Hi all,
New member here. I'm the younger of a father-son scale modeling team, and we've just finished conversion of a PVC sewer pipe and assorted woods and electrics into a 1/96th-scale replica of the USS Virginia. She's our second sub built in this manner, but the earlier one was built in the late 90s when we didn't have the video capabilities we currently do.
Here she is on her shakedown cruise, which was equal parts successful and challenging. Sticking points were control issues (the Virginia's anhedral stabilizers and small ventral rudder made turning almost impossible) and diving ability, but she eventually came around:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJIk6ocAf4o
I also, just tonight, completed a rather in-depth build log for Virginia, which is located here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wBa7w7-DZs
Questions or comments are welcome! BTW, this is our first post outside the "introduce yourself" forum. Nice to be here!