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Watercraft

watercraft
The category "watercraft" encompasses a wide variety of water-borne vehicles from ships to submarines to hovercraft.  There could scarcely be a bigger range in size between the largest and smallest models in this category.  The biggest and most complex model actually wasn't sold as a submarine at all but as an alternate model to the 8480 Space Shuttle.  All models have propellers, but there are not many other similarities.  The comparison table lists all of the various features.

Oddly, my favorite is the set that is an alternate model, 8480.  I also really enjoy 8839 because it is so totally unlike anything else Technic has done and is so well executed.

 

Sets

8223 Hydrofoil 7
8223

8246 Hydro Racer
8246

8250 Search Sub
8250

8456 Fiber Optic Multi-Set
8456

8480 Submarine (Alternate)
8480alt

8824 Hovercraft
8824

8839 Supply Ship
8839

42002 Hovercraft
42002
42045 Hydroplane Racer
42045
 

Feature Comparison

Set
Type
Propeller
Engine
Other
8223
Hydroplane
Pusher air propeller driven by hidden wheels
None
None
8246
Air boat
Pusher air propeller driven by hidden wheels None
None
8250
Submarine
Dual ducted propellers
Manual turbine
Pneumatic front claw, mini submersible for pilot, hatch opens via gear system
8456
Hydroplane
Ducted driven by hidden wheels
V-4 driven by wheels
Fiber optic "spark plug wires", hatch opens via gear system
8480 Submarine
Motorized
Motorized fiber optic "reactor"
Motorized front upper and lower hatch, motorized mini rover, gear driven periscope
8824 Hovercraft
Pusher air propeller driven by hidden wheels, steerable via gear system
None
None
8839 Fishing Trawler
Dual ducted propellers driven by hidden wheels, steerable via flex system linkage
None
Crane with gear driven slewing, boom luffing, and jib luffing
42002
Hovercraft
Pusher air propeller driven by hidden wheels V-2 driven by wheels
None
42045
Hydroplane
Pusher air propeller driven by hidden wheels Inline 4 driven by wheels
None


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