U49 Mclaren Clockwork Submarines.

Started by mactin 7 years ago

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U49 Mclaren Clockwork Submarines.

Martin,
Your Subs are very nice, beautiful workmanship! Your skill at tin work is inspiring.
Joe

U49 Mclaren Clockwork Submarines.

Hi Colin, Thank you,very much appreciated. As for tinsmithery its not something iv'e ever been trained to do but for my sins I was an RN stoker many years ago.
Cheers Neil.

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#2 7 years ago

U49 Mclaren Clockwork Submarines.

Any chance of clockwork torpedoes as well, no seriously I think your modelling skills are some of the best I have ever seen. We're you ever a tinsmith, keep up the good work.
Cheers Colin.

Fair winds and calm waters,
COLIN.

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#1 7 years ago

U49 Mclaren Clockwork Submarines.

Ahoy Mateys,17 inch, U49 has a 3 plate hull made from an old Panettone tin,it has two ballast tanks and a powerful single spring clockwork motor. The diving planes are a through hull type and quite large because its bit of a lump to dynamic dive, to assist diving it has 350g of lead trim in the bilge.

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U49 Mclaren Clockwork Submarines.

U49 Mclaren Clockwork Submarines.

U49 Mclaren Clockwork Submarines.

U49 Mclaren Clockwork Submarines.

U49 Mclaren Clockwork Submarines.