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Thanks very much, spud. It took a lot of work and a lot of cursing, but the model did its job nicely, we think. :)

Headline pretty much says it all. Last weekend marked the final flight of our much-abused AIM-54 Phoenix rocket from Estes, and we had about five cameras rolling to capture its untimely demise. This model was notorious for weathercocking in the best of conditions ... and that was before some...

Hi, Addicts! This is the latest in a long series of sinking model Titanic videos. A little weird, we know, but recreating the sinking of the famous ship in scale form is a challenging and rewarding hobby of ours. This video features two models, both modified with interior compartmentalization...

You should! They're a lot of work, but what a blast!

You know, it's funny - we've got a lot of footage of this boat that gives us chills in that "being hunted" sense. Maybe it's the gray paint job; she really does look shark-like at times! We just tried some EMBT blow (emergency surface) tests with Virginia today - she really punches a hole in...

Thanks! We have the fine folks at GoPro to thanks for the underwater footage - we use their GoPro Hero HD for these cold, underwater wintertime shoots. As for the sonar ping ... she was rigged for silent running? :) We ended up putting the ping SFX in the intro to the build video. Maybe more...

Well, it's tricky. With fresh water, if you're on the right frequency, we're told you can control an R/C sub down to a significant depth. Unfortunately, all of the R/C fun and filming we do is in salt water ... and as soon as the antenna goes under, signal just evaporates. That's why Virginia...

Thank you! Yeah they're unlike anything else in R/C ... if you're doing it right, half the time the thing's invisible! :)

Thanks for the compliment! And yeah - the submerging-without-surfacing fear is valid! We experienced that awful occasion when Baton Rouge dived ... and didn't resurface, as mentioned in the build video. Generally, if you're doing a dynamic-diver like this one, it's pretty safe; the only thing...

Will be following this build with interest - looks like a fun kit there! Best of luck! (Is that an F-22 in the background ...?)

You've heard the expression "sewer-pipe sailor." Well, for the second time in a decade or so, we took it literally and converted a 4"-diameter PVC sewer pipe into a submarine. Virginia is a 1/96th-scale, 48" boat. Her stern cone, sonar dome, and sail are fashioned from walnut, mahogany, and...