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Forum: Drones Talk

11-15-2021, 05:23 AM

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What's a good make and model for this tasking ?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

I'll answer my own question--I hadn't wanted to...

I'll answer my own question--I hadn't wanted to spend over $200. I see $800-$1,500 is a more likely range for a drone that can move one pound of payload.

For $200 of drone all I'd get is...

Forum: Drones Talk

11-07-2021, 10:04 AM

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What's a good make and model for this tasking ?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

What's a good make and model for this tasking ?

For the not-yet-an-enthusiast drone operator--

What's a good budget make and model (I'm more likely to shop Amazon than a hobby store )--

recurrently to both drop and recover a 12-ounce payload...

Forum: RC Submarines

05-31-2010, 12:05 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

Thanks !

I damaged two blow valves ($30 apiece), didn't have the funds for new ones until this month. Redid the motor section with a better board, though I still always use toy r/c. I'm back...

Forum: RC Submarines

10-10-2009, 12:38 AM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

Leaky engine room has been a showstopper - - twice ! Found out one propshaft seal had actually been stuck to and spinning with the shaft instead of staying mounted to the bulkhead stopping water.

Forum: RC Submarines

09-18-2009, 08:01 AM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

Scheduling sea trials has been a bear. I did manage to get Sea Trial 2, found some propshaft problems I addressed. Then Sea Trial 3 was an utter failure for diving control- - but using a spare tx I...

Forum: RC Submarines

09-06-2009, 09:56 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

Now it's a Titan rocket !

No actually I reappropriated the housing of our defunct kiddie-pool pump to serve as my transit "boot" (and the conningtower fairwater is detachable). Trying to...

Forum: RC Submarines

09-06-2009, 09:43 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

Thanks ! You wouldn't think it was true with one's own design. And even after getting past big gotchas like that, the designer still has to learn the quirks of driving the boat :eek:

Forum: RC Submarines

09-06-2009, 07:19 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

>Whenever I do sea trials, though, the rule is that at least one thing's got to go grievously wrong. . . first trial tends to be short !

True to form, I smacked into the learning curve...

Forum: RC Submarines

09-05-2009, 12:19 PM

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2.4gHz + rc submarines = ??

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: 2.4gHz + rc submarines = ??

Just that lower frequencies penetrate water better than higher frequencies.

Forum: RC Submarines

09-03-2009, 11:28 PM

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Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

These photos were taken in June. Here's my gutted fish. :D Bow-to-stern, the modules are:

Forward tank
Battery box
Diving-control box
After tank
Engine room

The forward tank is a...

Forum: RC Submarines

09-03-2009, 12:43 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

>I'd be interested in seeing some photos of your WTC since I, too, plan to do this one on the cheap.

Glad to, I'll try to post some pretty soon.

My boat's ready for sea trials, if I can...

Forum: RC Submarines

08-15-2009, 09:50 PM

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Trumpeter Sea Wolf

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Trumpeter Sea Wolf

That was fun. I was wondering what the bicyclist was going to think, but he veered away.

RVA, your system's also great. Where does one get a geared pump in 1/144 Seawolf size, though? In...

Forum: RC Submarines

08-15-2009, 02:10 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

That is some breathtaking detail at IBS. IBS's step sails are way cool, thanks for the link. Can't believe somebody did up the Lizardfish - - I've always favored those obscure Manitowoc names, ...

Forum: RC Submarines

08-12-2009, 07:40 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

If you get the Revell Gato, take care when placing on the "bilge keels" (fins at the bottom of the hull that keep the round-bottomed hull from rolling).

The pins are just *slightly offset*...

Forum: RC Submarines

08-04-2009, 08:40 PM

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Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

This sub is on such a scale, the deck cleats can be * functional * .

When I first tried a water session with the Gato, I didn't have a worthwhile catch under the end of the turtleback - - so...

Forum: RC Submarines

08-02-2009, 01:31 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

I put my Gato through some stationary dive (and surfacing) cycles this weekend (stationary is all my son's kiddie pool allows for this 4-footer). Not great, but getting sailable.

One thing I...

Forum: RC Submarines

06-26-2009, 12:10 PM

Replies: 5

AKULA for Singapore navy

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: AKULA for Singapore navy

Recirculating Compressed Air Ballast System

It's one of the systems outlined
here

Forum: RC Submarines

06-19-2009, 12:09 PM

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Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

Awesome to have an old Navy sub so close by. When I was a teenager I got to visit USS Batfish SS-310 in Oklahoma a few times, and did an overnight in the middle of winter. Fellow Boy Scouts always...

Forum: RC Submarines

06-17-2009, 05:38 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

I took a look at Requin's site. Surprised me right off: that North Atlantic sail, with a knife-shaped prow . . . isn't that combination pretty unusual ? Cool choice to model !
...

Forum: RC Submarines

06-16-2009, 12:16 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

Views: 13,537

Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

Nice to know Revell put out that supplement. The bow looked about as bad as I saw in the first Gato kit I had - - "not severe," they say.

Forum: RC Submarines

06-12-2009, 11:32 PM

Replies: 30

Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?

>Aside from wanting to spare them the indelicate touch of my 6-year-old, I figured I'd break them off myself half the times I opened er up to charge batteries.

MAN I am glad I chose not to mount...

Forum: RC Submarines

06-11-2009, 12:53 PM

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AKULA for Singapore navy

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: AKULA for Singapore navy

Beautiful !

Must be heavy - - the bolt in the stand looks to have a comfortable bow. About 20 pounds dry maybe ?

What kind of diving system ?

Forum: RC Submarines

06-08-2009, 09:53 AM

Replies: 4

Lost Or Recovered Sub Tales

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: Lost Or Recovered Sub Tales

That compression sounds like a subtle trap (I've always built with pvc and the walls don't flex, though compression can still happen : if my cylinder leaks at a shallow depth, it should admit more...

Forum: RC Submarines

06-08-2009, 12:07 AM

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r c sub irony

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

RE: r c sub irony

Well, they do sell subs you can climb into...seems like more companies are selling submersibles every year.

Kinda expensive to insure though !

Nuke, I've never had contact...

Forum: RC Submarines

06-01-2009, 06:14 PM

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r c sub irony

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Posted By CrunchyFrog

r c sub irony

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When I'm driving the sub, joggers zip past. They may look out over the water, but there may not be much to see - -a conning tower about the size of a big turtle's head, often...

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