The smallest scale submarine to date. The tiny Shinkai in 1/96 scale measures in at just under 4" OA length with a little over 1" beam. Powered by 3 tunnel thrusters and the rear main propeller thruster, manueverability is super, like piloting a small fish!

Length OA: 3 7/8"

Beam: 1 1/8"

Battery: 1s 160mah Lopoly cell

Receiver Micro 4 channel, full range Berg or Corona

Motors: 4mm x 12mm, 3 paddle type tunnel thrusters, one 3 blade main thruster

Lighting: 2x 7000mcd LED's, one external, one internal for the fiberoptics

Materials: Pressure cast poly hull and detail parts, metal bottom frame, clear conical seat viewports, Fibre reinforced propeller and propeller shroud, misc detail parts

Controls:

Channel 1: Main thruster gimbal for steering

Channel 2: Main thruster

Channel 3: Both vertical thrusters for ascent/descent

Channel 4: Bowthruster

Availability:

Available as a complete kit or RTR (ready to run)

Items needed to complete kit:

4 channel plus MHZ band computer radio (computer radio desired for steering mixing) Micro crystal the channel your transmitter is on. Battery charger for 1s lipoly. Tools, glue paint etc.

Notes:

This kit should only be considered by the very experienced modeler, due to its small size. If your looking for a rewarding challenge in  RC modeling, this is it.