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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #90 on: 02 Feb , 2009, 16:33 »
It was a dreadful day at the shipyard, the weather continues getting worse. The morning started with only light rain but by late morning the weather was awful, driving rain and strong winds. The dockworkers refuse to work outside today. They were keen to finish the deck of U-1308, the newest VIIC/41 in the fleet, nevertheless they all voted to work inside due to the weather. They decided to work in the aft battery room.

They installed the new 33 MAL 800 batteries and connected them all up, next they install the small maintenance trolley. They were nearly done with the aft battery room, when they heard the end-of-day whistle blow. Before the whistle finished, they had drop there tools and were halfway out the gate on there way home. There is always tomorrow to finish it ;D

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #91 on: 02 Feb , 2009, 17:42 »
    Simon...This was a different and interesting presentation...A breath of fresh air, as it were..I guess thats an exerpt from a book! What's its title ? Looks to be good reading..Also, as always, nice looking artwork of the galley and battery compartment...
                                                 Bill

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #92 on: 03 Feb , 2009, 11:34 »


Hi Siara, This is U-552?

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #93 on: 03 Feb , 2009, 12:39 »
No it isnt, in fact the boat is unknown, as far as i know.
U-552 had the conning tower without the extended air vents.

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #94 on: 03 Feb , 2009, 12:43 »
No it isnt, in fact the boat is unknown, as far as i know.
U-552 had the conning tower without the extended air vents.
  .....And there appears to be some difference in the flood holes from your model...

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #95 on: 03 Feb , 2009, 18:21 »
Hi Siara, This is U-552?

Thanks, Siara :)

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #96 on: 06 Feb , 2009, 12:24 »
Does anyone have an image or know how the Aft Navigation Light was attached to the deck on either late war VIIC or VIIC/41? Was it attached to a metal plate (Fig. B) or was it attached to the wooden deck (Fig. A) ???

Thanks, Simon.


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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #97 on: 06 Feb , 2009, 14:12 »
Does anyone have an image or know how the Aft Navigation Light was attached to the deck on either late war VIIC or VIIC/41? Was it attached to a metal plate (Fig. B) or was it attached to the wooden deck (Fig. A) ???

Thanks, Simon.



Simon, this probably is not much help, but on my model the light housing is directly on the deck.  By the way, did you get the measurements I sent?

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #98 on: 06 Feb , 2009, 15:39 »
Simon, this probably is not much help, but on my model the light housing is directly on the deck.  By the way, did you get the measurements I sent?

Yes, thank you. I used them to check the Schnorchel Placement http://models.rokket.biz/index.php?topic=121.0

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #99 on: 07 Feb , 2009, 14:57 »
I'm eager to see the continuation of the bowplane cable tensioner assembly.
I'm curious... the things you just made... are they the "self-adjusting tensioners"  that have a heavy spring inside? 
(They do not look like normal manually-adjustable cable tensioners like I made for U-625.)

Glenn- ive seen your tensioners on the U-625- the hook type on the conning tower. I could not get the reference regarding the bowplane tensioners assembly anywhere on the net, apart from few scetchy drawings, and one, or 2 fuzzy pictures- where to be honest with you all you can see is that the cable is there, but how it is all made is not clear.
I was guided by picture of the Glen Buckners boat:

I was trying to replicate what hes done there.
Am i right or wrong? Is there fotografic evidence how the part looked like?

I got around to adding my cable tensioner assembly for the forward hydroplane today. Here is my best guest. Hard to tell if its correct without any good pictures around. I also base my from the picture of U-69 and two other additional pictures where you can see the cable tensioner is visible. The tensioner is base on the close-up picture of U-249 Radio Aerial wire tensioner assembly.

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #100 on: 07 Feb , 2009, 17:11 »
Hello,

I don't know if I can be of any help to you, but I have some German plans that may be can help. They are quite big and numerous, but I give you an exemple of what they show.

Here after is part of the plan of the GHG.



If you are interested I can scan the rest of the things that you need.

Cordially,

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #101 on: 07 Feb , 2009, 21:00 »
Hello,

I don't know if I can be of any help to you, but I have some German plans that may be can help. They are quite big and numerous, but I give you an exemple of what they show.

Here after is part of the plan of the GHG.



If you are interested I can scan the rest of the things that you need.

Cordially,

Thanks Trierarch. You have PM.

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #102 on: 08 Feb , 2009, 04:05 »
Hello,

I hope you got my emails. If someone else is interested here is the address where you can get these plans:

http://www.christian-schmidt-fachbuchhandlung.de/

It is in Munich in Germany, but you can write in English.


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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #103 on: 09 Feb , 2009, 14:45 »
Maybe I am getting carry away with the detail ;D The GHG & UT wiring from sensors to PH. Thanks Trierarch for the plans.

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Re: VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing
« Reply #104 on: 10 Feb , 2009, 09:22 »
Bloody hell- extreme detailing. Wish you were here when i was researching the U-552. ;D