Russian Typhoon Submarine

Part 2 - Stern Planes and associated hardware

	After drawing the stern planes and fins onto a sheet of paper, I then cut out the templates and transferred them onto the Celtec. I used the band saw to cut them out, and a band sander to contour the edges. You can see the rough surfaces here before fine sanding and installation.
	First, I cut the stern planes to the proper length and then fine sanded the edges. Next, I used my table saw to cut thin strips of Celtec to be glued onto the edges. These will get shaped and sanded as well before installation.
The glue I´m using here is simple PVC cement as it makes a permanent bond. It´s really not necessary to use CA glue, and besides ... the PVC cement is much, much cheaper!
Sanding the side plates was done with the belt sander, a file and a small piece of fine sandpaper. Here, you can see that one plane has been completed and the second one is soon to be done.
	The port and starboard fins also get side plates made from the same Celtec material. They also get a piece of 5/32" brass tubing to house the 1/8" brass rod from the stern planes.
As with the stern planes, the fin side plates were sanded to shape using a belt sander, a file and a small piece of fine sandpaper. Here, you can see that one fin has been completed and the second one is soon to be done. Next Step - Part 2b - Stern Planes and Associated Hardware (continued)

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