I was onboard the USS Skipjack SSN 585 during 78-80. It was the first boat I qualified on. Great boat. Great crew.

I used to test ship piping systems on 600 class subs at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. That model brings back a lot of memory. I would'nt mind having one of those myself. Nice model

I was on the Sculpin SSN590 from 84-87, Nuclear Machinist mate. I was one. of the divers and used to do the maneuvering watch on the sail planes. In drydock we had to clean the screw with brass brushes.

I served on the Shark from 76 thru 79, your video brought back fond memories.

Have a couple friends that were assigned to Skipjacks. They loved them and still have great memories. Great vid!

I served onboard USS Skipjack from 1986 to 1988. Collectively, the Skipjack class subs were referred to as "S" girls as their names all began with the letter S. MMC(SS) USN Ret.

Was a nuc on Snook SSN 592 76-79, would have shed a tear but couldnt think of any fond memories except the day I departed her. We used to put a noise maker on her (for skimmers) for playing games when we were the rabbit, the camera looked just it. I can think of many times when the rabbit died. ETCM/SS USN (RET)

I HAD to watch this vid. When I was a kid, 4th grade or so, I got into models. The Skipjack (never forgot that name) was the very first model I ever built. I was into subs and ships, then planes, while my brother was into cars and monsters. I later got into cars big time...(never cared for the monsters, though...) Funny, as I get older, I realize more and more the truth of the saying..."The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys."

Very cool to see. My grandfather was a sonar man on Skipjack at some point during the late 50s or very early 60s, so this class of boat has a special place in my family.

That kit came out nice. DeBoer can't be faulted for the hull being incorrect. It was built using the best plans at the time and Dennis did a good job using what he had available.

Another great build Bob! I'm a Uboat guy but this 1/48 scale has got my interest in modern boats. Hooah!😁

Received the photo etch parts today for my 1/72 Skipjack. Can't wait to get started on her. Thanks Subguy! 👍

I love this video. Was smiling like a kid watching it run in your pond. The Skipjack Class SSN has been my favorite submarine from as far back as I can remember and/or the day I got the old Aurora kit for the first time. I bought many iterations of that kit when I was younger as I ended up destroying them sooner or later in our pool. The DeBoer RC kit seems great. Glad to see I'm not the only one mildly fascinated by submarines.

That was really interesting. I've just finished converting a Revell skipjack to RC and this one shares a lot in common with it. I do wish I'd tried to make the sail planes work. I of course made mine the Shark! Great stuff.

My dad was stationed on the Shark. Thanks for sharing.

Immediately want one. My spark for RC boats has come back recently and subs are definitely something I want to try!

That thing is a monster!

Excellent model. I just happened to come across this video, I was not even aware that RC submarines existed. I found it all very interesting and will take a look at some of your other videos now.

Beautiful detail on the model. It appears that the foreplanes turn opposite of the stern planes, which I hadn't thought of before, but makes sense from a maneuverability standpoint.

Love the SDV camera!😂

magnetic connectors! I am not a model builder and these may have been around for awhile but WOW.. what a great idea what fun

Served on Batfish & Grayling, cool model. Thanks for posting.

That’s impressive. Looks like hours of fun.

Great Model, I served aboard The USS SHARK SSN591 in the early 70's

Wow thanks a lot, I have been wondering about a RC submarine for years

Now that is a real miniature of a submarine! Nicely done sir!

First time to see a submarine toy.

That camera position makes it look like a payload..good stuff!

Amazing didn’t know this sort of thing was out there. Great job

i just remember my dream to make submarine toys and saw this now i will always watch this to learn thanks man

Very impressive, amazing RC Submarine!

I love the way you explain, and the camera view with music is like movie...well done. Thanks for the wonderful video. Hobby Marvel

Very nice modell! Gratulation. I worked 4 jeahrs on german submarine.

Bob, A beautiful model ,thanks for sharing your video. Boats and submarines have always been an interest of mine. I am going to " borrow " the idea for the magnetic couplings on the control surfaces. I am going to try the idea for coupling linkages for my model trains where it needs to come apart easily. Thanks again.

