CG Bob

 

Last September, we went and ran boats and subs with some friends in Rochester NY. This picture shows at least 4 subs.

 

Tojo72 -

When I built my first r/c sub, I was living in the Tampa - St. Pete area of Florida.  Trial runs were made in  the apartment swimming pool.  The local rc boat club ran in a county park, with lots of live oak amd oine trees around the lake.  Due to all the tannin leached from the acorns and pine needles, the lake water looked like coffee.  Running at periscope depth was a little nerve wracking, especially with some of the target vessel captains.  The first SubRegatta I attended was in a county park in Rhode Island.  That lake was surrounded by oak and pine trees as well and the water was coffee brown.  I have run my SJIPJACK in Lake Erie a couple times.  Many years ago, I went to a regatta at St, Louis Union Station.  THe pond under the train shed was stocked with koi, and there were several "fish food" vending machines around the pond.  That water looked like pea soup.  I prefer to run my boats in fresh water lakes or ponds. 

Swimming pools are nice to run subs in, when you can arrange that.  The problem is that the chlorine or other chemicals used in the pool will reflect the radio waves.  The reflection varies by the pool and chemicals used, but is between 3 and 5 feet.  We've been attending an annual Sub Run near Indianapolis for about 12 years.  The city has a football field sized reflecting pool that's about 30" deep.  The clear water makes it somewhat easy to see the submerged boats.  The shallow depth make it hard for some of the larger boats (like the Revell GATO) to dive and surface realistically.   Some of the boats that show up are up to 8 feet long.   Last year the Wisconsin Maritime Museum hosted thei first annual Sub Fest.  There was a 20' x 40' pool set up in front of the museum.  The pool was filled to a depth of about 20".  Some of the subs had rproblems turning  within the 20' width due to the liner.  Manitowoc Ship Building built 28 GATO class subs during WWII.

Here's a picture of my SKIPJACK in Lake Erie.

Last September, we went and ran boats and subs with some friends in Rochester NY. This picture shows at least 4 subs.

CG Bob

SInce I build mostly radio control ships, I include the cost of the radio gear and special gear for that particular model.  $1100+ (kit, radio gear, watertight cylinder, ballast & flotation) to e/c the Moebius SEAVIEW, Scale Shipyard 1:72 scale USS SKIPJACK (built in 2000), Thor Design 1:96 scale USS PERMIT, and Scale Shipyard 1:96 scale USS HAMMERHEAD (SS-364).  About $1000 for a Tamiya Knight Hauler, Multi Function Unit (speed control, sound, lights, etc.),  aftermarket rims  and shocks.  When I bought the Knight Hauler and accessories, I was working at the LHS, and the cost is with my employee discount.

 

Not only they're expensive kits, it's a very expensive hobby too. I've seen far too many RC aircraft worth thousands of dollars crash and burn. Funny to see though...

CG Bob

SInce I build mostly radio control ships, I include the cost of the radio gear and special gear for that particular model.  $1100+ (kit, radio gear, watertight cylinder, ballast & flotation) to e/c the Moebius SEAVIEW, Scale Shipyard 1:72 scale USS SKIPJACK (built in 2000), Thor Design 1:96 scale USS PERMIT, and Scale Shipyard 1:96 scale USS HAMMERHEAD (SS-364).  About $1000 for a Tamiya Knight Hauler, Multi Function Unit (speed control, sound, lights, etc.),  aftermarket rims  and shocks.  When I bought the Knight Hauler and accessories, I was working at the LHS, and the cost is with my employee discount.

 

You radio control guys certainly have us beat,those diving subs are truly impressive.I know if I had one it would never dive where I couldn't see it at all times.Do you or others run and dive them in ponds or lakes where you can loose sight of them,or just in pools ? 

SInce I build mostly radio control ships, I include the cost of the radio gear and special gear for that particular model.  $1100+ (kit, radio gear, watertight cylinder, ballast & flotation) to e/c the Moebius SEAVIEW, Scale Shipyard 1:72 scale USS SKIPJACK (built in 2000), Thor Design 1:96 scale USS PERMIT, and Scale Shipyard 1:96 scale USS HAMMERHEAD (SS-364).  About $1000 for a Tamiya Knight Hauler, Multi Function Unit (speed control, sound, lights, etc.),  aftermarket rims  and shocks.  When I bought the Knight Hauler and accessories, I was working at the LHS, and the cost is with my employee discount.

moose421

Well mine would be the 1/35 Trumpeter Leopold.  I paid $90 for just the kit.  What cost me even more is I found and purchased an aluminum barrel for another $105.  Plus I have purchased a new set of Archer transfers for it.  Still want to pick up a crew and ammo for it yet.

 

Kim

 

Well mine would be the 1/35 Trumpeter Leopold.  I paid $90 for just the kit.  What cost me even more is I found and purchased an aluminum barrel for another $105.  Plus I have purchased a new set of Archer transfers for it.  Still want to pick up a crew and ammo for it yet.

Kim

Mine is the 1/2256 Imperial  Star Destroyer Avenger by Annigrand at $521. I had been putting $100 aside (my whole allowance for the month) since last October. Just bought it on Friday and can't wait to get it. I guess I don't really have a limit, I just have to set my mind to saving until I can purchase it. 

An interesting question for sure. Since my return to the hobby I have not paid more than $40 for a kit. Until my skill level gets to a point that I won't ruin the kit, my top level is $60, and that is pushing it. Even still, on a good day, I'd be hard pressed to pay much more. If it is a project that I am drooling over, well then, I could go more for sure. My projects tend to go over many months so it is money well spent. So far, I have resisted the urge to impulse buy. It is not easy though. Sigh...

