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Photograph courtesy of Michael Wernecke

HOMEBREW My 5-Foot Radio-Controlled Submarine

By Michael Wernecke

image During early mornings at a swimming pool, I ran my 22-inch radio-controlled submarine. I liked these peaceful moments as much as I liked building things. This gave birth to a new dream: I decided to build a submarine from scratch.

I liked the look of the Russian Alfa-class sub and sent for some plans. There aren’t many photographs of the Alfa submarine, and the drawings and the DOD photos conflicted. I had to do some guessing, but I did have ...

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