Russian Typhoon Submarine

Part 4c - Rudders and associated hardware (continued)

	The top rudder (part 1) needed a white, 12 volt light prior to installation on the hull. Here, I´ve used a small, wire pushrod to drill a hole for the wires. I also enlarged the hole at the top of the rudder to house the clear, plastic lens cover. The Grain of Wheat bulb, with attached wire leads, will be threaded down the rudder and through the hull where they won´t be visible. Ok, so why use a wire pushrod to drill the hole? How does it drill? Whelp, friction from the drill action causes the pushrod wire to heat up and thereby be easily pushed through the Celtec! I guess it´s not really drilling, but rather melting a hole. Anyway, it worked great!
The clear, plastic lens cap was sealed and secured with CA glue. The wires protruding through the bottom of the top rudder were also sealed with CA glue. Hopefully water will not enter and cause the bulb to short out. I don´t believe it will because the wire leads on the bulb were also sealed from the factory.
	Ok, now that everything is bolted together, I can begin work on closing everything up and contouring the lines. Plans are to use some Bondo® fiber glassing material for this.
Here, you can see the top rudder linkage and the 12 volts wires as they enter the hull.
	Here, you can see the bottom rudder linkage. I removed the stern planes for a better view.
Bondo® ... sanding ... Bondo® ... sanding ... Bondo® ... sanding ... to fill in the gaps and contour the corners. I will probably do so more Bondo® ... sanding ... before final painting, but I wanted to test the finish by spraying a coat of primer on first.
	Here is another view of the tail section ... please excuse the dust particles. The rudders work great together and are free moving without and binding! Now, that´s an accomplishment if I do say so myself. Next Step - Part 4d - Rudders and associated hardware (continued)

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