pressure hull
 

Brackets for the pressure hull.
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7...l001gb8.th.jpg

Pressure hull weights a lot , and due to resins nature of "sinking" the support needs to be beefed up a bit.
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3...l012rm1.th.jpg

TBC...

2 out of 3 parts in place. The middle bit is goin in after the halves are joined together.
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9...l006ns2.th.jpg

TBC...

I promissed myself ill put her on the temporary stand this weekend.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6...l002is6.th.jpg

...and it just hit me just how huge she was. :o

Both halves joined together , ready for the glue to set. I must say , for all the hull mangling - the fit was spot on. The seam is perfect , the halves just clicked in position. Im gonna crack open the beer to celebrate.

looking great, cant wait to see the finished boat.

Thank You Marriott.

Nuts fixed inside the hull with CA.
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3...l001un1.th.jpghttp://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7...l002yo3.th.jpg

Stern torpedo shoot:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9...l003cg5.th.jpg

Few more ribs in the area should improve the appearance.

TBC...

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/1...l001qb5.th.jpg
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3...l003so1.th.jpg


TBC...

I'm concerned those little bolts will give enough support to that huge hull. It seems like any bending forces would be focused and magnified at the bolt, potentially causing damage. If I were doing it, I'd put a lot of reinforcement at the hull in the area where the bolts are located (i.e., add a couple of strengthening bulkheads immediately fore and aft of the bolt).

For my last large ship project (Heller's 1/100 HMS Victory*), I carved a couple of blocks of wood to fit the inner contour of the hull, epoxied them in place, and ran my bolt holes through the blocks.



(* Well, I haven't exactly completed that project, but it's nearly done. Just needs a couple months more work. I've been saying that for the past 8 years... ;) )

Bill i rush to explain.
The hull in the area is 4mm thick and has been reinforced with the strips of styrene. All is set with CA glue. Inside the "cavity" as You can see i have wedged / glued drilled washer made out of brass to stop the nut spining when i tighten the bolt. Underneath i placed the 1,5 cm steel washer between the model and the steel support tube - same as between the wood and steel tube.
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5871/boltgq8.th.jpg
Besides it is only "works bench" for when the work is caried out. For final presentation i have purchased brass knobs ( below ) to give it looks and strength.:up:
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/959/knobsai3.th.jpg

TBC...

Steering pushrods , pulls , and steel beam.
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5...torpjg8.th.jpghttp://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7...p002cn9.th.jpghttp://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7...y003ik9.th.jpghttp://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9...y007dm6.th.jpg

It will be barely visible through the 3 stern holes , but still....;)

TBC...

Hi, excellent job on the sub, this might be to late since you have closed the hull up, but www.discountmodels.com can still get the pe set from Yankee Modelworks YKM 7202 which has the grills for the sixteen vents under the tanks. Just thought I'd give you a heads up. And again great job, hope mine comes out half as nice:up:

Thank You gman223 ;) - Ive checked the site , but couldnt find the image of the part. Do You have one?

Stern torpedo tube , the steering mechenisms , and the structural beam in place and finished. I know none will ever bother to have look inside , but i couldnt resist to weather it a little , just to give it slightly "used" look.
And yes i know the boats did not rust below the waterline , in fact the effect is less noticeable in RL./digital fotos tend to overdo this/
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1...y002vp9.th.jpghttp://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5...y004qr5.th.jpg

TBC...

Yeah they dont have any pictures of it on their site. Here is a picture of 4 of the saddletank vent parts on a boat http://www.travel-net.com/~gcauley/U...s/U673_2_2.jpg not mine I'm a long way from that point, sorry its not the whole pe set, I tried taking a picture of my pe, but my camera sucks couldn't get a clear picture, they keep coming out blurred can't make out the peices.
I bought the set for just those 16 vents no other pe set has them. I didn't have any idea what was on the rest of the set:D . Most of the other parts are dups on the other sets, but this is a small set and pretty cheap considering everything else. Not sure how correct they are but they have to be more accurate than Revells raised rectangles.
From what I can tell this is an old set because nobody anywhere has it and the fret i have is stamped 2004 (just got it monday). Can't even find pictures of it on the net, that one above must be the only picture. I couple weeks ago I gave up looking for this pe set, then just some dumb luck found it looking for something else.
Just to let you know Mark at Discount Models is great to deal with.

Gman223 - You got me going on that 1.
I must say this is exactly the type of constructive comment im on about. Brilliant. :up:

Work started on the vents. Styrene 0.5 mm cut to 1cm/0.8cm/0.5mm.
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9...s002zi0.th.jpg

Insides will be cut away , and wire added to represent grilles.

TBC...

vent project 1.
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/1...s007yu9.th.jpg

:hmm:

what a fanatastic build and thread Siara !!! congrats!! I've been following the build
 

all along and it has inspired me to give it a go. I'm beginning to gather all the add-ons and I remember a post a bit ago where you mentioned that if you purchase the Nautilus wood deck you need to also purchase an additional item for it to install correctly (yankee pressure hull kit maybe?) did I misunderstand? thanks again for a great thread- not only for all the work you put in building the boot with such detail but the extra time it takes you to photo/upload/post etc is really appreciated!