OK, cancel all my previous ideas for my new boat, I’ve found exactly what I’m looking for…it’s the ex John Darnell design [ now Models By Design] Type XX111 u-boat. It fits all my criteria perfectly, it’s a perfect size and weight for me to transport about, the kit price isn’t that prohibitive and being pre formed, a lot of the hard work is done already.

Now I’m after information on the kit…has anybody got one/built one/seen one? If anybody can assist me with any information and/or pictures of said boat I’d be very grateful indeed.

This is the only pic I’ve found of a model Type XX111, and this is a 32nd Parallel boat, not the kit I’ll be buying.

Thanks in advance chaps…

Rich

Hi Alan,

After suffering a major heart attack and then leaving the wife, I needed something to occupy myself during the evenings mate… to be honest, I’ve fancied building another r/c boat for ages, so this seemed as good a time as any to restart.

Surface boats are ok, but there’s no better feeling known to mankind than seeing a year’s work disappear beneath the water, and even better seeing it come up again. Well, there is a better feeling, but that’s what gave me the bloody heart attack!!!

Cheers, 

Rich