VINTAGE SCHUCO ELECTRO SUBMARINO SUBMARINE NR. 5552 W/REPRO BOX & INSTRUCTIONS.

Description

THIS NR.
5552
SCHUCO ELECTRO-SUBMARINO IS AS CLOSE TO NOS (NEW OLD STOCK) AS ONE COULD HOPE FOR. IT IS 100% ORIGINAL AND STILL WORKS LIKE THE DAY IT LEFT WESTERN GERMANY IN .... THOSE MANY DECADES AGO.
PERFECTLY WORKING (IN ORIGINAL SHAPE/CONDITION) WITH A REALLY NICE GERMAN MADE REPRODUCTION BOX AND A PHOTOCOPY OF IT'S ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS. NO SURPRISES HERE .... JUST A PRISTINE VINTAGE TIN & PLASTIC, ELECTRO (OR BATTERY OPERATED) SUBMARINO (SUBMARINE), SCHUCO MODEL NR.
5552
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WITH THIS PARTICULAR SUBMARINO, THE RUBBER STOPPER WAS
NOT
STORED IN ITS CONNING TOWER, HENCE, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE FAILURE OR BREAKDOWN OF THE PLASTIC, ALLOWING YOU A TIGHT, WATERPROOF SEAL BETWEEN THE CONNING TOWER AND THE RUBBER STOPPER (WHICH IS THE "ON/OFF" SWITCH). IN FACT, I TOOK A PICTURE OF JUST HOW THIS STOPPER WAS STORED!
THIS SUBMARINO ACTUALLY DIVES UNDER WATER AND IN DOING SO, YOU DO NEED A TIGHT SEAL TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE SEALED ENGINE CHAMBER AND DAMAGING ITS INTERNAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. YOU DO NOT HAVE THAT ISSUE OR WORRY WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL!
THIS SUBMARINO IS POWERED BY TWO (2) SIZE "AA" BATTERIES (NOT INCLUDED). TO INSTALL THESE BATTERIES, SIMPLY FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE BOX OR IN THE INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS. ONCE YOU SEPARATE THE PLASTIC BASE FROM THE TIN SHELL, YOU SIMPLY UNSCREW THE WINGNUT IN THE FRONT AND THEN SLIDE THE INTERNAL WORKS/SECTION OUT TO EXPOSE IT'S INNER WORKINGS AND BATTERY COMPARTMENT (AS PICTURED). YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE METAL FRONT NOSE BRACKET AND THE TINY "O" RING AS WELL.
NOW YOU INSTALL THE TWO (2) BATTERIES AND REVERSE THE PROCESS TO SEAL UP THE BODY AND PREPARE IT TO GET UNDERWAY. THE LAST THING YOU DO IS TO PLACE THE RUBBER STOPPER INTO THE CONNING TOWER, MAKING SURE THAT THE PERISCOPE (OR PLUNGER) IS PULLED "UP" FROM THE STOPPERS BASE ... THIS IS CONSIDERED THE "OFF" POSITION.
YOU HAVE A FULL RANGE TO ADJUST THE FRONT HYDROPLANES FOR EITHER RUNNING ON THE SURFACE OR FOR A DEEP DIVE. IN ADDITION, YOU ALSO HAVE A FULL RANGE FOR THE REAR RUDDER TO SET YOUR COURSE STRAIGHT AHEAD OR VEER OFF TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.
NOW THAT YOUR READY AND WITHIN REACH OF A BODY OF WATER, YOU SIMPLY PUSH "IN" THE PERISCOPE (OR PLUNGER) WHICH WILL POWER "ON" THIS SUBMARINO. INSTANTLY, THE REAR PROPELLER WILL ENGAGE.... SO BE AWARE OF THIS!! NOW YOU ADJUST THE FRONT HYDROPLANES AND REAR RUDDER AND AWAY YOU GO!
WITH THIS SCHUCO SUBMARINO YOU HAVE NO RUST, NO DINGS, NO BREAKS, NO CORROSION AND NO CRACKS FOUND ANYWHERE ON IT'S TIN SHELL OR PLASTIC INNER SECTION.
THE BOX PROVIDED HERE IS A QUALITY GERMAN MADE REPRODUCTION BOX. THE ORIGINAL BOXES ARE RARELY LOCATED AS MOST PARENTS SIMPLY SLID THE SUBMARINE INTO THE BOX WHEN IT WAS STILL WET, THUS THESE ARE KNOWN TO BE TOSSED AS TIME WENT ON .... THE BOXES FAILED.
THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE ALSO A REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS WHICH ACCOMPANIED THIS SUBMARINO WHEN NEW.
DECADES AGO, MY DAD REPRESENTED SCHUCO AS A TOY DISTRIBUTOR. THIS WAS ONE OF THE MANY WONDERFUL AND AWE INSPIRING MODELS MY DAD BROUGHT HOME FOR US TO PLAY WITH.
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO A GOOD JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS HERE.
DOMESTICALLY SENT VIA THE USPS PRIORITY MAIL & FULLY INSURED.
INTERNATIONALLY SENT VIA EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP). OTHER SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE WITH PRIOR CONTACT VIA EBAY'S MESSAGING AND PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE. YOU, THE BUYER BECOME SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL "IMPORT FEES" AND ANY ADDITIONAL "OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES".
ONCE AGAIN, MY PICTURES DO A FAR BETTER JOB THEN MY DESCRIPTION ABOVE, PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE PHOTOS DO BECOME A VITAL PART OF THE DESCRIPTION, SO BE SURE TO CHECK THESE OUT REALLY THOROUGHLY AND IF ANY QUESTIONS DO ARISE, FEEL FREE TO ASK.
I AM TRYING A SHORTER CONDENSED APPROACH TO MY LISTINGS AS I HAVE LITERALLY MORE THEN A THOUSAND MODELS TO ADD.....
JOE