Video's like this seem to make me very envious of your skills. I tried my hand (make that shaky hand) at building just a basic plastic model. To say I have the skill level of a 10 year old would be overstating my abilities. Just imagine trying to glue two small pieces together with shaky hands. Its kind of like shooting at a moving target while you are moving in a different direction. Parts end up glued where that don't belong! I hide the finished project in the closet. Maybe one day I'll have enough money to commission someone with your skill level to make one for me.

Always enjoy your videos...plus you drive a Jaguar F-Type...cool

Very cool toy. ..Kinda like the Jag F1 in the background.

Beyond awesome!!

Beautiful model and I enjoyed your presentation very much. Thanks for showing your work!

"SSN Thresher" was boat 593. Seeing your model brings the destruction of the "Thresher" into startling clarity.

I like your underwater rc submarine mark 28 sub guy is awesome

Very nice video.. :) Did anyone notice the 7:23 Red Jaguar F-Type in the background? Beautiful looking car!

Very nice 👍

Bob the German sub is awesome great work ..

I’m always so pleasantly impressed by your projects...great job!

I think she still holds the USN submarine speed record with a 5 bladed screw... a shipmate of mine on Russell 687 - Dusatko an ICman served on Skipjack...

Love this boat Bob.

Nice model. I can see where you would want a little positive buoyancy with the ballast flooded so you could easily retrieve it if the receiver failed or the battery died.

Absolutely wonderful

Impressive bit of kit, nice job 👍🏻 thanks fo sharing

Great Job! congratulations for your work impressive and very well presented!

Great job

beautiful model...awesome build

So cool I love it

Nice bit of kit

What a great build and a very good video thanks for sharing 😊

Pretty slick...👍

That was totally wicked!

Dive, dive, dive!! It's must be fun

Awesome! My dad was on the Snook 592. The shit they did is crazy!

Love it.

Impressive and fantastic. Thanks for sharing and explaining. Regards from Denmark

Nice to see it's. you make something good for us. thank

awesome video and very informative

Pretty cool

Very cool! Outstanding!

Awesome!!! You're genius.

Very nice ! good work from Holland greetings ..!

Reverify our range to target, one ping only.

Well done!

I love your subs and video man... Very nice!

I wanna see you dive dat boat deep man😎!..and yes u jus gotta find a way to get in at least one functional torpedo..GREAT JOB SUBMARINE GUY.😎.

incredible ingenious well done

Excellent spectacular Saludos para todos desde Buenos Aires 😎👍👍

13:21 Great job... 3 months to transform. How do your children like this stuff?

You always make amazing models that are so realistic, hope to have you build a Permit class some day for me when you get the time, on a side note in the sub service we used to call the skipjack class the Scrap jack class :-)

Submariner comments: the planes on the sail are called fairwater planes, not bow planes or sail planes. Cool model.

Are you sure its the periscope that lets the air out? My non expert guess is that the mast with the lantern is the periscope. In the old days periscopes were usually circular, much less weight to do a 360 degree then. My guess is that the other mast(=letting air out) is a communication or surveilence mast(or a snorkel mast without the top).

Now that's a proper man cave

I think that submarine shark would look a lot better my friend if the nose was not white or light gray and just painted the waterline with the color called rubber I think it would have looked a whole lot better other than that it is an excellent RC model

Awesome, beautiful machine, congratulations!!!

This is epic.

nice car!

Very cool!

Amazing build and amazing presentation. Great job !

so cool !!!! ........... in florida you got to watch for gators

🤓 awesome 👍👍

It looks like you are in Southern Florida. My luck is so bad , that an alligator , would probably destroy it , my first time out. Lol

What, no torpedoes ? ... just kidding, ... it's a beautiful model !

Big yeah wow

Awesome job! Congratulations!

9:31 😗 That JAG doeee

Now this si actually really cool.ni fly rc nitro and gas airplanes. We actually have ponds here for this purpose. I think I'm gonna get one

I love it. Awesome !

He's DEFECTING!

oh my God, it's a huge model! It seems to be a bit positive with ballast tank full, isn't it? Regards

How does it evacuate the ballast tanks to surface? Does it need to be on the surface to suck in air through the periscope?

And for some crazy reason, I keep thinking, Nessie. 😈

That is awesome!

Very cool