pressure hull + dive equipment

for Revell's VIIc Uboat

The parts for the pressure hull are NC-milled from 1/4" Polystyrene sheet + pipes from ABS

The hull is cut vertical and a reliable, close fitting pressure hull is installed

Video of the first test runs
1min, 240x160px, 950kB Quicktime

Revell has reedited Type VIIc in 1:72 scale again.
It is now called VII C/41 and has the number 05168.
Therefore we have the conversion kit on stock again.

kit:

conversion kit consisting of pressure hull, interior frame, motor unit (shaft seal, gear wheels, bushings, spacers), pushrod seals 120,- €

suitable equipment:

motor 385/6000upm/12V 9,99 €
peristaltic pump 220ml/min 68,- €
ESC "Robustregler 2A" (1 each for motor and pump)each 24,- €
magnetic main switch 12V 4A 22,- €
reveiver RP8D1 40MHz (PPM receiver with extreme long range, 8 chanels, synthesizer = no crystal, very interference resistant double conversion, DSP signal recognition) 29,- €

The motor unit uses a slow turning 400 size motor and a special gear. The unit was designed to fit optimaly into the narrow space of the VIIc stern.

The stern has enough free flood room to access the ruder pushrods. The stern part of the pressure hull is removable for maintenance.

instructions(engl).PDF (0.9MB)