Engel Akula R/C Submarine Overview - Part 2

This is part 2 of the Overview of the German Engel Akula R/C Submarine kit built by SubConcepts and tested and trimmed by Bob Martin with www.rc-sub.com.

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Entertainment

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• R/C
• submarine
• sub
• hobby
• diving
• Russian
• akula
• Engel

[rammsteinfan19908]

im trying to find a combat model of the akula do you know any sites where i can get one?

[RCSubGuy]

what scale are you needing?  Most hulls commercially available will be in larger scales such as 1/96 and 1/72 scale. If you want smaller, you'll probably need to search for a plastic model kit and convert it yourself.

[MrRonshaw]

By the time you finished how munch money did you spend

[RCSubGuy]

This model was purchased used for around $800 in non-operational condition. I put about $250 worth of new parts and a whole lot of time and effort into getting it working right. If you were to buy the kit from Engel, you'd be around $2500 for the kit itself with shipping from Germany plus your time to get it together.

[elitecaptain33]

whhen you buy the kit new dose every come with and can it go under water with the parts that come with it

[RCSubGuy]

The new kits from Engel include everything that you need except for your radio gear. They ARE NOT for the novice submarine builder. You will need experience to do it properly. If you want to get into this world, start with a beginner's kit or a pre-made model so that you can understand how they work before you go out to build one yourself.

[Wodkahlicious]

Love it! Awesome job

[RCSubGuy]

This was received as a completed model, however I needed to completely gut it in order to get everything working again. Everything was stripped out and replaced. It sported a one-color matte black paint job that I weathered and upgraded as well.

[FishyPOL]

Did you buy it as a complete rc submarine or did you just buy a kit and then upgrade it?

[RCSubGuy]

Dive planes are necessary in order to maintain precise control of the model's depth and pitch. A neutrally balanced sub can be at nearly any depth, but dive planes allow precise control at even low speeds. Dynamic divers are harder to maintain depth with as you are constantly fighting against the model's tendency to want to rise and have to travel quite quickly for the planes to be effective at all. I hope that helps!