1/32 Parallel 7ft RC model build

Sledgehammer427 · 05-28-09, 12:50 AM

well, R/C tech has certainly improved since I last remember

U812 · 05-28-09, 02:40 PM

Miles and miles it has.

That doesn't mean you can't lose them still. But I keep mine in the shallows where I can see it. Once you can't see them anymore it's scary.

When I started the work that had been started over 25 years ago by it's original owner looked like this. I worked the 3 day weekend to correct all the warps and mis-alignments.

Much better. Now I have to fix and drill out all the limber holes next. The ones he made are so off I made a tool to correct them and make sure all the rest are the same.

Tool goes into some Evercoat metal glaze putty and is removed.

U812 · 05-28-09, 02:46 PM

Here you can see the one I corrected as a test. This will work well and take awhile. But that's a U-boat for you. Lots of detail which is why they are so much nicer than modern day boats. IMHO that is.

Starting to look like a hull again.

The other big pain was the warp along the hull where it meets the deck. It didn't! It was all over the map as it must have laid on it's side for years. But a heat gun and some formers and gloves got it back. All resins have a memory and heat alone will usually return it to it's original shape.

More this weekend.

Steve

Sledgehammer427 · 05-28-09, 08:09 PM

I'm really following this, looks to be really interesting

Task Force · 05-28-09, 08:15 PM

Wow, thats a big submarine model.

Cant wait for the end product.

U812 · 05-28-09, 09:54 PM

You and me both!

But thanks gentlemen. I'll get more done on Sunday. That day is mine for building. Next week I can do some work every night before rack time and I'll be at flank bell. Well, sort of.

Steve

P.S. a friend of mine has and old sail from the boat that was finished but needs to be restored. It's on the way. It will save me a bit of time!

Platapus · 05-29-09, 05:57 AM

From an RC standpoint, how do you handle the diving trim?

That is such a cool model.

When you are finished, please film its operation so we can at least live through your efforts.

05-28-09, 12:50 AM	#1
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	well, R/C tech has certainly improved since I last remember __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

05-28-09, 08:09 PM	#4
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	I'm really following this, looks to be really interesting __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Wow, thats a big submarine model. Cant wait for the end product. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,397 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	From an RC standpoint, how do you handle the diving trim? That is such a cool model. When you are finished, please film its operation so we can at least live through your efforts. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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05-28-09, 02:40 PM	#2
U812 Sparky Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: LA Ca. Posts: 152 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Miles and miles it has. That doesn't mean you can't lose them still. But I keep mine in the shallows where I can see it. Once you can't see them anymore it's scary. When I started the work that had been started over 25 years ago by it's original owner looked like this. I worked the 3 day weekend to correct all the warps and mis-alignments. Much better. Now I have to fix and drill out all the limber holes next. The ones he made are so off I made a tool to correct them and make sure all the rest are the same. Tool goes into some Evercoat metal glaze putty and is removed.

05-28-09, 02:46 PM	#3
U812 Sparky Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: LA Ca. Posts: 152 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here you can see the one I corrected as a test. This will work well and take awhile. But that's a U-boat for you. Lots of detail which is why they are so much nicer than modern day boats. IMHO that is. Starting to look like a hull again. The other big pain was the warp along the hull where it meets the deck. It didn't! It was all over the map as it must have laid on it's side for years. But a heat gun and some formers and gloves got it back. All resins have a memory and heat alone will usually return it to it's original shape. More this weekend. Steve

05-28-09, 09:54 PM	#6
U812 Sparky Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: LA Ca. Posts: 152 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You and me both! But thanks gentlemen. I'll get more done on Sunday. That day is mine for building. Next week I can do some work every night before rack time and I'll be at flank bell. Well, sort of. Steve P.S. a friend of mine has and old sail from the boat that was finished but needs to be restored. It's on the way. It will save me a bit of time!