Russian Typhoon Submarine

Part 2b - Installing the sail hardware (continued)

	As you can see from the diagram on the previous pages, the opening for Part 6 gets a hatch door. Using masking tape and a pencil, I traced the opening and transferred it to a piece of Celtec.
The piece was then cut out on a jig saw, sanded and shaped to fit the hole.
	For a hinge, I decided to use a steel rod inserted through the Celtec hatch. Here you can see that I wrapped the ends with thin cardboard so the Bondo® (to be applied later) wouldn´t adhere to the rod. You can also see that I´ve used a Dremel® tool to cut slots in the top of the sail to accommodate the steel rod. A quick flat black paint job of the hard to reach surfaces, and the hatch door is complete.
Everything fits perfectly, and I am now ready for the Bondo®. The Bondo® will seal the hinge assembly into the sail itself, but the rod will be able to turn because of the cardboard wrapping.
	The Bondo® has been applied and rough sanded thus sealing the hinge assembly. Everything works fine so far!
The sail on the real Typhoon has a white light top forward. Here, you can see that I´ve molded a housing for my white lens cap from Bondo® and then sanded it to shape. The lens cap is pushed into a 1/4" hole in the front. Next Step - Part 2c - Installing the sail hardware (continued)

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