has any body got a r/c submarine

[pk500]

I,ve been looking for a new r/c toy and ive seen a few submarines about but the dealers seem so far away i live in suffolk is there any dealer in my area i tryed snetterton models the yellow one from thunder tiger seems the best so far but would like to see one before i shell out hundreds of £s

[tonym911]

Um… if it's any good, how will you know? You won't be able to see it.

[pk500]

they have a camera on them and they are supposed to re-surface if out of range?

[tonym911]

Oh really? That sounds brilliant. Would be quite interesting to see what lurks in the local duck pond, there might be treasure down there. Would be great if it came with working torpedoes too, for engagements with other r/c boats.

[Eric Mc]

HMS Astute could do with some R/C.

[ErnestM]

Used to be a company called Dumas that made a few kits, including a Russian Akula. May want to google the name...

...the last few rc subs that I bought were this variety:

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/uss-chicago-...

They go for about $30 US and normally last 1 summer pool season before something kills either the transmitter or receiver or one of the motors goes tango uniform.

Great fun for playing around in the pool, though.

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There are also those real afficianados out there that do custom jobs that include everything from working pressure launched torpedos and missiles to actual balast and blow tanks. Worth a rummage around the net for the videos alone (usually created with "The Hunt for Red October" music in the background)

[tonym911]

This sounds fantastic.

[pk500]

just been to ipswich to a model shop and bought one just have to build it now

[JFReturns]

I've seen a few videos of these on YouTube. Pretty cool, but you do need clear water and a snag free lake - you wouldn't want to dive in a murky, slimy turd pool to retrieve it!

There's probably clubs or something that meet at swimming pools, or maybe the local duck pond. Keep us to date with how you get on!

[pk500]

The model had been out the box which i found out once i got it home the main base plate everything conects to was bent like a banana so had to take it back , will look again in the new year

[oilydan]

I have one of these...

http://www.bananahobby.com/1998.html



Excellent in a swimming pool.