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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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It is designed for RC but I have to design and make a WTC for it but I keep getting distracted by other things.
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Rookysailor ( Commodore)
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Is the PIKE r/c controlled? if so. have you had her in the water yet, if so, please make a video, would love to see it.👍
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Red,
It would be possible to make it using plastic card. Maybe a couple of layers for strengthening particular areas. I think that you could also make it in one piece and then cut it in half along the water line, then add strengthening pieces. Similar to the Pike build. Martin. ▲
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5 years ago by 🇿🇦 redpmg ( Commodore)
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Hi Martin,
thanks but already have about 4 plans already and an offer of a highly accurate one - which I suspect is a duplicate. Wanted to make one in two halves - so that you have the required hollow inside - and dynamic diving type - not static . Would have to start with the 1/2 bulkheads - then "plank" and hollow out . Wood is easy as you can cut through and spot glue back - strong enough to hold its shape and easily removable. Not sure if you could do that with plastic? Thought about using the type VII U boat as a base - but it would end up too heavy - be permanently submerged ..... ▲
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Red,
Maybe he might have some plans that he could supply you with. Martin. ▲
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇿🇦 redpmg ( Commodore)
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Hi Red,
Take a look at the (nautilus drydocks)run by Bob Martin. (On utube and on his website) He might have what you are looking for. Hi Martin, great site , nice model but at $ 1371 would have to pass - works out to R20k which is about the average monthly income which you need to live on as a pensioner. Perhaps I could persuade him to part with a hull only - suspect it would still be out of reach. ▲
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇿🇦 redpmg ( Commodore)
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Hi Doug,
BTW; wish we had your grocery prices here🤔 85US$ = about €75. Which is around 20 or 15% of my monthly grocery bill of around €400-500 Worked out with my sister in UK we now pay about the same for food items as she does there- and prices seem to go up every month .Everything imported we pay at least double - cars are a ridiculous price - even locally produced ones have 60% tax added - Imports 100% - fuel exhorbitant as public transport is almost non existent . Miss the bus pass I had in UK ....... .Old age pension here is R1.8k - would not even meet the food bill! However MP's get R90k plus expenses...... ▲
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Splendimold! 😂🤣
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Colin H ( Fleet Admiral)
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Stunning fish, just a stupid question, does it swim using tail and fins.
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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But fifteen is my limit on Schnitzengruben! 😋
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Red,
Take a look at the (nautilus drydocks)run by Bob Martin. (On utube and on his website) He might have what you are looking for. Martin. ▲
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5 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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It's all that boutique Sauerkraut and Schnitzengruben you're spending your money on Doug!
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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As you wish Red.
But if you're serious about building Memo's Nautilus you ain't gonna find more info and advice than on that disc. And that straight from the Disney horse's mouth. Confusing is that sometimes they mention DVD and sometimes CD!? Happy trawling the Net, I did too, but didn't find a more comprehensive collection of info and data than that. Lots of vague plans, but then what? Material: "Wood seems an odd material to make a submarine from - so where do you go from there..........." My U25 hull is made from four 3cm planks of wood. Lots of carving and checking with templates and swearing. Then wood sealer, more sanding 🤔 primer, three coats of resin based RAL 7035 paint. Brush quick or your brush will stick to the hull😭 Later spraying upper and lower hull with appropriate Revell enamels, light grey and mid/dark grey respectively. No ingress of water or other damage incurred over the last 25 or so years.😊 Advantage is better thermal insulation from the cold water surrounding the hull than with thin plastic. "plastic does not like the "African" sun much"! For several days now we have had temperatures of 35 to 40°C, new record for Germany in June was set yesterday☀️. Expected to climb further to a new record peak on Sunday!😎 I note that today, and the foreseeable/forecast-able future Cape has temperatures of around 13 to 15°C. I remember being in Jo'burg/Pretoria some years ago towards the end of November. We went to the Zoo with temperature around 35°C and while refreshing ourselves sitting outside the cafe there were astounded to to witness the arrival of a class of young school kids and a Father Christmas wearing the full red arctic outfit with hat and beard. I started melting just looking at him 😂 During my time in Cape Town and Simonstown, also shortly before Christmas, the temperatures were a very comfortable 25 to 30°C. Where are you? Of course various plastics deform at various temperatures, so 'Taste and Try Before You Buy'. (With thanks to Savoy Brown - see attached Utube clip😉) ▲
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇿🇦 redpmg ( Commodore)
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You could start here perhaps?
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5 years ago by 🇭🇺 MouldBuilder ( Vice Admiral)
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Fantastic Martin.
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Red,
"Whats next Martin - the Disney Nautilus please- always wanted to build one - never figured out how !" You could start here perhaps? ▲
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5 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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I'm hungry, can I get a side order of asbestos to go?
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Love the speed controller LOL!
