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Some beauties at model boat shows,rusty hulls ( in fibreglass) to perfection etc. Have you looked at the SubCommititee web site , very American but inspirational. Maybe a UK branch?

Ran my old Seawolf this morning at said regatta. For the first time ever it stayed down and cruised at periscope depth until I hit a rock! Had to use about 8 degrees down on the front dive planes to make it work. The sub has never leaked and works well for a dynamic diver. The only major problem I've had is splitting the nose cone along the seams with those darned rocks! Pity my sternwheeler was misbehaving - it would have crawled over the rocks! The static diver Adzam refers to works really well - I'm looking forward to seeing its innards shortly.

AJG

Hmm.. dodgy quality in a sub worries me a little but is that just that they're not as solid as something four times the price?

I like the idea of a diesel/electric rather than nuke, it gives you a reason for it to be on the surface after all, but I'd heard the Akula was a better bet than the Bluefish. Maybe that's to do with that quality concern?

Yes there are some amazing weathering jobs done. I saw some verry nice streaky rust on an X-craft and a u-boat a while back. I'd be fairly happy just getting one to work never mind look that good.

I've followed a few links off the SubComittee site and end up looking at things built from GRP and ingenuity or how to make working torpedos and missiles. Either way it's not getting me onto (under?) the water any time in the near future just fueling daydreams. I reckon as a starting point I need to try a kit then get clever.

Dave

I wouldn't blame the manufacturer - it's a skipper/builder problem in my case!
The Sea Wolf was built over 10 years ago (from memory) & the sternwheeler is even older. Still the Typhoon is progressing - albeit slowly. Also trying to revive an old Krick U-boat (wooden bread & butter hull!) that my sister-in-law dropped off its display perch years ago. There's also an ageing Resolution with micro-switch/ballast tank problems that's needing my attention in due course.
Would try & post pics - but haven't figured how to do that yet. Not really all that computer literate!.

AJG

Hiya you could always look for a old 2nd hand sub in need of some repair ? I picked up 2 just after christmas one a german mini sub the "Seehund " the other a ageing "Resolution ", the seehund is now ready to sail ( or sink lol lol ) its a cheep way to start with a sub & you learn a lot without costing a lot, might be worth thinking about

Yes I've thought about looking for a "previously enjoyed" example but they don't seem to come up (pun intended) too often. Probably I'm just looking in the wrong places.

Dave