model seen above. So, if you're a fan of printed articles (as I am!), and crazy 1800's boats, (and who isn't?!), it might be worth your while to search around a bit for a copy of the first "Steampunk Modeller" volume. (That volume has gone out of print and then had another printing, twice now that I know of; and at present, I think it's out-of-print again ... or I'd just refer you to the publisher's web site!)