Maker Faire Los Angeles 2025
Five Foot Scratch Built Radio Controlled Russian Alfa Submarine
Home: California, United States
Outstanding craftsmanship and ingenuity are Mr. Wernecke's forte. Submarines / Senior machine builder ( Human Genome project ) Kid Sub / Whistling Rocket / Movie Con Air ( model bulder ) / Godzilla ( model Builder ) / sculptor of marble , bronze
Maker
Michael Wernecke
A lifetime model builder / craftsman / original thinker / Tinker College degrees : MFA / BFA / AA : Otis Art Institute ( Los Angeles, Ca. ) Drake University ( Florence ,Italy ) University of Wisconsin , Fullerton, College Author of several articles : Nuts and Volts magazine, Make magazine, The Subcommitee Report Inventor of: the KID SUB , Whistling Rocket, water compressor system in five foot Alfa submarine Precision machine builder for: Perkin Elmer ( Human Genome Project as connected to the MIT Whitehead Institute ) Precision machine builder for : Solatron Enterprises ( Air bag igniter assembly machines ) Precision machine builder for: SMG, Optical lens coating machines Precision machine builder for: Satcom ( General Dynamics ) Micro wave guide assembly Precision machine builder for : WET industries ( Bellagio Fountain display etc ) Cinnabar Inc. : Movie model builder ( Godzilla ) Repro Color : Special pre make ready photo lab ( Project consulatant / Rep )
What Inspired You to Make This?
Curiosity and Challenge
