Alan P Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 These fabricated parts are brilliant. Good problem solving all round. Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Thanks @Alan P! There are certainly many problems to solve. The most daunting is what to assemble before painting. Given the simple paint scheme, green, I'm tempted to assemble all and then paint. But, well, I'm quite the clod, so that might end badly for the more delicate parts I've been building... Here are the oar guards. The kit includes a template, but I used that more figuratively than literally. And here's the approximate placement Hm, it's a wee bit wide... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 More work on the oars. I built a jig to assist in scoring the center "hinge" line of the oars. This made for quick and consistent work. I originally intended for the score line to face aft, opposite the spine (as shown earlier). Thinking about this more, I decided to partially feather all the oars and fold away from the score line. This allowed me to attach the spine more or less centered. My current intention is to paint the basic hull without the appendages, place it one the finish base, then attach the oars, oar guard, and snorkel. We'll see... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 It ain't easy being green! I'll use a darker shade for the bottom-half and then a wash. After the bare hull finish, next up is the finish base. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Nothing like a coat of paint to bring it together 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 @Alan P, thanks! That paint did help quite a bit. I made a jig out of scrap material to hold the hull in position while I drilled the oar shafts. That quad index card was next also use to trim the shaft to a consistent length. All the bits are on! Woohoo!!! A bit of touch-up is needed in several areas and then some black and clear for the glass ports. I'll make it yet! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Fantastic! More centipede than alligator, but brilliant all the same. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Gidday, this is looking very good, although a rather strange looking craft. What is the angled pole for - a breathing tube, or mast for the GPS and satellite dish? Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 @Andwil and @ArnoldAmbrose, thanks! She is a strange beast! Her top speed apparently doubled from 4 to 8 knots when the oars were replaced by a proper screw. That's a snorkel! It turns out this beast was actually quite advanced. Snorkel, air filtration, diver egress. The weight is some manner of depth control device; I'm not clear how it would work absent floodable ballast tanks. And here she is completed! Thanks for watching! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsald Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 This turned out awesome!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Love this, really original subject and very nicely finished. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Really well done, this was a brilliant example of taking a base kit and using skills and ingenuity to turn it into a unique result. Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 @sjsald, @rob85, and @Alan P, thank you so much! It's was a fun and different kit. Looks quite interesting compared to HUNLEY. I also have a 1/72 DAVID from Cottage Industries that I'll get to some day. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Gidday Dnl42, I've probably said it before but I think these underwater thingies are un-natural, a passing fad, nothing will ever come of them. 😁 Seriously, these are very good models. I'd heard of the Hunley before but not the Alligator. The two together make an interesting comparison of two different approaches to a same type of vehicle with almost no fore-runners to set a precedent as to how they should be developed. A 'David' would be a good addition to your underwater fleet. Is there a kit of Bushnell's 'Turtle' available? Well done with them. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 @dnl42, that is a great model. You have done a fantastic job with this, and overcome some interesting difficulties. All the best, Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Very nice. As to the suspended weight I would suspect that is used to keep it down, and could be released for an "emergency surface" if it started sinking.. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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