You're going to need a bigger desk!

Can you buy Vipers for that thing?

robiwon

My most expensive, one time out of pocket, model kit would be my 1/2 Studio Scale Salzo Galactica. At just over $500. At 37.5 inches long, it towers over the Monogram/Moebius kits.

 

BY THE LORDS OF COBAL!!! 

I want one of those!!!!!

My most expensive, one time out of pocket, model kit would be my 1/2 Studio Scale Salzo Galactica. At just over $500. At 37.5 inches long, it towers over the Monogram/Moebius kits.

Waiting for my imcth Shinden @ JPY37,800 http://imcth.co.jp/english/product/own/shinden/

i wont spend a lot on a kit itself, but I do add on with AM parts that always drives the cost up. My most expensive kit was the HobbyBoss 1/48 Corsair II, I think I spent 50.00 on it. All other kits have been fairly reasonable open-box (sealed bag) purchases on eBay.

Mine would be the Accurate Armor 1/35th U-boat and Quay set, the two came to just over $1,000. Got it from Squadron amazingly some 20 years ago. I call it my retirement project, just need to retire now. At six feet long, she is a big boat.

stikpusher

 

 

Tojo72

I'm thinking about dropping $200.00 on the 1/350 Kaga to go with my Akagi

 

 

 

 

and my $10 Mongram SBDs will still sink 'em

 

Stik, THAT is HILARIOUS!!! Love your sense of humor, my friend!

LOL!!!

mustang1989

 

 

OldGoat

 

mustang1989

Limits?????  I don't think I have any. I don't normally talk about money I spend on kits but since this is a thread that brings that to light I'll say this. The kits I buy aren't all that expensive. I'd say in the $14-$45 range. It's all the accessories that I buy that throw it over the top. My Revell Ford F-100 that I just built well over the $500 mark. The kit was only $35 of it.

 

 

 

 

If any of us tabulated the cost of our builds as a whole, we would most likely shock ourseives into only one or two a year.

I, for one, set a self imposed limit of $100. Even then I check with the war department before advancing. 

 

 

 

 

LOL. That one took me 10 months to build. It was cheap entertainment at around 50 bucks a month is how I had to look at it.

 

 

That's what she said......................

stikpusher

 

 

Tojo72

I'm thinking about dropping $200.00 on the 1/350 Kaga to go with my Akagi

 

 

 

 

and my $10 Mongram SBDs will still sink 'em

 

Stik,I tell my wife I have to stock up now before I retire,because once I'm on a fixed income,it will be all over.

Tojo72

I'm thinking about dropping $200.00 on the 1/350 Kaga to go with my Akagi

 

and my $10 Mongram SBDs will still sink 'em

Well I don't have a set limit, but I have never got anything more than $40-45 USD.

Although if Airfix decided to come out with a 1/48 Hampden, Beaufort, or Whitley of the same quality of their recent 1/48 releases, I would easily drop $50+ in a heartbeat.

Speaking of limits, I think there was a U boat kit on the

net used to sell for 3K ?? pocket change

i spent +$100 for Revell's Special Edition B26 Marauder - that's with tax and shipping...it comes with some sweet resin parts. i also got the Eduard masks for it and won't build it until after i have more modeling experience. i also want to get a lot more of Eduard's after market bits. so, i could see it costing me another $75 or so... I expect most of my projects will be less 'special' :-) and prob a lot of $22 to $48 military models...

Tojo72

It was mentioned on another thread that someone sold their CyberHobby DAK Tiger for $ 450.00.

So what is the most you spent on a kit in your stash,and do you have a self-imposed or otherwise imposed limit on any future purchses.What is the most you will spend ?

I picked up the 1/350 Hasgawa Akagi for $ 220.00 when it was first released.And I paid $ 95.00 for a CyberHobby Wittman Tiger,but I really can't ever see myself going too much higher then that.Maybe between $ 250-300 if the right 1/200 kit came along,but nothing in mind that I need that bad.

So what about You ?

 

I think the proprieter was a gent named Kenny Lane, out of Peoria, IL.  The local IPMS, "Polish Coast Watchers" met sometimes in his basement and we would watch him pour stuff once in a while.  Small world.  Do you know if Cutting Edge still has his molds?

John

OldGoat

 

mustang1989

Limits?????  I don't think I have any. I don't normally talk about money I spend on kits but since this is a thread that brings that to light I'll say this. The kits I buy aren't all that expensive. I'd say in the $14-$45 range. It's all the accessories that I buy that throw it over the top. My Revell Ford F-100 that I just built well over the $500 mark. The kit was only $35 of it.

 

 

 

 

If any of us tabulated the cost of our builds as a whole, we would most likely shock ourseives into only one or two a year.

I, for one, set a self imposed limit of $100. Even then I check with the war department before advancing. 

 

If you really want it and have the money to buy it, there's no such thing as "too expensive".

mustang1989

Limits?????  I don't think I have any. I don't normally talk about money I spend on kits but since this is a thread that brings that to light I'll say this. The kits I buy aren't all that expensive. I'd say in the $14-$45 range. It's all the accessories that I buy that throw it over the top. My Revell Ford F-100 that I just built well over the $500 mark. The kit was only $35 of it.

 

If any of us tabulated the cost of our builds as a whole, we would most likely shock ourseives into only one or two a year.

I, for one, set a self imposed limit of $100. Even then I check with the war department before advancing.