Red October Submarine-Plan 2018 Model Boat Special

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15 March 2018 at 23:05 #76270
Tony Nijhuis
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This is somewhat of a departure from Aeromodelling for me and my first posting on the Model Boats forum….

Having been a long time friend of Graham Ashby…our new editor of Model Boats, he thought i needed a new challenge and something that didn't involve model aircraft. So the suggestion of why not try a model boat for a change and come up with a free plan for this years Model Boat Special, wasn't too long in coming…

Just to make it a little more interesting with twist of complexity Graham suggested a simple drive under submarine….. so here it is….. a simple drive under scale model of Red October Typhoon class Sub.

Overall length is 36" and the beam is 4.5"…..more pictures to follow.
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15 March 2018 at 23:05 #4481
Tony Nijhuis
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16 March 2018 at 09:06 #76274
ashley needham
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Hi Tony and welcome to the forum. Yes, editors can be like that. It looks very good I must say. By drive-under you presumably mean it is a dynamic-diver….diving under throttle.

It would be nice to see a few more snaps especially of the stern drive and the fore-planes. Its funny but without a reference in your picture, one would assume the sub will be massive (as per the real thing), but 36 inches is a fairly modest dimension.

Have you had it in the water yet??

Ashley
16 March 2018 at 12:29 #76281
Tony Nijhuis
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Hi Ashley,

Yes dynamic diver……It has been tested and redesigned a few times!….I followed the original full size version with twin screws outboard of the rudder and found rudder control was useless…. It has been ballasted for both a boat ( sits at correct height above the water) and for diving where it has to sit much lower in the water than scale….
16 March 2018 at 18:00 #76288
ashley needham
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Tony. I think it is a fact of life that driveunders have to be ballasted very low to work.

I fitted a small hatch to my Perspex lid to turn the radio/power on and off, and also ventilate the inside after a dive, as my motor gets very warm in the confines of the hull and what with a few drops of seepage from the tube, it mists up quite well.

Ashley
17 March 2018 at 12:04 #76316
Ray Wood 3
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Hi Tony, welcome to the "Dark side", well done with Red October it only seems like 5 minutes since we discussed it before christmas, as it turns out very topical at the moment !! Lets hope she does,nt try to defect !

Regards Ray

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 17/03/2018 12:06:21
17 March 2018 at 22:16 #76323
Tony Nijhuis
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I can honestly say guvnor, I had nothing to do with antagonising the current UK/ Russian spat just to get interest in my latest creation …..however you're right Ray…I alway like to be topical….

I may have to generate the same sort interest in my new Concorde project….
18 March 2018 at 08:57 #76331
ashley needham
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Gosh, a Concorde with floats…..cant wait to see it! Ashley
18 March 2018 at 10:08 #76336
Colin Bishop
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Tony,

Don't give too much away or nobody will read the article!

Colin
22 March 2018 at 09:37 #76428
Mark Jarvis 2
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Hi Colin, when is the MB Special due out???

Mark
26 March 2018 at 19:58 #76497
Tony Nijhuis
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always like a bit of a teeser Colin……the special is normal out in the Autumn……Mark
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