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SEA => SUBS: Gato => WARDROOM => Topic started by: herrmill on 25 Apr , 2007, 02:57

Title: Who's Building the Gato for RC?
Post by: herrmill on 25 Apr , 2007, 02:57

Howdy all! 

Would like to know who is building their Gato for RC conversion, specifically for static diving. 

Chuck

Title: Re: Who's Building the Gato for RC?
Post by: Rokket on 25 Apr , 2007, 03:05

G'Day Chuck!

Thanks for signing up so fast!

I'm going static, because as super cool as it is to go RC, I think detail has to be sacrificed for the RC part - but that's just me. (I'm thinking about diving requirements and waterproofing weathered paint jobs). But then, back in 1982 I was itching to buy the 9' fiberglass Gato hull and make it RC, but that was waaay beyond me at the time. I think the Revell Gato is a good minimum size for RC (The VIIC IMHO is too small).

But I'm interested in knowing too, becasue there are a lot of very cool RC's out there, and maybe someone can educate me better!

Title: Re: Who's Building the Gato for RC?
Post by: rabapla on 25 Jul , 2007, 01:55

I remember there are even custom made sets for a 1/72 revell VII C RC-version around.
Look here:

http://www.modelluboot.de/

under "submarines", VII C Revell.


They already do much smaller things in RC! Even 1/72 XXIIIs.

Ralf

Title: Re: Who's Building the Gato for RC?
Post by: Rokket on 25 Jul , 2007, 02:40

Thanks Ralf, very helpful site. Looks like some really good stuf. The Gato is a good size for an RC, can't wait toi see what people do with it.