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi All,
Martin piqued my curiosity (always dangerous😉) soooo- Digging around a bit I found this explanation of the number codes (Recycling Codes) on the bottom of plastic food containers amongst other things. See attached pic. Might help with finding the best glue for the different types. Cheers, Doug 😎 PS I have no idea what use a 'crushed bottle' might be! 🤔 ▲
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Martin, if they were food containers I very much doubt that they were ABS!
Cos the three constituents are; Acrylonitrile (possibly carcinogenic to humans), Butadiene (carcinogenic to humans), and Styrene (suspected of being carcinogenic to humans.😮 Most food containers appear to be made of one of these- high / low density polyethylene (HDPE/LDPE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET/PETE), polypropylene (PP). PET/PETE you may also recognise from 3D printing. Depends a lot on which food is going into them. Main thing is that they won't react with the food and/or leach their binders etc into the food 😝 Especially if they get hot; e.g. in the microwave oven! Bon appétit Gents 😉 ▲
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Sorry I forgot to mention I cut it with a scalpel.
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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"Tinker, (tailor, soldier,) sailor!"
Martin's Pike sure looks 'tailor made' to me👍 A breath of fresh air 👍 ▲
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Red,
I have something in mind but I need to try a few experiments first. What I tend to do is look at photos and pictures and then think about how I could achieve the end result. I would spend a long time thinking about something and then suddenly I get the answer then I scribble that down and then you think or I could do it that way instead. Eventually you figure it out. But then when you try it out you find that it did not work quite as you hoped it would so back to thinking again, Patience and persistence will find the answer. Martin. ▲
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Red,
I am not sure what the plastic is but I think it is ABS. The thing is I use whatever plastic I can lay my hands on, mostly food containers. The majority of my models are made from waste materials as I do not have much of a budget to be able to get the good stuff. Martin. ▲
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Colin H ( Fleet Admiral)
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Tinker tailor should be tinker sailor.
Keep on tinkering. Cheers Colin. 👍 ▲
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Colin,
Thank you for the very nice comment. But I don't consider myself as a master, I just like tinkering around. Martin. ▲
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5 years ago by 🇿🇦 redpmg ( Commodore)
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Whats next Martin - the Disney Nautilus please- always wanted to build one - never figured out how !
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5 years ago by 🇿🇦 redpmg ( Commodore)
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Hi Martin.
whats the basic material - styrene or ABS ? Do you cut it all by hand ? Only found out when trying to cut ABS on the laser that it emits Hydrogen Cyanide gas when burnt !!!!!!!!. Quite glad we have a good extractor on the machine. Will have to use the scroll saw - not so good on straight lines........... ▲
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Colin H ( Fleet Admiral)
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Super set of pics, you are a real master of the art of modelling, be it a simple boat or this crazy 🤣 fish. You obviously have patience in abundance and a reactive brain. 👍
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Colin H ( Fleet Admiral)
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Well we all like to ape the best.
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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BTW JB, I've still got USS Wasp somewhere in my stash!
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Stop crowing Marky 😉
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 marky ( Commodore)
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You've not heard giraffe 🦒 of it
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Rats!!
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5 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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We could do this all night! I'm off to the horizontal to count SHEEP now so don't think me SHELLFISH ( I could say something about cats but I'd better not. So tata, guten nachmittag etc and that will SEAL my effort for today, hope everyone's seen a RAY of hope with their builds (especially if it's HMS HORNET) TTFN
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Sorry Martin😔
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Deer me! Another 'owler John😮
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Come on guys stop MONKEYING around LOL!
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5 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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Guess I'll just have to grin and bear it Doug
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💬 Re: Steampunk Pike.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Hi Doug,
I did preform them. I placed it on a piece of foam and used a length of doweling like a rolling pin until it was a close fit. Martin. ▲
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Couldn't resist it John, just 'adder do it😉
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5 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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Giraffe to say that Doug?
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5 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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Only in München ! better get the sub nets back up!
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Weas'l know next time John.
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Splendiferous Martin👍👍👍
Did you pre-form the scales at all (on baked bean tins or the like), or did you just rely on the glue? Like the tower grating. Will do that with my U25. KUTGW! Cheers, Doug 😎 ▲
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5 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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So cunning you could call it a weasel ??
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 ( Fleet Admiral)
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All I can say at the moment is "I have got a plan".
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5 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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Thinks John!!!
No room for the reactor in my U25 ... BUT😉 Some time ago, at the BMW museum shop here in Munich, I bought a kit for an RC (Infrared) car powered by a mini hydrogen fuel cell! Maybe I could use that cell for a self contained sub drive system?? Just like the modern non-airbreathing subs such as the German 212 class. Thinks ...... 🙄 ▲
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5 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi ( Fleet Admiral)
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Excellent idea and quite a bit of work by the looks of it (despite your self effacing not too hard bit el o el ) Assuming std sub power internals or nuclear?
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 marky ( Commodore)
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Good balanced diet 🍗🍨
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 marky ( Commodore)
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Hi Martin ,great build,how long is the mighty pike?and is the plating the usual ice-cream tubs?
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