Rusty White Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 The theme for September will be "Beneath the Waves". Anything used below the ocean's surface. Submarines, U-Boats, divers, torpedoes, submersibles, anything goes. Any scale, any era. Remember to hold your posts until September 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Well....a lot of Japanese planes ended up there......just sayin'! :lol: GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Cool! I actually have a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumterIII Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Do you want us to post pictures here or in the Gallery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Pictures are usually published here! Then I get to copy them and place them in the Theme pictures gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumterIII Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) This 1/72 CSS Hunley kit from Cottage Industries was first seen in last year’s Navy build, but I left out some details. This one was modified based upon collaboration between myself and a Hunley researcher. Some of the modifications were speculation based on what was found on the real boat. During model testing it was determined that the spar for the torpedo had an issue of sideward osculation when underwater. The lower mount was far too small to withstand the side to side sway as the boat moved through the water without some support to compensate the lateral movement. Two eyebolts were found under the dive planes along with a crank on the port side forward coning tower. Attaching a rope from the eyebolts to various positions on the spar did not yield satisfactory results on a test model. However after installing a “yardarm” on the spar the test was successful. This model represents the spar rigging using the eyebolts with yardarm and a crank for raising and lowering the torpedo. There was early speculation it had an electrically fired torpedo. This is not out of the realm of possibility because such firing devises were used in Charleston at the time. Placing the firing wire at the rear of the torpedo became problematic due to the spar being made to separate from the torpedo with a slip sleeve. When the spar was found next to the sub the forward wooden part was broken in half. The reason for this was because an order was given to have the spar cranked to a 45 degree up angle for the attack. The Hunley moving forward and the torpedo making contact at an angle would most likely cause it to break off. This being the case could cause the firing wire to break when the spar wooden shaft snapped. By inserting the electric fuse on the side, as was the custom with other such devises, insured greater success. However conventional wisdom says this was a Singer torpedo, percussion fired with a lanyard, not electrical. Certainly this is not the only way it could have been configured, just some basic speculation based on test by a couple of interested enthusiast. For pictures please go to this link. http://s649.photobuc...rIII/HL Hunley/ Now I see how to do this! Thanks Gil Edited September 18, 2012 by sumterIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Her you go Arthur! That's a nice Hunley and people should be able to see it easily! Congrats! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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