Revel Gato Class Sub

[Andy HustlerParticipant @andyhustler32076]

I know technicaly itsa not floating !!!! BUT the help i need is in the general fitting out of the control gear and how to put it in without compromising the look of the boat or it's water tightness ( if there is such a word ) .I understand the general principles of it and the mechanics of it but how do i put in all the r/c gear ?????

[Andy HustlerParticipant @andyhustler32076]

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Andy

Just to clarify do you intend to submerge this model or restrict its operations to the surface and sail it like a boat?

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Save yourself a lot of aggro, Andy……And make it a dynamic diver?

Bob

[Phil H1Participant @philh196021]

Bob,

Forgive this question if its daft. Is dynamic diving where you trim the sub so that it will submerge due to the forward movement and the twisting of those horizontal rudder/ flaps on the sides of the sub. If you centralize the flaps and or reduce speed, the sub will tend to return to the surface?

Philh

[Dodgy Geezer 1Participant @dodgygeezer1]

I know technicaly itsa not floating…

Technically, so long as it's not resting on the bottom, it's floating…

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Phil H

That's right…….The floatation is set on the point of sinking …..The forward motion and downward pointing hydro vanes…….The sub……submerges

To surface……Just slow down

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Andy. If you make it a dynamic diver there is not much gear to put in; 1x ESC, 2x servo, receiver, battery…

My Oberon manages quite well diving in a straight line with fixed forward dive planes, sufficient to go under to prove that it can do so and be a real sub.

I suggest having a surf for Gato conversions, most of which will be static divers, and see how they managed to seal in the radio gear, ignoring the diving stuff.

I had an Oberon thread a while ago, see also my album for the mechanicals wot I used.

DG. Well observed !

Ashley

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Andy

Thanks for the pm.

As a surface only craft it should be fairly easy to make it watertight and convert into RC.

in theory if the internal equipment (batteries, motor, rc, etc) are small enough and laid out along the length of the model it should solve trim and ballast problems.

As I'm not a sub builder it would help if you could post some photos of the model alongside a ruler then I can get a better grasp of its true size.

Paul

[Malcolm FraryParticipant @malcolmfrary95515]

At 1:72, 4ft4 long, weight between 9 and 12 pounds.

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Malcolm

I didn't realise that the model was that long so theoretically there shouldn't be a problem with an RC conversion.

Perhaps I should qualify my comments by admitting that I haven't converted a plastic kit since the early 1970s.

Paul

[Malcolm FraryParticipant @malcolmfrary95515]

I'm assuming a 1:72 version, but then, I don't know if Revell do a smaller one. It isn't unknown.

[Andy HustlerParticipant @andyhustler32076]

malcom .many thanks for the repkly and sorry that i've taken solong to reply as i've just finished work , washing up for 900 aint fun !!! ANYWAY i will have a look proper at her on monday with fresh eyes new feet and a new back and see how i get on ,technicaly i've got all the bits a pair of 400 motors 2 thin shafts (sorry cant rember sizes ) but i can crack on with the build and see how it goes .

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