Valiant Class Models

Valiant Class Models A place to contact me about the models I make. Currently only have Valiant and Churchill class submarines, but plan to expand this as time goes by.

30/01/2022

This is my first generation servo calibration tool. Still situated on breadboards for easy updating, it is used to fine tune the positions of each of the servos used within the model.

There can be up to 17 servos in a single model. Each one needs a mnimum and maximum position, some also need a centre position. This gizmo allow me to find those values during the construction of the model.

Once those values are known, they are coded into the models firmware and stop the model from damaging itself.

This is the most complex of the home made tools that I use in the construction of each unit, and will in the future be made into a more permanant assembly.

There is a single assembly in the model that makes use of something unique to 3D printing. Print in place moving parts. ...
23/01/2022

There is a single assembly in the model that makes use of something unique to 3D printing. Print in place moving parts. This is part of the forward dive planes control system, two parts that are printed as one. They cannot be taken apart and come off of the printer able to move.

Working on a half size static model. Working though part prototyping and validation. Price to TBC once any changes have ...
09/01/2022

Working on a half size static model. Working though part prototyping and validation. Price to TBC once any changes have been completed.

Performed a minor update to one of the torpedo ejector assembly components to improved performance and reliablilty.
08/01/2022

Performed a minor update to one of the torpedo ejector assembly components to improved performance and reliablilty.

Freshly printed propeller waiting to have it support material removed, surface finished and painted.
01/01/2022

Freshly printed propeller waiting to have it support material removed, surface finished and painted.

31/12/2021

Time lapse of the bow section for a static model being printed.

The first model to be completed, lit in red.
27/12/2021

The first model to be completed, lit in red.

27/12/2021

What the test looked like from outside the hull.

27/12/2021

To answer some questions on the subject of cost. The cost will vary depending on requirements, They will start from £100 for a static model on a plinth to £550 for a fully functuioning model in a case with lighting and controller.

As for lighting, the standard is to have ambient light reactive system. This detects the light level in the room and decides if the lighting should be red or white. The level that the change occours is selectable. The brightness of each is also
Although not currently an option I am thinking about making it possible to select any colour you wish.

27/12/2021

Checking to make sure everything works as intended on an early torpedo ejector assembly prototype.

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