Maker Faire Orange County 2024
Five foot long scratch built radio controlled Russian Alfa Class submarine
Home: California, United States
Outstanding craftsmanship and ingenuity are Mr Wernecke's forte Scale submarines / senior machine builder ( human genome project ) Kid Sub / Whistling rocket / Con Air (model builder) / Godzilla ( model builder ) Sculptor Bronze , marble
Maker
Michael Wernecke
A lifetime model builder / craftsman / author Served in the US Army 1963-65 as a heavy equipment mechanic in Hanau Germany for the 814 th Engineer Float bridge Company College degrees : MFA, BFA, AA, :Otis Art Institute ( Los Angeles, Ca, ) Drake University ( Florence Italy ) University of Wisconsin, Fullerton College, Fullerton , Ca. Author of several articles : Nuts and Volts magazine, The Subcommittee report , Make magazine Inventor of the kidsub / Whistling rocket / water compressor system in Alfa submarine, precision machine builder for, Solatron ( air bag igniter assembly machines ) Perkin Elmer ( human Genome Project ) purification machine assembler, SMG optical lens coating machine builder for Satisloh , General Dynamics ( microwave guide assembler ) machine manual writer /illustrator for Perkin Elmer / SMG manufacturing / Sun Valley Skylights Walt Disney company movie model builder, ( Con Air, Deep Rising ) Cinnabar Inc ( movie model builder ) Godzilla Repro color : Film company compa
What Inspired You to Make This?
Curiosity and the challange of a major project
