A quick rebuild on a Shinano Quite a beast, makes the Scharnhorst look pretty small A few before pictures. main things to do are replace drivetrain, make space for weights lower in hull, probably add a few pumps Step 1 was remove shafts Cleaned out aft foam to make room for motor mounts and more level shafts I found those missing allen keys
Not much build time recently, was able to print up a little gearbox structure to go along with the 700 series motor mount. A bit much for a convoy but I wanted to get the motor slightly out of the water, I also wanted to use mainly existing parts so the 700 series 12V motors fit the bill Added 5 degree wedge to go under bracket Simple gear cover to keep out bits of things Hopefully get the shafts in next weekend
Squeezed some time in tonight to get first batch done for shafts Will handle the gearboxes in the next batch, will be easier with the shafts solid in place
15 minutes a day gets boats built gearbox is drying. Didn’t use wedges, used clamps to set angle off the gearbox reference. Through hull screws and some glass over, hopefully it all works out
