Pimbo Posted December 26, 2015 Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) For my upcoming Aquazone project, I built a small submersible for the Aquanauts faction. It is intended to be a multipurpose utility submersible, short to medium range, operated by a single Aquanaut and space for one passenger. Specifications are as follows: Powerplant: Four 6.5 kAh Hydrogen fuel cells Propulsion: Single propellor, dual maneuvering pump-jets, max speed: 30 knots Communications: Dual Enhanced UHF antennae, dual short-range VLF voice comm antennae Armaments: Dual harpoon launchers Oxygen supply: 60,000 liters of compressed air, redundant dual 20 m3/hour carbon scrubbers The submersible (though technically almost a submarine) in all its glory. Three powerfull LED-lamps provide ample lighting for navigating around the seabed. The propulsion system, fast but not very silent. But it's not meant to be stealth anyway. The trans-neon antennae are a piece of revolutionary sci-fi technology that allows high-bandwith communication over long distances, something that's impossible in current era submarines. Basically it's like underwater 4G with a 300 kilometer range from the cell tower. And the bill being paid by the Aquanaut admiralty. Sweet. Top hatch, for use when the sub is surfaced only, for obvious reasons. It even features a small window with electrical defogger! Emergency escape hatches, operated via explosive bolts. Be sure to put on a diving suit first though! Also, it's for easy playability access. Clearly visible are a tool clip, a control panel, and the diving hatch. It can even hold an Aquanaut diving suit and the doors will close just fine. The diving hatch, technically it doesn't fit a minifig but oh well. This deep in the ocean, pressure inside the cabin would have to be very high to stop water flowing into the sub, but minifigs are tough! Try smacking one with your hand as it's laying on the table, you'll get my point. The pilot, operating the sub via dual joysticks. The harpoons are laserguided, and have an optional explosive tip. But surely, there's nothing to fear in the deep seas except maybe huge sharks, giant squids, and competing factions, right? Since the yellow numbered tile is available 1 through 4, I built four identical subs. They're multipurpose anyway, and there's a lot of work to be done for these fellows, and a lot of stuff to be built! Additional pictures in the Brickshelf gallery (when it's public) http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=561086 Thanks for viewing, more aquazone builds will follow! Edited December 26, 2015 by Pimbo Quote
Peppermint_M Posted December 26, 2015 Posted December 26, 2015 Those are great! Four of the same, little-Pep of 1995 is very jealous Right in the design spirit of the theme, I'm certainly looking forward to your future builds. Quote
dr_spock Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 Nice work. Do the subs have capability to rescue each other in case of emergency? Quote
Pimbo Posted December 28, 2015 Author Posted December 28, 2015 Nice work. Do the subs have capability to rescue each other in case of emergency? No, all hatches open outward so coupling two subs isn't possible. The idea would be that is a sub becomes stuck, you radio the base to send help, put on a diving suit, and open the hatch or activate the emergency pyrotechnic fasteners in the hull. Quote
KlodsBrik Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 These subs are really cool and they have so much playability and functions to them. Great MOC. Lovely builded. Quote
Orange Leader Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 Nice little subs, looking forward to your upcoming AZ MOCs. Quote
Pimbo Posted January 4, 2016 Author Posted January 4, 2016 Nice little subs, looking forward to your upcoming AZ MOCs. Have a teaser! I'll try to post this somewhere in the upcoming weekend A nice compact vehicle. Great built. Thanks! Quote
SpacerSteve Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Awesome sub. I love the idea of the diving hatch. I can wait to see your aquashark. Quote
ncx Posted January 30, 2016 Posted January 30, 2016 The more I look at your Aquazone models, the more I get to walk down memory lane. Some of the best years of my childhood was thanks to LEGO Aquazone, absolutely loved them. Thank you for posting your wonderful mocs :D Quote
tomfow Posted January 15, 2022 Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) Wanted to add something to my Aquazone collection. Hopefully I got it right. :) Now onto bigger sub and Harverster. https://www.mecabricks.com/en/models/1Xjd35ng28b Edited January 15, 2022 by tomfow Quote
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