Our fearless leader needs your help to make a 1/18th u boat

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:53 pm

We need some one to help him make a hull for a 1/18th U-boat made out of wood and it needs to be able to be broken down in sections to be shipped to our good leader..

What we need is a person or persons who is gifted at working with wood, any person who has skills in making flying r/c aircraft. We will need a person who has CAD expertise, and another one with expertise in making fiberglass molds

Please feel free to contact aferguson by PM to make arrangements

Lets make this happen for him, This is way too cool to let this project die.

please make this a sticky

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:59 pm

Or better yet make a fiberglass mold...hummmm then we all can get one too!

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:03 pm

I've some modeling supplies I can pass on. Small sanders, riflers, dental picks, a good sized tool box of dremel bits and wheels, even the dremel itself and, etc. I can't use these anymore, so seeing them get some use would be good.

GooglyDoogly · Post by **GooglyDoogly** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:01 pm

Post by **aferguson** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:23 pm

oh, and i need it by end of October.

thanks.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:26 pm

aferguson wrote:

oh, and i need it by end of October.

thanks.

October of 2008 if you get the help you need

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:50 pm

You must be trippin' too ! *

....... is everybody on somethin' tonite ,.. besides me ? *

........... "Yeah ,.. I'd say ya' need help some help alright".

v MG

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:14 pm

Boy... one could almost feel the love in this thread.

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:43 pm

Scary part is that if someone had a good blueprint to work from, most of the countours wouldn't be that hard to recreate using a wood frame and styrene plastic sheets and/or thin plywood. Some contours, hoever, would really be a pain to duplicate. But a basic subframe would be pretty easy to do with a combination of plywood sheets and stick lumber. Of course, it would probably weight a couple hundred pounds or more when it's all done. It would be hell of a lot easier than trying to recreate the superstructure on something like a destroyer or cruiser!

Tools needed:
table saw
band saw or scroll saw
router
drill
spindle sander
detail sander
woodworking knives and chisels
medium and fine rasps
a nice selection of clamps

Materials needed:
1/2 - 3/4" plywood for basic cross-sectional pieces
2z4 for supporting framework
1x2 or firring strips for outer frame (to mount skin)
thin, flexible plywood (add water for extra flexibility) or plastic sheets
lots of gorilla glue or comparable adhesive
a good assortment of wood screws

and a whole lot of time!

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:59 am

Ok ,problem solved. Dont they have big trees up there in the Great White North? Contact one of those log cabin makers.

Problem solved.

Next... I am on a role

I am sure that it will float as well. Get some of those spike boots and a pole and you can take the whole family for a cruise on the river.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:33 pm

How about one in 1/32?? Atleast the conning tower and midsection..

http://www.hyperscale.com/features/type ... atsn_1.htm

MIGMADMAVIS · Post by **MIGMADMAVIS** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:48 pm

you could even do that with 1/18.... All you would have to do is make it just a small section of one. It could be done

In fact, I think I might try!!

Spudkopf · Post by **Spudkopf** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:22 pm

I posted this in the other nautical thread but maybe it makes more sense here.....

I think you could maybe just start small and build yourself the conning tower of a late model VIII class U-Boat the ones that had the twin quads in the Flakturm.

But if you want a quick and nasty option why don’t you make a Neger or the very simular Marder subs like those below, these where used in anger during the D-day landings and had several successes, just borrow a torpedo from one of you Avengers

…..or instead of making one of the above glorified human torpedos, you could build one of the true midget U-boats like the Hetch, Molch, Seehund, or Biber subs all of these would be doable especially considering the size, or lach there of.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:07 am

I could maybe lend a hand with the CAD stuff. I've got access to solidworks, vectorworks.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:51 pm

Spudkopf wrote:I posted this in the other nautical thread but maybe it makes more sense here.....

I think you could maybe just start small and build yourself the conning tower of a late model VIII class U-Boat the ones that had the twin quads in the Flakturm.

But if you want a quick and nasty option why don’t you make a Neger or the very simular Marder subs like those below, these where used in anger during the D-day landings and had several successes, just borrow a torpedo from one of you Avengers

…..or instead of making one of the above glorified human torpedos, you could build one of the true midget U-boats like the Hetch, Molch, Seehund, or Biber subs all of these would be doable especially considering the size, or lach there of.

True, Most are on the market in 1/35 by Verlinden

Although a true Uboat...I don't know how long the 1/72 Type VII is that revell makes, but the box is huge, I know the Coastal Type XXIII which is a small boat, is 20" in 1/72 which is big.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:17 pm

I see we have a lot of good ideas.

lets keep them comeing