Just when I thought I had a handle on the whole "schnorkel well" thing... a new twist turns up!
The schnorkel well included in the Revell kit is quite simple... it's a big 5-sided box with an open top, some big ribs, and an area for the pivot.
The RC Subs detail set includes some fine details for the well.
I reviewed the kit instructions & PE set instructions.
From reviewing the instructions and a picture of the schnorkel well, I determined the following:
- Right-hand outboard well wall (kit part #204) will NOT be put in place, rather some PE ribs will be put in place on the right-hand side.
- The lower 'ledge' on which the RH ribs (S1, S2) sit is right above the hull main flood holes... but the bottom of the well is below the hull main flooding holes.
- There is no picture of the left side of the well (inboard), so I do not know what it looks like, or if it is even there. The PE set instructions seem to indicate there is no wall there.
- The pivot areas MUST remain in place
This raises several questions on how to construct the schnorkel well. I have a feeling it will end up being a skeletal structure since water had to flow through there.