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this is another of my models, based on the californian 'Harbor branch' oceanographic institutes 4 man research submersible called CLELIA.
the model is scratchbuilt and fully working and Radio controlled, just over 3 feet in length she is a static diving model ( can dive and surface without the need for forward propulsion )
the model features working external lights fitted with ultrabright white LED's - and these are exceelent at night underwater !
the model is controlled by 4 channel RC and is powered by 4ah nicads giving a run time of 2 hours between charges, seen here at a local model show.
The model is mainly fibreglass and the cage is made in 10mm and 12mm stainless steel, which makes for a very solid safety cell !
The model was featured on discovery channels' supermodels II tv programme.