>>1738493I wanted to explore the ocean, but building a conventional submarine seemed too difficult / risky (mostly because of the unpredictable behavior of buckling when a structure is subjected to compression), but when I watched a video about IVC's SportSub, I learned that "ambient pressure" submarines were an alternative that allowed something half-way between scuba diving and a operating a conventional submarine.
I'm also an engineer with a lot of RC / hobby building experience, so custom building is kind of second nature.