> KK> Are you by chance a member of the "Sub-Committee"?  
 >  
 > Yes...I'm a long time member of The SubCommittee. My membership dates bac
 > to
 > about issue 3 or 4 of the SCR when it was printed on cheap newsprint with
 > almost indecipherably bad photo reproductions. It's now THE best hobbiest
 > publication that I've ever seen.
Well, I don't know as I'd call it the best.  I'm sorta partial to Scale R/C 
since I do the planes as well.  But it is certainly impressive especially 
considering the size of the group and subject it supports.
 >  KK> I hope to start my first sub this winter.  Not sure 
 >  KK> of the type yet, either 
 >  KK> an Ohio or L.A. class.  For building simplicity 
 >  KK> though I'm going with a 
 >  KK> nuke.  TTYL
 >  
 > A nuke is definitely the way to go. My reccomendation would be to get
 > something with a lot of beam compared to it's length (i.e. something
 > "stubby"). That will give you more room to work with. It's kinda tough 
 > working in a hull that's only 4" wide. 
I'm not too concerned with a narrow hull.  I've been doing WWI scale planes 
for many years now and my fully funtional JN-4 Jenny cockpit is only 3.5 
inches wide.  I'm use to working in tight places.
 > I'd check out something like a 1/72 scale
 > STURGEON. THE SCALE SHIPYARD is supposed to be offering a 1/48 scale PERM
 > that would be perfect but I don't think the hull has actually been releas
 > yet (though they've been promising it for about 2 years).
I've been looking at their 1/8" Ohio.  Again, it's narrow but the length is 
about max for my transportation abilities.  But again, they haven't released
it yet that I know of.  No decision yet, I have time.  Right now I'm doing 
the "request for catalogs" thing to see what's out there.
I've long thought about getting into subs.  I remember seeing adds for 32nd 
Parallel in the mags.  Even had a catalog many moons ago.  Then, about two 
years ago the local hobby shop owner built a Gato class for himself.  He did
it mainly because no one else in the area had a sub.  It came from some 
German kit he ordered.  I don't know the scale but it's about 80 inches long
and about 1 1/2 hernias to lauch.  Looks good in the water though.
But for myself I can see three or four subs total.  A pair of nukes to start
with, one boomer and one attack.  Followed by a WWII U-Boat.  Not sure which
one yet but I'm leaning towards the type VII.  Something with a lot of 
detail for sure.  Then I'd like to scratch build the Disney version of Jules
Verne's Nautilis.  Had some decent plans of it some years back but I lost 
them in a military move.  Oh well, first things first.
TTYL
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