SSBN 616 Lafayette Class
Ballistic Missile Submarine. (Boomer!) Realistic 36 inch working model. See action
pictures below!
Links: Order
your 36 inch SSBN-616 Lafayette kit here.
Building
instructions for SSBN-616 kit here.
Production notes for
36 inch SSBN-616 Lafayette
History of the WBerggren Submarine
Project.
Public lakes and ponds in my area.
Contact Walt
Fully
submersible!
- Five Control Functions;
Rudder, Forward-reverse throttle, Aft dive planes, and Forward
dive planes.
- 1/144 Stand Off Scale(SOS) Remote Control:
- Length- 35.5 inches
- Beam- 2.75 inches
- Height to sail top- 5.125 inches
Lafayette Class RC Submarine
on display.
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bigger picture.
The
Lafayette Class RC Submarine on surface patrol.
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bigger picture.
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- Pictures 1 and 2 show excellent
detail from both sides of the 1/144 Lafayette at rest.
- Picture 3 shows the Lafayette
under way, riding low after taking on ballast water.
- Picture 3 is the Lafayette
at rest, periscope depth with full ballast tank.
The
Lafayette Class RC Submarine on DEEP patrol.
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bigger picture.
- Picture 5: In this shot
the Lafayette is patrolling at periscope depth, the sail is completely
submerged.
- Picture 6: Under full power,
the Lafayette leaves quite a wake on the surface as she prepares
to dive deep.
- Picture 7: Passing submerged
under our platform, the Lafayette blows air from her ballast
tank.
- Picture 8: Passing silently
and slowly by underwater plants, the Lafayette hangs out at 1
foot of depth.
Links:
Order your
36 inch SSBN-616 Lafayette kit here.
Building instructions for SSBN-616 kit here.
Production
notes for 36 inch SSBN-616 Lafayette
History of
the WBerggren Submarine Project.
Public lakes
and ponds in my area.
Contact
Walt
Map to Walt's Workshop:
Walter Berggren
696 Kings Row #50
San Jose, CA. 95112
408-295-9606
SSBN 616 Lafayette Class