THEMA:

the Chinaman on the third photo is nice ...sind die nicht normalerweise gelb? :wech:

which sort of material are the props made of?

Not sure if David Merriman would appreciate being called a 'Chinaman' - this kit is coming from the USA.

Props, masts & scopes will be of white metal. Decks & vents photoetch brass.

Hello herrmill,
ist that youre Name ?
You put , Xiaoshan, China as your Adress in your Profil and thats not even close to the USA.
So where du you life now USA or China.
Youre Projekt is verry intressting keep going !

Danke Wolfgang!

Yes, I live in China - Xiaoshan, specifically, home of one of the oldest boat discoveries dating back 7500 years - but I'm only spearheading a project that started originally in 2008 by several TF72 members on the SubPirates forum who were interested in developing a 1/72 Foxtrot. After several false starts & growing interest from other modelers around the world, this kit will soon become a reality.

As stated above, kit is being produced by Rick Palumbo of RPM Tech. David Merriman of D&E Miniatures is assisting Rick with the props & fittings to get this kit to market 1st quarter of 2010. Both are well known within the RC submarine community for their craftsmanship & innovation in developing new product.

RPM Tech - main www.rpmtech1.com
RPM Tech - blog www.rpmtech1blog.com

D&E Miniatures www.vabiz.com/d&e

For those interested in the kit, feel free to send me PM or contact Rick directly as he is the exclusive source for the Foxtrot.

Its been a very interesting & productive collaboration between all parties & we look forward to seeing new projects in the coming months as a result.

Here are a few photos of David's work on the masters for the Foxtrot masts.

You can read David's "cabel report" on the original build thread over at RCG: www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1112097&page=8

More photos from Mr. Meriman of the radar mast. Not bad, eh?