T3-S2-A1 Tanker Scratchbuild in 1/96

[Richard J OMalley]

Hi
Today Bob came to pick up his baby .Here is how she turned out .








Here she is in Bob's van .I miss her already .



Now Bob Takes over .

[desron48]

great job richard.. ....by the look on bob's face he's happy.....

joe (aka WCWS)

[Richard J OMalley]

Bob sent me some photo's he took .Here are a couple of the sharp spine at the stern .It was acompleshed by inleting wire in the plug .This was a charecteristic of the T3s and had to be put in .

[Richard J OMalley]

Hi All
Bob did a float test ,it didn't capsize .

[Richard J OMalley]

[Richard J OMalley]

He drilled out the prop shaft housings and the rudder post .

[russclark]

hi richard,bob should be very pleased that is a fine looking hull.and it is amazing it floats so level right of the bat

[Mini ShipyarD]

Hi Richard,
Nice work on plug, mould and final product!!
And when can we expect to see your new topic on Slava class cruiser.
Regards,
Mayu

[Richard J OMalley]

Thank you for your comments .How did you know about the upcoming Slava build ? Do you have spies ?

[Capit�o Norbert]

outstanding hull

[Mini ShipyarD]

Thank you for your comments .How did you know about the upcoming Slava build ? Do you have spies ?

Hi Richard,
No spies, but just the eyes.
You had mentioned about your plan to build one under topic 1/72 scratch build Slava class cruiser by Andrew (Ticonderoga)
Regards,
Mayu

[Richard J OMalley]

Hi
Bob has done some work on his T3

Here are some fittings he has received .

[Dave Wooley]

Hi Richard my appologies for not responding sooner but I have just caught up on your T3 hull , you make an excellent job and when fully fitted its a model that will generate some considerable interest.
Dave Wooley

[Richard J OMalley]

Hi
Had some problems getting the rear part of the mold off hull #3 so it was time to build a better mouse trap .I had to cut up the stern mold to get it off the hull .It was getting beat up hitting it with a hammer to get it to slide back .The new back half will be in two pieces making it a four part mold .I will be putting in cylinder head alingment dowles to keep it all square .The new hulls will also have the prop shaft housings pre drilled and a brass tube all ready installed .
My friend Nelson came over to help and brought his camera so here are some photo's .


This is were the new stern will be split making it a upper and lower mold . Nelson cut out a template then I transferd it to two pieces of formica .

[NelstoneB]

Dear Folks,

Richard sent me this picture to post:



He will be adding descriptive words in a subsequent post. Enjoy!

Sincerely,
Nelson

[Richard J OMalley]

Bob did a running test on his T3 tanker
Displacement about 41 lbs
Hull and motors 16 lbs
Electronics 1 lb
Batteries 16 lbs
Lead ballast 8 lbs
Bob says it will twist within it's own length,has a large turning radius using rudder alone and is quite fast for the amount of weight .

[DrPR]

Richard,

This certainly is a nice tutorial on how to make molds - and problems to avoid.

Please post more photos of how you solve this problem.

Phil

[Richard J OMalley]

Hi Phil
My camera is MIA and to top it off I can't post pictures on to photobucket .Nelson comes over now and then and brings his camera then post for me .Thanks for checking in !

[Richard J OMalley]

Hi All
The new mold has come out very well .I am going to a fleet run at Rocky Mount this weekend so there will be new pictures .

[Dave Wooley]

Hi Richard looking forward to the pictures