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04/04/2020 8:05 am
the Robbe U-2540 RC submarine .....out of my reach (pic)
About ten years ago I decided to build the Robbe U-2540 RC-submarine.
I have always been fascinated by submarines and this one was awesome.
Built during the last years of WWII it never went into active service and that was a good thing, since Hitler had plans to get to the US-east coast with some nasty rockets floating behind them.
Anyway you look at it, this U-2540 was a real submarine, way above anything else they themselves built or what the allies made.
This one could really stay underwater for many days.
But let's return to my RC-boat.
I bought it from a man in Berlin, Germany.
He stopped building it, for reasons I can't remember anymore.
I had it shipped to my place and when it arrived I really got an idea how big it had to be, close to 2 meters !
I wanted to make it into a static boat, with a real way of diving, not unlike the way it came out of the box, where it would need speed to get underwater.
Building went quite well, but after some time I found out that the electronics I needed to get this working safely, were out of my way of understanding.
After finding no help, I managed to sell it again.
But whenever I see a picture of it, I am in awe....
I also sold my other submarine which I bought in the meantime: also a German one: the dreaded Type VII !
Here are some images from Robbe's website and from the real Wilhelm Bauer in Bremerhaven.photo no longer available
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04/04/2020 8:32 am
I like all the 'windows' in the upper hull !! They must have provided some great views !
04/04/2020 8:33 am
Actually, that's a pretty big replica ! Pretty neat !
04/04/2020 9:27 am
Pretty menacing bow ram too !
04/04/2020 9:57 am
04/04/2020 11:25 am
Especially if you're on the receiving end of it!
04/04/2020 11:38 am
Hey Jack ... Reminds me of my .....
..... Barrett .50 Cal
Anybody on receiving end of any .50 cal never hears it either
04/04/2020 6:04 pm
You got that right! Also good for back yard gator hunting.....
05/04/2020 5:18 am
Uh .. There would be nothing left of the gator .... he he he he ... Blown to Smithereens